Timeline of Bratislava
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bratislava, Slovakia.
Prior to 17th century
- 2nd C. BCE - Gerulata Roman military camp established.
- 9th C. CE - Castle built.
- 907 - July 4–7: Battle of Pressburg.
- 1271 - Town captured by Ottokar II of Bohemia and on July 2 he signs a Peace treaty with Stephen V of Hungary.
- 1286 - City taken by "lords of Kysek."
- 1288 - Rathaus built.
- 1291 - Town privileges granted.
- 1297 - Franciscan Church consecrated.
- 1405 - Free royal town status granted.
- 1436 - Coat of arms of Bratislava adopted.
- 1452 - St. Martin's Cathedral consecrated.
- 1465 - Universitas Istropolitana established by Matthias Corvinus.
- 1490 - Universitas Istropolitana closed.
- 1491 - Peace treaty signed.
- 1529 - Saint James's Chapel and Church of St. Michael demolished.
- 1536 - City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Hungary.
- 1552 - Holy Crown of Hungary housed in Pozsony Castle.
- 1563 - September: Coronation of Hungarian monarchs Maximilian and Maria.
- 1572
- * September: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Rudolf.
- * Roland Fountain installed in Main Square.
- 1599 - [Old Old Town Hall (Bratislava)|Town Hall (Bratislava)|Town Hall] renovated.
17th century
- 1606 - Lutheran Lyceum established.
- 1608 - November: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Matthias II.
- 1613 - March: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Anna of Tyrol.
- 1618 - July: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Ferdinand II.
- 1619 - City taken by forces of Gabriel Bethlen.
- 1622 - July: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Eleanor Gonzaga.
- 1626 - Peace treaty signed.
- 1632 - Prepoštský Palace built.
- 1638
- * Protestant church built on Franciscan Square.
- * February: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Maria Anna of Spain.
- 1647 - June: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Ferdinand IV.
- 1655 - June: Coronation of Hungarian monarchs Eleanor Gonzaga and Leopold I.
- 1661 - St. Nicholas' Church built.
- 1666 - Summer Archbishop's Palace built.
- 1672 - Column of the Virgin erected.
- 1680 - Chapel of Saint Rozalia built.
- 1687 - December: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Joseph I.
18th century
- 1704 – Rákóczi Uprising.
- 1710 – Plague.
- 1712 – May: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Charles III.
- 1714 – October: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel.
- 1727 – Trinitarian Church consecrated.
- 1730 – Jesenákov Palace built.
- 1741 – June: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Maria Theresa.
- 1743 – Esterházy Palace built.
- 1747 – Pálffy Palace built.
- 1754 – Notre Dame convent founded.
- 1758 – Michael's Gate rebuilt.
- 1760 – Grassalkovich Palace built.
- 1762 – Apponyi Palace and Balassa Palace built.
- 1763 – 28 June: 1763 Komárom earthquake.
- 1764 – Pressburger Zeitung begins publication.
- 1765 – House of the Good Shepherd built.
- 1769 – Aspremont Palace built.
- 1770 – Mirbach Palace and Erdödy Palace built.
- 1775
- * Old fortifications dismantled.
- * Palace Csaky built.
- 1776 – Sad Janka Kráľa established.
- 1778 – Catholic cemetery established on Račianske mýto.
- 1780 – Magyar hírmondó newspaper begins publication.
- 1781
- * Primate's Palace built.
- * Protestant cemetery established on Račianske mýto.
- 1783
- * Presspurske Nowiny newspaper begins publication.
- * Landhaus built.
- 1784 – Hungarian capital city moves to Buda but remains the seat of parliament until 1848.
- 1790 – November: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Leopold II.
19th century
- 1802 - Hungarian parliament meetings begin.
- 1805 - Peace agreement signed between France and Austria.
- 1806 - Pressburg Yeshiva founded.
- 1808 - September: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este.
- 1809 - City besieged by French forces.
- 1811 - Bratislava Castle destroyed by fire.
- 1825
- * September: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Caroline Augusta of Bavaria.
- * Pontoon bridge constructed over Danube.
- 1828 - Arena Theatre established.
- 1830 - September: Coronation of Hungarian monarch Ferdinand V.
- 1848 - Railway station built.
- 1850 - City designated capital of Military District of Preßburg.
- 1851 - Population: 43,463.
- 1860 - Holy Cross church consecrated.
- 1866 - July 22: Battle of Lamacs.
- 1868
- * Omnibuses begins operating.
- * City Museum established.
- 1870 - Esterházy Palace built.
- 1879
- * Pozsony Singing Society founded.
- * Church Mena Panny Márie built.
- 1885 - Johann Pálffy Palace built.
- 1886 - City Theatre built.
- 1890
- * Konig-Franz-Josef Bridge built.
- * Population: 52,500.
- 1895 - Trams begin operating.
- 1898 - Pozsonyi Torna Egyesület football club formed.
- 1900
- * Petržalka Stadium opens.
- * Population: 61,537.
20th century
- 1902 - Westungarische Volksstimme newspaper begins publication.
- 1903 - March: Hungarian Zionist Congress held in city.
- 1908 - Church of St. Elisabeth built.
- 1909 - Trolleybuses begin operating.
- 1912 - Slávičie údolie cemetery established.
- 1919
- * City becomes part of Czechoslovakia.
- * March: City renamed "Bratislava."
- * Comenius University founded.
- 1921 - YMCA built.
- 1923
- * City becomes seat of Bratislava Region.
- * Vajnory Airport in operation.
- 1924 - Agricultural Museum founded.
- 1926 - Synagogue built.
- 1928 - School of Applied Arts founded.
- 1929 - Radio Symphony Orchestra formed.
- 1937 - University of Technology established.
- 1939 - City becomes capital of First Slovak Republic.
- 1940 - College of Commerce established.
- 1942 - Slovak Academy of Sciences and Botanical Garden of the Comenius University established.
- 1943 - Karlova Ves village annexed to city.
- 1945
- * April 4: Soviet Army defeats occupying German forces.
- * Old Bridge rebuilt.
- 1946
- * Devín, Dúbravka, Lamač, Petržalka, Rača, and Vajnory villages annexed to city.
- * Nova Scena Theatre founded.
- 1948
- * Communists in power.
- * New Town Hall built in Primate's Square.
- * Slovak National Gallery established.
- 1949
- * Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Academy of Performing Arts, and Slovak Philharmonic established.
- * Új Szó newspaper begins publication.
- 1951 - M. R. Štefánik Airport opens.
- 1953
- * Museum of Pharmacy active.
- * School of Library and Information Studies established.
- 1957 - Bratislava Castle restoration begins.
- 1959 - Gymnázium Jura Hronca established.
- 1960
- * Slavín military monument unveiled.
- * Bratislava Zoo opens.
- 1961 - Slovak National Museum and Bratislava City Gallery established.
- 1964 - Population: 262,380.
- 1966 - Institute of Further Education of Physicians and Pharmacists relocates to Bratislava.
- 1967 - Incheba built.
- 1968 - August 3: Soviets sign Bratislava Declaration.
- 1969 - City becomes capital of Slovak Socialist Republic.
- 1970 - Ladislav Martinák becomes mayor.
- 1972
- * Čunovo, Devínska Nová Ves, Jarovce, Podunajské Biskupice, Rusovce, Vrakuňa, and Záhorská Bystrica villages annexed to city.
- * Novy Most bridge constructed.
- 1974 - Television tower constructed.
- 1975 - Bratislava Jazz Days festival begins.
- 1980 - Fountain installed in Námestie Slobody.
- 1981 - Istropolis cultural center built.
- 1983
- * Central State Archives building established.
- * Cappella Istropolitana chamber orchestra formed.
- 1984 - Technopol built.
- 1985
- * Dukla Heroes' Bridge built.
- * Population: 413,002.
- 1988
- * March 25: Candle demonstration against communist regime.
- * Tower 115 built.
- 1989 - Velvet Revolution.
- 1990
- * Peter Kresánek becomes mayor.
- * Lafranconi Bridge opens.
- * Association of Slovak Archivists headquartered in city.
- 1991 - Bratislava Stock Exchange founded.
- 1992 - Museum of Jewish Culture established.
- 1993
- * City becomes capital of Slovak Republic.
- * Slovak Television begins broadcasting.
- 1994 - Bratislava Forest Park and Museum of Carpathian German Culture established.
- 1995 - Evangelical Church opens.
- 1998
- * Jozef Moravčík becomes mayor.
- * Bratislava-Petržalka railway station rebuilt.
- 1999
- * International Film Festival Bratislava begins.
- * Bratislava Transport Museum opens.
- 2000 - Polus City Center shopping mall opens.
21st century
- 2001
- * Tatracentrum built on Hodžovo námestie.
- * Aupark shopping mall opens.
- * Museum of Hungarian Culture in Slovakia established.
- 2002
- * Andrej Ďurkovský becomes mayor.
- * Prievoz viaduct opens.
- * National Bank of Slovakia and Chatam Sofer Memorial built.
- * Slovak Medical University established.
- 2003
- * HIT Gallery founded.
- * Church of Saint Family built.
- 2004 - Slovakia joins European Union.
- 2005
- * Apollo Bridge opens.
- * February: USA-Russia meeting held.
- * Museum of Croatian Culture in Slovakia established.
- 2006 - City Business Center I built.
- 2007
- * Sitina Tunnel and Slovak National Theatre open.
- * Aupark Tower built.
- 2010
- * Eurovea opens.
- * August 30: 2010 Bratislava shooting.
- * Milan Ftáčnik becomes mayor.
- 2012 - Population: 462,603.