Milestones
250,000 BCE: The first evidence of human habitation on the territory of present-day Slovenia (two implements made of stone from Jama Cave in Loza Woods near Orehek).
120,000 to 1,300 BCE: Remains from the early Stone Age - the Palaeolithic; among them the oldest musical instrument in the world, found in Slovenia; evidence of hunting and Urnfield culture.
4th and 3rd century BCE: The arrival of Celts; the Noricum Kingdom.
Around 10 BCE: The Roman Empire; the appearance of the first towns.
5th and 6th century CE: Invasions by the Huns and Germanic tribes.
After 568: Dominance of Slavic people on the territory of Slovenia.
7th to 11th century: The Duchy of Carantania, the oldest known independent.
Slavonic tribal union in this region.
8th century: The beginnings of the conversion to Christianity.
9th century: The spread of the Frankish feudal system; the Slovenian nation begins to form.
10th century: The appearance of the Freising Manuscripts, the earliest known text written in Slovenian.
11th century: The regions of Carniola, Styria, Carinthia and Gorizia begin to develop; intensive German colonisation.
11th to 14th centuries: The development of medieval towns in Slovenia.
14th to 15th centuries: Most of the territory of Slovenia, including all its hereditary estates, is taken over by the Habsburgs; in 1456, the Counts of Cilli die out, the last feudal dynasty on Slovenian territory.
15th century: Turkish invasions begin.
15th to 17th centuries: Peasant revolts.
1550: Protestantism; the first book in Slovenian .
18th century: The Enlightenment and compulsory universal education.
1809-1813: Napoleonic occupation – the Illyrian Provinces .
1848: Unified Slovenia, the first Slovenian political programme.
1918: The defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; the creation of the state of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs; the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929.
1941-1945: The dismemberment of Yugoslavia by the Axis Powers.
1945: The formation of the Federal People`s Republic of Yugoslavia, with the People`s Republic of Slovenia as one of its 6 federal entities.
1990: Plebiscite on independence.
25 June 1991: Declaration of the independent Republic of Slovenia.
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Slovenia has been populated since the Stone Age. Read the overview of the last 1500 years - since our Slavic ancestors arrived in this territory.
History & Culture (brochure)
A 17 page leaflet »History & Culture« brings a short overview of Slovenia’s history from Carinthia up to the present times, a presentation of Slovenian culture and a schedule of music events and festivals held in Slovenia. Read more »
Links
Slovenia celebrates 20 years - a thematic website www.twenty.si , covering chronological and historical information, an abundance of interactive content, etc.
Chronology
Overview through time (1987-2010) - on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of independence of the Republic of Slovenia
Major government events (2005 - 2010)
Chronology of particular most important activities of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia within the country and abroad.
25 June 2006 - Fifteen Years of Slovenian State - Web site covering the fifteen years of independence of the Republic of Slovenia, and the celebrations marking the occasion.
10 Years of Independence - National celebration on the 10th anniversary of Slovenia's independence