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 (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.
 * 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 (sport venue) 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.