--- title: "Drenova, Rijeka – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Drenova, Rijeka, Croatia: Drenova is a neighbourhood and a local board of the city of Rijeka, Croatia perched on a plateau above the city. Nearby…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/drenova-rijeka" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/drenova-rijeka.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- Local board in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia # Drenova, Rijeka Drenova is a neighbourhood and a local board of the city of Rijeka, Croatia perched on a plateau above the city. The place Drenova is a neighbourhood and a local board of the city of Rijeka, Croatia perched on a plateau above the city. Historically there were two parts: Gornja (Upper) Drenova and Donja (Lower) Drenova, nowadays united in one. Drenova has the largest cemetery and park area of the city. The motto of the local board is "Drenova - green lung of the city". Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drenova%2C_Rijeka), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Drenova, Rijeka 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. University of Rijeka The University of Rijeka is a public university located in the city of Rijeka, Croatia, with faculties in cities throughout the regions of Primorje, Istria and Lika. The University of Rijeka is composed of eleven faculties, one art academy, two departments, university libraries, and the Student Centre Rijeka. 3.6 km · Croatian university · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Rijeka) 2. Stadion Rujevica Stadion Rujevica, officially known as Stadion HNK Rijeka, is a stadium in the city of Rijeka, Croatia. The stadium is commonly referred to as Rujevica after its location. 2.5 km · football stadium in Rijeka, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadion_Rujevica) 3. Rijeka Cathedral The St. Vitus Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Rijeka, Croatia. 3 km · Roman Catholic cathedral in Rijeka, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijeka_Cathedral) 4. Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka The Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka (Croatian: Hrvatsko narodno kazalište Ivana pl. 3.4 km · theater in Rijeka, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Zajc_Croatian_National_Theatre) 5. Saint Nicholas Church The Church of St. Nicholas is a Serbian Orthodox church in Rijeka, Croatia. 3.2 km · Orthodox church in Rijeka, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St._Nicholas,_Rijeka) 6. Trsat Castle Trsat Castle is a castle in Trsat, Croatia. It is thought that the castle lies at the exact spot of an ancient Illyrian and Roman fortress. 3 km · castle in Trsat, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trsat_Castle) 7. Rijeka Orthodox Synagogue The Rijeka Orthodox Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located on Ivan Filipović Street, formerly Galvani Street, in Rijeka in Croatia. The synagogue was built in a Rationalist style in 1931. 2.5 km · synagogue in Rijeka, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijeka_Orthodox_Synagogue) 8. Mosque of Rijeka The Rijeka Mosque is a mosque, located in Rijeka, Croatia. The mosque was built between 2009 and 2013. 2.8 km · Mosque in Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijeka_Mosque) 9. Rijeka Synagogue The Rijeka Synagogue, also called the Great Synagogue of Rijeka, was a former Neolog Jewish synagogue, located in Rijeka, Croatia. Completed in 1903, the synagogue served as the main synagogue of the city until it was destroyed by Nazis in 1944. 3.1 km · main city synagogue in Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijeka_Synagogue) 10. Rijeka Natural History Museum The Rijeka Natural History Museum is the first regional museum in the Rijeka area. It was founded on 16 May 1876, and opened to the public on 1 May 1946. 2.8 km · museum in Rijeka, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijeka_Natural_History_Museum) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Drenova, Rijeka **Airports:** Rijeka (RJK), 19 km · Pula (PUY), 65 km · Trieste (TRS), 92 km\ **Stations:** Port of Rijeka, 3.2 km · Rijeka railway station, 2.6 km\ - Pula → Drenova, Rijeka Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/pula-to-drenova-rijeka) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Pula&to=Drenova%2C+Rijeka) - Velika Gorica → Drenova, Rijeka Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/velika-gorica-to-drenova-rijeka) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Velika+Gorica&to=Drenova%2C+Rijeka) - Zadar → Drenova, Rijeka Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zadar-to-drenova-rijeka) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zadar&to=Drenova%2C+Rijeka) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Drenova%2C%20Rijeka) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Drenova, Rijeka Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Drenova, Rijeka. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in Of best use to travellers from Rijeka is the Jadrolinija ferry service. - Get in Car-carrying ferries down the Adriatic Coast to Split and Dubrovnik have been cancelled. - Go next Until 2014, Jadrolinija Ferry travelled to Dubrovnik, Split, Stari Grad, Korčula, and Bari in Italy. From [Wikivoyage: Rijeka](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rijeka), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Hvar](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hvar) HR 8 ways of moving, 27 sources 294 km 2. [Korčula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/korcula) HR 9 ways of moving, 33 sources 342 km 3. [Mljet](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mljet) HR 9 ways of moving, 28 sources 382 km 4. [Cinque Terre](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/cinque-terre) IT 7 ways of moving, 23 sources 397 km 5. [Zermatt](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zermatt) CH 8 ways of moving, 26 sources 524 km If you know how people move in Drenova, Rijeka – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cdrenova-rijeka&title=Drenova%2C+Rijeka&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fdrenova-rijeka), and the note gets an entry. 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