Timeline of Linz

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

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## Prior to 19th century

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Early history

* Hallstatt culture
* Celts (Kingdom of Noricum)
* Roman Era (Noricum \- Pannonia \- Raetia)
* Rugiland
* Odoacer's Kingdom of Italy
* Ostrogothic Kingdom

Early Middle Ages

* Marcomanni \- Lombards \- Baiuvarii \- Suebi
* Avars
* Carantania
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* Margraviate of Austria
* House of Babenberg
* Privilegium Minus

Middle Ages

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* Duchy of Styria
* Duchy of Carinthia

Early modern period

* Archduchy of Austria
* Habsburg empire
* Austrian Empire
* German Confederation
* Austria-Hungary

World War I

* Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
* History of Austria-Hungary during World War I

Interwar years

* Republic of German-Austria
* First Austrian Republic
* Civil War
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World War II

* National Socialism

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* ca.400 CE - Roman fortress of Lentia [1]
* 799 CE - First mention of the name Linz [1]
* 823 CE - Archbishop of Passau in power.[2]
* 1190 - Babenberger Leopold V in power (approximate date).[3]
* 1210 - Linzer Schloss [de] (castle) expanded (approximate date).[2]
* 1236 - Siege by Bavarians.[4]
* 1251 - Ottokar II of Bohemia in power.[5]
* 1260 - Provincial administration based in the castle by Ottokar II of Bohemia.[4]
* 1324 - City rights granted.[1]
* 1391 - First mention of a prison at the castle.[4]
* 1489 - Meeting of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary.[4]
* 1490 - Linz becomes capital of Österreich ob der Enns province.[1]
* 1497 - Bridge built.[1]
* 1564 - Linzer Landhaus [de] construction begins.[3]
* 1619 - Castle seized by Protestant rebels.[4]
* 1620 - Bavaria in power.[4]
* 1626 - Peasants' War:[1] castle besieged by the peasants.[4]
* 1628 - Austria in power.
* 1659 - Town Hall [de] expanded.[3]
* 1680 - Count Raimondo Montecuccoli a professional soldier, died in Linz.[1]
* 1682 - Church of Ignatius built.[1]
* 1684 - 5 March: Holy League alliance established in the city between the Holy Roman Empire, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Republic of Venice.
* 1723 - Trinity Column, Linz [de] erected on the Hauptplatz (Linz) [de].[1]
* 1725 - Deutschordenskirche Linz [de] (church) built.[3]
* 1741 - Linz taken by Bavarian forces during the War of the Austrian Succession.[1]
* 1742 - Linz recovered from the Bavarians.[1]
* 1785 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz established.[1][6]
* 1786 - Army barracks placed in the castle.[4]
* 1800 - Fire.[3]

## 19th century

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* 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 [de] (fortification) built.[3]
* 1851 - Prison relocated from the castle to Garsten. Army barracks placed in the castle.[4]
* 1858
* Linz Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) opened.
* Vienna-Linz railway begins operating.[8]
* 1864 - Neustadtviertel [de] development begins.[3]
* 1865 - Tages-Post (Linz) [de] newspaper begins publication.[9]
* 1869 - Linzer Volksblatt (newspaper) begins publication.[8]
* 1873 - Lustenau (Linz) [de] and Waldegg (Linz) [de] become part of Linz.[8]
* 1877 - Linz Synagogue [de] built.[citation needed]
* 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 [de] (bridge) opens.
* Population: 58,778.[1]

## 20th century

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* 1909 - Central Kino (Linz) [de] (cinema) opens on Landstraße (Linz) [de].
* 1910 - Population: 67,817.[12]
* 1915 - St. Peter (Linz) [de] becomes part of Linz.[8]
* 1919 - Pöstlingberg (district) [de] and Urfahr [de] become part of Linz.[8]
* 1920 - Population: 93,473.[13]
* 1923
* Kleinmünchen [de] becomes part of Linz.[8]
* Linzer Volksstimme newspaper begins publication.
* 1924 - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception consecrated.[3]
* 1926 - Amtliche Linzer Zeitung [de] (newspaper) begins publication.[9]
* 1933 - Christkönigkirche (Linz) [de] (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 [de] (tobacco factory) built.[3]
* 1937 - Linz designated a "Führer city" by Hitler.

Hermann Göring in Linz in 1938

* 1938
* 12 March: Hitler arrives in Linz during the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany.[8]
* Linz becomes seat of the Nazi Reichsgau Oberdonau (administrative division).
* Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp begins operating near Linz.
* Ebelsberg [de] and St. Magdalena (Linz) [de] become part of Linz.[8]
* Eisenwerke Oberdonau (steelworks) begins operating.
* 1939 - Keferfeld becomes part of Linz.[8]
* 1940
* Nibelungenbrücke (Linz) [de] (bridge) built.
* Linz Städtischen Symphonieorchester (orchestra) formed.[14]
* 1943
* 11 January: Linz I subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp established. Its prisoners were mostly from German-occupied Poland, Yugoslavia, Soviet Union and Germany.[15]
* Bruckner Orchestra Linz active.[14]
* 1944
* Bombing by Allied forces during World War II.[16]
* 21 February: Linz II subcamp of Mauthausen established. Its prisoners were mostly from German-occupied Poland and Soviet Union.[15]
* Oberleitungsbus Linz [de] begins operating.
* 26 May: Linz III subcamp of Mauthausen established. Its prisoners were mostly from German-occupied Soviet Union and Poland.[15]
* 3 August: Linz I subcamp dissolved, prisoners moved to the Linz III subcamp.[15]
* 1945
* Bombing by Allied forces.[16]
* May: Prisoners of the Linz II subcamp are either moved to the Linz III subcamp or sent on a death march to the main Mauthausen camp. Subcamp dissolved.[15]
* 5 May: Allied forces take city.[8] Linz III subcamp liberated by American troops.[15]
* Oberösterreichische Nachrichten newspaper begins publication.
* 1947 - University of Art and Design Linz established
* 1952
* Linzer Stadion (stadium) opens.[8]
* Linz Botanical Garden [de] established.[17]
* 1962 - St. Theresia (Linz) [de] church built.[3]
* 1965 - Memorial stone to former prisoners of the Linz I and Linz III subcamps of the Mauthausen concentration camp erected.[15]
* 1966 - Hochschule für Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften (school) established.[18]

Linz in 1972

* 1972 - VOEST Bridge [de] built.[8]
* 1974 - Brucknerhaus assembly hall opens.[3]
* 1975 - Johannes Kepler University Linz active.
* 1979 - Ars Electronica festival begins.[8]
* 1985 - Neues Rathaus (Linz) [de] (city hall) built.
* 1986 - Donauhalle ice rink opens.
* 1988 - Franz Dobusch [de] becomes mayor.[19]
* 1994 - Honorary Consulate of the Czech Republic opened.[20]
* 2000 - Linz AG established.

## 21st century

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* 2001 - Memorial at the former Linz II subcamp of the Mauthausen concentration camp erected.[15]
* 2003 - Lentos Art Museum opens.
* 2004 - Linz Hauptbahnhof (train station) rebuilt.
* 2010 - City co-hosts the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship.
* 2013 - Klaus Luger [de] becomes mayor.
* 2014 - Honorary Consulate of Poland opened.[21]
* 2016
* City hosts the 2016 World Karate Championships.
* Population: 200,843.

## See also

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* Linz history (de)
* List of mayors of Linz
* Kastell Lentia [de], Roman-era fortress
* Archiv der Stadt Linz [de] (city archives)
* Timelines of other cities in Austria: Graz, Salzburg, Vienna

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Britannica 1910.
2. ^ a b Carr 2001.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Susanne Kronbichler-Skacha. "Linz". Oxford Art Online. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|url=` (help) Retrieved 28 November 2016
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "History of the City: Timeline". Linz.at. City of Linz. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
9. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Erik Levi (1996) [1994]. Music in the Third Reich. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-349-24582-6.
15. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Subcamps". KZ-Gedenkstätte Mauthausen. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
16. ^ a b Paula Sutter Fichtner (2009). Historical Dictionary of Austria. USA: Scarecrow Press. p. 190\. 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.

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

## Bibliography

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### in English

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* "Linz". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/hvd.hn52jv.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* "Linz" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 737.
* "Linz", Austria-Hungary (11th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911 \+ 1871 ed.
* Evan B. Bukey (1978), "The Nazi Party in Linz, 1939: A Sociological Perspective", German Studies Review, vol. 1
* Evan B. Bukey (1983), "Hitler's Hometown under Nazi Rule: Linz, Austria, 1938-45", Central European History, 16 (2): 171–186, doi:10.1017/S0008938900013285, JSTOR 4545983, S2CID 145742746
* Amelia Carr (2001). "Linz". In John M. Jeep (ed.). Medieval Germany: an Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing. p. 455\. ISBN 0-8240-7644-3.

### in German

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* Benedikt Pillwein (1824). Beschriebung der Provinzial-Hauptstadt Linz und ihrer nächsten Umgebung (in German).
* Gottlob Heinrich Heinse (1838). Linz und seine Umgebungen (in German) (2nd ed.). 1812 ed.
* "Linz". Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon (in German). Vol. 11 (14th ed.). Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1896. hdl:2027/njp.32101064064551.
* Konrad Schiffmann (1905). "Baugeschichte des Linzer Theaters". Drama und Theater in Österreich ob der Enns bis zum Jahre 1803 (in German). Verlag des Vereines Museum Francisco-Carolinum. pp. 86–97.
* Karl Schwager (1971), "Geschichte der Juden in Linz", in Hugo Gold (ed.), Geschichte der Juden in Osterreich: Ein Gedenkbuch (in German), Tel Aviv, OCLC 425299`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* Otto Ruhsam, ed. (1989). Historische Bibliographie der Stadt Linz (in German). Archiv der Stadt Linz. ISBN 3900388709.
* Fritz Mayrhofer; Willibald Katzinger (1990). Geschichte der Stadt Linz (in German). ISBN 3853581005.

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