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Timeline of Rijeka

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rijeka, Croatia.

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 3rd century CE – Roman triumphal arch erected.
  • 799 CE – Town sacked by forces of Charlemagne (approximate date).
  • 1139 – "Counts of Duino" in power.
  • 1377 – Church of the Assumption founded.
  • 1453 – Virgin Mary pilgrimage church established near town.
  • 1471 – Austrians in power.
  • 1638 – St. Vitus Cathedral founded.
  • 1722 – Fiume becomes a free port.
  • 1779 – Town becomes part of the Kingdom of Hungary.
  • 1790 – Church of St. Nicholas built.

    • 19th century

  • 1809 – Town occupied by French forces.
  • 1813 – Town taken by British forces.
  • 1822 – Town ceded to Hungary.
  • 1849 – Town becomes part of Croatia.
  • 1851 - Population: 10,568.
  • 1856 – Imperial Naval Academy founded.
  • 1870 – Town becomes part of the Kingdom of Hungary again.
  • 1872 – Drenova becomes part of Fiume.
  • 1873 – Railway begins operating.
  • 1875 – Whitehead's torpedo manufactory in operation.
  • 1877 – Port built.
  • 1890 - Population: 30,337.
  • 1891 - Fiume loses free port status.
  • June: Austrian emperor visits town.
  • 1898 – October: Flood.

    • 20th century

  • 1900 – Population: 38,955.
  • 1903
  • Rijeka Synagogue built.
  • Seamanship school founded.
  • 1906 – February: Labour strike.
  • 1913 – Stadio Comunale del Littorio opens.
  • 1919 – Town becomes part of the Italian Regency of Carnaro.
  • 1920 – Free State of Fiume established per Treaty of Rapallo.
  • 1921 – Communist Party of Fiume established.
  • 1922 – Town taken by Italian forces.
  • 1924
  • 16 March: Fiume becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy per Treaty of Rome.
  • Town becomes capital of Fiume province.
  • 1925 - Catholic diocese of Rijeka established.
  • 1926 – Unione Sportiva Fiumana football club formed.
  • 1945 – Yugoslavs in power.
  • 1946 – NK Kvarner football club active.
  • 1947 – Fiume becomes part of Yugoslavia per treaty.
  • 1948 – Kvarnersko Brodogradilište shipyard active.
  • 1949 – City becomes seat of the Rijeka Oblast of Yugoslavia.
  • 1953 – Kvarnerska Rivijera football tournament begins.
  • 1970 – Rijeka Airport opens.
  • 1973
  • University of Rijeka established.
  • Dvorana Mladosti (sport venue) opens in Trsat.
  • 1978 – Automotodrom Grobnik opens.
  • 1991
  • City becomes part of Croatia.
  • Population: 162,814; metro 236,028.
  • 1993 - Slavko Linić becomes mayor.
  • 1998 – Polytechnic of Rijeka founded.

    • 21st century

  • 2000
  • Luka Rijeka company established.
  • Vojko Obersnel becomes mayor.
  • 2011 – Population: 128,624; metro 213,666.

    • References

    Timeline of Rijeka Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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