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Timeline of Braunschweig

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany.

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 861 - According to legend, Braunschweig founded by Bruno of Saxony.
  • 955 - Area of city expanded.
  • 1031 - St. Magni (Braunschweig) church consecrated.
  • 1145 - Riddagshausen Abbey founded.
  • 1160s - Henry the Lion makes Braunschweig his residence.
  • 1166 - Brunswick Lion statue created.
  • 1175 - Dankwarderode Castle built.
  • 1188 - Gospels of Henry the Lion created.
  • 1190s - St. Martini (Braunschweig) church construction begins.
  • 1194 - Brunswick Cathedral built.
  • 1194 - 6 August: Henry the Lion dies.
  • 1200s
  • St. Katharinen (Braunschweig) church construction begins.
  • Braunschweig joins the Hanseatic League.
  • Schoduvel (carnival) is celebrated.
  • 1245 - Großes Waisenhaus BMV (nursing home and orphanage) established.
  • 1293–94 - Schicht der Gildemeister (civil unrest)
  • 1304 - Bartholomäuskapelle (Braunschweig) on Schützenstraße (Braunschweig) first mentioned.
  • 1307 - Gewandhaus (Braunschweig) guildhall/exchange first mentioned.
  • 1312 - Rüningen gristmill first mentioned.
  • 1370s - Große Schicht (civil unrest)
  • 1390
  • Public clock installed (approximate date).
  • Brunswick Mum is sold.
  • 1396 - Altstadtrathaus (Braunschweig) (city hall) building expanded.
  • 1408 - Altstadtmarktbrunnen (fountain) installed in the Altstadtmarkt (Braunschweig).
  • 1410s
  • Liberei (library) built.
  • Braunschweiger Pfaffenkrieg (conflict between city council and churches)
  • 1411 - Faule Mette cannon created.
  • 1415 - Martino-Katharineum Braunschweig secondary school established.
  • 1420 - St. Andreas (Braunschweig) church built (approximate date).
  • 1432 - The Princes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel move their Residenz from Braunschweig to Wolfenbüttel.
  • 1434 - Aegidienkirche (church) built (approximate date).
  • 1445–46 - Schicht der „ungehorsamen Bürger“ (civil unrest)
  • 1451 - Brüdernkirche (Braunschweig) (church) built.
  • 1487–89 - Ludeke Hollants Schicht (civil unrest)
  • 1498 - Braunschweiger Messe (fair) established.
  • 1509 - Printing press in operation.
  • 1520s - Protestant Reformation in Braunschweig.
  • 1524 - Huneborstelsches Haus built.
  • 1531–32 - Braunschweig joins Schmalkaldic League.
  • 1534 - Alte Waage (Braunschweig) built.
  • 1551 - Population: 16,192.
  • 1567 - Haus zur Hanse built.
  • 1573 - Veltheimsches Haus built on the Burgplatz (Braunschweig).
  • 1627 - Hofbrauhaus Wolters (brewery) established.
  • 1643 - Ehemaliges Rüninger Zollhaus (customs house) built.
  • 1663 - Trial and execution of Anna Roleffes.
  • 1671 - Siege of Braunschweig by Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
  • 1690 - Opernhaus am Hagenmarkt (opera house and theatre) opens.
  • 1745
  • Collegium Carolinum founded.
  • Braunschweigische Anzeigen newspaper in publication.[1]
  • 1753 - Brunswick Palace established as the new ducal residence.
  • 1754 - Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum and Naturhistorisches Museum open.[2]
  • 1761 - First Battle of Ölper
  • 1769 - Schloss Richmond (castle) built.
  • 1772 - 13 March: Premiere of Lessing's play Emilia Galotti.
  • 1773 - Population: 23,385.
  • 1790s - Braunschweig fortifications dismantled (approximate date).
  • 1791 - Lange Brücke (Braunschweig) (bridge) rebuilt.
  • 1799 - Friedrich Vieweg (publisher) moves to Braunschweig.

    • 19th century

  • 1806 - French in power; Braunschweig French period begins.
  • 1807 - Wilhelm Albrecht Christian von Mahrenholtz becomes mayor.
  • 1809 - 1 August: Second Battle of Ölper
  • 1815 - Duchy of Brunswick established
  • 1823 - Obelisk erected in the Löwenwall.
  • 1829 - 19 January: Premiere of Goethe's play Faust, Part One.
  • 1830
  • 7 September: Civil unrest.
  • 7–8 September: Brunswick Palace stormed by an angry mob and destroyed completely.
  • 1835 - Grotrian-Steinweg established.
  • 1838 - Westermann Verlag (publisher) in business.
  • 1838 - 1 December: First section of the Brunswick–Bad Harzburg railway line, connecting Braunschweig and Wolfenbüttel, opens.
  • 1843–44 - Hanover–Brunswick railway opens.
  • 1844 - Rabbinical Conference of Brunswick
  • 1847 - MTV Braunschweig established.
  • 1848–49 - German revolution of 1848–49 in Braunschweig
  • 1849 - Voigtländer sets up its office in Braunschweig.
  • 1853 - Braunschweigische Bank active.
  • 1860 - Braunschweig City Archive established.
  • 1861
  • Staatstheater Braunschweig (theatre) opens.
  • Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig (library) and Städtisches Museum (Braunschweig) founded.
  • 1863 - Braunschweiger Quadriga sculpture erected atop the palace.
  • 1871
  • Braunschweiger Volksfreund newspaper in publication.
  • Feldschlößchen (Braunschweig) brewery in business.
  • Population: 57,883.
  • 1872 - Brunswick–Magdeburg railway begins operating.
  • 1874 - Konrad Koch introduces football to Germany.
  • 1875 - 23 September: Neue Synagoge (Braunschweig) opens.
  • 1879 - Trams in Braunschweig begin operating.
  • 1880 - Population: 75,038.
  • 1885 - Population: 85,174.
  • 1887 - Hauptfriedhof Braunschweig (cemetery) established.
  • 1890 - Population: 101,047.
  • 1891 - Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum founded.
  • 1895
  • Eintracht Braunschweig football club and Jüdischer Friedhof (Braunschweig) (cemetery) established.
  • Wilhelm Scholz bookseller in business.
  • Population: 115,138.

    • 1900–1945

  • 1900 - New Braunschweiger Rathaus (city hall) built.
  • 1901 - Braunschweigischer Geschichtsverein (historical society) founded.[3]
  • 1903 - Büssing established.
  • 1906 - Dankwarderode Castle reconstructed.
  • 1907 - Panther Fahrradwerke (bicycle manufactory) in business.
  • 1909 - 21 April: Gymnasium Gaussschule established.
  • 1913 - 24 May: Marriage of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick and Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia.
  • 1918
  • November Revolution in Braunschweig occurs.
  • 8 November: Ernest Augustus forced to abdicate.
  • 10 November: Socialist Republic of Brunswick proclaimed.
  • 10 November: Free State of Brunswick established.
  • 1919
  • 9 April: Spartacus League uprising.
  • 13–17 April: State of emergency declared, Freikorps troops enter city.
  • Population: 139,539.
  • 1920 - Rollei established.
  • 1923 - 17 June: Eintracht-Stadion opens.
  • 1929 - Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule moved to Broitzem.
  • 1931
  • Veltenhof is incorporated into the city of Braunschweig.
  • Braunschweiger Tageszeitung (newspaper) begins publication.
  • 17–18 October: A large Nazi rally is held in Braunschweig, 100,000 SA stormtroopers march through the city.
  • 1933 - Mittelland Canal reaches Braunschweig.
  • 1934
  • Gliesmarode, Lehndorf (Braunschweig), Melverode, Ölper, Querum, Riddagshausen, and Rühme are incorporated into the city of Braunschweig.
  • Population: 166,823.
  • 1935 - SS-Junkerschule Braunschweig established.
  • 1936
  • Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt in Völkenrode built.
  • Braunschweig Airport opens.
  • 1938
  • Niedersächsische Musikschule Braunschweig (formerly Brunswick State Conservatoire) established.
  • 23 February: Volkswagenwerk Braunschweig starts production.
  • 9–10 November: Kristallnacht in Braunschweig.
  • 1939
  • Nazi Academy for Youth Leadership built.
  • Population: 208,400.
  • 1940
  • Synagogue demolished.
  • Bombing of Braunschweig in World War II begins.
  • 1943 - Entbindungsheim für Ostarbeiterinnen established.
  • 1944 - 17 August: KZ subcamp Schillstraße established.
  • 1945 - 12 April: Surrender of Braunschweig.

    • 1946–1999

  • 1946 - Braunschweiger Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.
  • 1947 - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt refounded in Braunschweig.
  • 1949
  • Abendgymnasium Braunschweig (school) established.
  • Antiquariat am Burgplatz bookshop in business.
  • 1955 - 1 February: Luftfahrt-Bundesamt opens.
  • 1960
  • Brunswick Palace demolished.
  • 1 October: Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof opens.
  • 1963 - Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig established.
  • 1971 - Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel established.
  • 1972 - Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG (public transit entity) active.
  • 1974 - 28 February: District of Braunschweig disestablished and its main part incorporated into the city of Braunschweig.
  • 1975 - Population: 269,900.
  • 1976 - Gerhard Glogowski becomes mayor.
  • 1977 - Federal Agricultural Research Centre established.
  • 1982 - Gerstäcker-Museum established.
  • 1987 - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen moves to Braunschweig.
  • 1988 - Braunschweig Classix Festival established.
  • 1991–94 - Reconstruction of Alte Waage.
  • 1994 - Sparkassen Open tennis tournament established.
  • 1998 - 1 September: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation established.

    • 21st century

  • 2000
  • Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize established.
  • 20 September: Volkswagen Halle opens.
  • 2001 - Happy Rizzi House built in the Ackerhof.
  • 2006 - 6 December: Synagoge (Braunschweig) opens.
  • 2007 - 6 May: Rebuilt Brunswick Palace opens.
  • 2010 - RegioStadtBahn Braunschweig light rail project cancelled.
  • 2013 - Population: 247,227.
  • 2014 - Ulrich Markurth becomes mayor.

    • References

    Timeline of Braunschweig Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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