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Timeline of Bremen

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

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 787 CE - Catholic diocese of Bremen formed.
  • 1223 – Archbishopric relocated to Bremen from Hamburg.
  • 1230 – Church of Our Lady rebuilt (approximate date).
  • 1243 – St. Ansgarius church built (approximate date).
  • 1409 – Town Hall built.
  • 1588 – Stadtwaage built.
  • 1619 – Cloth-traders' guild hall built.
  • 1630
  • Lübeck-Hamburg-Bremen defensive alliance formed.
  • Shipper's House built.
  • 1648 – Swedes in power.
  • 1675 – Bremen-Verden Campaign.
  • 1712 – Danes in power.
  • 1731 – Hanoverians in power.
  • 1757 – French in power.
  • 1758 – Hanoverians in power again.
  • 1790 - City directory published.
  • 1792 – Bremer Stadttheater (1792) (theatre) built.

    • 19th century

  • 1807 - Population: 36,041.
  • 1810 – Bremen becomes part of the French Empire.
  • 1823 – Art Society founded.
  • 1827 – Bremerhaven (seaport) established.
  • 1847 – Train station opens.
  • 1849 – Kunsthalle (art museum) built.
  • 1857 – Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping company in business.
  • 1862 - Population: 67,217.
  • 1866 – Bremen joins the North German Confederation.
  • 1867
  • Exchange built.
  • Population: 74,574.
  • 1868 – 10 April: Premiere of Brahm's German Requiem.
  • 1871 - Population: 82,969.
  • 1872 – AG Weser in business.
  • 1874 – Agricultural exhibition held.
  • 1875
  • Kaiserbrucke (bridge) built.
  • Population: 102,499.
  • 1876 – Horse tramway begins operating.
  • 1878 – Post office built.
  • 1885 - Population: 118,395.
  • 1888
  • Bremen joins German Customs Union.
  • Bremen Hauptbahnhof (train station) built.
  • 1890
  • Bremer Straßenbahn active.
  • Population: 124,955.
  • 1892 – Electric tramway begins operating.
  • 1893 – Bremer Vulkan shipbuilder in business.
  • 1895 – Law courts built.

    • 1900-1945

  • 1900 – Population: 186,822; state 248,407.
  • 1905 – Population: 214,953; state 263,673.
  • 1906 - Production of decaffeinated Kaffee Hag coffee begins.
  • 1911 – Rathscafé built.
  • 1913
  • Bremen Airport established.
  • New Town Hall and Theater am Goetheplatz built.
  • 20 June: Bremen school shooting.
  • 1919 - Population: 257,923.
  • 1923 – Bremer Flugzeugbau aircraft manufactory in business.
  • 1925 – Fahrzeugwerke Borgward automobile manufactory in business.
  • 1928 - Population: 302,949.
  • 1939
  • Aumund, Blumenthal, Fähr, Farge, Grohn, Hammersbeck, Lobbendorf, Rekum, Schönebeck, and Vegesack become part of city.
  • Population: 431,800.
  • 1940 – Bombing of Bremen in World War II begins.
  • 1945
  • Bombing of Bremen in World War II ends.
  • Wilhelm Kaisen becomes mayor.

    • 1946-1990s

  • 1956 - Population: 507,952.
  • 1964 – Bremen-Arena opens.
  • 1966
  • 28 January: Airplane crash.
  • Bürgerschaft (parliament) building and Zoo Bremen open.
  • 1983 – Bremer Shakespeare Company founded.
  • 1986 – Bremen TV tower erected.
  • 1990 - Population: 551,219.
  • 1992 - Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen active.
  • 1999
  • 6 June: Bremen state election, 1999 held.
  • Fatih Mosque, Bremen built.

    • 21st century

  • 2003 – 25 May: Bremen state election, 2003 held.
  • 2005 – Jens Böhrnsen becomes mayor.
  • 2007 – 13 May: Bremen state election, 2007 held.
  • 2010 – Bremen S-Bahn begins operating.
  • 2011 – 22 May: Bremen state election, 2011 held.
  • 2012 – Population: 547,976.
  • 2015 - 17 July: Carsten Sieling becomes mayor.

    • References

    Timeline of Bremen Wikipedia
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