Timeline of Sofia
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Prior to 14th century
- 2nd C. CE – Serdica founded by Trajan.[1]
- 268 CE – Serdica raided by Goths.[citation needed]
- 343 CE – Council of Serdica convenes (approximate date).[2]
- 4th C.
- Church of St. George [3]
- Amphitheatre of Serdica built (approximate date).
- Saint Sophia Church, Sofia originates.
- 447 – Town burned by Huns.[1][3]
- 809 -
- Town becomes part of Bulgarian Empire.[4][3]
- Town renamed "Sredetz."[5][3]
- 987 - Successful resistance to the attacks of the emperor Basil II.[3]
- 11th C. – Boyana Church built near town (approximate date).
- 1194
14th–18th centuries
- 13th C. – Church of St. Nicholas built.
- 1329 – Town renamed "Sofia".[4]
- 1382 – Ottomans take Sofia.[6]
- 1443 – Town occupied briefly by Hungarian forces under John Hunyadi.[3]
- 1493 – Kremikovtsi Monastery reestablished near Sofia.
- 1494 – Buyuk Mosque built.
- 1528 – Black Mosque built.
- 1576 – Banya Bashi Mosque built.
- 1610 – Catholic See of Sophia established.[5]
19th century
- 1818 – Earthquake.[7]
- 1829 – Town occupied by Russian forces.[8]
- 1858 – Earthquake.[7]
- 1863 – St Nedelya Church rebuilt.
- 1878 – Town liberated by Russian forces.[1]
- 1879
- Capital of Bulgaria relocated to Sofia from Veliko Tarnovo.[1]
- Area of city: 3 square kilometers.[9]
- 1881 – Population: 20,501.[3]
- 1882 – Royal palace built.[3]
- 1884 – Boris' Garden (park) laid out.
- 1886 – National Assembly building constructed.
- 1888
- Sofia University founded.
- Sofia Central Station and Sofia Zoo[10] open.
- Dimitar Petkov becomes mayor.
- 1890 – 31 May: "Destructive thunderstorm."[11]
- 1891 – Eagles' Bridge and Lions' Bridge built.
- 1893
- Bulgarian Literary Society relocates to Sofia.
- Population: 46,593.[3]
- 1897 – Battenberg Mausoleum erected.
- 1898 – Central Hunters' Society headquartered in Sofia.[12]
20th century
- 1903
- Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party (Narrow Socialists) headquartered in Sofia.
- Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church inaugurated.
- 1904 – National Theatre founded.[3]
- 1905 – National Archaeological Museum opens.
- 1907
- Central Military Club built.
- Population: 82,187.[3]
- The Monument to the Tsar Liberator was inaugurated on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard in Sofia
- 1908
- Bulgarian Opera Society established.
- City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.[5]
- 1909 – Sofia Synagogue built.
- 1910 – Population: 102,812.[7]
- 1911
- Central Sofia Market Hall opens.
- Union of Bulgarian Chitalishta headquartered in Sofia.[12]
- 1912 – Alexander Nevsky Cathedral built.[10][3]
- 1913 – L'écho de Bulgarie newspaper begins publication.[13]
- 1914
- Levski Sofia (sports club) founded.
- Russian Church consecrated.
- Vrana Palace built near Sofia.
- 1919 – Simplon Orient Express (Paris–Sofia) begins operating.
- 1922 – National Opera established.
- 1925
- 16 April: St Nedelya Church assault.
- Thracian student society founded.[12]
- 1926 – Vladimir Vazov becomes mayor.
- 1927 – Kino Vlaikova (cinema) established (approximate date).[14]
- 1929 – Ivan Vazov National Theatre rebuilt.[10]
- 1930 – Church of St Paraskeva built.
- 1934
- City becomes seat of Sofia Oblast.[4]
- Population: 287,095; department 1,152,053.[1]
- French Institute built on Slaveykov Square.[citation needed]
- 1939
- 1940 – Sofia Court House built on Vitosha Boulevard.
- 1943 – Bombing of Sofia in World War II by Allied forces.
- 1944 – Bombing of Sofia in World War II by Allied forces.
- 1946 – City becomes capital of the People's Republic of Bulgaria.
- 1949 – Sofia Power Plant commissioned.
- 1951 – Vecherni Novini newspaper begins publication.[15]
- 1953 – Vasil Levski National Stadium and National Opera and Ballet building open.
- 1955 – Communist Party Centre built.[10]
- 1956 – Park Hotel Moskva built.
- 1959 – Borisova Gradina TV Tower erected.
- 1962 – Boyana Film studio established.
- 1963 – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium opens.
- 1964 – Population: 739,200 urban agglomeration.[16]
- 1965 – Theatre 199 founded.
- 1968 – City hosts World Festival of Youth and Students.[17]
- 1974 – Sofia Central Station rebuilt.
- 1976 – Hemus Hotel built.
- 1977 – Princess Hotel Sofia built.
- 1978 – CITUB Administrative Building built.
- 1979 – Hotel Rodina and Vitosha New Otani (hotel) built.
- 1981 – National Palace of Culture opens.
- 1984 – Population: 1,097,791 (estimate).[18]
- 1991
- New Bulgarian University and Higher Islamic Institute[19] established.
- Aleksandar Yanchulev becomes mayor.
- Odeon Cinema active.
- 1993 – June: Union of Democratic Forces demonstration.[15]
- 1995 – Stefan Sofiyanski becomes mayor.
- 1997
- January: 1997 Bulgarian protest.[20]
- Sofia Film Festival begins.
- 1998 – Sofia Metro begins operating.
21st century
- 2001
- November: Protest.[21]
- Iceberg Sofia hockey team formed.
- 2003
- Radio Nova begins broadcasting.
- City plan "Sofia 2020" adopted.[9]
- 2004 – Central Bus Station Sofia opens.
- 2005
- Boyko Borisov becomes mayor.
- Suhodol, Sofia landfill protest.[22]
- 2006
- Mall of Sofia in business.
- Kino Cineplex opens.[23]
- Cathedral of St Joseph rebuilt.
- 2007
- Olympia Sofia women's football club established.
- Bulgaria becomes part of the European Union.[24]
- 2008
- Sofia Pride begins.
- 3 July: 2008 Chelopechene explosions.
- 2009
- Sofia Middle East & North Africa Film Festival begins.[25]
- Yordanka Fandakova becomes mayor.
- Benchmark Tower built.
- 2011
- September: Anti-Roma demonstration.[21]
- Armeets Arena and Sofia Arsenal Museum of Contemporary Art opens.
- Sopharma Business Center towers built.
- 2012
- Line 2 of Sofia Metro began operation.
- Population: 1,241,396.
- 2013
- 2015 – Capital Fort became the tallest building in Sofia with its 126 meters (413 ft).
- 2017 – Millennium Center was completed.
- 2020 – Sofia Metro Line 3 is set to open.
See also
- History of Sofia
- List of mayors of Sofia
- Timelines of other cities in Bulgaria: Plovdiv, Varna
- List of the oldest buildings in Sofia
