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The Free State of Fiume (pronounced) was an independent free state that existed from 1920 to 1924. Its territory of 28 km 2 (11 sq mi) comprised the city of Fiume (today Rijeka , Croatia ) and rural areas to its north, with a corridor to its west connecting it to the Kingdom of Italy .
Fiume o morte! (transl. Rijeka or death!) is a 2025 comedy docudrama film directed by Igor Bezinović. It features reenactments and reconstructions of Gabriele D'Annunzio's occupation of Rijeka. It premiered at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it won the Tiger Award.
Territories promised to Italy by the 1915 Treaty of London, i.e. Trentino-Alto Adige, the Julian March and Dalmatia (tan), and the Snežnik Plateau area (green).. Since at least 18th century, Croatia and Hungary, both realms of the Habsburg monarchy at the time, laid competing claims on the city of Rijeka (Italian: Fiume) – as a part of the national territory and an important Adriatic port. [7]
The Free State of Fiume was an independent free state that existed between 1920 and 1924. Its territory of 28 km 2 (11 sq mi) comprised the city of Fiume (today Rijeka , Croatia ) and rural areas to its north, with a corridor to its west connecting it to the Kingdom of Italy .
The march from Ronchi to Fiume became known as the Impresa di Fiume ("Fiume endeavor" or "Fiume enterprise"), and in 1925 Ronchi was renamed Ronchi dei Legionari in honor of it. Gabriele d'Annunzio (centre; with the cane) and some "legionaries" – in this case former members of the Arditi (shock troops) corps of the Italian Army, at Fiume in 1919.
The US president Wilson even proposed to make Rijeka a free city and the headquarters of the newly formed League of Nations. [31] [32] Location of the Free State of Fiume (1920–1924) Adriatic Square and Adria Palace
The Bloody Christmas (Croatian: Riječki krvavi božić; Italian: Natale di sangue) of 1920 was a series of clashes in Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia), which led to the conclusion of the Fiume campaign that was carried out by the Italian poet, adventurer, and proto-fascist Gabriele D'Annunzio in 1920.
Territory of the corpus separatum before 1918. Territory of the Free State from 1920 to 1924. Territory of the Province of Fiume, 1924. This is a list of governors of the Corpus separatum of Fiume (formally known as City of Fiume and its district), heads of state of the Free State of Fiume and prefects of the Province of Fiume (now modern Rijeka and its surrounding area, in Croatia).