Timeline of L'Aquila explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo, a region of Italy.

Prior to 20th century

• 1240 – Settlement founded by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (approximate date).
• 1257 – Roman Catholic diocese of L'Aquila active.^[1]
• 1259 – Town sacked by forces of Manfred, King of Sicily.
• 1266 – Rebuilding of town by Charles I of Naples begins.^[2]
• 1272
  • construction begins.
  • (fountain) built.
• 1288 – Santa Maria di Collemaggio church consecrated near town.
• 1300 – Cathedral of San Massimo construction begins (approximate date).
• 1308 – (church) built.
• 1309 – (church) construction begins.
• 1315 – Earthquake.^(it)
• 1349 – Earthquake.^(it)
• 1423 – War of L'Aquila begins.
• 1461 – .
• 1469 – Santa Maria del Soccorso church construction begins.^(it)
• 1472 – Basilica of San Bernardino built.
• 1482 – Printing press in operation.^[3]
• 1510 – built (approximate date).
• 1517 – built in the Santa Maria di Collemaggio church.
• 1521 – Spaniards in power.
• 1534 – Forte Spagnolo (fort) built.
• 1596 - L'aquilanum Collegium founded.
• 1646 – Earthquake.
• 1647 – consecrated.
• 1657 – Plague outbreak.^[4]
• 1703 – 14 January: Earthquake.
• 1713 - Santa Maria del Suffragio construction begins.
• 1719 – Accademia degli Arcadi Colonia Aternina founded.
• 1725 – (church) built.
• 1743 – built.
• 1745 – Santa Caterina Martire church built (approximate date).^(it)
• 1756 – built (approximate date).
• 1775 – Santa Maria del Suffragio church completed.
• 1786 – Earthquake.^(it)
• 1799 – L'Aquila sacked by French forces.
• 1875 – L'Aquila railway station opens; Sulmona-L'Aquila railway begins operating.
• 1876 – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of L'Aquila established.
• 1897 – Population: 21,202.^[5]

20th century

• 1901 - Population: 21,261.
• 1922 – (railway) begins operating.
• 1927 – L'Aquila Calcio 1927 (football club) formed.
• 1934 – (cable car) begins operating.
• 1950 – Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo (museum) established.
• 1952 – Istituto Universitario di Magistero^[6] and Alpine Botanical Garden of Campo Imperatore established.
• 1966 – becomes mayor.
• 1968 – L'Aquila–Preturo Airport built.
• 1969 – Accademia di Belle Arti dell'Aquila (school) established.
• 1984 – Traforo del Gran Sasso (road tunnel) opens near city.
• 1990 – Italian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation founded.
• 1991 – Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park in vicinity of L'Aquila.
• 1998 – held; becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2007 – held; Massimo Cialente becomes mayor.
• 2009
  • 6 April: 2009 L'Aquila earthquake.^[7]
  • July: International 35th G8 summit held in L'Aquila.
• 2013 – Population: 68,304.^[8]
• 2016 – (stadium) opens.
• 2017 - Basilica di Collemaggio reopened.^[9]

See also

• • (medieval city history)
• List of mayors of L'Aquila
• List of bishops of L'Aquila
• region

Other cities in the macroregion of South Italy:^(it)

• Timeline of Bari, Apulia region
• Timeline of Brindisi, Apulia
• Timeline of Naples, Campania region
• Timeline of Reggio Calabria
• Timeline of Salerno, Campania
• Timeline of Taranto, Apulia

References

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• Aquila (city) . 2 . 249 . 1910 . . 1.
  • • Book: Regions of Italy: a Reference Guide to History and Culture . Roy Domenico . Greenwood. 0313307334 . 2002. Abruzzo: L'Aquila . 6+. .

in Italian

• Book: Matilde Oddo Bonafede . Guida della città dell'Aquila. Tipografia Aternina . 1888 .
• Book: Nicola Bernardini . Guida della stampa periodica italiana . it . R. Tipografia editrice salentina dei fratelli Spacciante . Lecce . 1890. Provincia di Aquila. 2027/njp.32101074983378?urlappend=%3Bseq=275 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101074983378?urlappend=%3Bseq=275. .
• Book: Mario Baratta . I terremoti d'Italia . Earthquakes in Italy . 1901. Fratelli Bocca . Turin . it. https://books.google.com/books?id=LIi7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA767 . Distribuzione topografica dei terremoti italiani: Abruzzo: Aquila. . (includes chronology)
  • L. Serra. Aquila (Bergamo, 1929)
• G. Spagnesi and P. L. Properzi. L’Aquila: Problemi di forma e storia della città (Bari, 1972)
• M. Ruggiero Petrignani. Egemonia politica e forma urbana: L’Aquila, città come fabbrica di potere e di consenso nel medioevo italiano (Bari, 1980)
  • A. Clementi and E. Piroddi. L’Aquila, Le città nella storia d’Italia (Rome, 1986)

External links

• Archivio di Stato dell'Aquila (state archives)
• Items related to L'Aquila, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to L'Aquila, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Italy . . Norway . 19 January 2017 .
2. Web site: . L'Aquila . Adriano Ghisetti Giavarina . 21 January 2017
3. Book: Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum . Robert Proctor . Robert Proctor (bibliographer) . London . Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company . 1898 . Books Printed From Types: Italy: Aquila . 2027/uc1.c3450631?urlappend=%3Bseq=519 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c3450631?urlappend=%3Bseq=519 . HathiTrust .
4. Web site: La Citta: La storia . it . Comune di L’Aquila . 21 January 2017 .
5. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1899 . London . Macmillan and Co.. Italy . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433081590550?urlappend=%3Bseq=1081 . HathiTrust . Statesman's Year-Book . 2027/nyp.33433081590550?urlappend=%3Bseq=1081 . Hunter . Brian . Paxton . John . Steinberg . S. H. . Epstein . Mortimer . Renwick . Isaac Parker Anderson . Keltie . John Scott . Martin . Frederick .
6. Book: Walter Rüegg . History of the University in Europe . 4 . Universities Since 1945 . 2011. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-49425-0 . Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995 . 576+ .
7. Web site: Italy Profile: Timeline . BBC News . 19 January 2017 .
8. Web site: Resident Population . Demo-Geodemo . . 19 January 2017 .
9. Web site: L'Aquila, riapre Basilica di Collemaggio - Abruzzo. 20 December 2017.