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Timeline of Mulhouse

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mulhouse, France.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1273 - Mulhouse becomes an Imperial Free City of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • 1466 - Mulhouse "formed an alliance with the Swiss."
  • 1515 - Mulhouse becomes part of the Swiss Confederacy.
  • 1528 - Protestant reformation.
  • 1553 - Hôtel de ville de Mulhouse (city hall) rebuilt.
  • 1746 - Cotton manufacturing begins.
  • 1798 - Mulhouse becomes part of France per treaty.
  • 1800 - Population: 6,018.
  • 1801 - Mulhouse becomes part of the Haut-Rhin department.
  • 1826 - Société industrielle de Mulhouse founded.[1]
  • 1830 - Rhone–Rhine Canal built.
  • 1836 - Population: 16,932.
  • 1849 - Synagogue de Mulhouse built.
  • 1853 - Cité ouvrière (residential area for factory workers) developed.
  • 1856 - Population: 45,981.
  • 1857
  • Paris–Mulhouse railway begins operating.
  • Musée de dessin industriel (museum) founded.
  • 1858 - Musée historique de Mulhouse (museum) established.
  • 1861 - Canton of Mulhouse-Nord and Canton of Mulhouse-Sud created.
  • 1864 - Musée des beaux-arts de Mulhouse (museum) established.
  • 1866 - Population: 58,773.
  • 1867 - Théâtre de la Sinne built.
  • 1871 - Mulhouse becomes part of German Empire.
  • 1880 - Population: 68,140.
  • 1882 - Mulhouse tramway (1882) begins operating.

    • 20th century

  • 1906 - Population: 94,498.
  • 1914
  • 7–10 August: Battle of Mulhouse; German forces win.
  • 19 August: Battle of Dornach (1914).
  • Dornach becomes part of Mulhouse.
  • 1919 - Mulhouse becomes part of France again.
  • 1923 - Société d'histoire de Mulhouse (history society) founded.
  • 1925 - Bains municipaux de Mulhouse built.
  • 1932 - Gare de Mulhouse (train station) built.
  • 1940 - June: German occupation of city begins.
  • 1944 - November: German occupation of city ends.
  • 1947 - Bourtzwiller becomes part of Mulhouse.
  • 1955 - Musée de l'impression sur étoffes (museum) active.
  • 1958 - Canton of Mulhouse-Est and Canton of Mulhouse-Ouest created.
  • 1959 - 1959 Tour de France bicycle race departs from Mulhouse.
  • 1962 - Population: 108,995.
  • 1971
  • 1971 Tour de France bicycle race departs from Mulhouse.
  • Musée français du chemin de fer (train museum) established.
  • 1972 - Regional Opéra national du Rhin established.
  • 1986 - Bibliothèque de l'université et de la Société industrielle de Mulhouse (library) established.
  • 1989 - Jean-Marie Bockel becomes mayor.
  • 1992 - Musée EDF Electropolis (museum) opens.
  • 1999 - Kinepolis Mulhouse (cinema) opens.

    • 21st century

  • 2006 - Mulhouse tramway begins operating.
  • 2009 - Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (regional government) created.
  • 2010
  • Tram-train Mulhouse Vallée de la Thur begins operating.
  • Jean Rottner becomes mayor.
  • 2013 - Population: 112,063.
  • 2015 - Cantons 1, 2, and 3 created.
  • 2016 - Mulhouse becomes part of the Grand Est region.

    • References

    Timeline of Mulhouse Wikipedia
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