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Timeline of Dresden

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

Contents

Prior to 18th century

  • 1215 CE – Nikolaikirche founded.
  • 1272 – Franziskanerkloster founded.
  • 1309 – City seal incorporates coat of arms of Dresden.
  • 1351 – Sophienkirche built.
  • 1388 – Kreuzkirche consecrated.
  • 1400 – Busmannkapelle built.
  • 1409 – Armory established.
  • 1434 – Striezelmarkt occurring.
  • 1524 - Printing press in operation.
  • 1530 – City expands.
  • 1548 – Orchestra founded.
  • 1563 – Dresdner Zeughaus built.
  • 1589 – Johanneum built.
  • 1666 – Premiere of Schütz's St Matthew Passion.
  • 1667 – Opera house opens.
  • 1678 - "Elector of Saxony's Players" dramatic troupe(de) headquartered in Dresden (approximate date).
  • 1695 – Parade of Frederick Augustus I.
  • 1697 – Population: 40,000 (approximate).

    • 18th century

  • 1700 – Von Tschirnhaus glassworks set up.
  • 1704 - Palais Flemming-Sulkowski built.
  • 1708 – Porcelain developed by Johann Friedrich Böttger.
  • 1710 – Meissen porcelain manufactory begins operating near city.
  • 1717 – Japanisches Palais built.
  • 1718 – Royal Palace rebuilt.
  • 1719 – Wedding reception of Polish Prince Frederick Augustus and Maria Josepha of Austria.
  • 1720 – Catholic Cemetery opens by decree of King Augustus II the Strong.
  • 1722
  • Zwinger built.
  • Picture Gallery founded.
  • 1723
  • Grünes Gewölbe founded.
  • Pillnitz Castle built.
  • 1724 – Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments established.
  • 1729 – Wackerbarth-Palais built.
  • 1736 – Equestrian sculpture of Polish King August the Strong unveiled.
  • 1743 – Frauenkirche built.
  • 1745 - City "taken by the Russians."
  • 1748 – Collegium Medico Chirurgicum established.
  • 1755 – Population: 63,000 (approximate).
  • 1756 – Katholische Hofkirche built.
  • 1759 - September: "Dresden liberated from Prussians."
  • 1760 – July: Siege of Dresden.
  • 1763 – Death and burial of King Augustus III of Poland.
  • 1764 – Dresden Art Academy founded.
  • 1776 – Landhaus built.
  • 1784 – Observatory established.
  • 1788 – Saxon Library opens.

    • 19th century

  • 1807 – Constitution of the Duchy of Warsaw promulgated.
  • 1809 – Austrians in power.
  • 1813 – 26–27 August: Battle of Dresden.
  • 1814 – Großer Garten opens to the public.
  • 1818 – Ernst Arnold gallery established.
  • 1823 – Jordan & Timaeus chocolate manufactury established.
  • 1828 – Saxon Technical School founded.
  • 1833 – Isis Society (natural history) founded.
  • 1838 - Dresden Coinage Convention held in city.
  • 1839 – Leipzig–Dresden railway begins operating.
  • 1843 - Jam factory begins operating.
  • 1845 – Flood.
  • 1841 – Opera house built.
  • 1845 - 19 October: Premiere of Wagner's opera Tannhäuser.
  • 1849 – May Uprising in Dresden.
  • 1852
  • Marien Brucke (bridge) constructed.
  • Population: 100,000.
  • 1854 – Semper Gallery and Schloss Albrechtsberg built.
  • 1855 – September: Royal Gallery opens.
  • 1856 – Dresden Conservatory established.
  • 1858 - Population: 128,152.
  • 1861 – Dresden Zoo opens.
  • 1866 – Prussians in power.
  • 1870 – Gewerbehausorchester founded.
  • 1871 – Military facility built in Albertstadt.
  • 1875 – Dresden Museum of Ethnology founded.
  • 1876 – Fürstenzug created.
  • 1878 – Opera house rebuilt.
  • 1889
  • Albertinum built.
  • Dresden Botanical Garden created.
  • 1891 – Dresden City Museum founded.
  • 1893 – Blue Wonder bridge constructed.
  • 1895 – Dresden Funicular Railway begins operating.
  • 1897 – Dresden Central Station built.
  • 1898
  • Ernemann-Werke camera factory in operation.
  • Dresdner SC football club formed.

    • 1900-1945

  • 1901
  • Dresden-Neustadt station opens.
  • Schwebebahn Dresden begins operating.
  • 1903
  • German City Exhibit held.
  • Simmel delivers The Metropolis and Mental Life lecture.
  • 1904 – Ministry building constructed.
  • 1905 - 9 December: Premiere of Strauss' opera Salome.
  • 1910
  • Städtische Zentralbibliothek, Dresden (city library) formed.
  • Augustus Bridge constructed.
  • 1911
  • Dresden Museums Association formed.
  • Premiere of Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier.
  • 1912 – Ihagee camera company and German Hygiene Museum founded.
  • 1914 – Saxon army museum established.
  • 1919
  • Stadion am Ostragehege des Dresdner SC opens.
  • Population: 529,326.
  • 1923 – Glücksgas Stadium built.
  • 1933 – Population: 649,252.
  • 1935 – Dresden Airport opens.
  • 1939 – Population: 625,174.
  • 1940 – Hans Nieland becomes mayor.
  • 1945
  • 13–14 February: Aerial bombing by Allied forces.
  • 22–27 April: Battle of Dresden
  • 8 May: Russians take city.

    • 1946-1990s

  • 1946
  • Sächsische Zeitung begins publication.
  • Population: 450,000.
  • 1950
  • SG Deutsche Volkspolizei Dresden football club founded.
  • Botanical Garden restored.
  • Hellerau and Pillnitz incorporated into city.
  • 1956 – Dresden Transport Museum opens.
  • 1959 – Galerie Neue Meister formed.
  • 1961 – Dresden University of Technology formed.
  • 1972 – Filmtheater Prager Strasse opens.
  • 1973 – Dresden S-Bahn established.
  • 1983
  • Staatsschauspiel Dresden formed.
  • Population: 522,532.
  • 1986 - Pinova apple created.
  • 1990 - Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten begins publication.
  • 1991
  • Bunte Republik Neustadt festival begins.
  • Fußballverein Dresden-Nord formed.
  • 1992
  • Soviet forces withdrawn.
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf established.
  • 1996 – Dresdner Sinfoniker founded.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Stadtarchiv Dresden (city archives) relocated to Elisabeth-Boer-Strasse.
  • 2002
  • Flood.
  • Volkswagen's Transparent Factory opens.
  • 2004
  • Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory established.
  • Dresden Elbe Valley designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • 2005
  • Dresden Frauenkirche rebuilt.
  • Dresden City Art Gallery opens.
  • Neo-Nazi demonstration.
  • 2006 – 800th anniversary of founding of Dresden.
  • 2007
  • Freiberger Arena opens.
  • Waldschlösschen Bridge construction begins.
  • 2008 – Helma Orosz becomes mayor.
  • 2010 – Anti-fascist demonstration.
  • 2011
  • Bundeswehr Military History Museum opens.
  • Population: 523,058.
  • 2014 - PEGIDA begin protesting(de) against Islamism in the city, drawing crowds estimated at 17,000
  • 2015 - Dirk Hilbert becomes mayor.

    • References

    Timeline of Dresden Wikipedia
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