Pula the naval base of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
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Pula, located in modern-day Croatia, served as the main naval base of the Austro-Hungarian Navy from 1850 to 1918. The small town was chosen as the base due to its geography and proximity to Vienna. In the 1850s, fortifications were built and the naval arsenal was established, increasing the town's population. The base proved effective during the 1866 Battle of Lissa. Over subsequent decades, the navy and city continued to develop and expand. By World War I, Pula was a strategically important naval port and industrial center with over 58,000 inhabitants from various ethnic groups.
Pula the naval base of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
- 1. Pula/Pola ¨C the main base of the Austro- Hungarian Navy (K.u.k. Kriegsmarine) David Orlovi?
- 3. ?First Austrian rule (1798-1805) after Napoleon¡¯s takeover of Venice and the Peace of Campoformio ?Illyrian provinces of the French Empire (1805-1913) ?Second Austrian rule (1813-1918) Pula of the 1st half of the 19th century was a small, derelict town ravaged by malaria and other diseases, as well as constant emigration to other lands. Its minimum population amounted to 600. Most of the inhabitants were Italian speakers, former subjects of the Venetian republic.
- 4. Pula chosen as the main naval base of the monarchy Hans Bitrich Dahlerup (1790-1873), then the main commander of the Austrian fleet based in Venice advised the government to move the base to Pula after the revolution in Italy in 1848. ?Geo-political considerations, the geography of the area and the relative proximity to Vienna were decisive. ?1850 ¨C fortifying of the area commences. ?1856 ¨C the cornerstone of the future Arsenal laid. Franz Joseph I. present at the ceremony. ?Contemporary population: 1100. A steady inflow of new citizens follows the event.
- 6. The K.u.k. See Arsenal
- 7. Efficience of the base proved in the 1866 battle of Lissa Sinking of the Italian battleship Re d¡¯Italia Wilhelm von Tegetthoff (1827-1871)
- 8. Development of the navy - battleships Monarch klasse 1895/6 Habsburg klasse 1900/2 Erzherzog Karl klasse 1903/5 Radetzky klasse 1908/10
- 9. Dreadnought battleships Tegetthoff klasse (1911-14): ?Tegetthoff ?Viribus Unitis ?Prinz Eugen ?Szent Istv¨¢n
- 10. Development of the navy
- 11. Development of the city 1861 K. u. k. Marinespital in Pola 1871 hydrographical center 1876 railway connection with Vienna 1904 tram line opened
- 12. Development of the city 1913 Marine Kasino 1854 Politeama Ciscutti - theater 1903 Markthalle
- 13. 1910 census : 58,560 inhabitants Foreigners Other Slovenians Italians Germans Croats Soldiers Civilians
- 14. Newspapers
- 15. World War I
- 16. November 1918 State of the Slovenes, Croats and Serbs Sinking of the Viribus Unitis Italians occupy on the 5th November
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