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Timeline of Kaliningrad

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kaliningrad, Russia. Prior to 1945, the city was known as Königsberg.

Contents

Prior to 16th century

  • 1255 – Fortress built by Teutonic Knights during Prussian Crusade.
  • 1256 – Settlement formed north of the fortress.
  • 1262 – Prussians begin to besiege castle during the Great Prussian Uprising.
  • 1264 – Settlement developed south of the castle.
  • 1286 – Königsberg chartered.
  • 1300 – Town of Löbenicht built.
  • 1324 – Town of Kneiphof founded.
  • 1340 – Königsberg joins Hanseatic League.
  • 1377 – Köttelbrücke (bridge) built.
  • 1379 – Schmiedebrücke (bridge) built.
  • 1380 – Cathedral built in Kneiphof (approximate date).
  • 1387 – Kneiphof Town Hall renovated.
  • 1457 – Königsberg becomes capital of the State of the Teutonic Order.
  • 1464 – Georg Steinhaupt becomes mayor.
  • 1497 – Strait of Baltiysk dug near city.

    • 16th-17th centuries

  • 1523 - Printing press in operation.
  • 1525
  • Hohenzollern Albert becomes first Duke of Prussia.
  • City becomes capital of the Duchy of Prussia.
  • 1529 – Castle Library established.
  • 1544 – Lutheran Albertina University founded.
  • 1568 – March: Albert Frederick becomes Duke of Prussia.
  • 1590 – Green Bridge rebuilt.
  • 1594 – Schlosskirche (castle church) dedicated.
  • 1618 – August: John Sigismund becomes Duke of Prussia.
  • 1619 – December: George William becomes Duke of Prussia.
  • 1626 – City walls built.
  • 1640 – December: Frederick William becomes Duke of Prussia.
  • 1647 – Neurossgarten Church dedicated.
  • 1657
  • City "ceded to the elector of Brandenburg."
  • Brandenburg Gate built.
  • Fort Friedrichsburg under construction.
  • 1688 – April: Frederick becomes Duke of Prussia.

    • 18th century

  • 1701
  • 18 January: Coronation of Frederick I of Prussia in the Schlosskirche.
  • Capital of Duchy of Prussia relocated from Königsberg to Berlin.
  • 1709 – Plague.
  • 1718
  • City Library opens.
  • Królewiec Post Polish-language newspaper begins publication.
  • 1724
  • June: City of Königsberg expanded by uniting Altstadt, Kneiphof, and Löbenicht.
  • Königsberg City Archive is located in the Town Hall (approximate date).
  • 1735 – Math problem "Seven Bridges of Königsberg" presented.
  • 1756 – Synagogue built.
  • 1758
  • 16 January: Russian forces enter city.
  • 24 January: City becomes part of Russia.
  • 1764 – Russian occupation ends.
  • 1765 – Gumbinnen Gate built.
  • 1780 – Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel becomes mayor.
  • 1790 – Königshalle built.

    • 19th century

  • 1804 – 12 February: Immanuel Kant dies.
  • 1807 – French in power.
  • 1809 – Paradeplatz city garden established.
  • 1810 – August Wilhelm Heidemann becomes mayor.
  • 1812 – School of church music founded.
  • 1813 – Koenigsberg Observatory built.
  • 1814 – Carl Friedrich Horn becomes mayor.
  • 1826 – Johann Friedrich List becomes mayor.
  • 1828 – Royal and University Library formed.
  • 1830 – Population: 54,000.
  • 1833 – University's Department of Chemistry opens in Neurossgarten.
  • 1838 – Rudolf von Auerswald becomes mayor.
  • 1845
  • Union Giesserei foundry in business.
  • New Altstadt Church dedicated.
  • Art academy opens.
  • 1851 – Grolman Bastion built.
  • 1855
  • Sailing Club founded.
  • Rossgarten Gate rebuilt.
  • 1856 – Königsberg Cathedral restored.
  • 1858 – Dohna Tower built.
  • 1860 – Astronomic Bastion built.
  • 1861
  • 18 October: Coronation of William I, German Emperor, in the Schlosskirche.
  • Albertina University new campus dedicated.
  • 1867 – Population: 101,507.
  • 1875
  • Johann Karl Adolf Selke becomes mayor.
  • Königsberg Stock Exchange built in Vorstadt.
  • 1878 – Königsberger Allgemeine Zeitung (newspaper) in publication.
  • 1880
  • Bronsart Fort built.
  • Population: 140,800.
  • 1883 – High Bridge rebuilt.
  • 1886 – Siemering Museum established.
  • 1889 – Eisenbahnbrücke (bridge) opens.
  • 1890 – Population: 161,666.
  • 1892 – Baltika Stadium opens.
  • 1893 – Hermann Theodor Hoffmann becomes mayor.
  • 1896 – Zoo founded.
  • 1897 – Königsberger Tageblatt (newspaper) in publication.
  • 1898 – Palaestra Albertina established.

    • 1900-1945

  • 1900
  • Football Club Königsberg formed.
  • Population: 187,897.
  • 1901
  • Queen Louise Memorial Church and Pillau-Königsberg canal built.
  • Königsberger Volkszeitung (newspaper) in publication.
  • 1903 – Siegfried Körte becomes mayor.
  • 1906 – Bismarck tower built near city.
  • 1907 – Church of the Holy Family built.
  • 1912 – Stadthalle opens.
  • 1913
  • New Tragheim Church dedicated.
  • Kunsthalle Königsberg (art gallery) opens.
  • 1914 – City bombed by Russian forces.
  • 1919
  • Hans Lohmeyer becomes mayor.
  • City becomes part of the German Reich.
  • Population: 260,895.
  • 1921 – Königsberg Devau Airport opens.
  • 1927 – City Hall relocated to Hansaplatz.
  • 1928 – Königsberg City Museum opens.
  • 1929 – Central railway terminal opens.
  • 1933 – Hellmuth Will becomes mayor.
  • 1934 – Hansaplatz renamed Adolf-Hitler-Platz.
  • 1939
  • Lasch Bunker built in Paradeplatz.
  • Population: 368,433.
  • 1941 – 1 September: Aerial bombing by Soviet forces begins.
  • 1944 – August: Aerial bombing by British forces; city extensively damaged.
  • 1945
  • January: Battle of Königsberg begins.
  • February: Metgethen massacre.
  • 9 April: Battle of Königsberg ends; Soviets in power.

    • 1946-1990s

  • 1946
  • April: City becomes part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, per Potsdam Agreement.
  • City renamed Kaliningrad after Bolshevik Mikhail Kalinin.
  • City becomes seat of the newly formed Kaliningrad Oblast.
  • Kaliningrad Regional Museum of History and Arts founded.
  • Kaliningradskaya Pravda newspaper begins publication.
  • 1947 – Kaliningrad Regional Drama Theatre established.
  • 1954 – Pishchevik Kaliningrad football club formed.
  • 1956 – Population: 188,000.
  • 1959 – Population: 203,570.
  • 1960 – Theatre on Mira Avenue rebuilt.
  • 1967 – Kaliningrad State University active.
  • 1970 – Population: 296,962.
  • 1979
  • Khrabrovo Airport terminal built.
  • Kaliningrad Amber Museum opens.
  • Population: 354,788.
  • 1988 – Kaliningrad State Art Gallery established.
  • 1989 – Population: 401,280; oblast 871,283.
  • 1990
  • Chamber of Commerce founded.
  • City opens to foreign tourists.
  • 1994 – Kaliningrad State Technical University active.
  • 1996 – Leonid Gorbenko becomes governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.
  • 1998 – The Voice from the Pregel Polish-language magazine in publication.

    • 21st century

  • 2001 – Vladimir Yegorov becomes governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.
  • 2005
  • July: 750th anniversary of city founding.
  • Kaiser Bridge reconstructed (approximate date).
  • Georgy Boos becomes governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.
  • 2007
  • Alexander Jaroschuk becomes mayor.
  • Khrabrovo Airport new terminal opens.
  • 2008 – Cathedral of Christ the Saviour consecrated.
  • 2010
  • 30 January: Protest against governor Georgy Boos.
  • Population: 431,500; oblast 941,873.
  • Nikolay Tsukanov becomes governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.
  • 2012 – Poland-Russia border near city opens.

    • References

    Timeline of Kaliningrad Wikipedia
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