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| 410 A.D. | First mentioning of Linz in a Roman handbook as "Lentia". |
| 799 | First mentioning of the city with its German name in connection with the Martin Church as "Linze". |
| 806 | Linz is being declared a market - a small city that with the privilege to trade. |
| 1210 | Under the reign of the Babengergers Linz serves as a fortress against Bavaria. |
| 1490 | Emperor Friedrich III makes Linz the capital of Upper Austria, extends the castle and makes Linz residence city for a while. |
| 1612 - 1626 | World famous astronom Johannes Kepler lives in Linz and finishes his works. The University of Linz is named after him. |
| 1626 | Farmer leader Stefan Fadinger dies in Ebelsberg. Fadinger has lead the farmer revolution in Upper Austria. |
| 1672 | Austria's first textile factory was built by Christian Sint of Linz. |
| 1783 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lives in Linz und composes the "Linzer Simphoy". |
| 1800/1805/1809 | Napoleon conquers Linz. |
| 1827 - 1837 | Ing. Franz Zola builds a fortification around Linz. |
| 1832 | Europes first horse railway starts from Linz to Budweis. |
| 1880 | The horse tramway is opened. |
| 1894 | Composer Anton Bruckner is given the freedom of the city. |
| 1895 | The Francisco Carolinum Museum is being opened by Emperor Franz Josef I. |
| 1898 | The Linzer Pöstlingbergbahn, the steepest adhesion railway of Europe, is being opened. |
| 1900 | Ludwig Hatschek has his invention patented, which is now known as "Eternit". |
| 1906 | The Grottenbahn, the "Disneyland of Linz" is being opened. |
| 1918 | The Republic of Austria is being proclaimed.. |
| 1919 | Urfahr is being united with Linz. |
| 1924 | The New Catharal is being concecrated. |
| 1934 | The Austrian Civil War starts in Linz. |
| 1938 | Two adjacent villages are being torn down for the building of the "Hermann Göring Works". Linz is now an industrial city. |
| 1939 | World War II starts. |
| 1945 | Heavily bombed Linz is being parted among the Allies. |
| 1947 | Opening of the New Gallery. |
| 1966 | Opening of the Linzer Johannes Kepler University.. |
| 1974 | Opening of the Brucknerhaus as a concert hall. |
| 1985 | The New City Hall is being opened. |
| 1994 | The Design Center is being opened. |
| 1996 | The Ars Electronica Center is being opened. It shows the latest developments in virtual reality and is named after the world famous computer art festival. |