Rijeka

Rijeka (in local Croatian dialects Rika and Reka; Fiume in Italian and Hungarian, Reka in Slovene; Sankt Veit am Flaum in older German; R(ij)eka and Fiume both mean river) is the principal seaport of Croatia, located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea. It has 144,043 inhabitants (2001) and is Croatia's third largest city. The majority of its citizens are Croats with 80.39% (2001 census).

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Italian - Hungarian - Slovene - Croatia - Kvarner Bay - Adriatic Sea

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Rijeka is the center of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. The city's economy largely depends on sea transport, shipbuilding (shipyards "3. Maj" and "Viktor Lenac") and tourism.

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Primorje-Gorski Kotar county - Shipyard - 3. Maj - Viktor Lenac

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Rijeka hosts the Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc", first built in 1765, as well as the University of Rijeka, founded in 1632. The local football (soccer) club is called NK Rijeka.

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Croatian National Theatre - Ivan pl. Zajc - 1765 - University of Rijeka - 1632 - Football (soccer) - NK Rijeka

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