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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

1. Britannica 1910.
2. Carr 2001.
3. Susanne Kronbichler-Skacha. "Linz". Oxford Art Online. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved 28 November 2016
4. "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. "History of the City: Timeline". Linz.at. City of Linz. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
9. 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. Erik Levi (1996) [1994]. Music in the Third Reich. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-349-24582-6.
15. "The Subcamps". KZ-Gedenkstätte Mauthausen. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
16. 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

in English

• "Linz". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/hvd.hn52jv.
• "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

• 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
• 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.

External links

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