Buuxi weedha soo socota:
Kacaanka Hungarian-ka ee 1848, markii Hungary ay isku dayday inay xornimada ka hesho Austria, Rijeka waxaa qabsaday ciidamada Croatia (loyal to Austria) oo uu hoggaaminayay Ban Josip Jelačić. Magaalada ayaa markaa si toos ah loogu daray Croatia, in kasta oo ay haysatay heer madaxbannaan. Rijeka waxaa dib loogu soo celiyay xukunka tooska ah ee Hungary sanadkii 1868 iyadoo la raacayo heshiiskii dejinta ee Croatia-Hungary, iyadoo dib loo cusbooneysiiyay xaaladdeeda "corpus separatum" (Hungarian "island" gudaha Croatia). Mawqifka magaalada waxaa lagu qeexay lifaaq gaar ah oo ku saabsan heshiiska dejinta, oo loo yaqaan "Rijeka patch" ("Riječka krpica" oo ku taal luqadda Croatia).