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Timeline of Essen

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

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 845 - Essen Abbey founded (approximate date).
  • 971 - Mathilde, granddaughter of Otto I becomes abbess of Essen Abbey.
  • 1012 - Sophia, daughter of Otto II becomes abbottess of the Essen Stift.
  • 1041 - Essen receives rights to a market.
  • 1244 - The association of the ministeriales of the Essen Abbey and the citizens of the town of Essen arrange for the Essen town walls to be erected.
  • 1316 - Essen Minster (church) dedicated.
  • 1390 - Essener Schützenverein (militia) formed.
  • 1598 - Borbeck Castle rebuilt.
  • 1736 - Neueste Essendische Nachrichten von Staats- und Gelehrten Sachen (Newest Essen News of State and Learned Matters) newspaper begins publication.
  • 1797 - G. D. Baedeker Verlag bookseller in business.

    • 19th century

  • 1802 - Area occupied by Prussian troops.
  • 1803
  • Essen Abbey secularized.
  • Franz Dinnendahl builds steam engine.
  • 1810 - Krupp foundry in business.
  • 1814 - Town becomes part of Prussia.
  • 1822 - Town becomes part of the Rhine Province.
  • 1841 - Simon Hirschland Bank in business.
  • 1847 - Essen-Bergeborbeck station opens.
  • 1849 - Population: 8,813.
  • 1851 - Zollverein Coal Mine begins operating.
  • 1862 - Essen Hauptbahnhof and Essen-Borbeck station open.
  • 1866 - Fredebeul & Koenen booksellers in business.
  • 1870 - Synagogue consecrated.
  • 1871 - Town becomes part of the German Empire.
  • 1872 - Neu-Westend developed.
  • 1873 - Villa Hügel (Krupp residence) built.
  • 1875 - Population: 54,790.
  • 1880 - Historical Society for the City and Convent of Essen founded.
  • 1881
  • Essener Turnerbund athletic club formed.
  • Beiträge zur Geschichte von Stadt und Stift Essen (journal of city history) begins publication.
  • 1886 - Photographische Genossenschaft von Essen (photography group) founded.
  • 1892 - City Theatre opens.
  • 1893
  • Electric tram begins operating.
  • Rhenish-Westphalian Coal Syndicate headquartered in Essen.
  • 1898 - Krupp's Essener Hof (hotel) built.
  • 1899 - Essen Philharmonic Orchestra founded.

    • 1900s-1940s

  • 1901
  • Folkwang Museum founded.
  • Heinrich Koppers AG in business.
  • 1905 - Population: 229,270.
  • 1906
  • Essen Art Museum founded.
  • Gartenstadt Margarethenhöhe developed.
  • 1908 - Moltkeviertel development begins.
  • 1913
  • New Synagogue built.
  • Albrecht's shop in business (later Aldi chain supermarket).
  • 1922 - Uhlenkrugstadion (stadium) built.
  • 1923 - Rot-Weiss Essen football club active.
  • 1924 - Filmstudio Glückauf (cinema) opens.
  • 1925 - Essen/Mülheim Airport opens.
  • 1927 - Grugapark Botanical Garden and Folkwang School for the arts open.
  • 1928 - Lichtburg Playhouse (cinema) opens.
  • 1929 - Werden becomes part of city.
  • 1932 - Zollverein Mine Shaft 12 built.
  • 1933 - Theodor Reismann-Grone becomes mayor.
  • 1937 - Just Dillgardt becomes mayor.
  • 1939 - Stadion an der Hafenstraße (stadium) built.
  • 1942 - March: Bombing of Essen by Allied forces begins.
  • 1945 - March: Bombing of Essen by Allied forces ends.
  • 1946 - City becomes part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • 1948
  • Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.
  • Labour strike.
  • 1949
  • Essen I, Essen II, and Essen III parliamentary districts created.
  • Hans Toussaint becomes mayor.

    • 1950s-1990s

  • 1951 - Amerikahaus built.
  • 1957 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen founded.
  • 1958 - Grugahalle sports arena opens.
  • 1961 - Sammlung Industrieform (museum) opens.
  • 1965
  • City hosts Bundesgartenschau (national horticulture biennial).
  • Little Theatre founded.
  • 1968 - Essen Motor Show begins.
  • 1975 - Kettwig becomes part of city.
  • 1979 - Essen City Hall built.
  • 1983 - Spiel, world's biggest non-electronic game trade fair begins.
  • 1988 - Aalto Theatre opens.
  • 1989 - Annette Jäger becomes mayor.
  • 1991 - Offener Kanal Essen television begins broadcasting.
  • 1994 - Stratmanns Theater Europahaus opens.
  • 1996 - GOP Varieté Essen theatre opens.
  • 1997 - Red Dot Design Museum active.
  • 1999
  • ThyssenKrupp conglomerate headquartered in city.
  • Wolfgang Reiniger becomes mayor.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - SGS Essen football club formed.
  • 2001 - Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • 2003 - University of Duisburg-Essen established.
  • 2009 - Reinhard Paß elected mayor.
  • 2010 - City designated a European Capital of Culture.
  • 2012
  • Stadion Essen (stadium) opens.
  • Population: 566,862.
  • 2014 - June: Storm.

    • References

    Timeline of Essen Wikipedia
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