The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Linz, Austria.
Prior to 19th century
ca.400 CE - Roman fortress of Lentia 799 CE - First mention of the name Linz 823 CE - Archbishop of Passau in power. 1190 - Babenberger Leopold V in power (approximate date). Retrieved 28 November 2016 1210 - (castle) expanded (approximate date). 1236 - Siege by Bavarians. 1251 - Ottokar II of Bohemia in power. 1260 - Provincial administration based in the castle by Ottokar II of Bohemia. 1324 - City rights granted. 1391 - First mention of a prison at the castle. 1489 - Meeting of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary. 1490 - Linz becomes capital of Österreich ob der Enns province. 1497 - Bridge built. 1564 - construction begins. 1619 - Castle seized by Protestant rebels. 1620 - Bavaria in power. 1626 - Peasants' War: castle besieged by the peasants. 1628 - Austria in power. 1659 - expanded. 1680 - Count Raimondo Montecuccoli a professional soldier, died in Linz. 1682 - Church of Ignatius built. 1684 - 5 March: Holy League alliance established in the city between the Holy Roman Empire, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Republic of Venice. 1723 - erected on the . 1725 - (church) built. 1741 - Linz taken by Bavarian forces during the War of the Austrian Succession. 1742 - Linz recovered from the Bavarians. 1785 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz established. 1786 - Army barracks placed in the castle. 1800 - Fire.
19th century 1803 - Linz State Theatre built. 1809 - 3 May: Battle of Ebelsberg fought near Linz during the War of the Fifth Coalition. 1811 - Prison located in the castle. 1833 - Museum Francisco-Carolinum founded. 1836 - (fortification) built. 1851 - Prison relocated from the castle to Garsten. Army barracks placed in the castle. 1858 Linz Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) opened. Vienna-Linz railway begins operating. 1864 - development begins. 1865 - newspaper begins publication. 1869 - Linzer Volksblatt (newspaper) begins publication. 1873 - and become part of Linz. 1877 - built. 1880 - Horsecar tram begins operating. 1890 - Population: 47,560.
1896 - Oberösterreichische Landesarchiv (regional archives) headquartered in Linz.(de) 1898 - Pöstlingbergbahn (railway) begins operating. 1899 - Flood. 1900 (bridge) opens. Population: 58,778.
20th century
1909 - (cinema) opens on . 1910 - Population: 67,817. 1915 - becomes part of Linz. 1919 - and Urfahr become part of Linz. 1920 - Population: 93,473. 1923 becomes part of Linz. Linzer Volksstimme newspaper begins publication. 1924 - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception consecrated. 1926 - (newspaper) begins publication. 1933 - (church) built. 1934 - 12 February: Austrian Civil War begins at the Hotel Schiff in Linz, where the Social Democratic Party of Austria kept an office. 1936 - (tobacco factory) built. 1937 - Linz designated a "Führer city" by Hitler.
1938 12 March: Hitler arrives in Linz during the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. Linz becomes seat of the Nazi Reichsgau Oberdonau (administrative division). Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp begins operating near Linz. Ebelsberg and St. Magdalena (Linz) become part of Linz. Eisenwerke Oberdonau (steelworks) begins operating. 1939 - Keferfeld becomes part of Linz. 1940 (bridge) built. Linz Städtischen Symphonieorchester (orchestra) formed. 1943 11 January: Linz I subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp established. Its prisoners were mostly from German-occupied Poland, Yugoslavia, Soviet Union and Germany. Bruckner Orchestra Linz active. 1944 Bombing by Allied forces during World War II. 21 February: Linz II subcamp of Mauthausen established. Its prisoners were mostly from German-occupied Poland and Soviet Union. begins operating. 26 May: Linz III subcamp of Mauthausen established. Its prisoners were mostly from German-occupied Soviet Union and Poland. 3 August: Linz I subcamp dissolved, prisoners moved to the Linz III subcamp. 1945 Bombing by Allied forces. May: Prisoners of the Linz II subcamp are either moved to the Linz III subcamp or sent on a death march to the main Mauthausen camp. Subcamp dissolved. 5 May: Allied forces take city. Linz III subcamp liberated by American troops. Oberösterreichische Nachrichten newspaper begins publication. 1947 - University of Art and Design Linz established 1952 Linzer Stadion (stadium) opens. established. 1962 - church built. 1965 - Memorial stone to former prisoners of the Linz I and Linz III subcamps of the Mauthausen concentration camp erected. 1966 - Hochschule für Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften (school) established.
1972 - built. 1974 - Brucknerhaus assembly hall opens. 1975 - Johannes Kepler University Linz active. 1979 - Ars Electronica festival begins. 1985 - (city hall) built. 1986 - Donauhalle ice rink opens. 1988 - becomes mayor. 1994 - Honorary Consulate of the Czech Republic opened. 2000 - Linz AG established.
21st century 2001 - Memorial at the former Linz II subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp erected. 2003 - Lentos Art Museum opens. 2004 - Linz Hauptbahnhof (train station) rebuilt. 2010 - City co-hosts the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship. 2013 - becomes mayor. 2014 - Honorary Consulate of Poland opened. 2016 City hosts the 2016 World Karate Championships. 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
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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