The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Salzburg, Austria.
Prior to 18th century
696 - St Peter's Abbey, Salzburg founded. 739 - Roman Catholic diocese of Salzburg established. 774 - Cathedral built. Retrieved 29 November 2016 798 - made an archbishopric. 1077 - Hohensalzburg Castle construction begins. 1167 - Fire accident on 4 April. 1287 - City rights granted. 1350 - (church) built. 1370 - Konrad Taufkind becomes mayor. 1492 - (brewery) established. 1498 - Jews expelled from Salzburg. 1512 - (church) built. 1519 - Hohensalzburg Castle expanded. 1523 - (town hall) built. 1525 - German Peasants' War. 1587 - Wolf Dietrich Raitenau becomes prince-archbishop. 1588 - construction begins on the Residenzplatz. 1606 - Schloss Altenau built. 1619 - Hellbrunn Palace built near Salzburg. 1623 - Paris Lodron University opens. 1652 - (library) founded. 1668 - Cathedral rebuilt. 1674 - church consecrated near Salzburg. 1689 - (church) rebuilt. 1697 - (palace) rebuilt.
18th-19th centuries 1702 - Holy Trinity Church, Salzburg built. 1707 - Kollegienkirche, Salzburg (church) built. 1711 - (church) built. 1731 - Protestants expelled from Salzburg. 1756 - The birth of future composer Mozart at no.9 Getreidegasse. 1767 - (tunnel) built through the Mönchsberg. 1805 City sacked by French forces. Salzburg becomes part of the Austrian Empire. 1809 - Salzburg becomes part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. 1816 - Salzburg becomes part of the Austrian Empire again per Treaty of Munich (1816). 1818 - Fire. 1842 - Mozart Monument installed in the Mozartplatz. 1849 - Salzburg becomes seat of the Duchy of Salzburg. 1850 - Museum Carolino-Augusteum active. 1860 - Salzburg Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens. 1880 - Mozarteum Foundation established.
1890 - Population: 27,741.
20th century
1901 - built. 1903 - Volksbibliothek (library) opens. 1914 - Salzburger AK 1914 football club formed. 1918 - Hunger protest. 1920 Salzburg Festival of theatre and music begins. Population: 36,450. 1926 - built. 1933 - SV Austria Salzburg (football club) formed. 1935 - and become part of city.
1938 March: Annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. Salzburg becomes seat of the Nazi Reichsgau Salzburg (administrative division). 1942 - SS Alpenland forced labour subcamp established. 1944 begins. December: Salzburg-Bomb Detection forced labour subcamp established. 1945 12 January: Salzburg-Explosives forced labour subcamp established. March: Salzburg-Clearing forced labour subcamp established. Bombing of Salzburg ends. 4 May: American forces take city. Forced labour subcamps dissolved. 1951 - Population: 102,927. 1956 - Mozart Week established begins. 1957 - becomes mayor. 1960 - Großes Festspielhaus (theatre) opens. 1962 - Universität Salzburg active. 1971 - Stadion Lehen (stadium) opens. 1988 - Salzburg City Archive established. 1996 - Altstadt designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site. 1999 - Heinz Schaden becomes mayor.
21st century
2016 - Population: 150,938 city; 545,815 state.
See also Salzburg history
List of bishops of Salzburg , Roman-era settlement
Timelines of other cities in Austria: Graz, Linz, Vienna
References
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
***Please note that a wikilink to the article on [Salzburg (city)] in [EB1911] is not available*** + 1871 ed.
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