Timeline of Zagreb
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Zagreb, Croatia.
Prior to 19th century
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- 1st century - Andautonia was founded
- 5th century - Andautonia was destroyed
- 1094 - Diocese of Zagreb established by Ladislaus I of Hungary; Cathedral construction begins (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1242
- Gradec and Gornji Grad besieged by Tatars.
- Golden Bull issued by Béla IV of Hungary; Gradec becomes a royal free city.
- 1261 - Gradec fortification walls constructed.
- 1368 - Population: 2,810.
- 1476 - Works begin on Kaptol fortification in August. Bishop Osvald of Zagreb Diocese permits residence of laypeople in Kaptol for defense purposes, leading to resistance among clergy.[1]
- 1479 - Kaptol fortification walls completed.[2]
- 1557 - Croatian Parliament convenes at Gradec.
- 1573 - Matija Gubec, leader of the failed Croatian–Slovene peasant revolt, is executed.
- 1607
- Jesuit high school founded.
- National library founded.[citation needed]
- 1621 - Zagreb designated seat of Ban of Croatia.
- 1632 - St. Catherine's Church built.
- 1651 - Catastrophic flood of Medveščak stream in July destroys all houses in Tkalčićeva Street. 52 people drown.[1]
- 1669 - Jesuit Academy established.
- 1742 - Population: 5,600.
- 1771 - Ephemerides Zagrabienses, the first Croatian newspaper, begins publication.
- 1776 - Royal council relocates to Zagreb from Varaždin.
- 1785 - The first bridge over Sava river is built.[3]
- 1786 - A large fire sweeps through Gradec, Kaptol and Tkalčićeva Street.[1]
- 1797 - Amadeo's theatre founded.[4]
19th century
- 1805 - Population: 7,706.
- 1827 - Musikverein founded.
- 1829 - Music school established by Agram Musical Society.
- 1833 - City Hall rebuilt.
- 1835 - Novine Horvatzke newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1845 - July 29: Protest quelled by Austrian Imperial Army.
- 1846
- Sisters of Charity Hospital established.
- Franz Liszt visits Zagreb and performs in the old theatre on St. Mark's Square.[1]
- 1850 - Population: 16,036.
- 1851
- Janko Kamauf becomes mayor.
- Gradec and Zagreb merged.
- 1852 - Roman Catholic Archdiocese established.
- 1860 - National Theatre established.
- 1862 - Railway begins operating.
- 1866 - Orthodox Cathedral built.
- 1867
- City designated capital of Croatia-Slavonia.[6]
- Synagogue consecrated.
- 1871 - Philharmonic Orchestra founded.[7]
- 1874 - Franz Josef University founded.[6]
- 1875 - Art Society founded.[citation needed]
- 1876 - Mirogoj Cemetery established.
- 1877 - Grič cannon begins daily firing.[8][9]
- 1878 - Waterworks begin operating.[10]
- 1880
- Earthquake.
- Museum of Arts and Crafts founded.[11]
- 1882 - Vranyczany Palace built.
- 1884 - Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters opens.
- 1887 - Public telephone network is established.[12]
- 1889 - Rudolf barracks completed.[13]
- 1890 - Population: 38,742.[6]
- 1891
- The first Zagreb tramway, a horsecar, begins operating.[1]
- Botanical Garden opened to public.[14]
- 1892 - Zagreb Glavni railway station built.
- 1893 - Funicular begins operating.[15]
- 1895 - Croatian National Theatre opened, during the visit of Emperor Franz Joseph.
- 1898
- Art Pavilion inaugurated.
- Krvavi Most bridge closes.[16] The bridge today remains as a pedestrian street, as the Medveščak stream, which used to flow under, was covered and built over.
20th century
- 1901
- Earthquake.[6]
- Taxi service established.
- Women are allowed to enroll at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Zagreb.[1]
- 1903 - Observatory inaugurated.[17]
- 1904 - Kallina House (residence) built.
- 1905 - National Gallery for Croatian Art established.
- 1906 - Works on introducing street lighting begin.[1]
- 1907
- City Museum established.
- Electric power plant built.
- 1909
- Airfield begins operating near Črnomerec.
- Zagreb Fair established (as Zagrebački zbor).[18]
- 1910 - Electric tramway begins operating.
- 1912 - Stadion Maksimir opens.
- 1919
- Zagreb Quartet founded.
- Ethnographic Museum founded.
- 1921 - Stadion Concordije built.
- 1922
- City becomes capital of Zagreb Oblast.
- Archdiocesan Grand Gymnasium founded.
- 1924
- Stadion Koturaska built.
- NK Maksimir football club formed.
- 1925
- Zoo opens.
- Regent Esplanade hotel built.
- 1926 - Radio-stanica Zagreb (now Croatian Radio) begins broadcasting.[19]
- 1931 - Population: 185,581.
- 1937 - Gypsotheque founded.[20]
- 1938
- Mestrovic Pavilion and Sava Bridge built.
- V Gymnasium established.
- 1939 - Archaeological Museum established.
- 1940 - Vjesnik newspaper begins publication.
- 1941
- City designated capital of Independent State of Croatia.
- September 14: Sabotage at the General Post Office.
- 1942 - University Hospital established.
- 1943 - Bombing by Allied forces.
- 1944 - Bombing by Allied forces.
- 1945
- Bombing by Allied forces.
- Mladost sports society is founded.
- 1946 - KK Cibona is founded (as Sloboda).[21]
- 1952 - Peasant Art Gallery founded.
- 1953
- Privredni vjesnik business newspaper begins publication.
- Population: 350,829.
- 1954
- Technical Museum and City Gallery of Contemporary Art founded.
- Gavella Drama Theatre opens.
- 1958
- City government relocates to Stjepan Radic Square.
- 1 Ilica Street and Jankomir Bridge built.
- 1959
- Liberty Bridge opens.[22]
- Večernji list newspaper begins publication.
- 1 Ilica Street skyscraper is completed.[23]
- 1961 - Music Biennale Zagreb begins.
- 1962
- Zagreb Airport begins operating.[24]
- Glas Koncila Catholic newspaper begins publication.
- 1964
- Disastrous Sava River flood causes widespread damage and loss of 17 lives.[25]
- Presidential Palace built.
- XV Gymnasium founded.
- 1967 - Golden Spin of Zagreb ice skating competition begins.
- 1972
- Animafest Zagreb begins.[26]
- Dom Sportova built.
- 1973
- Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall opens.
- Zagreb TV Tower built.[27]
- 1974
- August 30: Train disaster.
- Mamutica residential apartment complex and Youth Bridge built.
- 1976
- SFera science fiction society formed.
- Zagrepčanka built.
- 1981
- Adriatic Bridge opens.
- Population: 768,700.
- 1982
- Klovićevi dvori art gallery opens.
- Podsused Bridge built.
- 1983 - SFeraKon science fiction convention begins.
- 1984 - Radio 101 begins broadcasting.
- 1987
- City hosts Summer Universiade.
- Mimara Museum opens.[28]
- Cibona Tower, Zagreb Mosque, and Cibona Sports Center built.
- 1988 - Clinical Hospital Dubrava founded.[29]
- 1989 - Chromos Tower built.
- 1990
- May 5: Eurovision Song Contest 1990
- May 13: Dinamo Zagreb–Red Star Belgrade riot.
- Slobodni tjednik newspaper begins publication.
- 1991
- Zagreb Stock Exchange formed.
- October 4: Bombing of Zagreb TV Tower.
- October 7: Bombing of Banski dvori.
- 1995
- Zagreb crisis begins.
- May - Rocket attacks by Serbian forces.
- New building of the National and University Library is opened.
- 1996
- Radio Student begins broadcasting.
- November: Protest against Radio 101 closure.[30]
- Marina Matulović-Dropulić becomes the first female mayor of Zagreb.
- 1998 - Jutarnji list newspaper begins publication.
- 1999 - International Piano Competition Svetislav Stančić begins.
21st century
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- 2000
- Milan Bandić becomes mayor.
- Amadeo Theatre and Music Company founded.
- Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić built.
- 2001 - Political Science Research Center founded.[31]
- 2002
- Zagreb Pride march begins.
- Vlasta Pavić becomes mayor.
- Zagreb School of Economics and Management founded.
- 2003
- Zagreb Film Festival begins.
- Nedjeljni Jutarnji weekly newspaper begins publication.
- 2004
- Poslovni dnevnik business newspaper begins publication.
- Zagrebacka Televizija begins broadcasting.
- HOTO Tower built.
- 2005
- Milan Bandic becomes mayor again.
- 24sata newspaper begins publication.
- ZagrebDox film festival begins.
- Serbian Orthodox Secondary School founded.
- 2006
- INmusic festival begins.
- Eurotower and Zagrebtower built.
- 2007
- Homeland Bridge opens.
- Zagreb Jewish Film Festival begins.
- 2008
- Subversive Film Festival begins.
- October 23: assassination of Ivo Pukanić.
- Arena Zagreb built.
- 2009
- Museum of Contemporary Art opens.
- 2010 - Museum of Broken Relationships established.
- 2011
- 2012
- Sky Office Tower built.
- 2013
- 2014
- xCimos tower built
- New building of the Academy of Music completed.
See also
- Other cities in Croatia
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Šašić, Miroslav. Leko, Petra (ed.). "Zagreb kroz stoljeća" [Zagreb Throughout Centuries]. Zagreb: Program priredaba (in Croatian) (July/August 2016). Zagreb: Zagreb Tourist Board: 7–8. ISSN 1333-6584.
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Kaptol".
- ^ http://hrcak.srce.hr/50472
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Amadéovo kazalište".
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Narodne novine".
- ^ a b c d "Agram", The Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1910, OCLC 14782424
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ Colin Lawson, ed. (2003). "Orchestras Founded in the 19th Century (chronological list)". Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00132-8.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Grički top".
- ^ "Insider's guide to Zagreb", The Guardian, 6 July 2015
- ^ "Vodoopskrba". vio.hr (in Croatian). Zagreb Holding. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Muzej za umjetnost i obrt, MUO".
- ^ "Zagrebačka telefonija – Zbirka telefona Zlatka Ivkovića". mgz.hr (in Croatian). Zagreb City Museum. 1999. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Rudolfova vojarna".
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Botanički vrt Prirodoslovno-matematičkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu".
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Uspinjača".
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Krvavi most".
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Zvjezdarnica Zagreb".
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Zagrebački velesajam".
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Hrvatska radiotelevizija".
- ^ "Glyptotheque History". Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Cibona, Košarkaški klub".
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Most slobode".
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Neboder".
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Zračna luka Zagreb".
- ^ http://www.iahr.org/e-library/beijing_proceedings/Theme_C/THE%20SAVA%20RIVER%20FLOOD%20FORECAST.html Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Svjetski festival animiranog filma (Animafest)".
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Radiotelevizijski toranj Sljeme".
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Muzej Mimara".
- ^ Zagrebački leksikon 2006, "Bolnice, klinike, lječilišta".
- ^ "Global Nonviolent Action Database". Pennsylvania, USA: Swarthmore College. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Think Tank Directory". Philadelphia, USA: Foreign Policy Research Institute. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: City of Zagreb". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
Bibliography
- "Agram", Austria-Hungary, Including Dalmatia and Bosnia, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1905, OCLC 344268
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - F. K. Hutchinson (1909), "Agram", Motoring in the Balkans, Chicago: McClurg & Co., OCLC 8647011
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Tony Fabijančić (2003), "Zagreb", Croatia, Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, ISBN 0888643977
- Bilić, Josip; Ivanković, Hrvoje, eds. (2006). Zagrebački leksikon (in Croatian). Zagreb: Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography and Masmedia. ISBN 953-157-486-3.
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