Ljubljana timeline

2000 BC	The earliest lake dwellings appear at Ljubljana Marshes.
1200 BC	A new peoples, the bearers of the Urnfield culture, arrive from the east.
1000-700 BC	Illyrian and Veneti tribes settle the area.
400 BC	Celtic tribes arrive.
50 BC	A Roman military stronghold is built in the area.
14 AD	The Roman city of Emona (Iulia Aemona) begins to be constructed in the south-western part of the present Ljubljana.
600	The Slavs arrive and Emona falls into ruin.
800	The area falls under the rule of the Francs.
1112-1125	Ljubljana is first mentioned in written records.
1200	City rights are granted to Ljubljana, called Laibach at the time.
1243	Ljubljana is first mentioned as a city.
1270	The Czech king Premysl Otakar II conquers Ljubljana.
1278	Following the fall of King Premysl Otakar II, Ljubljana passes under the Hapsburg rule.
1335	Ljubljana becomes the capital of the Duchy of Carniola under direct Hapsburg rule.
1415	A Turkish invasion is successfully repelled.
1442	Ulrich II of Celje attacks Ljubljana using missile throwing machines.
1461	The Ljubljana Diocese is founded and the Church of St. Nicholas becomes a cathedral.
1504	The first mayor of Ljubljana is elected.
1511	The city is struck by a devastating earthquake for the first time.
1536	Protestants found a professional Latin school ranking as a gymnasium.
1597	Jesuites arrive in Ljubljana and, two years later, establish their own gymnasium.
1693	The Academia Operosorum is founded as a society of eminent scholars from around the Duchy of Carniola.
1701	The Academia Philharmonicorum musical society is established.
1754	Ljubljana has a population of 9,300.
1773-1781	The Gruberjevega prekopa channel and Gruber Palace are built.
1797	The first Slovenian newapaper begins to be published.
1809-1813	Ljubljana is the capital of the Illyrian Provinces.
1821	A Congress of the Holy Alliance is held in Ljubljana.
1849	The construction of a railway connecting Ljubljana to Vienna is completed.
1857	Ljubljana is connected by railway to Trieste.
1861	Gas street lighting is introduced.
1890	The city's water supply system is completed.
1895	Following a devastating earthquake, Ljubljana assumes a more modern appearance.
1898	Electric street lighting is introduced.
1901	Trams begin to run through the streets of Ljubljana.
1918	The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians is established.
1919	The University of Ljubljana is founded.
1941	The Italian army occupies Ljubljana.
1942	The city is surrounded by a barbed wire fence.
1943	Ljubljana is occupied by the Germans.
1945	The liberated Ljubljana becomes the capital of the People's Republic of Slovenia as part of the Federative People's Republic of Yugoslavia.
1958	The first TV channel begins broadcasting regularly.
1991	Ljubljana celebrates the declaration of Slovenian independence.
2004	Slovenia joins the European Union.
2008	Slovenia holds the European Union's presidency.

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