Timeline of Prague

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Prague, Czech Republic.

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Prior to 16th century[]

Part of a series on the
History of Czechoslovakia
Origins of Czechoslovakia1918
First Czechoslovak Republic1918–1938
Munich Agreement1938
Second Czechoslovak Republic1938–1939
German occupation1939–1945
     Bohemia and Moravia1939–1945
     Slovak Republic1939–1945
Third Czechoslovak Republic1945–1948
     Coup d'état1948
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic1948–1989
     Prague Spring/Invasion1968
Velvet Revolution1989
     Post-revolution1989–1992
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia1993
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16th-18th centuries[]

19th century[]

20th century[]

  • 1901
    • Liben becomes part of city.[1]
    • Francis Bridge built.[22]
  • 1906
  • 1907 – Vinohrady Theatre inaugurated.
  • 1908
  • 1909 - Smíchov becomes part of Prague.
  • 1910 - Population: 223,741.[26]
  • 1911 – St.-Antonius-von-Padua-Kirche (church) built on  [de].
  • 1916 – May: City premiere of Janáček's Jenůfa.
  • 1918
    •  [cs] (cinema) opens.[27]
    • October: City becomes capital of Czechoslovakia.[9]
  • 1921 – Communist Party of Czechoslovakia headquartered in city.
  • 1922
    •  [cs] created by uniting Prague with its suburbs and neighboring towns; 37 municipalities added.
    • Vinohrady and Žižkov become part of Prague.
    • Population: 676,000.
  • 1930 – Population: 848,823.[9]
  • 1931 – Prague Zoo opens.
  • 1934 - Prague Symphony Orchestra founded.[28]
  • 1939
    • March: Nazi German occupation of city begins.[9]
    • City becomes seat of German Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.[5]
  • 1942 – 27 May: German official Reinhard Heydrich assassinated; Nazis respond with wave of terror.
  • 1945
    • 14 February: Bombing of Prague in World War II.
    • 5–8 May: Prague uprising against the Nazi German occupants during the last days of World War II.
    • 6–11 May: Prague Offensive: arrival of the Red Army; Nazi German occupation ends.
    • Expulsion of German citizens
    • Academy of Performing Arts in Prague established.
  • 1946
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1954 – Bethlehem Chapel reconstructed.[5]
  • 1958 – Theatre on the Balustrade founded.
  • 1955 – Stalin Monument unveiled at Letná Park.
  • 1957 – Reduta Jazz Club opens on Národní.
  • 1962 - Stalin Monument destroyed.
  • 1964 – Prague Ballet active.[30]
  • 1968 – Prague Spring; Soviet crackdown.[31]
  • 1969
  • 1970 –  [cs] founded.[30]
  • 1973 – 11 December: City hosts signing of the Treaty of Prague (1973).
  • 1974 - Population: 1,095,615.[32]
  • 1978 – Charles Bridge pedestrianized.[citation needed]
  • 1985 - Population: 1,190,576 (estimate).[33]
  • 1989 – November–December: Velvet Revolution.[34]
  • 1990 – City divided into 56 districts.
  • 1991
    • School of International Relations, University of Economics in Prague established.
    • Prager Zeitung German-language newspaper begins publication.
    • Prague Metronome erected.
  • 1992
  • 1993 – 1 January: Prague becomes capital of the Czech Republic.[5]
  • 1995 – U.S. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty headquartered in city.[35]
  • 1996
    • City hosts World Congress of Esperanto; manifesto drafted.
    • Dancing House built.
  • 1997 – Via Foundation headquartered in city.
  • 1998 – University of New York in Prague established.
  • 1999 - Prague Mosque built.[36]

21st century[]

See also[]

References[]

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Bibliography[]

in English[]

in Czech[]

  • Edvard Herold (1884). Malebné cesty po Praze [Picturesque Walks through Prague] (in Czech). Praze: Tiskem a nákladem E. Grégra. v.2, Malá Strana, 1896
  •  [cs] (1892), Dějepis města Prahy [History of the Town of Prague] (in Czech), V Praze: Nákl. knihkupectví Fr. ŘivnáčeCS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Jan Dolenský (1903), Praha ve své sláv i utrpení [Prague in Good Times and Bad] (in Czech), V Praze: Nakladatel B. Kocí, OL 23326708M

in German[]

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