(Illyrian Reka, German St Veit am Flaum), a seaport-town of the Austrian dominions, formerly capital of the Hungarian district of Littorale, now of the palatinate of Fiume in Croatia. It is situated on the gulf of Quarnero, at the mouth of the Fiumara in the Adriatic, 38 miles S.E. of Trieste. It consists of an old and a new town, the former standing on a hill, and consisting of steep and narrow streets, with old and mean houses; the latter extending along the shore, and having wide, clean, and well-paved streets, and many handsome edifices. In the old town is a fine Roman arch, but so hemmed in by hovels as to be difficult of access. The church of St Veit is an elegant building, not unlike that of St Maria della Salute at Venice. The casino is a handsome edifice, containing coffee and ball rooms and a theatre. On an adjacent height stands the old castle of Tersat. Fiume has manufactures of linens, coarse woollens, leather, paper, sugar, rosoglio, wax, and earthenware. It has been a free port since 1722. Being the immediate outlet by sea for the produce of Hungary, it was early looked upon as a place of importance; and the emperor Charles VI., constructed a magnificent road, called Carolina, about 75 miles in length, between it and Carlstadt in Croatia, where the inland navigation, by means of the Culpa and the Save, terminates. In 1809 the Luisen Straße, also leading from Fiume to Carlstadt, was opened, and is now the principal means of communication between those two places. Carlstadt communicates with the coast at Zeng by means of a third road, constructed by the emperor Joseph II., and hence called Josephina. Fiume, however, is not a place of extensive trade, being naturally much inferior to Trieste. The harbour is accessible only to vessels of small burden, large vessels being obliged to anchor about three miles from the shore. The chief exports are wheat, wine, tobacco, timber, rags, and hemp. Pop. 11,000.