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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.

Prior to 19th century

  • 3rd century CE – Roman triumphal arch erected.[1]
  • 799 CE – Town sacked by forces of Charlemagne (approximate date).[2]
  • 1139 – "Counts of Duino" in power.[1]
  • 1377 – Church of the Assumption founded.[1]
  • 1453 – Virgin Mary pilgrimage church established near town.[3]
  • 1471 – Austrians in power.[1]
  • 1638 – St. Vitus Cathedral founded.
  • 1722 – Fiume becomes a free port.[4]
  • 1779 – Town becomes part of the Kingdom of Hungary.[3]
  • 1780 – In 1780, Maurice Benyovszky received permission from the emperor to found a society to support the transport of goods along the Karolina road.[5]
  • 1790 – Church of St. Nicholas built.
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19th century

  • 1809 – Town occupied by French forces.[1]
  • 1813 – Town taken by British forces.[1]
  • 1822 – Town ceded to Hungary.[1]
  • 1849 – Town becomes part of Croatia.[4]
  • 1851 - Population: 10,568.[6]
  • 1856 – Imperial Naval Academy founded.[7]
  • 1870 – Town becomes part of the Kingdom of Hungary again.[1]
  • 1872 – Drenova becomes part of Fiume.[citation needed]
  • 1873 – Railway begins operating.[1]
  • 1875 – Whitehead Torpedo Works in operation.
  • 1877 – Port built.[2]
  • 1890 - Population: 30,337.[8]
  • 1891
  • 1898 – October: Flood.[2]
  • 1900 – Population: 38,955.[8]
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20th century

21st century

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