Preliminary communication

The "Rijeka Patch" from 1868 and the preconditions for its attachment to the Croatian-Hungarian Settlement

Maja Polić orcid.org/0000-0002-3929-6991 ; Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti , Zavod za povijesne i društvene znanosti u Rijeci, Rijeka, Hrvatska

Abstract

History of the city of Rijeka — up to mid 20th century, on the right bank of Rječina stream, while on the east bank a city was growing (Sušak) since 18th century, was full of turbulent events from 18th to mid 19th century. The main role was played by Hungarian and Italian powers. One-time Rijeka, due to its favourable geographical position, found itself in the focus of Hungarian interests, or more precisely — Hungarian capital, whose leaders saw an attractive way to world markets on the right bank of Rječina. In order to achieve that as easy as painlessly as possible, leading urban Hungarian-nationalistic Hungarian structures intended to exclude the city from administration of Banska Croatia in pre-settlement period and put it under direct administration of Pest. In that way the city would directly become subject to Hungarian capital in Croatia.

Keywords

Rijeka; Sušak; expansion of Hungarian capital; "Rijeka Patch"; 1868

Hrčak ID:

55403

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/55403

Publication date:

28.6.2010.

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