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

Prior to 19th century

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35 BCE - Emona, a Roman castrum (fort), founded by emperor Augustus.^[1]
400 - Emona besieged by Alaric I.^[1]
451 - Emona desolated by the Huns.^[1]
900 - Laibach suffered from the Magyars.^[1]
11th C. - Construction of Ljubljana Castle probably started.^[1]
12th C. - Duchy of Carinthia in power.^[1]
1270 – Ottokar II of Bohemia in power.^[2]^[1]
1277 – Habsburgs in power.^[1]
1335 – Town becomes capital of Carniola, province of the Holy Roman Empire.^[2]
1370 – St. Bartholomew's Church first mentioned.
1461 – Roman Catholic diocese of Laibach established.^[3]^[1]
1484 – Town Hall built.
1504 – Janez Lantheri becomes first elected mayor.^[2]
1511 – 1511 Idrija earthquake.^[2]
1536 – Protestant Latin school established.^[2]
1599 – Jesuit school established.^[2]
1622 – 5 May: 1622 Slovenia earthquake.
1658 – Auersperg Palace, Ljubljana [sl] built.
1660 – Franciscan Church of the Annunciation built.
1693 – Academia Operosorum Labacensium founded.^[4]
1701 – Academia Philharmonicorum Labacensis founded.^[4]
1703 – Tivoli Castle built.
1707 – St. Nicholas's Cathedral rebuilt.^[1]
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.^[5]
1777 – Gruber Palace built.
1778 – Laibacher Zeitung German-language newspaper begins publication.
1780 – Gruber Canal [sl] constructed (approximate date).^[2]
1797 – Town occupied by French forces.^[1]

19th century

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1809 – Town occupied by French forces again.^[2]^[1]
1810 – Botanical Garden established.^[6]
1813 – French occupation ends.^[2]
1816 - Laibach was the capital of the Kingdom of Illyria (to 1849).^[1]
1821
- January–May: International Congress of Laibach held in Laibach.^[2]^[1]
- Congress Square laid out.
- Estate Museum of Carniola founded.
1837 – Casino Building constructed.
1842 – Franz's Bridge built.^[7]
1848 – Railway station built.
1849 – Vienna-Laibach railroad begins operating.^[4]

Ljubljana in 1856

1857 – Trieste-Laibach railway built.^[2]
1861 – Gas lighting installed.^[2]
1867 – Hradecky Bridge built.
1869 – Population: 22,593.^[2]
1871 – Tobačna Ljubljana (tobacco factory) begins operating.^[8]
1889 – Vodnik statue erected in Vodnik Square.
1890
- Waterworks introduced.^[2]
- Population: 30,691.^[9]
1892 – Provincial Theatre built.
1895 – 14 April: Earthquake.^[1]
1897 – Central Pharmacy built.
1898 – Kresija Palace built.
1899 – Government Palace built.
1900 - Population: 36,547.^[1]

20th century

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1901
- Tram begins operating.^[2]
- 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.

Ljubljana in 1910

1911 – Theatre built on Erjavec Street [sl].[1]
1918
- City becomes part of the newly established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.^[2]
- National Gallery of Slovenia founded.^[2]
- St. Peter's Bridge rebuilt.
1919
- University of Ljubljana^[4] and Ljubljana Music Conservatory [sl] founded.
- Ljubljana National Drama Theatre in use.
- Population: 60,000.^[10]
1923 – Palace Theatre built.^[11]
1930 – July: Honorary Consulate of Poland opened.^[12]
1933 – Nebotičnik hi-rise built.^[13]
1935 – City Museum of Ljubljana established.
1937 – Hotel Slon [sl]onČop Street rebuilt.
1938 – Academy of Sciences and Arts founded.^[4]
1939
- Ljubljana Central Market built.
- Academy of Music active.
1941
- April: City annexed by Italy.^[14]
- April: Honorary Consulate of Poland closed.^[12]
- National and University Library of Slovenia building constructed.^[13]
1942 – "Occupiers surrounded Ljubljana with a 30-kilometre barb wire fence."^[2]
1943 – German occupation begins.^[2]
1945
- Occupation ends.^[2]
- Academy of Theatre established.
- Ljubljanica Sluice Gate built.
1951
- Ljubljana trolleybus [sl] begins operating.
- Dnevnik newspaper begins publication.^[15]
1953 – Population: 138,211.^[16]
1955 – Biennial of Graphic Arts (Ljubljana) begins.

Ljubljana in 1958

1959 – Exhibition and Convention Centre (Ljubljana) built.
1965
- Tivoli Hall (arena) opens in Tivoli City Park.
- SKB bank established.^(sl)
1966 – OHO (art group) [sl] formed.^[13]
1971
- City bus service no. 1 (Ljubljana) begins operating.
- Population: 173,853 city; 213,298 urban agglomeration.^[17]
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.^[2]
- 27 June: Airport bombed by Yugoslav People's Army.^[14]
- Slovenske novice newspaper begins publication.^[18]
1993 – Prule Bridge built.
1999 – General Maister Monument (Brdar) erected.

21st century

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2001
- Noisefest begins.
- Kolosej Ljubljana cinema opens.^[11]
2004 – May: Slovenia becomes part of the European Union.^[2]
2005
- 31 October: SKB bank robbery occurs.^(sl)
- November: Economic protest.^[19]
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.^[19]
2014 – Population: 277,554.

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Britannica 1910.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "History of Ljubljana". Municipality of Ljubljana. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015. (includes timeline)

^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Slovenia". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Leopoldina Plut-Pregelj; Carole Rogel (2007). A to Z of Slovenia (2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-7216-5.

^ Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

^ "Garden Search: Slovenia". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

^ Costa 1848.

^ "Tobacco Museum". City Museum of Ljubljana. Municipality of Ljubljana. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

^ "Austria-Hungary: Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550.

^ "Serb, Croat and Slovene State". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.

^ ^a ^b "Movie Theaters in Ljubljana, Slovenia". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

^ ^a ^b Ceranka, Paweł; Szczepanik, Krzysztof (2020). Urzędy konsularne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 1918–1945. Informator archiwalny (in Polish). Warszawa: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych, Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych. p. 228. ISBN 978-83-65681-93-5.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Balkan Peninsula, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

^ ^a ^b "Slovenia". Political Chronology of Europe. Europa Publications. 2003. pp. 234+. ISBN 978-1-135-35687-3.

^ Europa Publications (2003). "Slovenia". Central and South-Eastern Europe 2004. Europa Publications. ISBN 978-1-85743-186-5.

^ "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1955. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations.

^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

^ Michael Biggins; Janet Crayne, eds. (2000). Publishing in Yugoslavia's Successor States. New York: Haworth Press. ISBN 978-0-7890-1046-9.

^ ^a ^b "Slovenia Profile: Timeline". BBC News. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

Bibliography

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Portrait of Heinrich Costa, Slovene historian, 19th c.

in English

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George Henry Townsend (1877), "Laybach, Austria", Manual of Dates (5th ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co., hdl:2027/wu.89097349427
David Kay (1880), "Provinces and Principal Towns: Carniola: Laibach", Austria-Hungary, Foreign Countries and British Colonies, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, hdl:2027/mdp.39015030647005
"Laibach". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t7zk5ms79.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"Laibach". Handbook for Travellers in South Germany and Austria (15th ed.). London: J. Murray. 1903.
Phillips, Walter Alison (1910). "Laibach" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). pp. 82–83.
Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Laybach, Illyria", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t89g6g776
"Laibach", Austria-Hungary (11th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911
Jörg Stabenow (2009). "Ljubljana". In Emily Gunzburger Makas; Tanja Damljanovic Conley (eds.). Capital Cities in the Aftermath of Empires: Planning in Central and Southeastern Europe. Routledge. pp. 223–240. ISBN 978-1-135-16725-7.

in other languages

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Heinrich Costa [in Slovenian] (1848). "Laibach". Reiseerinnerungen aus Krain [Travels in Carniola] (in German). Ljubljana: Eger.
"Laibach". Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon (in German). Vol. 10 (14th ed.). Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1908. hdl:2027/njp.32101064064569.

External links

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Urban Municipality of Ljubljana

Administrative seat

Ljubljana

Districts

Economy and transport

Landmarks

Bridges	Butchers' Bridge Cobblers' Bridge Črnuče Bridge Dragon Bridge Fabiani Bridge Fužine Bridge Grain Bridge Hradecky Bridge Jek Bridge Kavšek Bridge Ljubljanica Sluice Gate Prule Bridge Rooster Bridge St. James's Bridge St. Peter's Bridge Triple Bridge
Monuments, memorials and fountains	General Maister Monument (Brdar) Monument to the Victims of All Wars Prešeren Monument Robba Fountain Tomb of National Heroes Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship Vodnik Monument
Palaces and houses	Casino Building Cekin Mansion Central Pharmacy Courthouse Crystal Palace Government Building and President's Office Grand Hotel Union Gruber Mansion Kresija Building Ljubljana Castle Mladika Complex National Assembly Building Nebotičnik Philip Mansion Selo Mansion Souvan House Stična Mansion Tivoli Castle Town Hall Zois Mansion
Churches and places of worship	Franciscan Church Ljubljana Mosque St. Bartholomew's Church St. Florian's Church St. James's Church Ljubljana Cathedral St. Peter's Church St. Rosalia's Church (former) Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church Ursuline Church Visitation of Mary Church
Cemeteries	Navje Memorial Park Žale

Parks, ponds, squares, and streets

Parks	Argentina Park Navje Memorial Park Tivoli Park
Ponds	Koseze Pond Tivoli Pond
Squares	Congress Square Prešeren Square Republic Square Town Square Vodnik Square
Streets	Čop Street

Protected areas

Landscape parks	Ljubljana Marsh Tivoli–Rožnik–Šiška Hill Landscape Park
Nature reserves	Mostec
Natural monuments	Castle Hill Little Rožnik Pod Turnom
Designed nature monuments	Tivoli City Park Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship