Timeline of Graz explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Graz, Austria.

Prior to 14th century

• 1180 – Graz becomes capital of the Duchy of Styria.
• 1239 – Graz Friary active.

14th–16th centuries

• 1379 – Graz becomes capital of Inner Austria;^[1] Leopold III in power.
• 1438 – Graz Castle built.
• 1462 – Graz Cathedral built.
• 1560 – Clock tower built on the Schlossberg.
• 1585 – University of Graz founded.
• 1588 – Belltower built on the Schlossberg.
• 1590 – Dobel Castle built.

17th–18th centuries

• 1619 – Habsburg Ferdinand II becomes Holy Roman Emperor; relocates from Graz to Vienna.^[2]
• 1635 – Eggenberg Palace built (approximate date).
• 1640 – Mausoleum of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor consecrated.
• 1645 – Styrian Armoury built.
• 1652 – Grabenkirche (church) dedicated.
• 1724 – Mariatrost Basilica (church) built.
• 1776 – Schauspielhaus Graz (theatre) built.
• 1780 – Count John D'Alton becomes Governor.
• 1786 – Catholic See of Seckau prince-bishop residence relocated to Graz.
• 1794 – Prison in use.
• 1797 – French in power.^[3]

19th century

• 1809 – June: Battle of Graz.
• 1811
  • Landesmuseum Joanneum (museum) established.
  • Graz University of Technology founded by Archduke John of Austria
• 1816 – Music school established.
• 1823 – Population: 40,000 (approximate).
• 1828 – Graz Mutual Insurance Company founded.
• 1844 – Southern Railway in operation (approximate date).
• 1847 – Central Railway Station opens.
• 1850 – Historical Society of Styria founded.^[4]
• 1855 – Grazer Telegraf newspaper begins publication.^[5]
• 1864 – Technical High School and Thalía Theatre active.
• 1872 – Grazer Waggon- & Maschinen-Fabriks-Aktiengesellschaft (manufacturer) in business.
• 1876 – Steiermärkische Fechtklub (fencing club) founded.^[6]
• 1878 – Horse trams begin operating.
• 1885 – Grazer Congress (concert hall) built.
• 1887 – Sacred Heart of Jesus Church built.
• 1888 - Grazer Alpenclub (hiking club) formed.^[7]
• 1889 – Club der Amateurfotografen (photography club) founded.^{[8] [9]}
• 1894 – Schlossbergbahn funicular railway begins operating.
• 1899
  • Graz Opera house inaugurated.^[10]
  • Electric tram begins operating.
• 1900 – Population: 138,370.^[11]

20th century

1900s–1950s

• 1902 – Grazer AK (sports club) formed.
• 1904 – Kleine Zeitung newspaper begins publication.
• 1909
  • SK Sturm Graz (football club) formed.
  • Grand Hotel Wiesler in business.^[12]
• 1912 – LKH-Universitätsklinikum (hospital) built.
• 1913 – Volkskundemuseum (folkloric museum) opens.
• 1914 – September: Talerhof concentration camp in operation near city.
• 1919 – Vinzenz Muchitsch becomes mayor.
• 1920 - Population: 157,032.^[13]
• 1925 – Graz Airport active.
• 1938
  • February: City becomes part of Nazi Germany.^[14]
  • Julius Kaspar becomes mayor.
• 1941 – Trolleybuses begin operating.
• 1945
  • Allied occupation of Austria begins; Styria overseen by British forces.
  • Eduard Speck becomes mayor.
  • Die Wahrheit communist newspaper begins publication.
• 1951
  • Population: 226,476.
  • Die Aula magazine begins publication.
• 1955 – July: Allied occupation of Austria ends per Austrian State Treaty.

1960s–1990s

• 1960
  • Gustav Scherbaum becomes mayor.
  • Hafnerriegel (residence building) constructed.
  • Forum Stadtpark (art gallery) opens.^[15]
• 1963 – Eisstadion Liebenau (sports arena) built.
• 1971 – Tramway Museum Graz founded.
• 1973 – Alexander Götz becomes mayor.
• 1985 – Alfred Stingl becomes mayor.
• 1993 – Nausner & Nausner Verlag (publisher) in business.^[16]
• 1995 – Das Megaphon newspaper begins publication.
• 1997 – Schwarzenegger-Stadium opens.
• 1998
  • Diagonale film festival active.
  • Schreibkraft magazine founded.
• 1999 – Old Town designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

21st century

• 2001
  • Magna Steyr automobile manufacturer headquartered in Graz.
  • Springfestival begins.^[17]
• 2002 – Stadthalle Graz (assembly hall) opens.
• 2003
  • Graz Art Museum built.
  • City designated a European Capital of Culture.
  • Murinsel (amphitheatre) opens.
  • Homeless World Cup football contest held.
  • Siegfried Nagl becomes mayor.^[18]
• 2005 – Elevate Festival begins.
• 2007
  • Rondo built.
  • Einkaufszentrum Murpark (shopping mall) in business.
• 2013 – Population: 265,778.
• 2015 – A van and knife attack kills three and injures 36.
• 2016 Overnight stays in Graz Hotels exceed 1.1 million for the first time

See also

• Graz history
  • • • History of Styria
• Timelines of other cities in Austria: Linz, Salzburg, Vienna

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

published in 17th-19th centuries

• Book: Topographia Provinciarum Austriacarum Austriae, Styriae, Carinthiae, Carniolae, Tyrolis . 1649 . . Frankfurt . Gratz . https://books.google.com/books?id=XPpZAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA2-PA68 . de . 68+ . Zeiller . Martin .
  • Book: English Cyclopaedia . Charles Knight . London . 1867 . Gratz . 2027/nyp.33433000064802 . English Cyclopaedia .

published in 20th century

• Graz . 12 . 395 - 396 . 1 .
• (+ 1871 ed., 1907 ed.)
• Aspects of Social Mobility in Graz, 1857–1880 . William H. Hubbard . Historical Social Research . 14 . 1980 . 20754660 . 3–26.

External links

• Items related to Graz, various dates (via Europeana)

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Short History of the City . City of Graz . 13 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131209042512/http://www.graz.at/cms/ziel/4519230/EN/ . 9 December 2013 .
2. Web site: World of the Habsburgs . 2010 . Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsgesellschaft . Vienna . 13 November 2013.
3. Book: William Blackwood . 1830 . Edinburgh . Edinburgh Encyclopædia . David Brewster . Gratz . https://archive.org/stream/edinburghencyclo10edinuoft#page/455/mode/1up . Edinburgh Encyclopædia .
4. Web site: Geschichte des Historischen Vereins . Graz . de . Historischer Verein Steiermark . 13 November 2013.
5. Web site: Graz (Austria) Newspapers . USA . WorldCat . . 13 November 2013.
6. Web site: Die Geschichte des ÖFV . de . . Graz . 13 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141206175251/http://www.oefv.com/new/index.php?page=298 . 6 December 2014 .
7. Mountaineering Clubs, 1857-1907 . A.J. Mackintosh . . UK . 1907 . 177 . 2027/njp.32101076197365 .
8. Web site: Über uns . de . Club der Amateurfotografen Graz . 13 November 2013.
9. Book: American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1897 . Foreign Photographic Societies: Austria . 1896 . https://books.google.com/books?id=7j9SAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA366 . New York . Scovill & Adams Company .
10. Book: Berlin . Neuer Theater-Almanach . 1908. F.A. Günther & Sohn . de . Graz . 2027/uva.x030515382 .
11. Graz . 12 . 395 - 396 .
12. Book: Antje Senarclens de Grancy. 'Moderner Stil' und 'Heimisches Bauen': Architekturreform in Graz um 1900 . 2001. Böhlau Verlag Wien. 978-3-205-99284-4 . de.
13. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1921 . London . Macmillan and Co.. Austria . 2027/njp.32101072368440 .
14. Book: Evan Burr Bukey . Hitler's Austria: Popular Sentiment in the Nazi Era, 1938–1945 . 2002 . UNC Press Books . 978-0-8078-5363-4 . registration .
15. Book: Christine Rigler. Forum Stadtpark: die Grazer Avantgarde von 1960 bis heute. 2002. Böhlau Verlag Wien. 978-3-205-99487-9 . de.
16. Web site: Wir über uns . https://archive.today/20131114123501/http://www.nnv.at/about . dead . 14 November 2013 . Graz . de . Nausner & Nausner Verlag . 13 November 2013 .
17. Web site: About Springfestival . Graz . Friends Of Spring Projektentwicklungs . 13 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113201828/http://www.springfestival.at/visitor-info/about-springfestival . 13 November 2013 .
18. Web site: Mayors in Europe . London . City Mayors.com . . 13 November 2013.