1946 - 1983
During the occupation, which lasted until 1955, Linz was a city divided in two. Democratic politicians began building a modern industrial and cultural city out of the ruins of the erstwhile ‘City of the Führer’.
The horrendous shortage of housing was remedied at the end of the sixties. The post-war period finally made Linz a city of learning, with the founding of the Johannes Kepler University (1966), the Fine Arts Academy (1973) and of a theological faculty.
1983
The machine hall Schachermayr, newly built six years previously, is destroyed by fire.
1982 - 1986
The Linz city council decides to entrust the construction and rebuilding of the public hospital to the Linz city services (SBL). In the same year the first ground-breaking ceremony is held for the first stage of construction, containing the accident surgery, dermatological, ear, nose and throat, and ophthalmologic departments, as well as outpatients departments, emergency ward, operating theatres and administrative offices.
1982
The gaming casino opens on Rainerstraße.
1980 - 1981
St. Anthony's Church in Scharlinz is built to plans by Fritz Pechmann.
1980
The ‘Design Forum’ is completed on the lower banks of the Danube.
1979 - 1982
Construction of the police offices on the Nietzschestrasse, which was designed by Karl Rebhahn.
1979 - 1981
St. Mark's Church in Gründberg is built to plans by Erich Scheichl und Franz Treml.
1979
As part of the Bruckner Festival, the Ars Electronica takes place for the first time, between the 18th and 21st September. The ‘Linz Klangwolke’ opens the event, an open-air rendering of Anton Bruckner’s 8th Symphony.
The Music School moves from the Lederergasse into the renovated Prunerstift on Fabrikstraße.
The New Gallery of the City of Linz moves into its new home in "Lentia 2000" in Urfahr. In 2003 it moves into the newly built Lentos Museum of Modern Art on the Danube.
1978 - 1980
Construction of the Diocese Haus in Kapuzinerstraße.
1978
The Philosophical-theological Academy of the Diocese of Linz is made a papal faculty, the ‘Catholic-theological academy of Linz’. In 2000 it is accredited as Austria’s first private university.
http://www.kth-linz.ac.at/ (german)
1977 - 1980
Construction of the Oberbank technical centre on the lower banks of the Danube, designed by the architects Perotti&Greifeneder&Partner.
1977 - 1979
Construction of the administrative buildings of the Allgemeine Sparkasse in Urfahr, designed by Wolfgang Radler.
1977
Opening of the provincial cultural centre Ursulinenhof in the erstwhile ursuline convent on the Landstraße.
Thirteen metal sculptures by internationally renowned artists are set up in the Donaupark as part of the ‘Forum Metall’.
A pedestrian zone is set up between the Taubenmarkt and the Mozartkreuzung.
1976 - 1979
Construction of the Steyregg road bridge over the Danube.
1976 - 1978
The Parish Church of the Good Shepherd in Neue Heimat is built to plans by Gottfried Nobl und Othmar Kainz.
1976
The St. Magdalena Education Centre opens in Urfahr.
1974 - 1975
Construction of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Oed to plans by Hans Heinz Rammer.
1974
Opening of the Brucknerhaus, designed by the Finnish architects Kaija and Heikki Siren as a musical and cultural centre, especially through the international Bruckner Festival which has taken place annually since then.
http://www.brucknerhaus.at/ (german)
Opening of the indoor sports arena next to the Stadium.
1973
At the end of the year the local railway Ebelsberg – St. Florian is closed down and replaced by a bus connection.
Opening of the Nordico city museum in the erstwhile Collegium Nordicum
http://www.nordico.at/ (german)
The VOEST merges with Alpine-Montan AG. to become VOEST-Alpine AG.
The Austrian Nitrogen Works are renamed Chemie Linz AG.
9th May 1973
Construction of the academy for artistic and industrial design in Linz by the federal ministry for science and research.
1973 - 1976
A new road bridge over the Traun at Ebelsberg is built.
1972 - 1974
Construction of the new Raiffeisen centre by the Südbahnhof.
1972
Construction of a third bridge over the Danube (VOEST Bridge).
1972
Opening of the new ORF provincial studios for Upper Austria.
1971 - 1974
The Protestant Church of Christ is built at the Südbahnhof.
1971
Foundation of the Linz event management organisation (LIVA).
1970 - 1975
Founding of the educational academy of the Linz diocese, designed by Franz Riepl and Othmar Sackmauer.
1970
Primary schools in Linz introduce a policy of a free day on Saturdays.
The long distance heating plant on Nebingerstraße becomes operational.
The Linz City Services (SBL) are founded.
1969
The ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Brucknerhaus is held in the presence of Federal President Franz Jonas.
1968 - 1970
Construction of the Bruckner-Conservatory in Urfahr.
1968
The Ursulines cease their activities in education.
The tram line M closes, to be temporarily replaced by a bus route.
A plant to supply Linz with long distance heating is set up.
1967 - 1971
The Parish Church of St. Leopold on theAuberg is built to plans by Gottfried Nobl.
1967
The tunnel under the Römerberg opens to traffic.
1966 - 1971
Construction of the Parish Church of the Holy Ghost in Dornach to plans byFranz Treml und Erich Scheichl.
1966 - 1968
The synagogue, destroyed in the Reichskristallnacht (9th and 10th Nov. 1938), is rebuilt to plans by Fritz Goffitzer.
1966
Opening of the ‘College for social and business sciences’ in Linz-Auhof, which became the ‘Johannes Kepler University’ in 1975 with social and business-science, law and technical and natural science faculties.
http://www.uni-linz.ac.at/ german
An institute for business development opens on Wiener Straße to plans by Hans Eigner and Ernst Wiesmayr.
1965 - 1968
St. Severin's parish church on Lederergasse is built to plans by Franz Wiesmayr.
The retailer Quelle AG opens its Upper Austrian business in Linz.
1965
LASK scores a double victory by winning the Austrian football league and cup.
The Protestant church to St. John on Salzburger Straße is built to plans by Hubert Taferner.
1964
The parish and pilgrimage church on the Pöstlingberg is elevated to the status of "Basilica minor".
The parish church of St. Peter in Spallerhof is consecrated.
1963
Opening of the castle museum as a department of the Upper Austrian provincial museum.
Hagen Castle is demolished.
The Pöstlingberg church is damaged by fire.
1962
The Russian Cosmonaut Juri Gagarin, the first man in space, visits Linz.
1960
The Shah of Persia, Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, and Nikita Khrushchev, the most influential figure in the Soviet Union, visit Linz.
1959 - 1962
St. Theresia's Church in Keferfeld is built to plans by Rudolf Schwarz.
1959 - 1961
Construction of the parish church St. Konrad on the Froschberg, to plans by Gottfried Nobl and Othmar Kainz.
1959
The VOEST's second Linz-Donawitz (LD) steel plant goes into operation.
The "Linzertor", the first offshore-ship owned by the VOEST, and made entirely of LD-steel goes into commission. Three more ships are to follow: the "Wienertor" (1961), "Kremsertor" (1962) and the "Buntentor" (1967).
The provincial gymnastics and sports school on the Gugl opens.
1958
The first figure skating rink is opened at theParkbad.
1957
Creation of the first general transport plan for the city of Linz.
1955 - 1858
The auditorium of the Provincial Theatre is remodelled to plans by the architect Clemens Holzmeister.
1955
The poet Enrica von Handel-Mazzetti dies in Linz at the age of 84.
1954 - 1957
Construction of the Kammerspiele as a second stage of the Provincial Theatre, designed by Clemens Holzmeister.
St. Michael's Church in Bindermichl is built to plans by the architect Friedrich Reischl.
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1954
Major flooding of the Danube with devastating results for the city. The Linz water gauge reaches a high of 962 cm.
1953
Opening of the first LD-steel works of the VOEST.
The Zollfreizonen-Betriebs-AG (duty free company) is founded.
A VHF transmitter on the Freinbergwarte is installed.
1952
Opening of the stadium on the Gugl, which was recently extended and rebuilt to come up to international standards. Opening of the botanical gardens of Linz, which is thereafter expanded several times.
The Soviet occupation allows navigation of the Danube between Linz and Vienna.
A new Chamber of Commerce building opens on Hessenplatz.
The 1000th ship leaves the Linz shipyard.
1951
The accident hospital on Blumau opens.
1950
The Upper Austrian Women's Clinic is handed over by the US occupation forces, having been used as a US hospital since 1945.
The Jewish refugee settlement "Davidstern", which was set up in the former SS barracks at Ebelsberg, closes.
The nitrogen works begin production of pharmaceuticals.
Large concerns in Linz are hit by strikes in the wake of the fourth wage and price agreement.
1949 - 1951
The Parish Church of Christ (Church of Peace) in Urfahr is completed, construction having begun in 1933/34.
1949
The main railway station and the Chamber of Labour reopen in the course of the reconstruction of the city.
1948
The "New Gallery of the City of Linz – Wolfgang-Gurlitt-Museum" is founded. In 1979 it moves to the Lentia 2000 complex in Urfahr.
Its successor, the Lentos Museum of Modern Art Linz opens on the banks of the Danube, in May 2003.
30th September 1947
Official opening of the Linz open college.
1947
The Linz Art School opens. In 1973 it is renamed the Academy for Artistic and Industrial Design; in 1998 it becomes the "University for Artistic and Industrial Design Linz".
190 men arrive at Linz Kleinmünchen station in the first transport bringing returning prisoners of war from the Soviet Union.
Women demonstrate in front of the Landhaus to protest against the severe food shortages.
US forces vacate the tobacco factory.
1946
US General Mark W. Clark hands control of the Iron and Steel works over to Federal Chancellor Figl in Linz.
1945 - 1962
Term of office of the socialist mayor Dr. Ernst Koref, regarded as the architect of the reconstruction.
