Timeline of Nijmegen

Prior to 20th century

800 - Fort built (approximate date).

1030 - Sint-Nicolaaskapel (church) built (approximate date).

1272 - Grote of Sint-Stevenskerk (church) built (approximate date).

1390 - Public clock installed (approximate date).

1479 - Printing press in operation.

1526 - Stratemakerstoren bastion built (approximate date).

1554 - Town Hall built.

1589 - 10 August: Assault on Nijmegen.

1591

July: Siege of Knodsenburg.

October: Siege of Nijmegen.

1612 - Boterwaag (Nijmegen) (weigh house) built (approximate date).

1618 - Collector of Roman antiquities Johannes Smetius moves to Nijmegen.

1646 - Belvédère (Nijmegen) (tower) built.

1656 - University of Nijmegen established.

1678 - European peace treaty signed in Nijmegen.

1679 - University of Nijmegen closed.

1756 - Nijmegen Synagogue consecrated in Benedenstad (Nijmegen).

1824 - Nijmegen arsenal built.

1839 - Theatre built.

1848 - De Gelderlander newspaper begins publication.

1865 - Nijmegen railway station opens.

1866 - Population: 22,551.

1879

Arnhem–Nijmegen railway begins operating.

Nijmegen railway bridge built.

1881 - Tilburg–Nijmegen railway begins operating.

1883

Nijmegen–Venlo railway begins operating.

Kolpinghuis built.

1884 - City wall dismantled.

1885 - Hunnerpark laid out.

20th century

1911 - Gemeentetram Nijmegen (tram) begins operating.

1915 - Concertgebouw de Vereeniging (concert hall) opens.

1916

Openbare Bibliotheek Nijmegen (library) established.

Vierdaagse (walk) begins.

1919 - Population: 66,833.

1923

Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen established.

Saint Stephen's Church, Nijmegen built.

1928 - Jesuit Collegium Berchmanianum established.

1936 - Waalbrug (bridge) opens.

1939 - Stadion de Goffert (stadium) opens.

1944

22 February: Bombing of Nijmegen.

September: Allied forces conduct assault on region.

Charles Hustinx becomes mayor.

1948 - De Vasim factory built.

1951 - Dominicuskerk (Nijmegen) (church) built.

1952 - Nijmegen trolleybus begins operating.

1955 - Bioscoop Carolus (cinema) opens.

1956 - University Hospital established.

1960 - St Peter Canisius Church rebuilt on Molenstraat (Nijmegen).

1961 - Nijmegen City Theatre opens.

1966 - Development of Dukenburg and Lindenholt areas begins.

1970 - Vierdaagsefeesten (festival) begins.

1972

Lindenberg (Nijmegen) cultural centre established.

Passage Molenpoort shopping mall built.

1974

Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis (hospital) opens.

Passage Mariënburg shopping mall and University's Erasmusgebouw built.

1979 - University's Nijmeegs Volkenkundig Museum opens.

1980 - Rijksbeschermd gezicht Nijmegen (historic district) designated.

1981 - Velorama bicycle museum founded.

1982 - Steigertheater established.

1984

Stichting Nijmegen Blijft in Beeld te Nijmegen (film society) founded.[1]

De Grote Broek squat occupied.

1988 - Badhuis (Nijmegen) Theatre opens.

1991 - Extrapool cultural organization established.

1994 - de-Affaire music fest begins.

1995 - Population: 147,561.

1996 - HAN University of Applied Sciences established.

1999

Valkhof Museum established.

Wintertuin Festival begins.

21st century

2000 - Population: 152,286.

2001 - The Matrixx nightclub opens.

2004

LUX (Nijmegen) cinema opens.

Radboud University Nijmegen active.

2005 - 15 November: Journalist Sévèke killed in Nijmegen.

2007 - FiftyTwoDegrees hi-rise building constructed.

2010 - Waalfront area development begins.

2012 - Hubert Bruls becomes mayor.

2013

"Ik bouw betaalbaar" self-build housing program active (approximate date).

Oversteek bridge and S100 (Nijmegen) access road open.

2015 - Population: 170,774.