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RIJEKA, a city and port in the Rijeka Bay, on the northern coast
of the Kvarner Gulf, cutting deep into the mainland. .). Rijeka
is a lively cultural and artistic centre, with a number of
cultural and educational institutions and schools (several
faculties). In Rijeka proper as well as in its surroundings,
manufacturing industries, traffic and various services are
concentrated, while tourism, farming, forestry and fishing
represent chief occupations in its wider area. |
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The main crossroads of the Adriatic tourist traffic, which flows
from central Europe to the central and southern Adriatic. It is
also an important road traffic intersection, with roads
connecting the city with the hinterland through Gorski Kotar,
where the Dinaric barrier is only between 40 and 50 km wide.
From Rijeka, roads lead to the north, the border with the
Republic of Slovenia, towards Istria, and to the south. |
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Apart from quality accommodation facilities, shops, theatres and
other entertainment, visitors can attend important cultural
events: the Biennial of Young Artists - international exhibition
of young artists - painters, sculptors, alternative artists (1st
of July - 30th of September), the Rijeka Summer, concerts and
theatrical performances in the Old Town, on Trsat, in the
cathedral of St. Vitus (in June and July), the Melodies of
Istria and Kvarner (end of June), the Assumption - Trsat (15thof
August), the Days of Zajc (in November), the Day of St. Vitus,
the patron saint of Rijeka (15thof June), the Rijeka Carnival,
the biggest carnival event in Croatia (in February), etc. |
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