Timeline of Linz explained

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

Prior to 19th century

• ca.400 CE - Roman fortress of Lentia
• 799 CE - First mention of the name Linz
• 823 CE - Archbishop of Passau in power.
• 1190 - Babenberger Leopold V in power (approximate date).^[1]
• 1210 - (castle) expanded (approximate date).
• 1236 - Siege by Bavarians.
• 1251 - Ottokar II of Bohemia in power.^[2]
• 1260 - Provincial administration based in the castle by Ottokar II of Bohemia.
• 1324 - City rights granted.
• 1391 - First mention of a prison at the castle.
• 1489 - Meeting of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary.^[3]
• 1490 - Linz becomes capital of Österreich ob der Enns province.
• 1497 - Bridge built.
• 1564 - construction begins.
• 1619 - Castle seized by Protestant rebels.^[3]
• 1620 - Bavaria in power.^[3]
• 1626 - Peasants' War: castle besieged by the peasants.^[3]
• 1628 - Austria in power.
• 1659 - expanded.
• 1680 - Count Raimondo Montecuccoli a professional soldier, died in Linz.
• 1682 - Church of Ignatius built.
• 1684 - 5 March: Holy League alliance established in the city between the Holy Roman Empire, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Republic of Venice.
• 1723 - erected on the .
• 1725 - (church) built.
• 1741 - Linz taken by Bavarian forces during the War of the Austrian Succession.
• 1742 - Linz recovered from the Bavarians.
• 1785 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz established.^[4]
• 1786 - Army barracks placed in the castle.^[3]
• 1800 - Fire.

19th century

• 1803 - Linz State Theatre built.
• 1809 - 3 May: Battle of Ebelsberg fought near Linz during the War of the Fifth Coalition.
• 1811 - Prison located in the castle.^[3]
• 1833 - Museum Francisco-Carolinum founded.
• 1836 - (fortification) built.
• 1851 - Prison relocated from the castle to Garsten. Army barracks placed in the castle.^[3]
• 1858
  • Linz Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) opened.
  • Vienna-Linz railway begins operating.
• 1864 - development begins.
• 1865 - newspaper begins publication.
• 1869 - Linzer Volksblatt (newspaper) begins publication.
• 1873 - and become part of Linz.
• 1877 - built.
• 1880 - Horsecar tram begins operating.
• 1890 - Population: 47,560.^[5]

• 1896 - Oberösterreichische Landesarchiv (regional archives) headquartered in Linz.^{[6] (de)}
• 1898 - Pöstlingbergbahn (railway) begins operating.
• 1899 - Flood.
• 1900
  • (bridge) opens.
  • Population: 58,778.

20th century

• 1909 - (cinema) opens on .
• 1910 - Population: 67,817.^[7]
• 1915 - becomes part of Linz.
• 1919 - and become part of Linz.
• 1920 - Population: 93,473.^[8]
• 1923
  • becomes part of Linz.
  • Linzer Volksstimme newspaper begins publication.
• 1924 - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception consecrated.
• 1926 - (newspaper) begins publication.
• 1933 - (church) built.
• 1934 - 12 February: Austrian Civil War begins at the Hotel Schiff in Linz, where the Social Democratic Party of Austria kept an office.
• 1936 - (tobacco factory) built.
• 1937 - Linz designated a "Führer city" by Hitler.

• 1938
  • 12 March: Hitler arrives in Linz during the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany.
  • Linz becomes seat of the Nazi Reichsgau Oberdonau (administrative division).
  • Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp begins operating near Linz.
  • and become part of Linz.
  • Eisenwerke Oberdonau (steelworks) begins operating.
• 1939 - Keferfeld becomes part of Linz.
• 1940
  • (bridge) built.
  • Linz Städtischen Symphonieorchester (orchestra) formed.^[9]
• 1943
  • 11 January: Linz I subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp established. Its prisoners were mostly from German-occupied Poland, Yugoslavia, Soviet Union and Germany.^[10]
  • Bruckner Orchestra Linz active.
• 1944
  • Bombing by Allied forces during World War II.^[11]
  • 21 February: Linz II subcamp of Mauthausen established. Its prisoners were mostly from German-occupied Poland and Soviet Union.^[10]
  • begins operating.
  • 26 May: Linz III subcamp of Mauthausen established. Its prisoners were mostly from German-occupied Soviet Union and Poland.^[10]
  • 3 August: Linz I subcamp dissolved, prisoners moved to the Linz III subcamp.^[10]
• 1945
  • Bombing by Allied forces.
  • May: Prisoners of the Linz II subcamp are either moved to the Linz III subcamp or sent on a death march to the main Mauthausen camp. Subcamp dissolved.^[10]
  • 5 May: Allied forces take city. Linz III subcamp liberated by American troops.^[10]
  • Oberösterreichische Nachrichten newspaper begins publication.
• 1947 - University of Art and Design Linz established
• 1952
  • Linzer Stadion (stadium) opens.
  • established.^[12]
• 1962 - church built.
• 1965 - Memorial stone to former prisoners of the Linz I and Linz III subcamps of the Mauthausen concentration camp erected.^[10]
• 1966 - Hochschule für Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften (school) established.^[13]

• 1972 - built.
• 1974 - Brucknerhaus assembly hall opens.
• 1975 - Johannes Kepler University Linz active.
• 1979 - Ars Electronica festival begins.^[14]
• 1985 - (city hall) built.
• 1986 - Donauhalle ice rink opens.
• 1988 - becomes mayor.^[15]
• 1994 - Honorary Consulate of the Czech Republic opened.^[16]
• 2000 - Linz AG established.

21st century

• 2001 - Memorial at the former Linz II subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp erected.^[10]
• 2003 - Lentos Art Museum opens.
• 2004 - Linz Hauptbahnhof (train station) rebuilt.
• 2010 - City co-hosts the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship.
• 2013 - becomes mayor.
• 2014 - Honorary Consulate of Poland opened.^[17]
• 2016
  • City hosts the 2016 World Karate Championships.
  • Population: 200,843.

See also

• Linz history (de)
• List of mayors of Linz
• , Roman-era fortress
• (city archives)
• Timelines of other cities in Austria: Graz, Salzburg, Vienna

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• Book: Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hn52jv?urlappend=%3Bseq=708. Linz. . Chambers's Encyclopaedia. 2027/hvd.hn52jv?urlappend=%3Bseq=708.
• Linz . 16 . 737 . 1910 . . 1.
• + 1871 ed.
  • • Book: John M. Jeep. Medieval Germany: an Encyclopedia. 2001. . 0-8240-7644-3. Linz . Amelia Carr. 455. .

in German

• Book: Beschriebung der Provinzial-Hauptstadt Linz und ihrer nächsten Umgebung . Benedikt Pillwein . 1824 . de .
• Book: Linz und seine Umgebungen . Gottlob Heinrich Heinse . 1838 . 2nd . de . . 1812 ed.
• Book: Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon. Leipzig. Brockhaus. 1896. 14th. de. Linz . 11. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101064064551?urlappend=%3Bseq=231. . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. 2027/njp.32101064064551?urlappend=%3Bseq=231.
• Book: Konrad Schiffmann. Drama und Theater in Österreich ob der Enns bis zum Jahre 1803. 1905. Verlag des Vereines Museum Francisco-Carolinum. de. Baugeschichte des Linzer Theaters . 86–97. https://books.google.com/books?id=_Glb_x11xXAC&pg=PA86. .
  • Book: Otto Ruhsam . Historische Bibliographie der Stadt Linz . 1989 . Archiv der Stadt Linz . de . 3900388709 .
• Book: Fritz Mayrhofer . Willibald Katzinger . 1990 . Geschichte der Stadt Linz . de . 3853581005 .

External links

• Items related to Linz, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Linz, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

Notes and References

1. Web site: . Linz . Susanne Kronbichler-Skacha . Retrieved 28 November 2016
2. Book: Pillwein, Benedict. 1846. Linz, Einst und Jetzt. Von den ältesten Zeiten bis auf die neuesten Tage. de. Linz. 46.
3. Web site: Linz - Schloss. 8 August 2022. de.
4. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Austria . . Norway . 28 November 2016 .
5. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1899 . London . Macmillan and Co.. Austria-Hungary: Austria . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433081590550?urlappend=%3Bseq=729 . Statesman's Year-Book . 2027/nyp.33433081590550?urlappend=%3Bseq=729 .
6. Web site: Über uns . Oberösterreichische Landesarchiv . de . . 28 November 2016 .
7. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1913 . London . Macmillan and Co.. Austria-Hungary: Austria . 2027/njp.32101072368374?urlappend=%3Bseq=750 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101072368374?urlappend=%3Bseq=750 .
8. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1921 . London . Macmillan and Co.. Austria . 2027/njp.32101072368440?urlappend=%3Bseq=734 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101072368440?urlappend=%3Bseq=734 .
9. Book: Erik Levi. Music in the Third Reich. 1996 . 1994. Palgrave Macmillan . 978-1-349-24582-6.
10. Web site: The Subcamps. KZ-Gedenkstätte Mauthausen. 8 August 2022.
11. Book: Paula Sutter Fichtner . Historical Dictionary of Austria . . 2009 . 978-0-8108-6310-1 . USA . 190.
12. Web site: Garden Search: Austria . . London . 28 November 2016 .
13. 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 . 575+ .
14. Web site: History of the City: Timeline . Linz.at . City of Linz . 28 November 2016 .
15. Web site: History of the City: Mayors of Linz . Linz.at . City of Linz . 28 November 2016 .
16. Web site: Heinrich Schaller ist neuer Honorarkonsul der Tschechischen Republik. MeinBezirk.at. 10 March 2017. 8 August 2022. de.
17. Web site: Polen eröffnete neues Honorarkonsulat in Linz. MeinBezirk.at. 1 October 2014. 8 August 2022. de.