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

Contents

Prior to 14th century

  • 2nd century CE - Serdica founded by Trajan.
  • 268 - Serdica raided by Goths.
  • 343 CE - Council of Serdica convenes (approximate date).
  • 4th century - Church of St. George and Amphitheatre of Serdica built (approximate date).
  • 447 - Town burned by Huns.
  • 6th century CE - Saint Sofia Church built.
  • 809
  • Town becomes part of Bulgarian Empire.
  • Town renamed "Sredetz."
  • 11th century - Boyana Church built near town (approximate date).
  • 1194
  • Town becomes part of Byzantium.
  • Town renamed "Triaditsa" (approximate date).

    • 14th-18th centuries

  • 13th century - Church of St. Nicholas built.
  • 1329 - Town renamed "Sofia."
  • 1382 - Ottomans take Sofia.
  • 1443 - Town occupied by Hungarian forces.
  • 1493 - Kremikovtsi Monastery reestablished near Sofia.
  • 1494 - Buyuk Mosque 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.
  • 1872 - City Garden established.
  • 1874 - Istanbul-Sofia railway begins operating.
  • 1878 - Town occupied 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.
  • 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.
  • 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: 1997 Bulgarian protest.
  • 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.
  • Suhodol, Sofia 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
  • Knyaginya Maria Luiza Metro Station opens.
  • Population: 1,241,396.
  • 2013
  • February: Protest against the Borisov cabinet.
  • June: Protest against the Oresharski cabinet.

    • References

    Timeline of Sofia Wikipedia
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