City of Rijeka
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Website: https://www.rijeka.hr/en
Overview
- City: City of Rijeka
- Area: 43.45㎢
- Population: 108,000
- Location: Northern part of the Adriatic Sea
* Port of Rijeka: Croatia's largest trade port situated in the Kvarner Gulf
City of Rijeka is
- The third largest city and biggest port city in Croatia
- The state capital of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
- A central city for KR-HR energy cooperation (home to LNG terminal)
- Designated as a 2020 European Capital of Culture and 2022 European City of Sports by the European Commission
- Hosting the nearly century year old Rijeka Carnival (one of Europe’s biggest carnivals)
- Operating the 3. Maj shipyard (one of Croatia’s fourth largest shipyards)
- Showing a considerable interest in Korean culture (opened the King Sejong Institute in 2022)
At a Glance
- 2024
- Signing of the Busan - City of Rijeka Friendship City Agreement
- Date: 11:30-12:00, April 2, 2024 (Tue)
- Place: Haeundae, Busan
- Signatories: Mayor of Busan ↔ Mayor of Rijeka
- Details: Includes measures to expand mutual cooperation between the two cities in various areas, including port, smart city, digitalization, city development, culture, tourism and sports
