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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bratislava, Slovakia.

Contents

Prior to 17th century

  • 2nd century BC - Gerulata Roman military camp established.
  • 9th century - Castle built.
  • 907 - July 4–7: Battle of Pressburg.
  • 1271 - July 2: Peace treaty signed between Ottokar II of Bohemia and Stephen V of Hungary.
  • 1286 - City taken by "lords of Kysek."
  • 1288 - Rathaus built.
  • 1291 - Town privileges granted.
  • 1297 - Franciscan Church consecrated.
  • 1405 - Free royal town status granted.
  • 1436 - Coat of arms of Bratislava adopted.
  • 1452 - St. Martin's Cathedral consecrated.
  • 1465 - Universitas Istropolitana established.
  • 1491 - Peace treaty signed.
  • 1529 - Saint James's Chapel and Church of St. Michael demolished.
  • 1536 - City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Hungary.
  • 1552 - Holy Crown of Hungary housed in Pozsony Castle.
  • 1563 - September: Coronation of Hungarian monarchs Maximilian and Maria.
  • 1572
  • September: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Rudolf.
  • Roland Fountain installed in Main Square.
  • 1599 - Town Hall renovated.

    • 17th century

  • 1606 - Lutheran Lyceum established.
  • 1608 - November: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Matthias II.
  • 1613 - March: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Anna of Tyrol.
  • 1618 - July: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Ferdinand II.
  • 1619 - City taken by forces of Gabriel Bethlen.
  • 1622 - July: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Eleanor Gonzaga.
  • 1626 - Peace treaty signed.
  • 1632 - Prepoštský Palace built.
  • 1638
  • Protestant church built on Franciscan Square.
  • February: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Maria Anna of Spain.
  • 1647 - June: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Ferdinand IV.
  • 1655 - June: Coronation of Hungarian monarchs Eleanor Gonzaga and Leopold I.
  • 1661 - St. Nicholas' Church built.
  • 1666 - Summer Archbishop's Palace built (approximate date).
  • 1672 - Column of the Virgin erected.
  • 1680 - Chapel of Saint Rozalia built.
  • 1687 - December: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Joseph I.

    • 18th century

  • 1704 - Rákóczi Uprising.
  • 1710 - Plague.
  • 1712 - May: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Charles III.
  • 1714 - October: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel.
  • 1727 - Trinitarian Church consecrated.
  • 1730 - Jesenákov Palace built.
  • 1741 - June: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Maria Theresa.
  • 1743 - Esterházy Palace built.
  • 1747 - Pálffy Palace built.
  • 1754 - Notre Dame convent founded.
  • 1758 - Michael's Gate rebuilt.
  • 1760 - Grassalkovich Palace built.
  • 1762 - Apponyi Palace and Balassa Palace built.
  • 1763 - 28 June: Earthquake.
  • 1764 - Pressburger Zeitung begins publication.
  • 1765 - House of the Good Shepherd built.
  • 1769 - Aspremont Palace built.
  • 1770 - Mirbach Palace and Erdödy Palace built.
  • 1775
  • Old fortifications dismantled.
  • Palace Csaky built.
  • 1776 - Sad Janka Kráľa (park) established.
  • 1778 - Catholic cemetery established on Račianske mýto.
  • 1780 - Magyar hírmondó newspaper begins publication.
  • 1781
  • Primate's Palace built.
  • Protestant cemetery established on Račianske mýto.
  • 1783
  • Presspurske Nowiny newspaper begins publication.
  • Landhaus built.
  • 1784 - Hungarian capital city moves to Buda.
  • 1790 - November: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Leopold II.

    • 19th century

  • 1802 - Hungarian parliament meetings begin.
  • 1805 - Peace agreement signed between France and Austria.
  • 1806 - Pressburg Yeshiva founded (approximate date).
  • 1808 - September: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este.
  • 1809 - City besieged by French forces.
  • 1825
  • September: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Caroline Augusta of Bavaria.
  • Pontoon bridge constructed over Danube.
  • 1828 - Arena Theatre established.
  • 1830 - September: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Ferdinand V.
  • 1848 - Railway station built.
  • 1850 - City designated capital of Military District of Preßburg.
  • 1851 - Population: 43,463.
  • 1860 - Holy Cross church consecrated.
  • 1866 - July 22: Battle of Lamacs.
  • 1868
  • Omnibuses begins operating.
  • City Museum established.
  • 1870 - Esterházy Palace built.
  • 1879
  • Pozsony Singing Society founded.
  • Church Mena Panny Márie built.
  • 1885 - Johann Pálffy Palace built (approximate date).
  • 1886 - City Theatre built.
  • 1890
  • Konig-Franz-Josef Bridge built.
  • Population: 52,500.
  • 1895 - Trams begin operating.
  • 1898 - Pozsonyi Torna Egyesület football club formed.

    • 20th century

  • 1900
  • Petržalka Stadium opens.
  • Population: 61,537.
  • 1902 - Westungarische Volksstimme newspaper begins publication.
  • 1903 - March: Hungarian Zionist Congress held in city.
  • 1908 - Church of St. Elisabeth built.
  • 1909 - Trolleybuses begin operating.
  • 1912 - Slávičie údolie cemetery established.
  • 1919
  • City becomes part of Czechoslovakia.
  • March: City renamed "Bratislava."
  • Comenius University founded.
  • 1921 - YMCA built.
  • 1923
  • City becomes seat of Bratislava Region.
  • Vajnory Airport in operation.
  • 1924 - Agricultural Museum founded.
  • 1926 - Synagogue built.
  • 1928 - School of Applied Arts founded.
  • 1929 - Radio Symphony Orchestra formed.
  • 1937 - University of Technology established.
  • 1939 - City becomes capital of First Slovak Republic.
  • 1940 - College of Commerce established.
  • 1942 - Slovak Academy of Sciences and Botanical Garden of the Comenius University established.
  • 1943 - Karlova Ves village annexed to city.
  • 1945
  • April 4: Soviet Army defeats occupying German forces.
  • Old Bridge rebuilt.
  • 1946
  • Devín, Dúbravka, Lamač, Petržalka, Rača, and Vajnory villages annexed to city.
  • Nova Scena Theatre founded.
  • 1948
  • Communists in power.
  • New Town Hall built in Primate's Square.
  • Slovak National Gallery established.
  • 1949
  • Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Academy of Performing Arts, and Slovak Philharmonic established.
  • Új Szó newspaper begins publication.
  • 1951 - M. R. Štefánik Airport opens.
  • 1953
  • Museum of Pharmacy active.
  • School of Library and Information Studies established.
  • 1957 - Bratislava Castle restoration begins.
  • 1959 - Gymnázium Jura Hronca established.
  • 1960
  • Slavín military monument unveiled.
  • Bratislava Zoo opens.
  • 1961 - Slovak National Museum and Bratislava City Gallery established.
  • 1966 - Institute of Further Education of Physicians and Pharmacists relocates to Bratislava.
  • 1967 - Incheba built.
  • 1968 - August 3: Soviets sign Bratislava Declaration.
  • 1969 - City becomes capital of Slovak Socialist Republic.
  • 1970 - Ladislav Martinák becomes mayor.
  • 1972
  • Čunovo, Devínska Nová Ves, Jarovce, Podunajské Biskupice, Rusovce, Vrakuňa, and Záhorská Bystrica villages annexed to city.
  • Novy Most bridge constructed.
  • 1974 - Television tower constructed.
  • 1975 - Bratislava Jazz Days festival begins.
  • 1980 - Fountain installed in Námestie Slobody.
  • 1981 - Istropolis cultural center built.
  • 1983
  • Central State Archives building established.
  • Cappella Istropolitana chamber orchestra formed.
  • 1984 - Technopol built.
  • 1985 - Dukla Heroes' Bridge built.
  • 1988
  • March 25: Candle demonstration against communist regime.
  • Tower 115 built.
  • 1989 - Velvet Revolution.
  • 1990
  • Peter Kresánek becomes mayor.
  • Lafranconi Bridge opens.
  • Association of Slovak Archivists headquartered in city.
  • 1991 - Bratislava Stock Exchange founded.
  • 1992 - Museum of Jewish Culture established.
  • 1993
  • City becomes capital of Slovak Republic.
  • Slovak Television begins broadcasting.
  • 1994 - Bratislava Forest Park and Museum of Carpathian German Culture established.
  • 1995 - Evangelical Church opens.
  • 1998
  • Jozef Moravčík becomes mayor.
  • Bratislava-Petržalka railway station rebuilt.
  • 1999
  • International Film Festival Bratislava begins.
  • Bratislava Transport Museum opens.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Polus City Center shopping mall opens.
  • 2001
  • Tatracentrum built on Hodžovo námestie.
  • Aupark shopping mall opens.
  • Museum of Hungarian Culture in Slovakia established.
  • 2002
  • Andrej Ďurkovský becomes mayor.
  • Prievoz viaduct opens.
  • National Bank of Slovakia and Chatam Sofer Memorial built.
  • Slovak Medical University established.
  • 2003
  • HIT Gallery founded.
  • Church of Saint Family built.
  • 2004 - Slovakia joins European Union.
  • 2005
  • Apollo Bridge opens.
  • February: USA-Russia meeting held.
  • Museum of Croatian Culture in Slovakia established.
  • 2006 - City Business Center I built.
  • 2007
  • Sitina Tunnel and Slovak National Theatre open.
  • Aupark Tower built.
  • 2010
  • Eurovea opens.
  • August 30: 2010 Bratislava shooting.
  • Milan Ftáčnik becomes mayor.
  • 2012 - Population: 462,603.

    • References

    Timeline of Bratislava Wikipedia
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