Timeline of Bratislava

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.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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).
 * 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).
 * 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 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.
 * 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.
 * August 30: 2010 Bratislava shooting.
 * Milan Ftáčnik becomes mayor.
 * 2012 - Population: 462,603.