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.