1895 Ljubljana earthquake
- 1895 Ljubljana earthquake
The 1895 Ljubljana earthquake refers to the earthquake that struck the city on April 14 1895 during the Easter period.
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 11:17 pm and shocks were felt as far away as Florence, Vienna and Split [ [http://slo-bulletin.blogspot.com/2005/03/110th-anniversary-of-ljubljana.html Slovenian bulletin] ] .
At that time, Ljubljana had a population of approximately 31,000 people, and the town had around 1400 buildings and about 10 percent of the buildings were damaged or had to undergo large scale demolition, renovation or change afterwards. Very few people were killed and few injured but the earthquake for instance on Vodnik Square destroyed much of an old monastery containing a girl's diocesan college and library had to be completely pulled down, and it became an outdoor market now called Ljubljana's Central Market (Osrednja tržnica) which is an important site in the city today [ [http://www.ljubljana.si/en/sights/squares/vodnik_square/ Ljubljana.si] ] .
The earthquake brought about a wide expansion of the city and a widespread Art Nouveau architectural change which today is juxtaposed against the earlier Baroque style buildings that remain.Many buildings such as the Mladika building date back to the immediate period that followed.
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