Timeline of Linz

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Linz, Austria.

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Prior to 19th century

• c. 400 - Roman fortress of Lentia[1]
• 799 - First mention of the name Linz
• 823 - Archbishop of Passau in power.[2]
• 1190 - Babenberger Leopold V in power (approximate date).[3]
• 1210 - Linzer Schloss (castle) expanded (approximate date).[2]
• 1324 - City rights granted.[4]
• 1490 - Linz becomes capital of Österreich ob der Enns province.[4]
• 1497 - Bridge built.[4]
• 1564 - Linzer Landhaus construction begins.[3]
• 1626 - Peasants' War.[4]
• 1659 - Town Hall expanded.[3]
• 1682 - Church of Ignatius built.[4]
• 1723 - Trinity Column, Linz erected on the Hauptplatz (Linz).[4]
• 1725 - Deutschordenskirche Linz (church) built.[3]
• 1741 - Linz taken by Bavarian forces during the War of the Austrian Succession.[4]
• 1785 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz established.[5]
• 1800 - Fire.[3]

19th century

• 1803 - Linz State Theatre built.[6]
• 1809 - 3 May: Battle of Ebelsberg fought near Linz during the War of the Fifth Coalition.
• 1833 - Museum Francisco-Carolinum founded.[4]
• 1836 - Turmbefestigung Linz (fortification) built.[3]
• 1858 - Vienna-Linz railway begins operating.[7]
• 1864 - Neustadtviertel development begins.[3]
• 1865 - Tages-Post (Linz) newspaper begins publication.[8]
• 1869 - Linzer Volksblatt (newspaper) begins publication.[7]
• 1873 - Lustenau (Linz) and Waldegg (Linz) become part of Linz.[7]
• 1877 - Linz Synagogue built.
• 1880 - Horsecar tram begins operating.
• 1890 - Population: 47,560.[9]
• 1896 - Oberösterreichische Landesarchiv (regional archives) headquartered in Linz.[10]^(de)
• 1898 - Pöstlingbergbahn (railway) begins operating.
• 1899 - Flood.[7]
• 1900 - Linzer Eisenbahnbrücke (bridge) opens.

20th century

• 1909 - Central Kino (Linz) (cinema) opens on Landstraße (Linz).
• 1910 - Population: 67,817.[11]
• 1915 - St. Peter (Linz) becomes part of Linz.[7]
• 1919 - Pöstlingberg (district) and Urfahr become part of Linz.[7]
• 1920 - Population: 93,473.[12]
• 1923
  • Kleinmünchen becomes part of Linz.[7]
  • Linzer Volksstimme newspaper begins publication.
• 1924 - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception consecrated.[3]
• 1926 - Amtliche Linzer Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.[8]
• 1933 - Christkönigkirche (Linz) (church) built.[3]
• 1934 - 12 February: Austrian Civil War begins at the Hotel Schiff in Linz, where the Social Democratic Party of Austria kept an office.[7]
• 1936 - Tabakfabrik Linz (tobacco factory) built.[3]
• 1937 - Linz designated a "Führer city" by Hitler.
• 1938
  • 12 March: Hitler arrives in Linz during the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany.[7]
  • 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.[7]
  • Eisenwerke Oberdonau (steelworks) begins operating.
• 1939 - Keferfeld becomes part of Linz.[7]
• 1940
  • Nibelungenbrücke (Linz) (bridge) built.
  • Linz Städtischen Symphonieorchester (orchestra) formed.[13]
• 1943 - Bruckner Orchestra Linz active.[13]
• 1944
  • Bombing by Allied forces during World War II.[14]
  • Oberleitungsbus Linz begins operating.
• 1945
  • Bombing by Allied forces.[14]
  • 5 May: Allied forces take city.[7]
  • Oberösterreichische Nachrichten newspaper begins publication.
• 1952
  • Linzer Stadion (stadium) opens.[7]
  • Linz Botanical Garden established.[15]
• 1962 - St. Theresia (Linz) church built.[3]
• 1966 - Hochschule für Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften (school) established.[16]
• 1972 - VOEST Bridge built.[7]
• 1974 - Brucknerhaus assembly hall opens.[3]
• 1975 - Johannes Kepler University Linz active.
• 1979 - Ars Electronica festival begins.[7]
• 1985 - Neues Rathaus (Linz) (city hall) built.
• 1986 - Donauhalle ice rink opens.
• 1988 - Franz Dobusch becomes mayor.[17]
• 2000 - Linz AG established.

21st century

• 2003 - Lentos Art Museum opens.
• 2004 - Linz Hauptbahnhof (train station) rebuilt.
• 2013 - Klaus Luger becomes mayor.
• 2016 - Population: 200,843.

See also

• Linz history (de)
• List of mayors of Linz
• Kastell Lentia, Roman-era fortress
• Archiv der Stadt Linz (city archives)
• Timelines of other cities in Austria: Graz, Salzburg, Vienna

References

1. "Linz". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
2. Carr 2001.
3. Susanne Kronbichler-Skacha. "Linz". Oxford Art Online. Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 28 November 2016
4. Britannica 1910.
5. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Austria". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
6. Schiffmann 1905.
7. "History of the City: Timeline". Linz.at. City of Linz. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
8. ANNO (Austrian Newspapers Online) (in German), Vienna: Austrian National Library
9. "Austria-Hungary: Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899.
10. "Über uns". Oberösterreichische Landesarchiv (in German). Land Oberösterreich. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
11. "Austria-Hungary: Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913.
12. "Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
13. Erik Levi (1996) [1994]. Music in the Third Reich. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-349-24582-6.
14. Paula Sutter Fichtner (2009). Historical Dictionary of Austria. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6310-1.
15. "Garden Search: Austria". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
16. Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 575+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
17. "History of the City: Mayors of Linz". Linz.at. City of Linz. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• "Linz". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
• "Linz", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• "Linz", Austria-Hungary (11th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911 + 1871 ed.
• Evan B. Bukey (1978), "The Nazi Party in Linz, 1939: A Sociological Perspective", German Studies Review, 1
• Evan B. Bukey (1983), "Hitler's Hometown under Nazi Rule: Linz, Austria, 1938-45", Central European History, 16 (2): 171–186, doi:10.1017/S0008938900013285, JSTOR 4545983
• Amelia Carr (2001). "Linz". In John M. Jeep (ed.). Medieval Germany: an Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing. p. 455. ISBN 0-8240-7644-3.

in German

• Benedikt Pillwein (1824). Beschriebung der Provinzial-Hauptstadt Linz und ihrer nächsten Umgebung (in German).
• Gottlob Heinrich Heinse (1838). Linz und seine Umgebungen (in German) (2nd ed.). 1812 ed.
• "Linz". Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon (in German). 11 (14th ed.). Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1896.
• Konrad Schiffmann (1905). "Baugeschichte des Linzer Theaters". Drama und Theater in Österreich ob der Enns bis zum Jahre 1803 (in German). Verlag des Vereines Museum Francisco-Carolinum. pp. 86–97.
• Karl Schwager (1971), "Geschichte der Juden in Linz", in Hugo Gold (ed.), Geschichte der Juden in Osterreich: Ein Gedenkbuch (in German), Tel Aviv, OCLC 425299
• Otto Ruhsam, ed. (1989). Historische Bibliographie der Stadt Linz (in German). ISBN 3900388709.
• Fritz Mayrhofer; Willibald Katzinger (1990). Geschichte der Stadt Linz (in German). ISBN 3853581005.

External links

• Items related to Linz, various dates (via Europeana)
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