# 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 – Auersperg Palace, Ljubljana [sl] 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 – Gruber Canal [sl] 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 Erjavec Street [sl].
* 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 Ljubljana Music Conservatory [sl] 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 – Hotel Slon [sl] 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
** Ljubljana trolleybus [sl] 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.
* 1966 – OHO (art group) [sl] 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.
** 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.