Timeline of Ljubljana

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.