Timeline of Graz
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Graz, Austria.
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Prior to 14th century
- 1180 – Graz becomes capital of the Duchy of Styria.
- 1239 – Graz Friary active.
14th–16th centuries
- 1379 – Graz becomes capital of Inner Austria;[1] Leopold III in power.
- 1438 – Graz Castle built.[citation needed]
- 1462 – Graz Cathedral built.
- 1560 – Clock tower built on the Schlossberg.
- 1585 – University of Graz founded.
- 1588 – Belltower built on the Schlossberg.
- 1590 – Dobel Castle built.
17th–18th centuries
- 1619 – Habsburg Ferdinand II becomes Holy Roman Emperor; relocates from Graz to Vienna.[2]
- 1635 – Eggenberg Palace built (approximate date).
- 1640 – Mausoleum of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor consecrated.[citation needed]
- 1645 – Styrian Armoury built.
- 1652 – Grabenkirche (church) dedicated.
- 1724 – Mariatrost Basilica (church) built.
- 1776 – Schauspielhaus Graz (theatre) built.
- 1780 – Count John D'Alton becomes Governor.
- 1786 – Catholic See of Seckau prince-bishop residence relocated to Graz.
- 1794 – Prison in use.
- 1797 – French in power.[3][4]
19th century
- 1809 – June: Battle of Graz.[5]
- 1811
- Landesmuseum Joanneum (museum) established.
- Graz University of Technology founded by Archduke John of Austria[4]
- 1816 – Music school established.
- 1823 – Population: 40,000 (approximate).[6]
- 1828 – Graz Mutual Insurance Company founded.[citation needed]
- 1844 – Southern Railway in operation (approximate date).
- 1847 – Central Railway Station opens.
- 1850 – Historical Society of Styria founded.[7]
- 1855 – Grazer Telegraf newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1864 – Technical High School and Thalía Theatre active.
- 1872 – Grazer Waggon- & Maschinen-Fabriks-Aktiengesellschaft (manufacturer) in business.
- 1876 – Steiermärkische Fechtklub (fencing club) founded.[9]
- 1878 – Horse trams begin operating.
- 1885 – Grazer Congress (concert hall) built.[citation needed]
- 1887 – Sacred Heart of Jesus Church built.
- 1888 - Grazer Alpenclub (hiking club) formed.[10]
- 1889 – Club der Amateurfotografen (photography club) founded.[11][12]
- 1894 – Schlossbergbahn funicular railway begins operating.
- 1899
- Graz Opera house inaugurated.[13]
- Electric tram begins operating.
- 1900 – Population: 138,370.[4]
20th century
1900s–1950s
- 1902 – Grazer AK (sports club) formed.
- 1904 – Kleine Zeitung newspaper begins publication.
- 1909
- SK Sturm Graz (football club) formed.
- Grand Hotel Wiesler in business.[14]
- 1912 – LKH-Universitätsklinikum (hospital) built.
- 1913 – Volkskundemuseum (folkloric museum) opens.
- 1914 – September: Talerhof concentration camp in operation near city.
- 1919 – Vinzenz Muchitsch becomes mayor.
- 1920 - Population: 157,032.[15]
- 1925 – Graz Airport active.
- 1938
- February: City becomes part of Nazi Germany.[16]
- Julius Kaspar becomes mayor.
- 1941 – Trolleybuses begin operating.
- 1945
- Allied occupation of Austria begins; Styria overseen by British forces.
- Eduard Speck becomes mayor.
- Die Wahrheit communist newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1951
- Population: 226,476.
- Die Aula magazine begins publication.
- 1955 – July: Allied occupation of Austria ends per Austrian State Treaty.
1960s–1990s
- 1960
- Gustav Scherbaum becomes mayor.
- Hafnerriegel (residence building) constructed.
- Forum Stadtpark (art gallery) opens.[17]
- 1963 – Eisstadion Liebenau (sports arena) built.
- 1971 – Tramway Museum Graz founded.
- 1973 – Alexander Götz becomes mayor.
- 1985 – Alfred Stingl becomes mayor.
- 1993 – Nausner & Nausner Verlag (publisher) in business.[18]
- 1995 – Das Megaphon newspaper begins publication.
- 1997 – Schwarzenegger-Stadium opens.
- 1998
- Diagonale film festival active.
- Schreibkraft magazine founded.
- 1999 – Old Town designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
21st century
- 2001
- Magna Steyr automobile manufacturer headquartered in Graz.
- Springfestival begins.[19]
- 2002 – Stadthalle Graz (assembly hall) opens.
- 2003
- Graz Art Museum built.
- City designated a European Capital of Culture.
- Murinsel (amphitheatre) opens.
- Homeless World Cup football contest held.
- Siegfried Nagl becomes mayor.[20]
- 2005 – Elevate Festival begins.
- 2007
- Rondo built.
- Einkaufszentrum Murpark (shopping mall) in business.
- 2013 – Population: 265,778.
- 2015 – A van and knife attack kills three and injures 36.
- 2016 Overnight stays in Graz Hotels exceed 1.1 million for the first time
See also
- Graz history
- History of Graz [de]
- List of mayors of Graz [de]
- List of churches in Graz [de]
- History of Styria
- Timelines of other cities in Austria: Linz, Salzburg, Vienna
References
- ^ "Short History of the City". City of Graz. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "World of the Habsburgs". Vienna: Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsgesellschaft. 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ David Brewster, ed. (1830). "Gratz". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Edinburgh: William Blackwood.
- ^ a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Graz" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 395–396.
- ^ George Henry Townsend (1867), "Gratz (Austria)", A Manual of Dates (2nd ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.
- ^ Jedidiah Morse; Richard C. Morse (1823), A New Universal Gazetteer (4th ed.), New Haven: S. Converse
- ^ "Geschichte des Historischen Vereins" (in German). Graz: Historischer Verein Steiermark. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Graz (Austria) Newspapers". WorldCat. USA: Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Die Geschichte des ÖFV" (in German). Graz: Austrian Fencing Federation. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ A.J. Mackintosh (1907). "Mountaineering Clubs, 1857-1907". Alpine Journal (177). UK. hdl:2027/njp.32101076197365.
- ^ "Über uns" (in German). Club der Amateurfotografen Graz. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Foreign Photographic Societies: Austria". American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1897. New York: Scovill & Adams Company. 1896.
- ^ "Graz". Neuer Theater-Almanach (in German). Berlin: F.A. Günther & Sohn. 1908. hdl:2027/uva.x030515382.
- ^ Antje Senarclens de Grancy (2001). 'Moderner Stil' und 'Heimisches Bauen': Architekturreform in Graz um 1900 (in German). Böhlau Verlag Wien. ISBN 978-3-205-99284-4.
- ^ "Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
- ^ Evan Burr Bukey (2002). Hitler's Austria: Popular Sentiment in the Nazi Era, 1938–1945. UNC Press Books. ISBN 978-0-8078-5363-4.
- ^ Christine Rigler (2002). Forum Stadtpark: die Grazer Avantgarde von 1960 bis heute (in German). Böhlau Verlag Wien. ISBN 978-3-205-99487-9.
- ^ "Wir über uns" (in German). Graz: Nausner & Nausner Verlag. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "About Springfestival". Graz: Friends Of Spring Projektentwicklungs. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Mayors in Europe". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- published in 17th-19th centuries
- Zeiller, Martin (1649). "Gratz". Topographia Provinciarum Austriacarum Austriae, Styriae, Carinthiae, Carniolae, Tyrolis. Topographia Germaniae (in German). Frankfurt. p. 68+.
- "Gratz", Handbook for Travellers in Southern Germany (9th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1863
- Charles Knight, ed. (1867). "Gratz". English Cyclopaedia. London. hdl:2027/nyp.33433000064802.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Graz; Geschichte und Topographie der Stadt und ihrer Umgebung (in German), Verlag der Geschäftsführung der 48. Versammlung der deutschen Naturforscher und Ärzte, 1875
- W. Pembroke Fetridge (1881), "Gratz", Harper's Hand-book for Travellers in Europe and the East, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Graz, Illustrated Europe, Zürich: Orell Füssli & Co., c. 1890s
- Norddeutscher Lloyd (1896), "Gratz", Guide through Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Holland and England, Berlin: J. Reichmann & Cantor, OCLC 8395555
- published in 20th century
- "Graz" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 395–396.
- "Gratz", Austria-Hungary (11th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911, OL 18759934M (+ 1871 ed., 1907 ed.)
- William H. Hubbard (1980). "Aspects of Social Mobility in Graz, 1857–1880". Historical Social Research (14): 3–26. JSTOR 20754660.
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