Timeline of Bratislava

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

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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."^[1]
• 1288 - Rathaus built.^[2]
• 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.^[3]
• 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.^[2]
• 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.^[4]
• 1758 - Michael's Gate rebuilt.
• 1760 - Grassalkovich Palace built.
• 1762 - Apponyi Palace and Balassa Palace built.
• 1763 - 28 June: Earthquake.^[1]
• 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.^[2]
  • Protestant cemetery established on Račianske mýto.
• 1783
  • Presspurske Nowiny newspaper begins publication.
  • Landhaus built.^[2]
• 1784 - Hungarian capital city moves to Buda.
• 1790 - November: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Leopold II.

19th century

• 1802 - Hungarian parliament meetings begin.^[2]
• 1805 - Peace agreement signed between France and Austria.^[3]
• 1806 - Pressburg Yeshiva founded (approximate date).
• 1808 - September: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este.
• 1809 - City besieged by French forces.^[3]
• 1825
  • September: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Caroline Augusta of Bavaria.
  • Pontoon bridge constructed over Danube.
• 1828 - Arena Theatre established.^[4]
• 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.^[5]
• 1860 - Holy Cross church consecrated.
• 1866 - July 22: Battle of Lamacs.
• 1868
  • Omnibuses begins operating.
  • City Museum established.^[6]
• 1870 - Esterházy Palace built.
• 1879
  • Pozsony Singing Society founded.^[7]
  • Church Mena Panny Márie built.
• 1885 - Johann Pálffy Palace built (approximate date).
• 1886 - City Theatre built.^[2]
• 1890
  • Konig-Franz-Josef Bridge built.^[2]
  • Population: 52,500.^[8]
• 1895 - Trams begin operating.
• 1898 - Pozsonyi Torna Egyesület football club formed.

20th century

• 1900
  • Petržalka Stadium opens.
  • Population: 61,537.^[3]
• 1902 - Westungarische Volksstimme newspaper begins publication.
• 1903 - March: Hungarian Zionist Congress held in city.^[9]
• 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.^[6]
• 1926 - Synagogue built.
• 1928 - School of Applied Arts founded.^[10]
• 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.^[6]
• 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.^[6]
• 1957 - Bratislava Castle restoration begins.
• 1959 - Gymnázium Jura Hronca established.
• 1960
  • Slavín military monument unveiled.
  • Bratislava Zoo opens.
• 1961 - Slovak National Museum^[6] 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.^[11]
• 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.^[6]
  • 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.^[6]
• 1991 - Bratislava Stock Exchange founded.
• 1992 - Museum of Jewish Culture established.^[6]
• 1993
  • City becomes capital of Slovak Republic.
  • Slovak Television begins broadcasting.
• 1994 - Bratislava Forest Park^[12] and Museum of Carpathian German Culture established.^[6]
• 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.^[6]
• 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.^[13]
  • 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.^[6]
• 2006 - City Business Center I built.
• 2007
  • Sitina Tunnel and Slovak National Theatre open.
  • Aupark Tower built.
• 2010
  • Eurovea opens.^[14]
  • August 30: 2010 Bratislava shooting.
  • Milan Ftáčnik becomes mayor.
• 2012 - Population: 462,603.

See also

• History of Bratislava
• List of Mayors of Bratislava
• Boroughs and localities of Bratislava
• Parks and gardens in Bratislava
• List of palaces in Bratislava
• Other names of Bratislava

References

1. Dušan Škvarna; et al. (2002). Slovak History: Chronology & Lexicon. D. Daniel, translator. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. ISBN 978-0-86516-444-4.
2. "Pressburg", Austria-Hungary, Including Dalmatia and Bosnia, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1905, OCLC 344268
3. "Pressburg", The Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1910, OCLC 14782424
4. Julia Pardoe (1840), The city of the Magyar, or Hungary and her institutions in 1839-40, George Virtue, Ivy Lane, OCLC 163149298
5. Georg Friedrich Kolb (1862). "Die europäischen Großmächte: Oesterreich". Grundriss der Statistik der Völkerzustands- und Staatenkunde (in German). Leipzig: A. Förstnersche Buchhandlung. Größere Städte ... in Ungarn
6. Jela Steinerova; et al. (2010), "Slovakia: Libraries, Archives and Museums", in Marcia J. Bates, Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, ISBN 9780849397127
7. James A. Grymes (2006). "Bartók's Pozsony: An Examination of Neglected Primary Sources". Studia Musicologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae.
8. Norddeutscher Lloyd (1896), "Pressburg", Guide through Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Holland and England, Berlin: J. Reichmann & Cantor, OCLC 8395555
9. "Bratislava". Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. Retrieved February 2015.
10. Iva Mojžišová (1992). "Avant-Garde Repercussions and the School of Applied Arts in Bratislava, 1928-1939". Journal of Design History 5.
11. "New York Times". May 7, 2006.
12. "O nás". Mestské lesy v Bratislave (in Slovak). Retrieved November 28, 2012.
13. "Bratislava's Art Comes Out of the Shadows". New York Times. February 24, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
14. "Near Bratislava's Old Town, a Modern Hive of Activity". New York Times. July 22, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2012.

This article incorporates information from the Czech Wikipedia and the Slovak Wikipedia.

Further reading

• Edward Brown (1673). "Presburg". A Brief Account of Some Travels in Hungaria, Servia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Thessaly, Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, and Friuli. London: Benj. Tooke.
• Richard Brookes (1786), "Presburg", The General Gazetteer (6th ed.), London: J.F.C. Rivington
• Abraham Rees (1819), "Presburg", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
• Charles Knight, ed. (1867). "Presburg". Geography. English Cyclopaedia 4 (London).
• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Presburg", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
• "Slovakia: Bratislava", Eastern and Central Europe (17th ed.), Fodor's, 1996, OL 7697674M

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Bratislava, various dates.

Coordinates: 48°08′38″N 17°06′35″E / 48.143889°N 17.109722°E