Timeline of L'Aquila

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo, a region of Italy.

Prior to 20th century

• 1240 – Settlement founded by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (approximate date).
• 1257 – Roman Catholic diocese of L'Aquila active.
• 1259 – Town sacked by forces of Manfred, King of Sicily.
• 1266 – Rebuilding of town by Charles I of Naples begins.
• 1272
• construction begins.
• (fountain) built.
• 1288 – Santa Maria di Collemaggio church consecrated near town.
• 1300 – Cathedral of San Massimo construction begins (approximate date).
• 1308 – (church) built.
• 1309 – (church) construction begins.
• 1315 – Earthquake.⁽⁾
• 1349 – Earthquake.⁽⁾
• 1423 – War of L'Aquila begins.
• 1461 – .
• 1469 – Santa Maria del Soccorso church construction begins.⁽⁾
• 1472 – Basilica of San Bernardino built.
• 1482 – Printing press in operation.
• 1510 – built (approximate date).
• 1517 – built in the Santa Maria di Collemaggio church.
• 1521 – Spaniards in power.
• 1534 – Forte Spagnolo (fort) built.
• 1596 - L'aquilanum Collegium founded.
• 1646 – Earthquake.
• 1647 – consecrated.
• 1657 – Plague outbreak.
• 1703 – 14 January: Earthquake.
• 1713 - Santa Maria del Suffragio construction begins.
• 1719 – Accademia degli Arcadi Colonia Aternina founded.
• 1725 – (church) built.
• 1743 – built.
• 1745 – Santa Caterina Martire church built (approximate date).⁽⁾
• 1756 – built (approximate date).
• 1775 – Santa Maria del Suffragio church completed.
• 1786 – Earthquake.⁽⁾
• 1799 – L'Aquila sacked by French forces.
• 1875 – L'Aquila railway station opens; Sulmona-L'Aquila railway begins operating.
• 1876 – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of L'Aquila established.
• 1897 – Population: 21,202.

20th century

• 1901 - Population: 21,261.
• 1922 – (railway) begins operating.
• 1927 – L'Aquila Calcio 1927 (football club) formed.
• 1934 – (cable car) begins operating.
• 1950 – Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo (museum) established.
• 1952 – Istituto Universitario di Magistero and Alpine Botanical Garden of Campo Imperatore established.
• 1966 – becomes mayor.
• 1968 – L'Aquila–Preturo Airport built.
• 1969 – Accademia di Belle Arti dell'Aquila (school) established.
• 1984 – Traforo del Gran Sasso (road tunnel) opens near city.
• 1990 – Italian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation founded.
• 1991 – Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park in vicinity of L'Aquila.
• 1998 – held; becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2007 – held; Massimo Cialente becomes mayor.
• 2009
• 6 April: 2009 L'Aquila earthquake.
• July: International 35th G8 summit held in L'Aquila.
• 2013 – Population: 68,304.
• 2016 – (stadium) opens.
• 2017 - Basilica di Collemaggio reopened.

See also

• (medieval city history)
• List of mayors of L'Aquila
• List of bishops of L'Aquila
• region

Other cities in the macroregion of South Italy:⁽⁾

• Timeline of Bari, Apulia region
• Timeline of Brindisi, Apulia
• Timeline of Naples, Campania region
• Timeline of Reggio Calabria
• Timeline of Salerno, Campania
• Timeline of Taranto, Apulia

References

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in Italian

• (includes chronology)
• L. Serra. Aquila (Bergamo, 1929)
• G. Spagnesi and P. L. Properzi. L’Aquila: Problemi di forma e storia della città (Bari, 1972)
• M. Ruggiero Petrignani. Egemonia politica e forma urbana: L’Aquila, città come fabbrica di potere e di consenso nel medioevo italiano (Bari, 1980)
• A. Clementi and E. Piroddi. L’Aquila, Le città nella storia d’Italia (Rome, 1986)

External links

• Archivio di Stato dell'Aquila (state archives)
• Items related to L'Aquila, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to L'Aquila, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)