Timeline of Ljubljana

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• 1270 – Ottokar II of Bohemia in power.[1]
• 1277 – Habsburgs in power.[2]
• 1335 – Town becomes capital of Carniola, province of the Holy Roman Empire.[1]
• 1370 – St. Bartholomew's Church first mentioned.
• 1461 – Roman Catholic diocese of Laibach established.[3]
• 1484 – Town Hall built.
• 1504 – Janez Lantheri becomes first elected mayor.[1]
• 1511 – 1511 Idrija earthquake.[1]
• 1536 – Protestant Latin school established.[1]
• 1599 – Jesuit school established.[1]
• 1622 – 5 May: 1622 Slovenia earthquake.
• 1658 – Auersperg Palace, Ljubljana built.
• 1660 – Franciscan Church of the Annunciation built.
• 1693 – Academia Operosorum Labacensium founded.[4]
• 1701 – Academia Philharmonicorum Labacensis founded.[4]
• 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.[5]
• 1777 – Gruber Palace built.
• 1778 – Laibacher Zeitung German-language newspaper begins publication.
• 1780 – Gruber Canal constructed (approximate date).[1]
• 1797 – Town occupied by French forces.

• 1809 – Town occupied by French forces again.[1]
• 1810 – Botanical Garden established.[6]
• 1813 – French occupation ends.[1]
• 1821
  • January–May: International congress held in Laibach.[1]
  • Congress Square laid out.
  • Estate Museum of Carniola founded.
• 1837 – Casino Building constructed.
• 1842 – Franz's Bridge built.[7]
• 1848 – Railway station built.
• 1849 – Vienna-Laibach railroad begins operating.[4]
• 1857 – Trieste-Laibach railway built.[1]
• 1861 – Gas lighting installed.[1]
• 1867 – Hradecky Bridge built.
• 1869 – Population: 22,593.[1]
• 1871 – Tobačna Ljubljana (tobacco factory) begins operating.[8]
• 1889 – Vodnik statue erected in Vodnik Square.
• 1890
  • Waterworks introduced.[1]
  • Population: 30,691.[9]
• 1892 – Provincial Theatre built.
• 1895 – 14 April: Earthquake.[2]
• 1897 – Central Pharmacy built.
• 1898 – Kresija Palace built.
• 1899 – Government Palace built.

• 1901
  • Tram begins operating.[1]
  • 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.
• 1918
  • City becomes part of the newly established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.[1]
  • National Gallery of Slovenia founded.[1]
  • St. Peter's Bridge rebuilt.
• 1919
  • University of Ljubljana[4] and Ljubljana Music Conservatory founded.
  • Ljubljana National Drama Theatre in use.
  • Population: 60,000.[10]
• 1923 – Palace Theatre built.[11]
• 1933 – Nebotičnik hi-rise built.[12]
• 1935 – City Museum of Ljubljana established.
• 1937 – Hotel Slon on Čop Street rebuilt.
• 1938 – Academy of Sciences and Arts founded.[4]
• 1939
  • Ljubljana Central Market built.
  • Academy of Music active.
• 1941
  • April: City annexed by Italy.[13]
  • National and University Library of Slovenia building constructed.[12]
• 1942 – "Occupiers surrounded Ljubljana with a 30-kilometre barb wire fence."[1]
• 1943 – German occupation begins.[1]
• 1945
  • Occupation ends.[1]
  • Academy of Theatre established.
  • Ljubljanica Sluice Gate built.
• 1951
  • Ljubljana trolleybus begins operating.
  • Dnevnik newspaper begins publication.[14]
• 1953 – Population: 138,211.[15]
• 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.[12]
• 1971
  • City bus service no. 1 (Ljubljana) begins operating.
  • Population: 173,853 city; 213,298 urban agglomeration.[16]
• 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.[1]
  • 27 June: Airport bombed by Yugoslav People's Army.[13]
  • Slovenske novice newspaper begins publication.[17]
• 1993 – Prule Bridge built.
• 1999 – General Maister Monument (Brdar) erected.

• 2001
  • Noisefest begins.
  • Kolosej Ljubljana cinema opens.[11]
• 2004 – May: Slovenia becomes part of the European Union.[1]
• 2005
  • 31 October: SKB bank robbery occurs.^(sl)
  • November: Economic protest.[18]
• 2006
  • Filofest of student films begins.
  • Zoran Janković becomes mayor.
• 2010 – City named World Book Capital by UNESCO.
• 2011 – "Tito Street" issue decided.
• 2012 – November: Anti-austerity 2012–13 Slovenian protests begin.[18]
• 2014 – Population: 277,554.

• Ljubljana history
• Timeline of Ljubljana (in Slovenian)
• Other names of Ljubljana, e.g. Laibach, Laybach, Lubiana
• List of mayors of Ljubljana
• Timeline of Slovenian history

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