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Croatian Civic Heraldry RIJEKA Origin/meaning: The arms of the city of Rijeka is basically the same as the coat of arms granted on 6th June 1659 by Croatian king and Austrian emperor Leopold I. The arms refers to Rijeka (litterary meaning "river") and the short swift water-rich river Rjecina after which the city is named. During the history Rijeka (known also by the Italian name Fiume) had special status in Austria-Hungary, and after the World War it was proclaimed free city. The arms of Fiume as used in the 1940s. Literature : Modern image taken from http://zeljko-heimer-fame.from.hr/descr/index.html (with permission); Anonymous : 500 Stemmi di comuni Italiani. Milano, 1940.

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