Timeline of Rijeka
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.
- 799 CE – Town sacked by forces of Charlemagne.
- 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.
- 1780 – In 1780, Maurice Benyovszky received permission from the emperor to found a society to support the transport of goods along the Karolina road.
- 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 and Royal Naval Academy moved from Trieste
- 1870 – Town becomes part of the Kingdom of Hungary again.
- 1872 – Drenova becomes part of Fiume.
- 1873 – Railway begins operating.
- 1875 – Whitehead Torpedo Works in operation.
- 1877 – Port built.
- 1890 - Population: 30,337.
- 1891
- * Fiume loses free port status.
- * June: Austrian emperor visits town.
- 1898 – October: Flood.
- 1900 – Population: 38,955.
20th century
- 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.
- 1961 - Population: 100,989.
- 1970 – Rijeka Airport opens.
- 1973
- * University of Rijeka established.
- * Dvorana Mladosti opens in Trsat.
- 1978 – Automotodrom Grobnik opens.
- 1991
- * City becomes part of Croatia.
- * Population: 167,964 city; metro 236,028.
- 1993 - Slavko Linić becomes mayor.
- 1998 – Polytechnic of Rijeka founded.
- 2000
- * Luka Rijeka company established.
- * Vojko Obersnel becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2011 – Population: 128,624; metro 213,666.
- 2017 - Rijeka local elections, 2017 held.