Corpus Separatum

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Corpus separatum is Latin for "separated body". The term referes to a city or region which is given a special legal and political status different from its environment, but which falls short of being an independent city state. A significant historical example is that of the Corpus separatum (Fiume), which for several centuries determined the status of Fiume/Rijeka within the Habsburg Empire. At present, the term is mainly used with regard to Jerusalem.