Timeline of Bratislava explained

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

Prior to 17th century

• 2nd C. BCE - Gerulata Roman military camp established.
• 9th C. CE - Castle built.
• 907 - July 4–7: Battle of Pressburg.
• 1271 - Town captured by Ottokar II of Bohemia and on July 2 he signs a Peace treaty with Stephen V of Hungary.
• 1286 - City taken by "lords of Kysek."
• 1288 - Rathaus built.
• 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 by Matthias Corvinus.
• 1490 - Universitas Istropolitana closed.
• 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 (until 1621).
• 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.
• 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.
• 1758 – Michael's Gate rebuilt.
• 1760 – Grassalkovich Palace built.
• 1762 – Apponyi Palace and Balassa Palace built.
• 1763 – 28 June: 1763 Komárom 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.
  • Protestant cemetery established on Račianske mýto.
• 1783
  • Presspurske Nowiny newspaper begins publication.
  • Landhaus built.
• 1784 – Hungarian capital city moves to Buda but remains the seat of parliament until 1848.
• 1790 – November: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Leopold II.

19th century

• 1802 - Hungarian parliament meetings begin.
• 1805 - Peace agreement signed between France and Austria.
• 1806 - Pressburg Yeshiva founded (approximate date).
• 1808 - September: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este.
• 1809 - City besieged by French forces.
• 1811 - Bratislava Castle destroyed by fire.
• 1825
  • September: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Caroline Augusta of Bavaria.
  • Pontoon bridge constructed over Danube.
• 1828 - Arena Theatre established.
• 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.^[2]
• 1860 - Holy Cross church consecrated.
• 1866 - July 22: Battle of Lamacs.
• 1868
  • Omnibuses begins operating.
  • City Museum established.
• 1870 - Esterházy Palace built.
• 1879
  • Pozsony Singing Society founded.^[3]
  • Church Mena Panny Márie built.
• 1885 - Johann Pálffy Palace built (approximate date).
• 1886 - City Theatre built.
• 1890
  • Konig-Franz-Josef Bridge built.
  • Population: 52,500.
• 1895 - Trams begin operating.
• 1898 - Pozsonyi Torna Egyesület football club formed.
• 1900
  • Petržalka Stadium opens.
  • Population: 61,537.

20th century

• 1902 - Westungarische Volksstimme newspaper begins publication.
• 1903 - March: Hungarian Zionist Congress held in city.^[4]
• 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.
• 1926 - Synagogue built.
• 1928 - School of Applied Arts founded.^[5]
• 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.
• 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.
• 1957 - Bratislava Castle restoration begins.
• 1959 - Gymnázium Jura Hronca established.
• 1960
  • Slavín military monument unveiled.
  • Bratislava Zoo opens.
• 1961 - Slovak National Museum and Bratislava City Gallery established.
• 1964 - Population: 262,380 (approximate).^[6]
• 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.
• 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.
  • Cappella Istropolitana chamber orchestra formed.
• 1984 - Technopol built.
• 1985
  • Dukla Heroes' Bridge built.
  • Population: 413,002 (estimate).^[7]
• 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.
• 1991 - Bratislava Stock Exchange founded.
• 1992 - Museum of Jewish Culture established.
• 1993
  • City becomes capital of Slovak Republic.
  • Slovak Television begins broadcasting.
• 1994 - Bratislava Forest Park^[8] and Museum of Carpathian German Culture established.
• 1995 - Evangelical Church opens.
• 1998
  • Jozef Moravčík becomes mayor.
  • Bratislava-Petržalka railway station rebuilt.
• 1999
  • International Film Festival Bratislava begins.
  • Bratislava Transport Museum opens.
• 2000 - Polus City Center shopping mall opens.

21st century

• 2001
  • Tatracentrum built on Hodžovo námestie.
  • Aupark shopping mall opens.
  • Museum of Hungarian Culture in Slovakia established.
• 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.^[9]
  • 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.
• 2006 - City Business Center I built.
• 2007
  • Sitina Tunnel and Slovak National Theatre open.
  • Aupark Tower built.
• 2010
  • Eurovea opens.^[10]
  • 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

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

Bibliography

• Book: Edward Brown . Brief Account of Some Travels in Hungaria, Servia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Thessaly, Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, and Friuli . 1673 . London . Benj. Tooke . Presburg . https://books.google.com/books?id=_uhXAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA25 . Edward Browne (physician) .
  • • Book: Geography . 4 . . Charles Knight . London . 1867 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433000064810?urlappend=%3Bseq=118 . Presburg . 2027/nyp.33433000064810?urlappend=%3Bseq=118 .
    • Pressburg . 22 . 299 . 1910 . . 1.

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Bratislava, various dates.

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Notes and References

1. Book: Dušan Škvarna . Slovak History: Chronology & Lexicon. 2002. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. 978-0-86516-444-4 . D. Daniel, translator. etal.
2. Book: Georg Friedrich Kolb .

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   . de . Grundriss der Statistik der Völkerzustands- und Staatenkunde . 1862 . Leipzig . A. Förstnersche Buchhandlung . Die europäischen Großmächte: Oesterreich . https://books.google.com/books?id=QkBVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA30 . Größere Städte ... in Ungarn .
3. Bartók's Pozsony: An Examination of Neglected Primary Sources . James A. Grymes . Studia Musicologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae . 2006 .
4. Encyclopedia: Bratislava . . . 28 February 2015 .
5. Avant-Garde Repercussions and the School of Applied Arts in Bratislava, 1928-1939 . Iva Mojžišová . Journal of Design History . 5 . 1992 .
6. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1960_round.htm . Demographic Yearbook 1965 . 1966 . . New York . Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants .
7. Book: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/1980_round.htm . 1985 Demographic Yearbook . 1987 . United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office . New York . Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants . 247–289 .
8. Web site: O nás . Mestské lesy v Bratislave . sk . November 28, 2012.
9. Web site: Bratislava's Art Comes Out of the Shadows . February 24, 2011 . New York Times .
10. Web site: Near Bratislava's Old Town, a Modern Hive of Activity . July 22, 2010 . New York Times .