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Timeline of Augsburg

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany.

Contents

Prior to 16th century

  • 14 BCE – Roman colony Augusta Vindelicorum established (approximate date).
  • 5th century CE – Settlement sacked by Huns.
  • 6th century CE - Catholic Diocese of Augsburg established.
  • 778 – Simpert becomes Bishop of Augsburg.
  • 788 – Town sacked by forces of Charlemagne.
  • 923 – Ulrich becomes Bishop of Augsburg.
  • 952 – Diet of Augsburg (meeting of leaders of Holy Roman Empire) active.
  • 989 – Perlachturm built.
  • 1065 – Augsburg Cathedral consecrated.
  • 1251 – Dominican Monastery of St. Katharine active.
  • 1276 – Augsburg becomes a Free Imperial City.
  • 1300 – Barfüsserkirche (church) founded.
  • 1321 – St. Anna-Kirche (church) founded.
  • 1364 – Three Moors Inn in business (approximate date).
  • 1370 - Public clock installed (approximate date).
  • 1407 - Paper mill established.
  • 1431 – Augsburg Cathedral remodeled.
  • 1468 - Burkhard Zingg writes Augsburger Chronik, a history of the city (approximate date).
  • 1472 – Printing press in operation.
  • 1487 - Fuggers Bank established.
  • 1493 – Artist Hans Holbein the Elder active (approximate date).

    • 16th–18th centuries

  • 1500 – Church of St. Ulrich and St. Afra built.
  • 1502 – Catholic Holy Cross Church built.
  • 1509 – Fortunatus (story) published.
  • 1515 – Dominikaner-Kirche (church) built.
  • 1517 - Fugger chapel built.
  • 1518 - Fire engine built.
  • 1523 – Fuggerei residential area developed.
  • 1530 – Lutheran Confession of Augsburg introduced.
  • 1534 – Augsburg Protestant Cemetery established.
  • 1537
  • Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg (city library) founded.
  • Augsburg joins the Schmalkaldic League.
  • 1540 – Augsburger Börse (stock exchange) established.
  • 1546 – Boeck house and Rotes Tor (gate) built.
  • 1573 - Sugar refinery begins operating.
  • 1577 – Imperial Abbey of Saints Ulrich and Afra active.
  • 1582 – St. Salvator Jesuit school founded.
  • 1594 – Augustusbrunnen (fountain) created for Maximiliansstrasse.
  • 1599 – Herkulesbrunnen (fountain) created for Maximiliansstrasse.
  • 1607 – Augsburger Zeughaus (armory) built.
  • 1609 - Metzg (butchers' house) built.
  • 1612 – Engravers Lucas and Wolfgang Kilian in business.
  • 1620 – Augsburg Town Hall built.
  • 1631 - Augsburg Art Cabinet sent to Sweden as a gift.
  • 1632 – Swedish occupation begins.
  • 1635
  • Swedish occupation ends.
  • Population: 16,432.
  • 1650 – Augsburger Hohes Friedensfest (festival) begins.
  • 1703 – Town besieged by Bavarian forces.
  • 1712 – Academy of painting founded.
  • 1765 – Gignoux-Haus built.
  • 1770 – Ballroom built in the Schaezlerpalais.
  • 1782 – Dollische bookseller in business.
  • 1786 - August: Air balloon flight of Joseph Maximilian Freiherr von Lütgendorf.

    • 19th century

  • 1805 – 10 October: French in power.
  • 1806
  • 4 March: Augsburg becomes part of the Kingdom of Bavaria.
  • Population: 26,200.
  • 1810 – Allgemeine Zeitung (newspaper) in publication.
  • 1817 – Augsburg becomes an administrative capital of the Oberdonaukreis.
  • 1825 – Chapel built in Protestant Cemetery.
  • 1833 – Holbein-Gymnasium (school) established.
  • 1837 – Town becomes administrative capital for the Swabia and Neuburg district.
  • 1840
  • Sander'sche Maschinenfabrik in business.
  • Cotton mill established.
  • 1846 – Augsburg Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens.
  • 1847
  • Augsburg Morellstraße station opens.
  • Turnverein Augsburg (sport club) formed.
  • 1854 – Maximilian Museum founded.
  • 1858 - Population: 43,616.
  • 1870 – Konigl. Industrieschule (industrial school) established.
  • 1875 – Paar Valley Railway begins operating.
  • 1876 – Der Volkswille newspaper in publication.
  • 1878
  • Stadttheater Augsburg (theatre) built.
  • Augsburger Eislaufverein (ice hockey team) formed.
  • 1885
  • Stadtarchiv Augsburg (town archive) building established.
  • Population: 65,905.
  • 1898 – Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg and Augsburg-Oberhausen Acetylene Factory in business.

    • 20th century

  • 1900 – Population: 89,109.
  • 1903 – TSV Schwaben Augsburg (football club) formed.
  • 1905 - Population: 94,923.
  • 1907 – FC Augsburg (football club) formed.
  • 1910
  • Landsberg Prison established in vicinity of Augsburg.
  • Population: 102,487.
  • 1911 – Oberhausen becomes part of Augsburg.
  • 1917 - Augsburg Synagogue built.
  • 1919 - Population: 154,555.
  • 1920 – Stadtbücherei Augsburg (public library) founded.
  • 1924 – Augsburger Kajak Verein (kayak club) formed.
  • 1926 – Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (Bavarian Aircraft Works) in business.
  • 1930 - 8 September: Hitler gives campaign speech.
  • 1933 – Gau Swabia (Nazi administrative region) established.
  • 1937
  • Augsburg Zoo opens.
  • Mozarthaus (house museum) established.
  • 1938
  • Messerschmitt aircraft manufactory in business.
  • Ice skating rink opens.
  • 10 November: Synagogue destroyed during Kristallnacht.
  • 1942 – 17 April: Bombing by Allied forces.
  • 1944 – 25–26 February: Bombing by Allied forces.
  • 1945 – Schwäbische Landeszeitung newspaper begins publication.
  • 1948
  • Verlagsgruppe Weltbild (publisher) in business.
  • Augsburger Puppenkiste (theatre) opens.
  • 1951
  • Rosenaustadion (stadium) opens.
  • Town art collections installed in the Schaezlerpalais.
  • 1954 - Fürst Fugger Privatbank established.
  • 1956 – United States military 11th Airborne Division stationed in Augsburg.
  • 1961 - Population: 208,659.
  • 1969 – Part of Göggingen becomes part of Augsburg.
  • 1970 – University of Augsburg founded.
  • 1971
  • Augsburg Eiskanal (artificial whitewater river) opens.
  • Augsburg University of Applied Sciences founded.
  • 1972
  • Inningen becomes part of Augsburg.
  • Kongresshalle opens.
  • Dorint Hotel Tower built.
  • 1977
  • Kulturhaus Kresslesmühle (cultural space) opens.
  • Romanistentheater (Augsburg) founded.
  • 1989 – Sparkassen-Planetarium opens.
  • 1996
  • Kulturhaus Abraxas (cultural space) active.
  • S’ensemble Theater founded.
  • 1998 – Brechthaus (house museum) opens.

    • 21st century

  • 2008 – Kurt Gribl becomes mayor.
  • 2009 – Stadtbücherei Augsburg (public library) building opens.
  • 2012 – Population: 272,699.

    • References

    Timeline of Augsburg Wikipedia
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