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

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 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 – Auersperg Palace, Ljubljana 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.
  • 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 – Gruber Canal 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.
  • 1821
  • January–May: International congress 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.

    • 20th century

  • 1901
  • Tram begins operating.
  • Dragon Bridge built.
  • 1903 – Jek Bridge rebuilt.
  • 1905
  • Grand Hotel Union built.
  • Prešeren Monument erected on Prešeren Square.
  • 1907 – Mladika built.
  • 1908 – Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra active.
  • 1911 – Theatre built on Erjavec Street.[1]
  • 1918
  • City becomes part of the newly established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians.
  • National Gallery of Slovenia founded.
  • St. Peter's Bridge rebuilt.
  • 1919
  • University of Ljubljana and Ljubljana Music Conservatory founded.
  • Ljubljana National Drama Theatre in use.
  • Population: 60,000.
  • 1923 – Palace Theatre built.
  • 1933 – Nebotičnik hi-rise built.
  • 1935 – City Museum of Ljubljana established.
  • 1937 – Hotel Slon 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.
  • 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
  • Ljubljana trolleybus begins operating.
  • Dnevnik newspaper begins publication.
  • 1953 – Population: 113,340.
  • 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.(sl)
  • 1966 – OHO (art group) formed.
  • 1971 – City bus service no. 1 (Ljubljana) begins operating.
  • 1981 – Population: 224,817.
  • 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.(sl)
  • November: Economic protest.
  • 2006
  • Filofest of student films begins.
  • Zoran Janković becomes mayor.
  • 2011 – "Tito Street" issue decided.
  • 2012 – November: Anti-austerity 2012–13 Slovenian protests begin.
  • 2014 – Population: 277,554.

    • References

    Timeline of Ljubljana Wikipedia
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