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

Prior to 19th century

19th century

  • 1803 - Linz State Theatre built.[7]
  • 1809 - 3 May: Battle of Ebelsberg fought near Linz during the War of the Fifth Coalition.
  • 1811 - Prison located in the castle.[4]
  • 1833 - Museum Francisco-Carolinum founded.[1]
  • 1836 - Turmbefestigung Linz (fortification) built.[3]
  • 1851 - Prison relocated from the castle to Garsten. Army barracks placed in the castle.[4]
  • 1858
  • 1864 - Neustadtviertel development begins.[3]
  • 1865 - Tages-Post (Linz) newspaper begins publication.[9]
  • 1869 - Linzer Volksblatt (newspaper) begins publication.[8]
  • 1873 - Lustenau (Linz) and Waldegg (Linz) become part of Linz.[8]
  • 1877 - Linz Synagogue built.
  • 1880 - Horsecar tram begins operating.
  • 1890 - Population: 47,560.[10]
Linz at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
  • 1896 - Oberösterreichische Landesarchiv (regional archives) headquartered in Linz.[11](de)
  • 1898 - Pöstlingbergbahn (railway) begins operating.
  • 1899 - Flood.[8]
  • 1900
    • Linzer Eisenbahnbrücke (bridge) opens.
    • Population: 58,778.[1]

20th century

  • 1909 - Central Kino (Linz) (cinema) opens on Landstraße (Linz).
  • 1910 - Population: 67,817.[12]
  • 1915 - St. Peter (Linz) becomes part of Linz.[8]
  • 1919 - Pöstlingberg (district) and Urfahr become part of Linz.[8]
  • 1920 - Population: 93,473.[13]
  • 1923
    • Kleinmünchen becomes part of Linz.[8]
    • Linzer Volksstimme newspaper begins publication.
  • 1924 - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception consecrated.[3]
  • 1926 - Amtliche Linzer Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.[9]
  • 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.[8]
  • 1936 - Tabakfabrik Linz (tobacco factory) built.[3]
  • 1937 - Linz designated a "Führer city" by Hitler.
Hermann Göring in Linz in 1938
Linz in 1972

21st century

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Britannica 1910.
  2. 1 2 Carr 2001.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Susanne Kronbichler-Skacha. "Linz". Oxford Art Online. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 28 November 2016
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Linz - Schloss" (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. Pillwein, Benedict (1846). Linz, Einst und Jetzt. Von den ältesten Zeiten bis auf die neuesten Tage (in German). Linz. p. 46.
  6. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Austria". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  7. Schiffmann 1905.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "History of the City: Timeline". Linz.at. City of Linz. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  9. 1 2 ANNO (Austrian Newspapers Online) (in German), Vienna: Austrian National Library
  10. "Austria-Hungary: Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550.
  11. "Über uns". Oberösterreichische Landesarchiv (in German). Land Oberösterreich. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  12. "Austria-Hungary: Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.
  13. "Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
  14. 1 2 Erik Levi (1996) [1994]. Music in the Third Reich. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-349-24582-6.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "The Subcamps". KZ-Gedenkstätte Mauthausen. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  16. 1 2 Paula Sutter Fichtner (2009). Historical Dictionary of Austria. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6310-1.
  17. "Garden Search: Austria". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  18. Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 575+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
  19. "History of the City: Mayors of Linz". Linz.at. City of Linz. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  20. "Heinrich Schaller ist neuer Honorarkonsul der Tschechischen Republik". MeinBezirk.at (in German). 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  21. "Polen eröffnete neues Honorarkonsulat in Linz". MeinBezirk.at (in German). 1 October 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

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