Timeline of Linz
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Linz, Austria.
Prior to 19th century[]
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- c. 400 - Roman fortress of Lentia[1]
- 799 - First mention of the name Linz
- 823 - Archbishop of Passau in power.[2]
- 1190 - Babenberger Leopold V in power (approximate date).[3]
- 1210 - (castle) expanded (approximate date).[2]
- 1324 - City rights granted.[4]
- 1490 - Linz becomes capital of Österreich ob der Enns province.[4]
- 1497 - Bridge built.[4]
- 1564 - construction begins.[3]
- 1626 - Peasants' War.[4]
- 1659 - expanded.[3]
- 1682 - Church of Ignatius built.[4]
- 1723 - erected on the .[4]
- 1725 - (church) built.[3]
- 1741 - Linz taken by Bavarian forces during the War of the Austrian Succession.[4]
- 1785 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz established.[5]
- 1800 - Fire.[3]
19th century[]
- 1803 - Linz State Theatre built.[6]
- 1809 - 3 May: Battle of Ebelsberg fought near Linz during the War of the Fifth Coalition.
- 1833 - Museum Francisco-Carolinum founded.[4]
- 1836 - (fortification) built.[3]
- 1858 - Vienna-Linz railway begins operating.[7]
- 1864 - development begins.[3]
- 1865 - newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1869 - Linzer Volksblatt (newspaper) begins publication.[7]
- 1873 - and become part of Linz.[7]
- 1877 - built.[citation needed]
- 1880 - Horsecar tram begins operating.
- 1890 - Population: 47,560.[9]
- 1896 - Oberösterreichische Landesarchiv (regional archives) headquartered in Linz.[10](de)
- 1898 - Pöstlingbergbahn (railway) begins operating.
- 1899 - Flood.[7]
- 1900 - (bridge) opens.
20th century[]
- 1909 - (cinema) opens on .
- 1910 - Population: 67,817.[11]
- 1915 - becomes part of Linz.[7]
- 1919 - and become part of Linz.[7]
- 1920 - Population: 93,473.[12]
- 1923
- becomes part of Linz.[7]
- Linzer Volksstimme newspaper begins publication.
- 1924 - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception consecrated.[3]
- 1926 - (newspaper) begins publication.[8]
- 1933 - (church) built.[3]
- 1934 - 12 February: Austrian Civil War begins at the Hotel Schiff in Linz, where the Social Democratic Party of Austria kept an office.[7]
- 1936 - (tobacco factory) built.[3]
- 1937 - Linz designated a "Führer city" by Hitler.
- 1938
- 12 March: Hitler arrives in Linz during the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany.[7]
- Linz becomes seat of the Nazi Reichsgau Oberdonau (administrative division).
- Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp begins operating near Linz.
- and become part of Linz.[7]
- Eisenwerke Oberdonau (steelworks) begins operating.
- 1939 - Keferfeld becomes part of Linz.[7]
- 1940
- (bridge) built.
- Linz Städtischen Symphonieorchester (orchestra) formed.[13]
- 1943 - Bruckner Orchestra Linz active.[13]
- 1944
- Bombing by Allied forces during World War II.[14]
- begins operating.
- 1945
- Bombing by Allied forces.[14]
- 5 May: Allied forces take city.[7]
- Oberösterreichische Nachrichten newspaper begins publication.
- 1952
- Linzer Stadion (stadium) opens.[7]
- established.[15]
- 1962 - church built.[3]
- 1966 - Hochschule für Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften (school) established.[16]
- 1972 - built.[7]
- 1974 - Brucknerhaus assembly hall opens.[3]
- 1975 - Johannes Kepler University Linz active.
- 1979 - Ars Electronica festival begins.[7]
- 1985 - (city hall) built.
- 1986 - Donauhalle ice rink opens.
- 1988 - becomes mayor.[17]
- 2000 - established.
21st century[]
- 2003 - Lentos Art Museum opens.
- 2004 - Linz Hauptbahnhof (train station) rebuilt.
- 2013 - becomes mayor.
- 2016 - 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[]
- ^ "Linz". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Carr 2001.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Susanne Kronbichler-Skacha. "Linz". Oxford Art Online. Missing or empty
|url=(help) Retrieved 28 November 2016 - ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Britannica 1910.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Austria". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ Schiffmann 1905.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "History of the City: Timeline". Linz.at. City of Linz. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b ANNO (Austrian Newspapers Online) (in German), Vienna: Austrian National Library
- ^ "Austria-Hungary: Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899.
- ^ "Über uns". Oberösterreichische Landesarchiv (in German). Land Oberösterreich. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Austria-Hungary: Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913.
- ^ "Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Erik Levi (1996) [1994]. Music in the Third Reich. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-349-24582-6.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Paula Sutter Fichtner (2009). Historical Dictionary of Austria. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6310-1.
- ^ "Garden Search: Austria". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 575+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
- ^ "History of the City: Mayors of Linz". Linz.at. City of Linz. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Bibliography[]
in English[]
- "Linz". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
- "Linz", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- "Linz", Austria-Hungary (11th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911 + 1871 ed.
- Evan B. Bukey (1978), "The Nazi Party in Linz, 1939: A Sociological Perspective", German Studies Review, 1
- Evan B. Bukey (1983), "Hitler's Hometown under Nazi Rule: Linz, Austria, 1938-45", Central European History, 16 (2): 171–186, doi:10.1017/S0008938900013285, JSTOR 4545983
- Amelia Carr (2001). "Linz". In John M. Jeep (ed.). Medieval Germany: an Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing. p. 455. ISBN 0-8240-7644-3.
in German[]
- Benedikt Pillwein (1824). Beschriebung der Provinzial-Hauptstadt Linz und ihrer nächsten Umgebung (in German).
- Gottlob Heinrich Heinse (1838). Linz und seine Umgebungen (in German) (2nd ed.). 1812 ed.
- "Linz". Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon (in German). 11 (14th ed.). Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1896.
- Konrad Schiffmann (1905). "Baugeschichte des Linzer Theaters". Drama und Theater in Österreich ob der Enns bis zum Jahre 1803 (in German). Verlag des Vereines Museum Francisco-Carolinum. pp. 86–97.
- Karl Schwager (1971), "Geschichte der Juden in Linz", in Hugo Gold (ed.), Geschichte der Juden in Osterreich: Ein Gedenkbuch (in German), Tel Aviv, OCLC 425299
- Otto Ruhsam, ed. (1989). Historische Bibliographie der Stadt Linz (in German). ISBN 3900388709.
- Fritz Mayrhofer; Willibald Katzinger (1990). Geschichte der Stadt Linz (in German). ISBN 3853581005.
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