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The Tarsia, as the Rjeka was called, gave the name of Tarsatica to the ancient Liburnian city. The Romans built a castle on the bank of the stream to rein in the ferocious Gepids. Round this castle the ancient Tarsatica grew up. Tarsatica was destroyed in 799 by Charlemagne.
The river Rjeka, for instance, enters into the grottoes of S. Canzian, near Divača a succession of narrow abysses, hollows, pits, waterfalls, and stalactite grottoes, with pools in them; and other examples will be noted farther down the coast. The Castle of Duino has been called "The pearl of the Coastlands."
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