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Rijeka (in local Croatian dialects Rika and Reka;

Fiume in Italian and Hungarian, Reka in Slovene;

Sankt Veit am Flaum in older German;

Folyómszentvít in older Hungarian; Rijeka 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 (240,000 for greater

area in 2001) and is Croatia's third largest city.

The majority of its citizens are Croats with 80.39%

(2001 census). Rijeka is the center of

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in Croatia.

The city's economy largely depends on sea

transport, shipbuilding (shipyards "3. Maj" and

"Viktor Lenac") and tourism.

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) clubs are NK Rijeka

and NK Orijent

.  ( from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)