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Timeline of Koblenz

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The following is a timeline of the history of Koblenz, Germany.

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 9 BCE - Military post established by Roman Drusus (approximate date).
  • 1018 CE - Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor gives Koblenz to Archbishop of Trier.
  • 1208 - Church of St. Castor built.
  • 1254 - Town walls built.
  • 1344 - Stone bridge built over Mosel.
  • 1359 - Koblenzer Schützengesellschaft (militia) formed.
  • 1469 - Population: 1,193.
  • 1688 - Town besieged by French forces.
  • 1698 - Jesuit College built.
  • 1725 - Merchants' Hall restored.
  • 1768 - Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony becomes Archbishop-Elector of Trier
  • 1778 - Population: 7,475.
  • 1786 - Electoral Palace built.
  • 1794 - Town taken by French forces.
  • 1798 - Koblenz becomes "chief town of the Rhine and Mosel department."

    • 19th century

  • 1813 - Johann Josef Mazza becomes mayor.
  • 1814 - Town occupied by Russian forces.
  • 1815 - Koblenz Fortress construction begins near town.
  • 1822 - Town becomes seat of the Rhine province.
  • 1827 - Bürgerbibliothek (town library) founded.
  • 1832 - Ehrenbreitstein Fortress built near town.
  • 1840 - Population: 18,387.
  • 1849 - Coblenzer Zeitung newspaper in publication.
  • 1858 - Koblenz-Lützel station opens.
  • 1864 - Pfaffendorf Bridge built.
  • 1885 - Population: 31,669.
  • 1897 - Statue of Wilhelm I installed on the Deutsches Eck.

    • 20th century

  • 1902 - Koblenz Hauptbahnhof (railway station) opens.
  • 1919 - Population: 56,676.
  • 1933 - Population: 65,257.
  • 1934
  • Koblenz radio transmitter erected.
  • TuS Koblenz football club formed.
  • 1935 - Thingplatz and Stadion Oberwerth (stadium) inaugurated.
  • 1943 - Koblenz becomes capital of Koblenz-Trier Gau.
  • 1946
  • Koblenz becomes part of the Rhineland-Palatinate.
  • Josef Schnorbach becomes mayor.
  • 1953 - Pfaffendorf Bridge rebuilt.
  • 1961 - Population: 99,240.
  • 1976 - Fernmeldeturm Koblenz (telecommunications tower) erected near city.
  • 1991 - City partnered with Austin, Texas, USA.
  • 1992 - 2000th anniversary of founding of Koblenz.
  • 1994 - Eberhard Schulte-Wissermann becomes mayor.

    • 21st century

  • 2001 - DB Museum opens.
  • 2004 - Tahir Mosque (Koblenz) opens.
  • 2010 - Joachim Hofmann-Göttig becomes mayor.
  • 2011
  • Koblenz Stadtmitte station opens.
  • City hosts Federal Horticultural Show 2011.
  • 2012 - Population: 109,779.

    • References

    Timeline of Koblenz Wikipedia
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