Timeline of Trieste
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Trieste in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy.
Prior to 19th century
- 79 AD – Via Flavia (Dalmatia–Tergeste) built.
- 1203 – Captured by the Republic of Venice.[1]
- 1320 – Trieste Cathedral built.
- 1352 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[2]
- 1382 – Trieste becomes a Habsburg imperial free city.[1]
- 1385 – Trieste Cathedral consecrated.[1]
- 1680 – Castle built.[1]
- 1682 – Church of Santa Maria Maggiore built.[1]
- 1719 – City becomes a free port.[3][1]
- 1753 – Nautical School founded.
- 1755 – Trieste Commodity Exchange established.
- 1756 – Canal Grande (Trieste) constructed.[4]
- 1776 – Karl von Zinzendorf becomes governor of Trieste.
- 1783 – Jewish primary school opens.
- 1784 – L'Osservatore Triestino newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1787 – Greek Orthodox Church of San Nicolò dei Greci built.
- 1793 – Pubblica Biblioteca Arcadica Triestina (library) established.[6]
19th century
- 1801 – Teatro Nuovo (opera house) inaugurated.
- 1809 – Trieste ceded to the French as part of the Illyrian Provinces in the Treaty of Schönbrunn.[3]
- 1810
- 1814 – Austrians returned to power in the Treaty of Paris.[3]
- 1828 – Catholic Diocese of Trieste-Koper established.
- 1831 – Assicurazioni Generali insurance company in business.
- 1833 – Österreichischer Lloyd shipping firm in business.
- 1835 – Schiller Society founded.[9]
- 1839
- Caffe degli Specchi in business.[10]
- Muzio Tommasini becomes mayor.
- 1840 – Tergesteo built.[8]
- 1842 – Civico Orto Botanico di Trieste (garden)[11] and Savings Bank of Trieste[citation needed] established.
- 1846 – Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste (museum) established.
- 1848
- May to Aug − Harbour blockaded by an Italian fleet.[1]
- 25 October: Premiere of Verdi's opera Il corsaro.
- 1849 – Trieste becomes a Habsburg imperial free city again.[8]
- 1851 – Trieste Astronomical Observatory established.
- 1853 – Trieste Chamber of Commerce and Industry established.
- 1857
- Austrian Southern Railway (Vienna-Trieste) begins operating.
- Trieste Centrale railway station opens.
- Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino shipbuilding firm in business near city.
- 1860 – Miramare Castle built near city for Austrian archduke Maximilian.[1]
- 1871 – Richard Burton becomes British consul in Trieste.
- 1872 – Revoltella Museum founded.
- 1878 – Politeama Rossetti theatre built.
- 1880 – Population: 144,844.[8]
- 1881 – Il Piccolo newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1882
- September: Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph I visits city.[13]
- Agricultural exhibition held.[8]
- 1883 – Harbour constructed.[8]
- 1885 – Saint Spyridon Church building inaugurated.
- 1887 – Trieste–Hrpelje railway begins operating.
- 1888 - Monument erected to commemorate 500th anniversary of connexion with Austria.[1]
- 1891 – City ended being a free port.[1]
- 1899 – Circolo di Studi Sociali (civic group) founded.[7]
- 1900 – Population: 132,879.[1]
20th century
- 1902 – Trieste–Opicina tramway begins operating.
- 1904 – Trieste National Hall opens.[9]
- 1905 – Coffee exchange established.[14]
- 1906 − Opening of the Karawanks Tunnel (railway) completed the railway from Trieste to Klagenfurt.[1]
- 1912
- Synagogue of Trieste completed.
- Circolo Sportivo Ponziana (football club) formed.
- Savoia Excelsior Palace hotel in business.
- 1914 – Caffè San Marco in business.
- 1918
- Unione Triestina football club formed.
- La Nazione newspaper begins publication.
- Umana literary journal begins publication.[9]
- 1919 – Trieste becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy per Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (signed on 10 September 1919 and effective on 16 July 1920).[3][15]
- 1920 – 13 July: Trieste National Hall burnt by Fascist Blackshirts.
- 1924 – University of Trieste and Rotary Club[10] established.
- 1927 – Vittoria Lighthouse built.
- 1930 – Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico shipbuilding firm in business.
- 1931 – Radio Trst begins broadcasting.
- 1932 – Stadio Littorio opens.
- 1943
- September: Nazi German Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral headquartered in Trieste.
- September: City becomes part of the Italian Social Republic.
- Risiera di San Sabba Nazi concentration camp established near city.
- 1945
- 1 May: City taken by Yugoslav forces.[3]
- 2 May: German surrender to Allied forces.
- Primorski dnevnik Slovene-language newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1947 – 15 September: City becomes part of the Free Territory of Trieste of the United Nations Security Council.[3]
- 1949
- June: Municipal election held.
- Gianni Bartoli becomes mayor.
- Museo Sartorio opens.
- 1953 – Administration of Free Territory of Trieste passes to Italy.[3]
- 1954 – Some of Trieste becomes part of Italy; the remainder becomes part of Yugoslavia.[16]
- 1958 – Mario Franzil becomes mayor.
- 1961 – Trieste Airport in operation.[citation needed]
- 1963 – Orto Botanico dell'Università di Trieste (garden) established.
- 1964 – International Centre for Theoretical Physics headquartered near city.
- 1965 – Temple of Monte Grisa (church) built near city.
- 1970 – City becomes capital of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1975 – Protest against Treaty of Osimo.[17]
- 1978 – International School for Advanced Studies established.
- 1992 – Stadio Nereo Rocco opens.
- 1993
- Riccardo Illy becomes mayor.
- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste research centre established near city.
- 1996 – Central European Initiative headquartered in Trieste.
21st century
- 2001 – Roberto Dipiazza becomes mayor.
- 2006 – Italia Marittima shipping firm active.
- 2011
- Roberto Cosolini becomes mayor.[18]
- Population: 205,535.
See also
- History of Trieste (it)
- Other names of Trieste
- List of presidents of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region since 1960s
- List of mayors of Trieste
Timelines of other cities in the macroregion of Northeast Italy:(it)
- Emilia-Romagna region: Timeline of Bologna; Ferrara; Forlì; Modena; Parma; Piacenza; Ravenna; Reggio Emilia; Rimini
- Trentino-South Tyrol region: Timeline of Bolzano; Trento
- Veneto region: Timeline of Padua; Treviso; Venice; Verona; Vicenza
