Timeline of Sofia

The following is a of the history of the city of Sofia, Bulgaria.

Prior to 14th century

• 2nd C. CE – Serdica founded by Trajan.
• 268 CE – Serdica raided by Goths.
• 343 CE – Council of Serdica convenes (approximate date).
• 4th C.
• Church of St. George
• Amphitheatre of Serdica built (approximate date).
• Saint Sophia Church, Sofia originates.
• 447 – Town burned by Huns.
• 809 -
• Town becomes part of Bulgarian Empire.
• Town renamed "Sredetz."
• 987 - Successful resistance to the attacks of the emperor Basil II.
• 11th C. – Boyana Church built near town (approximate date).
• 1194
• Town becomes part of Byzantium.
• Town renamed "Triaditsa" (approximate date).

14th–18th centuries

• 13th C. – Church of St. Nicholas built.
• 1329 – Town renamed "Sofia".
• 1382 – Ottomans take Sofia.
• 1443 – Town occupied briefly by Hungarian forces under John Hunyadi.
• 1493 – Kremikovtsi Monastery reestablished near Sofia.
• 1494 – built.
• 1528 – Black Mosque built.
• 1576 – Banya Bashi Mosque built.
• 1610 – Catholic See of Sophia established.

19th century

• 1818 – Earthquake.
• 1829 – Town occupied by Russian forces.
• 1858 – Earthquake.
• 1863 – St Nedelya Church rebuilt.
• 1878 – Town liberated by Russian forces.
• 1879
• Capital of Bulgaria relocated to Sofia from Veliko Tarnovo.
• Area of city: 3 square kilometers.
• 1881 – Population: 20,501.
• 1882 – Royal palace built.
• 1884 – Boris' Garden (park) laid out.
• 1886 – National Assembly building constructed.
• 1888
• Sofia University founded.
• Sofia Central Station and Sofia Zoo open.
• Dimitar Petkov becomes mayor.
• 1890 – 31 May: "Destructive thunderstorm."
• 1891 – Eagles' Bridge and Lions' Bridge built.
• 1893
• Bulgarian Literary Society relocates to Sofia.
• Population: 46,593.
• 1897 – Battenberg Mausoleum erected.
• 1898 – Central Hunters' Society headquartered in Sofia.

20th century

• 1903
• Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party (Narrow Socialists) headquartered in Sofia.
• Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church inaugurated.
• 1904 – National Theatre founded.
• 1905 – National Archaeological Museum opens.
• 1907
• Central Military Club built.
• Population: 82,187.
• The Monument to the Tsar Liberator was inaugurated on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard in Sofia
• 1908
• Bulgarian Opera Society established.
• City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
• 1909 – Sofia Synagogue built.
• 1910 – Population: 102,812.
• 1911
• Central Sofia Market Hall opens.
• Union of Bulgarian Chitalishta headquartered in Sofia.
• 1912 – Alexander Nevsky Cathedral built.
• 1913 – L'écho de Bulgarie newspaper begins publication.
• 1914
• Levski Sofia (sports club) founded.
• Russian Church consecrated.
• Vrana Palace built near Sofia.
• 1919 – Simplon Orient Express (Paris–Sofia) begins operating.
• 1922 – National Opera established.
• 1925
• 16 April: St Nedelya Church assault.
• Thracian student society founded.
• 1926 – Vladimir Vazov becomes mayor.
• 1927 – Kino Vlaikova (cinema) established (approximate date).
• 1929 – Ivan Vazov National Theatre rebuilt.
• 1930 – Church of St Paraskeva built.
• 1934
• City becomes seat of Sofia Oblast.
• Population: 287,095; department 1,152,053.
• French Institute built on Slaveykov Square.
• 1939
• Bulgarian National Bank built.
• Area of city: 42 square kilometers.
• 1940 – Sofia Court House built on Vitosha Boulevard.
• 1943 – Bombing of Sofia in World War II by Allied forces.
• 1944 – Bombing of Sofia in World War II by Allied forces.
• 1946 – City becomes capital of the People's Republic of Bulgaria.
• 1949 – Sofia Power Plant commissioned.
• 1951 – Vecherni Novini newspaper begins publication.
• 1953 – Vasil Levski National Stadium and National Opera and Ballet building open.
• 1955 – Communist Party Centre built.
• 1956 – Park Hotel Moskva built.
• 1959 – Borisova Gradina TV Tower erected.
• 1962 – Boyana Film studio established.
• 1963 – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium opens.
• 1964 – Population: 739,200 urban agglomeration.
• 1965 – Theatre 199 founded.
• 1968 – City hosts World Festival of Youth and Students.
• 1974 – Sofia Central Station rebuilt.
• 1976 – Hemus Hotel built.
• 1977 – Princess Hotel Sofia built.
• 1978 – CITUB Administrative Building built.
• 1979 – Hotel Rodina and Vitosha New Otani (hotel) built.
• 1981 – National Palace of Culture opens.
• 1984 – Population: 1,097,791 (estimate).
• 1991
• New Bulgarian University and Higher Islamic Institute established.
• Aleksandar Yanchulev becomes mayor.
• Odeon Cinema active.
• 1993 – June: Union of Democratic Forces demonstration.
• 1995 – Stefan Sofiyanski becomes mayor.
• 1997
• January: .
• Sofia Film Festival begins.
• 1998 – Sofia Metro begins operating.

21st century

• 2001
• November: Protest.
• Iceberg Sofia hockey team formed.
• 2003
• Radio Nova begins broadcasting.
• City plan "Sofia 2020" adopted.
• 2004 – Central Bus Station Sofia opens.
• 2005
• Boyko Borisov becomes mayor.
• landfill protest.
• 2006
• Mall of Sofia in business.
• Kino Cineplex opens.
• Cathedral of St Joseph rebuilt.
• 2007
• Olympia Sofia women's football club established.
• Bulgaria becomes part of the European Union.
• 2008
• Sofia Pride begins.
• 3 July: 2008 Chelopechene explosions.
• 2009
• Sofia Middle East & North Africa Film Festival begins.
• Yordanka Fandakova becomes mayor.
• Benchmark Tower built.
• 2011
• September: Anti-Roma demonstration.
• Armeets Arena and Sofia Arsenal Museum of Contemporary Art opens.
• Sopharma Business Center towers built.
• 2012
• Line 2 of Sofia Metro began operation.
• Population: 1,241,396.
• 2013
• February: Protest against the Borisov cabinet.
• June: Protest against the Oresharski cabinet.
• 2015 – Capital Fort became the tallest building in Sofia with its 126 meters (413 ft).
• 2017 – Millennium Center was completed.
• 2020 – Sofia Metro Line 3 is set to open.

See also

• History of Sofia
• List of mayors of Sofia
• of other cities in Bulgaria: Plovdiv, Varna
• List of the oldest buildings in Sofia

References

This article incorporates information from the Bulgarian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Sofia, various dates.
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Sofia, various dates