Timeline of Sofia
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Prior to 14th century
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- 2nd century CE - Serdica founded by Trajan.[1]
- 268 - Serdica raided by Goths.[citation needed]
- 343 CE - Council of Serdica convenes (approximate date).[2]
- 4th century - Church of St. George and Amphitheatre of Serdica built (approximate date).
- 447 - Town burned by Huns.[1]
- 6th century CE - Saint Sofia Church built.
- 809
- Town becomes part of Bulgarian Empire.[3]
- Town renamed "Sredetz."[4]
- 11th century - Boyana Church built near town (approximate date).
- 1194
14th-18th centuries
- 13th century - Church of St. Nicholas built.
- 1329 - Town renamed "Sofia."[3]
- 1382 - Ottomans take Sofia.[5]
- 1443 - Town occupied by Hungarian forces.[6]
- 1493 - Kremikovtsi Monastery reestablished near Sofia.
- 1494 - bg built.
- 1528 - Black Mosque built.
- 1576 - Banya Bashi Mosque built.
- 1610 - Catholic See of Sophia established.[4]
19th century
- 1818 - Earthquake.[7]
- 1829 - Town occupied by Russian forces.[8]
- 1858 - Earthquake.[7]
- 1863 - St Nedelya Church rebuilt.
- 1872 - City Garden established.[citation needed]
- 1874 - Istanbul-Sofia railway begins operating.[9]
- 1878 - Town occupied by Russian forces.[1]
- 1879
- Capital of Bulgaria relocated to Sofia from Veliko Tarnovo.[1]
- Area of city: 3 square kilometers.[10]
- 1881 - Population: 20,501.[6]
- 1882 - Royal palace built.[6]
- 1884 - Boris' Garden (park) laid out.
- 1886 - National Assembly building constructed.
- 1888
- Sofia University founded.
- Sofia Central Station and Sofia Zoo[11] open.
- Dimitar Petkov becomes mayor.
- 1890 - 31 May: "Destructive thunderstorm."[12]
- 1891 - Eagles' Bridge and Lions' Bridge built.
- 1893
- Bulgarian Literary Society relocates to Sofia.
- Population: 46,593.[6]
- 1897 - Battenberg Mausoleum erected.
- 1898 - Central Hunters' Society headquartered in Sofia.[13]
20th century
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- 1903
- Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party (Narrow Socialists) headquartered in Sofia.
- Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church inaugurated.
- 1904 - National Theatre founded.
- 1905 - National Archaeological Museum opens.
- 1907
- Central Military Club built.
- Population: 82,187.[6]
- 1908
- Bulgarian Opera Society established.
- City becomes capital of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.[4]
- 1909 - Sofia Synagogue built.
- 1910 - Population: 102,812.[7]
- 1911
- Central Sofia Market Hall opens.
- Union of Bulgarian Chitalishta headquartered in Sofia.[13]
- 1912 - Alexander Nevsky Cathedral built.[11]
- 1913 - L'écho de Bulgarie newspaper begins publication.[14]
- 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.[13]
- 1926 - Vladimir Vazov becomes mayor.
- 1927 - Kino Vlaikova (cinema) established (approximate date).[15]
- 1929 - Ivan Vazov National Theatre rebuilt.[11]
- 1930 - Church of St Paraskeva built.
- 1934
- City becomes seat of Sofia Oblast.[3]
- 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.[16]
- 1953 - Vasil Levski National Stadium and National Opera and Ballet building open.
- 1955 - Communist Party Centre built.[11]
- 1956 - Park Hotel Moskva built.
- 1959 - Borisova Gradina TV Tower erected.
- 1962 - Boyana Film studio established.
- 1963 - Georgi Asparuhov Stadium opens.
- 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.
- 1991
- New Bulgarian University and Higher Islamic Institute[18] established.
- Aleksandar Yanchulev becomes mayor.
- Odeon Cinema active.
- 1993 - June: Union of Democratic Forces demonstration.[16]
- 1995 - Stefan Sofiyanski becomes mayor.
- 1997
- January: bg.[19]
- Sofia Film Festival begins.
- 1998 - Sofia Metro begins operating.
21st century
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- 2001
- November: Protest.[20]
- Iceberg Sofia hockey team formed.
- 2003
- Radio Nova begins broadcasting.
- City plan "Sofia 2020" adopted.[10]
- 2004 - Central Bus Station Sofia opens.
- 2005
- Boyko Borisov becomes mayor.
- bg landfill protest.[21]
- 2006
- Mall of Sofia in business.
- Kino Cineplex opens.[22]
- Cathedral of St Joseph rebuilt.
- 2007
- Olympia Sofia women's football club established.
- Bulgaria becomes part of the European Union.[23]
- 2008
- Sofia Pride begins.
- 3 July: 2008 Chelopechene explosions.
- 2009
- Sofia Middle East & North Africa Film Festival begins.[24]
- Yordanka Fandakova becomes mayor.
- Benchmark Tower built.
- 2011
- September: Anti-Roma demonstration.[20]
- Armeets Arena and Sofia Arsenal Museum of Contemporary Art opens.
- Sopharma Business Center towers built.
- 2012
- Knyaginya Maria Luiza Metro Station opens.
- Population: 1,241,396.
- 2013
See also
References
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This article incorporates information from the Bulgarian Wikipedia.
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