The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Maribor, Slovenia.

Prior to 19th century

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• 1164 – First mention of Maribor as a castle on Pyramid Hill.^[1]
• 1204 – Maribor mentioned as a square.^[1]
• 1248 – First mention of the Maribor Cathedral.^[1]
• 1254 – Maribor mentioned as a town.^[1]
• 1478 – A second castle is built in the northeastern corner of town.^[1]
• 1515 – Maribor Town Hall is built.^[1]
• 1532 – The Siege of Maribor.^[1]
• 1752 – Maribor becomes the seat of the county.^[1]
• 1758 – The first gymnasium is established.^[1]
• 1795 – The first printing house is established.^[1]

19th century

• 1846 – The Southern Railway is constructed through the town.^[1]
• 1859 – Bishop Anton Martin Slomšek transfers the seat of the Diocese of Lavant to Maribor.^[1]
• 1863 – Maribor is connected with Carinthia, with the construction of the Carinthian Railway.^[1]
• 1868 – The first daily Slovenian newspaper, called Slovenski narod is established.^[2]
• 1883 – The first electric light in Slovene ethnic territory is installed on Castle Square.^[3]
• 1899 – Maribor National Hall is built.^[1]

20th century

• 1913 – The Old Bridge is built.^[1]
• 1918 – Rudolf Maister secures the city for the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs.^[1]
• 1919 – I. SSK Maribor is established.

• 1922 – Maribor becomes the seat of the Maribor Oblast.^[1]
• 1927 – Letalski center Maribor founded.
• 1941
  • Nazi Germany occupies Maribor.^[1]
  • First action against the occupier in Maribor and Slovenia.^[1]
  • Stalag XVIII-D prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans.^[4]
  • Forced labour camp established by the Germans.^[5]
• 1941–1945 – Maribor prison massacres.
• 1942
  • August: Subcamp of the Stalag XVIII-B POW camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans.^[4]
  • November: Subcamp of the Stalag XVIII-B POW camp dissolved.^[4]
• 1945 – Maribor liberated.^[1]
• 1960 – NK Maribor is established.
• 1962 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Maribor established.
• 1964 – First Women FIS Alpine Ski World Cup held on Pohorje.^[1]
• 1975 – University of Maribor established.^[1]
• 1991
  • First clash between the Yugoslav People's Army and the Slovenian Territorial Defence occurs in Pekre and Maribor.^[6]
  • Maribor becomes part of independent Slovenia.^[1]
• 1997 – NK Maribor wins its first Slovenian football championship.

21st century

• 2002 – Maribor hosts the 2002 European Judo Championships.
• 2004 – Slovenia becomes part of the European Union.^[1]
• 2006 – Diocese of Maribor promoted to Archdiocese.
• 2007 – Maribor University Medical Centre opened.
• 2009 – Maribor hosts the 2009 World Shotgun Championships.
• 2012
  • The 2012-2013 Maribor protests begin, which spread into the 2012-2013 Slovenian protests.^[1]
  • Maribor becomes the European Capital of Culture.^[1]
• 2013 – Maribor becomes the European Youth Capital.^[1]
• 2015 – Maribor hosts the 2015 European Shooting Championships.