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Building site of the future Islamic center.

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Gradilište budućeg Islamskog centra.

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Rijeka (various Croatian dialects: "Rika" and "Reka", Slovenian: "Reka", Italian and Hungarian: "Fiume", German: "Sankt Veit am Pflaumb") is the principal seaport of Croatia, located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea. It has 144,043 inhabitants (270,000 for greater area in 2001) and is Croatia's third largest city. The majority of its citizens are Croats with 80.39% (2001 census). Italians constitute roughly 5% of residents. The city's name literally means "river" in English. 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 clubs are NK Rijeka and NK Orijent. History: Ancient and medieval times: Though traces of Neolithic settlements can be found in the region, the earliest settlements on ... Read more about Rijeka on Wikipedia

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