Timeline of Ljubljana

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Prior to 19th century

• 35 BCE - Emona, a Roman castrum (fort), founded by emperor Augustus.
• 400 - Emona besieged by Alaric I.
• 451 - Emona desolated by the Huns.
• 900 - Laibach suffered from the Magyars.
• 11th C. - Construction of Ljubljana Castle probably started.
• 12th C. - Duchy of Carinthia in power.
• 1270 – Ottokar II of Bohemia in power.
• 1277 – Habsburgs in power.
• 1335 – Town becomes capital of Carniola, province of the Holy Roman Empire.
• 1370 – St. Bartholomew's Church first mentioned.
• 1461 – Roman Catholic diocese of Laibach established.
• 1484 – Town Hall built.
• 1504 – Janez Lantheri becomes first elected mayor.
• 1511 – 1511 Idrija earthquake.
• 1536 – Protestant Latin school established.
• 1599 – Jesuit school established.
• 1622 – 5 May: 1622 Slovenia earthquake.
• 1658 – built.
• 1660 – Franciscan Church of the Annunciation built.
• 1693 – Academia Operosorum Labacensium founded.
• 1701 – Academia Philharmonicorum Labacensis founded.
• 1703 – Tivoli Castle built.
• 1707 – St. Nicholas's Cathedral rebuilt.
• 1719 – Town Hall, Baroque renovation completed
• 1747 – Visitation of Mary Church built.
• 1751 – Robba Fountain installed in the Town Square.
• 1755 – Cekin Mansion built.
• 1767 – Society of Agriculture and the Useful Arts in the Duchy of Carniola founded.
• 1777 – Gruber Palace built.
• 1778 – Laibacher Zeitung German-language newspaper begins publication.
• 1780 – constructed (approximate date).
• 1797 – Town occupied by French forces.

19th century

• 1809 – Town occupied by French forces again.
• 1810 – Botanical Garden established.
• 1813 – French occupation ends.
• 1816 - Laibach was the capital of the Kingdom of Illyria (to 1849).
• 1821
• January–May: International Congress of Laibach held in Laibach.
• Congress Square laid out.
• Estate Museum of Carniola founded.
• 1837 – Casino Building constructed.
• 1842 – Franz's Bridge built.
• 1848 – Railway station built.
• 1849 – Vienna-Laibach railroad begins operating.

• 1857 – Trieste-Laibach railway built.
• 1861 – Gas lighting installed.
• 1867 – Hradecky Bridge built.
• 1869 – Population: 22,593.
• 1871 – Tobačna Ljubljana (tobacco factory) begins operating.
• 1889 – Vodnik statue erected in Vodnik Square.
• 1890
• Waterworks introduced.
• Population: 30,691.
• 1892 – Provincial Theatre built.
• 1895 – 14 April: Earthquake.
• 1897 – Central Pharmacy built.
• 1898 – Kresija Palace built.
• 1899 – Government Palace built.
• 1900 - Population: 36,547.

20th century

• 1901
• Tram begins operating.
• Dragon Bridge built.
• 1903 – Jek Bridge rebuilt.
• 1905
• Grand Hotel Union built.
• PreÅ¡eren Monument erected on PreÅ¡eren Square.
• 1907 – Mladika built.
• 1908 – Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra active.

• 1911 – Theatre built on .http://www.en.drama.si/about-drama/o_zgodovini_stavbe_sng_drama_ljubljana
• 1918
• City becomes part of the newly established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
• National Gallery of Slovenia founded.
• St. Peter's Bridge rebuilt.
• 1919
• University of Ljubljana and founded.
• Ljubljana National Drama Theatre in use.
• Population: 60,000.
• 1923 – Palace Theatre built.
• 1930 – July: Honorary Consulate of Poland opened.
• 1933 – Nebotičnik hi-rise built.
• 1935 – City Museum of Ljubljana established.
• 1937 – on Čop Street rebuilt.
• 1938 – Academy of Sciences and Arts founded.
• 1939
• Ljubljana Central Market built.
• Academy of Music active.
• 1941
• April: City annexed by Italy.
• April: Honorary Consulate of Poland closed.
• National and University Library of Slovenia building constructed.
• 1942 – "Occupiers surrounded Ljubljana with a 30-kilometre barb wire fence."
• 1943 – German occupation begins.
• 1945
• Occupation ends.
• Academy of Theatre established.
• Ljubljanica Sluice Gate built.
• 1951
• begins operating.
• Dnevnik newspaper begins publication.
• 1953 – Population: 138,211.
• 1955 – Biennial of Graphic Arts (Ljubljana) begins.

• 1959 – Exhibition and Convention Centre (Ljubljana) built.
• 1965
• Tivoli Hall (arena) opens in Tivoli City Park.
• SKB bank established.⁽⁾
• 1966 – formed.
• 1971
• City bus service no. 1 (Ljubljana) begins operating.
• Population: 173,853 city; 213,298 urban agglomeration.
• 1975 - Ljubljana University Medical Centre opened.
• 1982 – Cankar Hall built.
• 1984 – Druga godba music festival begins.
• 1985 – Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship created.
• 1990 – Ljubljana International Film Festival begins.
• 1991
• 25 June: Ljubljana designated capital of newly declared independent Slovenia.
• 27 June: Airport bombed by Yugoslav People's Army.
• Slovenske novice newspaper begins publication.
• 1993 – Prule Bridge built.
• 1999 – General Maister Monument (Brdar) erected.

21st century

• 2001
• Noisefest begins.
• Kolosej Ljubljana cinema opens.
• 2004 – May: Slovenia becomes part of the European Union.
• 2005
• 31 October: SKB bank robbery occurs.⁽⁾
• November: Economic protest.
• 2006
• Filofest of student films begins.
• Zoran Janković becomes mayor.
• 2010 – City named World Book Capital by UNESCO.
• 2011 – "Tito Street" issue decided.
• 2012 – November: Anti-austerity 2012–13 Slovenian protests begin.
• 2014 – Population: 277,554.

See also

• Ljubljana history
• (in Slovenian)
• , e.g. Laibach, Laybach, Lubiana
• List of mayors of Ljubljana
• Timeline of Slovenian history

References

Bibliography

in English

in other languages

External links

• Items related to Ljubljana, various dates (via Europeana).
• Items related to Ljubljana, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).