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Timeline of Dortmund

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

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 1005 - "Ecclesiastical council" meets in Dortmund.
  • 1016 - "Imperial diet" meets in Dortmund.
  • 1215 - Katharinenkloster Dortmund consecrated.
  • 1220 - Dortmund becomes an imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • 1240 - Town Hall in use (approximate date).
  • 1253 - Dortmund joins the City Alliance of Werne.
  • 1267 - St. Mary's Church first mentioned.
  • 1270 - St. Reinold's Church built.
  • 1293 - Brewing right granted.
  • 1322 - Petrikirche (Dortmund) (church) construction begins.
  • 1332 - City rights confirmed per "Privilegium Ludovicum."
  • 1387/8 - Dortmund besieged by forces of Friedrich III. von Saarwerden, Archbishop of Cologne.
  • 1388 - Dortmunder Bürgerschützenverein (militia) formed.
  • 1400 - Vehmic court established (approximate date).
  • 1454 - Tower built on St. Reinold's Church.
  • 1521 - "Golden Wonder of Westphalia" altarpiece installed in the Petrikirche.
  • 1523 - Protestant Reformation.
  • 1543 - Stadtgymnasium Dortmund (school) founded.
  • 1546 - Tower for the Dortmund City Archive added to Town Hall.
  • 1570 - Dortmund adopts Lutheranism per the "Augsburg Confession".
  • 1609 - Jülich-Cleves-related agreement signed in Dortmund.

    • 19th century

  • 1803 - Dormund "annexed to Nassau."
  • 1806 - French in power.
  • 1808 - Dormund becomes capital of French satellite Ruhr (department).
  • 1815
  • Dortmund becomes part of Prussia per Congress of Vienna.
  • Oberbergamt Dortmund (regional mining office) headquartered in city.
  • 1816 - Population: 4,465.
  • 1841 - Sparkasse Dortmund (bank) founded.
  • 1847 - Duisburg–Dortmund railway and Dortmund–Hamm railway begin operating.
  • 1849 - Elberfeld–Dortmund railway begins operating.
  • 1855 - Dortmund–Soest railway begins operating.
  • 1861
  • Westfälischer Schützenbund (shooting-sport club) formed.
  • Population: 23,348.
  • 1863 - City walls dismantled.
  • 1871
  • Hoesch AG steel company in business.
  • Westfalenhütte industrial area developed.
  • 1872 - Historischer Verein für Dortmund und die Grafschaft Mark (historical society) founded.
  • 1875 - Dortmund–Enschede railway in operation.
  • 1878 - Ernst Heinrich Lindemann becomes mayor.
  • 1880 - Fredenbaumpark in use (approximate date).
  • 1883 - Museum of Art and Cultural History founded.
  • 1885 - Population: 78,435.
  • 1887 - Dortmund Philharmonic orchestra formed.
  • 1890
  • Royal School of Machine Building established.
  • Population: 89,663.
  • 1895
  • Oberpostdirektion Dortmund (regional postal administration) established.
  • Post office built.
  • Population: 111,232.
  • 1897 - City electric power system begins operating.
  • 1898 - Industrial School for Young Ladies and Ruderclub Hansa von 1898 (sport club) established.
  • 1899
  • Dortmund–Ems Canal and Dortmund Port open.
  • City Hall built.
  • Dortmunder Volksbank founded.

    • 1900s-1945

  • 1900
  • Regional Handwerkskammer Dortmund (Chamber of Skilled Crafts) headquartered in city.
  • Synagogue built.
  • 1901 - Dortmund Fire Department established.
  • 1904
  • Theater Dortmund and trade school founded.
  • Bismarckturm (Dortmund) (tower) built.
  • 1905 - Population: 175,577.
  • 1909
  • Borussia Dortmund sport club formed.
  • Nordmarkt area laid out.
  • 1910
  • Dortmund Hauptbahnhof built.
  • Population: 214,226.
  • 1914 - Eving becomes part of city.
  • 1919 - Population: 295,026.
  • 1920
  • Regional Siedlungsverband Ruhrkohlenbezirk municipal association created.
  • Population: 313,752.
  • 1924 - Weisse Wiese stadium opens.
  • 1926 - Botanischer Garten Rombergpark acquired by city.
  • 1927 - Dortmund U-Tower built.
  • 1928
  • Hörde becomes part of city.
  • Population: 465,196.
  • 1929 - Berghofen (Dortmund) and Syburg becomes part of city.
  • 1933 - Dortmund-Hörder Hüttenunion mining company in business.
  • 1938 - Dortberghaus built.
  • 1945 - 13 April: Allied forces take city.

    • 1946-1990s

  • 1946
  • Fritz Henßler becomes mayor.
  • Westfälische Rundschau newspaper begins publication.
  • 1947
  • 29 March: Miners strike against food shortage.
  • Museum Ostwall opens.
  • 1950 - Population: 507,349.
  • 1952 - Westfalenhallen rebuilt.
  • 1953 - Dortmund Zoo established.
  • 1956 - Population: 607,885.
  • 1959
  • Florianturm (TV tower) erected.
  • National Bundesgartenschau (garden show) held in the Westfalenpark.
  • 1960 - Dortmund Airport opens.
  • 1961 - Gesundheitshaus Dortmund built.
  • 1963 - Dortmund Stadthaus station opens.
  • 1968 - University of Dortmund established.
  • 1969 - Sparkassen-Hochhaus hi-rise built.
  • 1973
  • Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting begins.
  • Günter Samtlebe becomes mayor.
  • 1974 - Westfalenstadion (stadium) opens.
  • 1976 - National Rowing Training Centre, Dortmund established.
  • 1977 - Eving Selimiye Camii (mosque) established.
  • 1978 - WestLB Dortmund built.
  • 1983
  • Dortmund University station opens.
  • Vorsorgekasse Hoesch (insurance entity) active.
  • 1984 - Dortmund Stadtbahn begins operating.
  • 1985
  • Technology Centre Dortmund opens.
  • Spielbank Hohensyburg (casino) built.
  • 1987 - Coalmining pit closes, "marking the end of more than 150 years of coalmining in Dortmund."
  • 1989 - Dortmund City Hall rebuilt on the Friedensplatz (Dortmund).
  • 1990 - Eisengiesser Fountain reconstructed on the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Platz (Dortmund).
  • 1992 - Adlerturm Dortmund (tower) reconstructed.
  • 1993 - Deutsche Arbeitsschutzausstellung museum established.
  • 1999
  • Gerhard Langemeyer becomes mayor.
  • Fritz-Henßler-Berufskolleg (trade school) active.

    • 21st century

  • 2005
  • RWE Tower built.
  • Hoesch-Museum opens.
  • 2006 - June: Some of the 2006 FIFA World Cup soccer contest held in Dortmund.
  • 2008 - Love Parade held in city.
  • 2014
  • Ullrich Sierau becomes mayor.
  • Population: 580,511.

    • References

    Timeline of Dortmund Wikipedia
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