# Timeline of Bratislava

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bratislava, Slovakia.

## Prior to 17th century

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* 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.