Timeline of Rijeka

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

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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.

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 and Royal Naval Academy moved from Trieste^[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
  • Fiume loses free port status.^[9]
  • June: Austrian emperor visits town.^[2]
• 1898 – October: Flood.^[2]
• 1900 – Population: 38,955.^[8]

20th century

• 1903
  • Rijeka Synagogue built.
  • Seamanship school founded.^[1]
• 1906 – February: Labour strike.^[2]
• 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.^[3][10]
• 1921 – Communist Party of Fiume established.
• 1922 – Town taken by Italian forces.^[3]
• 1924
  • 16 March: Fiume becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy per Treaty of Rome.^[3]
  • Town becomes capital of Fiume province.^[3]
• 1925 - Catholic diocese of Rijeka established.^[11]
• 1926 – Unione Sportiva Fiumana football club formed.
• 1945 – Yugoslavs in power.^[3]
• 1946 – NK Kvarner football club active.
• 1947 – Fiume becomes part of Yugoslavia per treaty.^[3]
• 1948 – Kvarnersko Brodogradilište shipyard active.
• 1949 – City becomes seat of the Rijeka Oblast of Yugoslavia.^[3]
• 1953 – Kvarnerska Rivijera football tournament begins.
• 1961 - Population: 100,989.^[12]
• 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: 167,964 city;^[13] metro 236,028.^{[citation needed]}
• 1993 - Slavko Linić becomes mayor.^{[citation needed]}
• 1998 – Polytechnic of Rijeka founded.
• 2000
  • Luka Rijeka company established.
  • Vojko Obersnel becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2011 – Population: 128,624;^[14] metro 213,666.
• 2017 - Rijeka local elections, 2017 held.

See also

• History of Rijeka
• Other names of Rijeka
• List of governors and heads of state of Fiume
• List of mayors of Rijeka, 1948–present
• Timeline of Croatian history
• Timelines of other cities in Croatia: Split, Zagreb