Timeline of Ljubljana

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Prior to 19th century

 * 35 BCE - Emona, a Roman castrum (fort), founded by emperor Augustus.
 * 400 - Emona besieged by Alaric I.
 * 451 - Emona desolated by the Huns.
 * 900 - Laibach suffered from the Magyars.
 * 11th C. - Construction of Ljubljana Castle probably started.
 * 12th C. - Duchy of Carinthia in power.
 * 1270 – Ottokar II of Bohemia in power.
 * 1277 – Habsburgs in power.
 * 1335 – Town becomes capital of Carniola, province of the Holy Roman Empire.
 * 1370 – St. Bartholomew's Church first mentioned.
 * 1461 – Roman Catholic diocese of Laibach established.
 * 1484 – Town Hall built.
 * 1504 – Janez Lantheri becomes first elected mayor.
 * 1511 – 1511 Idrija earthquake.
 * 1536 – Protestant Latin school established.
 * 1599 – Jesuit school established.
 * 1622 – 5 May: 1622 Slovenia earthquake.
 * 1658 – built.
 * 1660 – Franciscan Church of the Annunciation built.
 * 1693 – Academia Operosorum Labacensium founded.
 * 1701 – Academia Philharmonicorum Labacensis founded.
 * 1703 – Tivoli Castle built.
 * 1707 – St. Nicholas's Cathedral rebuilt.
 * 1719 – Town Hall, Baroque renovation completed
 * 1747 – Visitation of Mary Church built.
 * 1751 – Robba Fountain installed in the Town Square.
 * 1755 – Cekin Mansion built.
 * 1767 – Society of Agriculture and the Useful Arts in the Duchy of Carniola founded.
 * 1777 – Gruber Palace built.
 * 1778 – Laibacher Zeitung German-language newspaper begins publication.
 * 1780 – constructed (approximate date).
 * 1797 – Town occupied by French forces.

19th century

 * 1809 – Town occupied by French forces again.
 * 1810 – Botanical Garden established.
 * 1813 – French occupation ends.
 * 1816 - Laibach was the capital of the Kingdom of Illyria (to 1849).
 * 1821
 * January–May: International Congress of Laibach held in Laibach.
 * Congress Square laid out.
 * Estate Museum of Carniola founded.
 * 1837 – Casino Building constructed.
 * 1842 – Franz's Bridge built.
 * 1848 – Railway station built.
 * 1849 – Vienna-Laibach railroad begins operating.
 * 1857 – Trieste-Laibach railway built.
 * 1861 – Gas lighting installed.
 * 1867 – Hradecky Bridge built.
 * 1869 – Population: 22,593.
 * 1871 – Tobačna Ljubljana (tobacco factory) begins operating.
 * 1889 – Vodnik statue erected in Vodnik Square.
 * 1890
 * Waterworks introduced.
 * Population: 30,691.
 * 1892 – Provincial Theatre built.
 * 1895 – 14 April: Earthquake.
 * 1897 – Central Pharmacy built.
 * 1898 – Kresija Palace built.
 * 1899 – Government Palace built.
 * 1900 - Population: 36,547.

20th century

 * 1901
 * Tram begins operating.
 * Dragon Bridge built.
 * 1903 – Jek Bridge rebuilt.
 * 1905
 * Grand Hotel Union built.
 * Prešeren Monument erected on Prešeren Square.
 * 1907 – Mladika built.
 * 1908 – Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra active.
 * 1911 – Theatre built on.
 * 1918
 * City becomes part of the newly established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
 * National Gallery of Slovenia founded.
 * St. Peter's Bridge rebuilt.
 * 1919
 * University of Ljubljana and founded.
 * Ljubljana National Drama Theatre in use.
 * Population: 60,000.
 * 1923 – Palace Theatre built.
 * 1930 – July: Honorary Consulate of Poland opened.
 * 1933 – Nebotičnik hi-rise built.
 * 1935 – City Museum of Ljubljana established.
 * 1937 – on Čop Street rebuilt.
 * 1938 – Academy of Sciences and Arts founded.
 * 1939
 * Ljubljana Central Market built.
 * Academy of Music active.
 * 1941
 * April: City annexed by Italy.
 * April: Honorary Consulate of Poland closed.
 * National and University Library of Slovenia building constructed.
 * 1942 – "Occupiers surrounded Ljubljana with a 30-kilometre barb wire fence."
 * 1943 – German occupation begins.
 * 1945
 * Occupation ends.
 * Academy of Theatre established.
 * Ljubljanica Sluice Gate built.
 * 1951
 * begins operating.
 * Dnevnik newspaper begins publication.
 * 1953 – Population: 138,211.
 * 1955 – Biennial of Graphic Arts (Ljubljana) begins.
 * 1959 – Exhibition and Convention Centre (Ljubljana) built.
 * 1965
 * Tivoli Hall (arena) opens in Tivoli City Park.
 * SKB bank established.(sl)
 * 1966 – formed.
 * 1971
 * City bus service no. 1 (Ljubljana) begins operating.
 * Population: 173,853 city; 213,298 urban agglomeration.
 * 1975 - Ljubljana University Medical Centre opened.
 * 1982 – Cankar Hall built.
 * 1984 – Druga godba music festival begins.
 * 1985 – Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship created.
 * 1990 – Ljubljana International Film Festival begins.
 * 1991
 * 25 June: Ljubljana designated capital of newly declared independent Slovenia.
 * 27 June: Airport bombed by Yugoslav People's Army.
 * Slovenske novice newspaper begins publication.
 * 1993 – Prule Bridge built.
 * 1999 – General Maister Monument (Brdar) erected.

21st century

 * 2001
 * Noisefest begins.
 * Kolosej Ljubljana cinema opens.
 * 2004 – May: Slovenia becomes part of the European Union.
 * 2005
 * 31 October: SKB bank robbery occurs.(sl)
 * November: Economic protest.
 * 2006
 * Filofest of student films begins.
 * Zoran Janković becomes mayor.
 * 2010 – City named World Book Capital by UNESCO.
 * 2011 – "Tito Street" issue decided.
 * 2012 – November: Anti-austerity 2012–13 Slovenian protests begin.
 * 2014 – Population: 277,554.