The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Salzburg, Austria.
Prior to 18th century
- 696 - St Peter's Abbey, Salzburg founded.
- 739 - Roman Catholic diocese of Salzburg established.[1]
- 774 - Cathedral built.[2]
- 798 - made an archbishopric.
- 1077 - Hohensalzburg Castle construction begins.[2]
- 1167 - Fire accident on 4 April.[2]
- 1287 - City rights granted.[3]
- 1350 - Bürgerspitalkirche St. Blasius (church) built.[2]
- 1370 - Konrad Taufkind becomes mayor.[4]
- 1492 - Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg (brewery) established.
- 1498 - Jews expelled from Salzburg.[5]
- 1512 - Sebastianskirche (Salzburg) (church) built.[5]
- 1519 - Hohensalzburg Castle expanded.[5]
- 1523 - Rathaus Salzburg (town hall) built.
- 1525 - German Peasants' War.[5]
- 1587 - Wolf Dietrich Raitenau becomes prince-archbishop.[2]
- 1588 - Neue Residenz (Salzburg) construction begins on the Residenzplatz.[5]
- 1606 - Schloss Altenau built.[2]
- 1619 - Hellbrunn Palace built near Salzburg.[2]
- 1623 - Paris Lodron University opens.[2]
- 1652 - Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg (library) founded.
- 1668 - Cathedral rebuilt.[5]
- 1674 - Maria Plain church consecrated near Salzburg.[5]
- 1689 - Erhardkirche (Salzburg) (church) rebuilt.[2]
- 1697 - Chiemseehof (palace) rebuilt.[5]
18th-19th centuries
- 1702 - Holy Trinity Church, Salzburg built.[2]
- 1707 - Kollegienkirche, Salzburg (church) built.[2]
- 1711 - Kajetanerkirche (church) built.[2]
- 1731 - Protestants expelled from Salzburg.[5]
- 1756 - The birth of future composer Mozart at no.9 Getreidegasse.[6]
- 1767 - Sigmundstor (Salzburg) (tunnel) built through the Mönchsberg.[5]
- 1805
- City sacked by French forces.[2]
- Salzburg becomes part of the Austrian Empire.[5]
- 1809 - Salzburg becomes part of the Kingdom of Bavaria.[5]
- 1816 - Salzburg becomes part of the Austrian Empire again per Treaty of Munich (1816).[5]
- 1818 - Fire.[3]
- 1842 - Mozart Monument installed in the Mozartplatz.[5]
- 1849 - Salzburg becomes seat of the Duchy of Salzburg.[5]
- 1850 - Museum Carolino-Augusteum active.
- 1860 - Salzburg Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens.[3]
- 1880 - Mozarteum Foundation established.
- 1890 - Population: 27,741.[7]
20th century
- 1901 - Salzburg Synagogue built.[8]
- 1903 - Volksbibliothek (library) opens.[8]
- 1914 - Salzburger AK 1914 football club formed.
- 1918 - Hunger protest.[8][9]
- 1920
- Salzburg Festival of theatre and music begins.[3]
- Population: 36,450.[10]
- 1926 - Kieselgebäude built.
- 1933 - SV Austria Salzburg (football club) formed.
- 1935 - Gnigl and Maxglan become part of city.[8]
- 1938
- March: Annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany.[6]
- Salzburg becomes seat of the Nazi Reichsgau Salzburg (administrative division).
- 1942 - SS Alpenland forced labour subcamp established.[11]
- 1944
- Bombing of Salzburg in World War II begins.
- December: Salzburg-Bomb Detection forced labour subcamp established.[11]
- 1945
- 1951 - Population: 102,927.
- 1956 - Mozart Week established begins.[8]
- 1957 - Alfred Bäck becomes mayor.[4]
- 1960 - Großes Festspielhaus (theatre) opens.[2]
- 1962 - Universität Salzburg active.[3]
- 1971 - Stadion Lehen (stadium) opens.[8]
- 1988 - Salzburg City Archive established.[12]
- 1996 - Altstadt designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]
- 1999 - Heinz Schaden becomes mayor.[4]
21st century
See also
- Salzburg history
- History of Salzburg
- List of mayors of Salzburg
- List of bishops of Salzburg
- Iuvavum, Roman-era settlement
- History of Salzburg (state)
- Timelines of other cities in Austria: Graz, Linz, Vienna
References
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Austria". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ Horst E. Reischenböck. "Salzburg". Oxford Art Online Retrieved 29 November 2016
- ^ "Stadtgeschichte auf einen Blick" [Brief Timeline of City History] (in German). Stadt-salzburg.at. Magistrat der Stadt Salzburg. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Stadtgeschichte: Bürgermeister seit 1370" (in German). Stadt-salzburg.at. Magistrat der Stadt Salzburg. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ Britannica 1910.
- ^ Ring 1995.
- ^ Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1899). "Austria-Hungary: Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550?urlappend=%3Bseq=729
- ^ "Die Chronik der Stadt Salzburg" [Chronology of the City of Salzburg] (in German). Stadt-salzburg.at. Magistrat der Stadt Salzburg. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ Dohle & Mitterecker 2014.
- ^ "Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440?urlappend=%3Bseq=734
- ^ "The Subcamps". KZ-Gedenkstätte Mauthausen. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Stadtarchiv: Archivgeschichte" (in German). Stadt-salzburg.at. Magistrat der Stadt Salzburg. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2016 nach Politischen Bezirken: Salzburg" (in German). Statistik Austria. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- W. Pembroke Fetridge (1881), "Salzburg", "Harper's Hand-book for Travellers in Europe and the East", New York: Harper & Brothers
- "Salzburg", "Guide through Germany, Austria-Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, &c", 9th ed., Berlin: J.H. Herz, 1908, OCLC 36795367
- "Salzburg", "Encyclopædia Britannica", 11th ed., 1910, OCLC 14782424, – via Internet Archive***Please note that a wikilink to the article on [Salzburg (city)] in [EB1911] is not available***
- "Salzburg", "Austria-Hungary", 11th ed., Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911 + 1871 ed.
- Ring, Trudy (ed.) (1995). "Salzburg". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 664+. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
- John M. Jeep (ed.) (2001). "Salzburg". Medieval Germany: an Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing. ISBN 0-8240-7644-3.
in German
- F. W. Zillner (1885). Geschichte der Stadt Salzburg (in German)
- J. Meurer (1889). Fuhrer durch Salzburg (in German). Vienna.
- Trautwein (1901). Salzburg (in German). Innsbruck.
- Widmann (1907). Geschichte Salzburgs (in German). Gotha.
- Bayr, Hochland, Salzburg, Salzkammergut (in German). Griebens Reiseführer. 1920.
- Heinz Dopsch & Robert Hoffmann (1996). Geschichte der Stadt Salzburg (in German). Universitätsverlag A. Pustet. ISBN 3-7025-0340-4.
- Friederike Zaisberger (1998). Geschichte Salzburgs (in German). Vienna: Verlag für Geschichte und Politik. ISBN 3-7028-0354-8.
- Dohle, Oskar & Mitterecker, Thomas Josef (eds.) (2014). Salzburg im Ersten Weltkrieg: Fernab der Front - dennoch im Krieg (in German). Vienna: Böhlau Verlag. ISBN 978-3-205-79578-0.
External links
- Items related to Salzburg, various dates (via Europeana)
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