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

Contents

Prior to 14th century

  • 1st century A.D. - Roman fort established.
  • 950 - Castle built.
  • 1240 - Stiftskirche built.

    • 14th-18th century

  • 1300 - Counts of Württemberg establish residence (approximate date).
  • 1321 - City status granted.
  • 1486 - Printing press in operation.
  • 1493 - Spitalkirche built.
  • 1495 - Stuttgart becomes capital of Wurttemberg.
  • 1570 - Palace built.
  • 1626 - Hoppenlaufriedhof (cemetery) in use.
  • 1686 - Gymnasium illustre (school) established.
  • 1769 - Castle Solitude built outside city.
  • 1775 - Karlsschule relocates to Stuttgart.
  • 1795 - Population: 19,510.

    • 19th century

  • 1803 - City becomes capital of the Electorate of Württemberg.
  • 1807 - New Palace built.
  • 1808 - Schloss-Garten laid out in Neckar-Strasse.
  • 1810 - Royal Library founded by Frederick I of Württemberg.
  • 1820 - Willibald Feuerlein becomes mayor.
  • 1824 - Stuttgarter Liederkranz (singing society) founded.
  • 1826 - Natural history museum opens.
  • 1827 - Katharinenhospital Stuttgart built.
  • 1829 - University of Stuttgart founded.
  • 1832 - Winterschule für Bauhandwerker (trade school) founded.
  • 1833 - Georg Gottlob von Gutbrod becomes mayor.
  • 1839 - Schiller memorial erected in Schillerplatz.
  • 1840 - Wilhelm Palais built.
  • 1841
  • Schlossplatz column erected.
  • Hospitalkirche restored.
  • Population: 42,217.
  • 1842 - Olgahospital founded.
  • 1843 - Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (art museum) opens.
  • 1846
  • Railway station opens.
  • Wilhelma garden established.
  • 1848 - Stuttgart-Heilbronn railway begins operating.
  • 1849 - Rump parliament held.
  • 1857
  • Stuttgart Music School founded.
  • Hotel Marquardt in business.
  • Ploucquet's Museum opens.
  • 1860
  • Königsbau constructed on the Schlossplatz.
  • Population: 61,314.
  • 1861 - Stuttgart Synagogue built.
  • 1862 - Heinrich von Sick becomes mayor.
  • 1864 - Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle (concert hall) built.
  • 1865 - Polytechnic School built in Stadtgarten-Platz.
  • 1869 - Württemberg State Museum founded.
  • 1870 - Architectural school built.
  • 1871
  • City becomes part of the German Empire.
  • Tiergarten Nill zoo in business.
  • 1872
  • Black Forest Railway (Württemberg) in operation.
  • Theophil Friedrich von Hack becomes mayor.
  • Stuttgarter Hofbräu brewery in business.
  • 1873 - Pragfriedhof (cemetery) established.
  • 1875
  • Martin's "Museum of the Primeval World" opens.
  • Marienkirche built.
  • 1876 - Johanneskirche built.
  • 1880
  • Wilhelma park opens to the public.
  • Law Courts built.
  • Population: 117,303.
  • 1881 - Breuninger retailer in business.
  • Gewerbehalle built in Kriegsberg-Strasse.
  • 1888 - Dinkelacker brewery in business.
  • 1889 - Stuttgart Swimming Baths built.
  • 1890 - Population: 139,817.
  • 1892 - Socialist women's newspaper Die Gleichheit in publication in Stuttgart.
  • 1893 - Emil von Rümelin becomes mayor.
  • 1894 - Hotel Victoria (Stuttgart) in business.
  • 1895 - Kriegsberg Tower, Landesgewerbe-Museum (industrial museum), and Königin-Olga-Bau constructed.
  • 1899 - Heinrich von Gauss becomes mayor.

    • 1900s-1945

  • 1900
  • German Peace Society headquartered in city.
  • Friedrichsbau theatre opens.
  • Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben (boys' choir) founded.
  • Population: 176,699.
  • 1901 - City public library established.
  • 1903 - Solituderennen motorsport events begin.
  • 1905 - Cannstatt and Untertürkheim become part of city.
  • 1907 - International Socialist Congress held in Stuttgart.
  • 1908
  • Degerloch becomes part of city.
  • Calvary barracks built.
  • 1910
  • Markthalle Stuttgart built.
  • Population: 286,218.
  • 1911
  • Linden Museum established.
  • Karl Lautenschlager becomes mayor.
  • 1912
  • Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart (football club) formed.
  • Königliche Hoftheater and Stuttgart-Degerloch water tower built.
  • 1913 - Waldfriedhof Stuttgart (cemetery) established.
  • 1915 - Böblingen Airport begins operating.
  • 1916 - Stuttgart Open tennis tournament begins.
  • 1918
  • City becomes capital of Free People's State of Württemberg.
  • Schlossplatz opens to the public.
  • 1919 - Population: 309,197.
  • 1922
  • Botnang becomes part of city.
  • Stuttgart Central Station rebuilt.
  • Stuttgart Observatory active.
  • 1924 - Stuttgarter Philharmoniker (orchestra) formed.
  • 1927
  • Weissenhof Estate built.
  • Flandern military training ground active.
  • 1928 - Tagblatt-Turm and Schocken Department Store built.
  • 1931
  • Rotenberg and Zuffenhausen become part of city.
  • Ferdinand Porsche in business.
  • 1933
  • Feuerbach and Weilimdorf become part of city.
  • Karl Strölin becomes mayor.
  • Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn (stadium) built.
  • 1935 - Max-Eyth-See (artificial lake) created.
  • 1937 - Kurmärker Kaserne (military barracks) built.
  • 1938
  • Helenen Kaserne (military barracks) established.
  • Coat of arms of Stuttgart redesign adopted.
  • 1939
  • Stuttgart Airport built.
  • Horticultural exhibition held in Killesbergpark.
  • Deportation of Jews begins.
  • 1940
  • Robert-Bosch-Hospital opens.
  • August 25: Aerial bombing by Allied forces begins.
  • 1942
  • Plieningen and Stammheim (Stuttgart) become part of city.
  • November 22: Aerial bombing.
  • 1943
  • March 11: Aerial bombing.
  • April 15: Aerial bombing.
  • September 6: Aerial bombing.
  • October 8: Aerial bombing.
  • November 26: Aerial bombing.
  • 1944
  • February 21: Aerial bombing.
  • March 2: Aerial bombing.
  • March 15: Aerial bombing.
  • July: Aerial bombing.
  • September: Aerial bombing.
  • October 19: Aerial bombing.
  • November 5: Aerial bombing.
  • December 9: Aerial bombing.
  • 1945
  • January 28: Aerial bombing.
  • April 21: Allied ground forces take city; military occupation begins.
  • December 5: United States Army occupies Kelley Barracks.
  • Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra and Volkstheater founded.
  • Arnulf Klett becomes mayor.

    • 1946-1990s

  • 1946 - Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart (choir) formed.
  • 1947 - Alte Staatsgalerie rebuilt.
  • 1948 - Bölkow aircraft manufactory in business.
  • 1952 - City becomes part of newly formed state of Baden-Württemberg.
  • 1953 - Landesarboretum Baden-Württemberg established.
  • 1954
  • Bodensee-Wasserversorgung (water supply organization) founded.
  • State Museum of Natural History exhibits open in Rosenstein Castle.
  • 1956 - Fernsehturm Stuttgart commissioned.
  • 1957 - Birkenkopf enlarged.
  • 1961 - City hosts Bundesgartenschau (national horticulture biennial).
  • 1964
  • Stammheim Prison commissioned.
  • New Palace reconstructed.
  • 1965
  • Wilhelm Palais reconstructed.
  • Railway Vehicle Preservation Company founded.
  • 1966 - Funkturm Stuttgart and Versatel building constructed.
  • 1967 - United States European Command headquarters relocates to Stuttgart.
  • 1969 - Old Castle renovated.
  • 1970 - Württembergische Landesbibliothek (state library) building opens.
  • 1971 - Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group in business.
  • 1972 - Hannibal housing development and Fernmeldeturm constructed.
  • 1973 - Stuttgart (region) (Regierungsbezirk) established.
  • 1974 - Manfred Rommel becomes mayor.
  • 1975
  • Trial of Red Army Faction members held in Stammheim Prison.
  • Stuttgart-Möhringen directional radio tower built.
  • 1976
  • Porsche Museum opens.
  • Kickers-Stadium renovated.
  • 1978
  • Stuttgart S-Bahn begins operating.
  • Künstlerhaus Stuttgart founded.
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart active.
  • 1981 - Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart founded.
  • 1982 - Trickfilmfestival Stuttgart begins.
  • 1983 - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle built.
  • 1984
  • Neue Staatsgalerie (art museum) opens.
  • Theaterhaus Stuttgart founded.
  • 1987 - Sparkassen Cup track and field competition begins.
  • 1988
  • Schwanenbrau Cup cycling race begins.
  • May: 1988 European Cup Final held.
  • 1994 - Stuttgart Region (metropolitan area) and Regionalversammlung des Verbands Region Stuttgart (regional governance entity) established.
  • 1997 - Wolfgang Schuster becomes mayor.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Observation tower built in Killesbergpark.
  • 2005 - Kunstmuseum Stuttgart opens.
  • 2006 - Mercedes-Benz Museum opens.
  • 2007
  • Messe Stuttgart (exhibition centre) built.
  • United States Africa Command headquartered in Stuttgart.
  • 2011 - Population: 613,392.
  • 2013 - Fritz Kuhn becomes mayor.

    • References

    Timeline of Stuttgart Wikipedia
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