Timeline of Salzburg

The following is a of the history of the city of Salzburg, Austria.

Prior to 18th century

• 696 - St Peter's Abbey, Salzburg founded.
• 739 - Roman Catholic diocese of Salzburg established.
• 774 - Cathedral built.
• 798 - made an archbishopric.
• 1077 - Hohensalzburg Castle construction begins.
• 1167 - Fire accident on 4 April.
• 1287 - City rights granted.
• 1350 - (church) built.
• 1370 - Konrad Taufkind becomes mayor.
• 1492 - (brewery) established.
• 1498 - Jews expelled from Salzburg.
• 1512 - (church) built.
• 1519 - Hohensalzburg Castle expanded.
• 1523 - (town hall) built.
• 1525 - German Peasants' War.
• 1587 - Wolf Dietrich Raitenau becomes prince-archbishop.
• 1588 - construction begins on the Residenzplatz.
• 1606 - Schloss Altenau built.
• 1619 - Hellbrunn Palace built near Salzburg.
• 1623 - Paris Lodron University opens.
• 1652 - (library) founded.
• 1668 - Cathedral rebuilt.
• 1674 - church consecrated near Salzburg.
• 1689 - (church) rebuilt.
• 1697 - (palace) rebuilt.

18th-19th centuries

• 1702 - Holy Trinity Church, Salzburg built.
• 1707 - Kollegienkirche, Salzburg (church) built.
• 1711 - (church) built.
• 1731 - Protestants expelled from Salzburg.
• 1756 - The birth of future composer Mozart at no.9 Getreidegasse.
• 1767 - (tunnel) built through the Mönchsberg.
• 1805
• City sacked by French forces.
• Salzburg becomes part of the Austrian Empire.
• 1809 - Salzburg becomes part of the Kingdom of Bavaria.
• 1816 - Salzburg becomes part of the Austrian Empire again per Treaty of Munich (1816).
• 1818 - Fire.
• 1842 - Mozart Monument installed in the Mozartplatz.
• 1849 - Salzburg becomes seat of the Duchy of Salzburg.
• 1850 - Museum Carolino-Augusteum active.
• 1860 - Salzburg Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens.
• 1880 - Mozarteum Foundation established.

• 1890 - Population: 27,741.

20th century

• 1901 - built.
• 1903 - Volksbibliothek (library) opens.
• 1914 - Salzburger AK 1914 football club formed.
• 1918 - Hunger protest.
• 1920
• Salzburg Festival of theatre and music begins.
• Population: 36,450.
• 1926 - built.
• 1933 - SV Austria Salzburg (football club) formed.
• 1935 - and become part of city.

• 1938
• March: Annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany.
• Salzburg becomes seat of the Nazi Reichsgau Salzburg (administrative division).
• 1942 - SS Alpenland forced labour subcamp established.
• 1944
• begins.
• December: Salzburg-Bomb Detection forced labour subcamp established.
• 1945
• 12 January: Salzburg-Explosives forced labour subcamp established.
• March: Salzburg-Clearing forced labour subcamp established.
• Bombing of Salzburg ends.
• 4 May: American forces take city. Forced labour subcamps dissolved.
• 1951 - Population: 102,927.
• 1956 - Mozart Week established begins.
• 1957 - becomes mayor.
• 1960 - Großes Festspielhaus (theatre) opens.
• 1962 - Universität Salzburg active.
• 1971 - Stadion Lehen (stadium) opens.
• 1988 - Salzburg City Archive established.
• 1996 - Altstadt designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 1999 - Heinz Schaden becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2016 - Population: 150,938 city; 545,815 state.

See also

• Salzburg history
• List of bishops of Salzburg
• , Roman-era settlement
• of other cities in Austria: Graz, Linz, Vienna

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• ***Please note that a wikilink to the article on [Salzburg (city)] in [EB1911] is not available***
• + 1871 ed.

in German

External links

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