Timeline of Mainz
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mainz, Germany.
Prior to 19th century
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- 13/12 BC - Roman fort Mogontiacum built.[1][2]
- 314 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz established (approximate date).[3]
- 406 - Battle of Mainz (406).
- 790s - Benedictine St. Alban's Abbey active (approximate date).
- 813 - Carolingian rhine bridge (Mainz) Rheinbrücke Karls des Großen (bridge) burns down.
- 848 - Gottschalk of Orbais convicted of heresy while in Mainz.[4]
- 952 - Forces of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor fought forces of Liudolf, Duke of Swabia and Conrad, Duke of Lorraine in Mainz for 2 months.
- 1009 - Mainz Cathedral finished and burnt down during inauguration.[2]
- 1160 - "Citizens revolted against archbishop Arnold of Selenhofen."[2]
- 1163 - City wall dismantled.[2]
- 1184 - Diet of Pentecost occurs.[2]
- 1244 - Free City of Mainz established.[2]
- 1314 - Dominikanerkloster Mainz church built.
- 1340 - St. Stephen's Church built.
- 1370 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[5]
- 1454/5 - Johannes Gutenberg prints a Bible using movable type and a printing press; printing revolution launched.[6][7]
- 1461/2 - Mainz Diocesan Feud occurs.[2]
- 1477 - University of Mainz founded.[2]
- 1481 - Martinsburg, Mainz (castle) built.
- 1561 - Jesuit Kurfürstliches Kolleg (school) founded.
- 1631 - City occupied by Swedish forces during the Thirty Years' War.[2]
- 1604 - Old arsenal built.
- 1644 - City occupied by French forces during the Thirty Years' War.[2]
- 1660 - Citadel built in the Fortress of Mainz.[8]
- 1670 - Schönborner Hof (Mainz) built.
- 1678 - Electoral Palace, Mainz built.[2]
- 1689 - Siege of Mainz (1689) during the Nine Years' War.[2]
- 1736 - Arsenal built.[1]
- 1750 - Bassenheimer Hof built.
- 1752 - Osteiner Hof built on the Thiermarkt.
- 1754 - Churfürstlich Mayntzische Academie nützlicher Wissenschaften (scholarly society) established.[9]
- 1770 - Schott Music publisher in business.[10]
- 1781 - Altmünster Cistercian abbey dissolved.
- 1792 - October: Siege of Mainz (1792) by the French Revolutionary Armies under Adam-Philippe de Custine.
- 1793
- March: Republic of Mainz established.
- 14 April: Siege of Mainz (1793) begins.
- 23 July: Siege ends; Republic dissolved.
- 1797 - Mainz "ceded to France by the Treaty of Campo Formio."[2]
- 1798 - University of Mainz suppressed by the French.[2]
19th century
[edit | edit source]- 1803 - "Hall of Antiques" exhibited.[11]
- 1805 - Stadtbibliothek Mainz (library) established.
- 1814
- Siege of Mainz (1814) defended by French forces under Charles Antoine Morand.
- Mainz becomes part of Germany again.[2]
- 1817 - Mainzer Turnverein von 1817 (sport club) formed.
- 1827 - Sparkasse Mainz (bank) founded.[12]
- 1833 - Staatstheater Mainz built.
- 1837
- Mainzer Ranzengarde (carnival society) established, the first of many.(de)
- Gutenberg monument(de) erected on the Gutenbergplatz (Mainz).[2]
- 1838
- Mainzer Rosenmontagszug (parade) begins.
- Mainzer Carneval-Verein (another carnival society) established.
- 1844 - Mainzer Altertumsverein (historical society) founded.
- 1845 - Mainzer Zeitschrift history journal begins publication.
- 1848 - Political unrest.[2]
- 1853 - Mainz–Ludwigshafen railway begins operating.
- 1854 - Mainzer Anzeiger newspaper in publication (founded in 1850 as an advertisement paper)
- 1857 - 18 November: Pulverturm (Mainz) explodes, damaging the Kästrich neighborhood.[1]
- 1861 - Population: 41,279.[13]
- 1862
- South railway bridge built.
- Mainzer Volksbank founded.[14]
- 1863 - Main Railway (Frankfurt-Mainz) begins operating.
- 1866 - Neutorkaserne barracks built (approximate date).
- 1871 - Alzey–Mainz railway begins operating.
- 1873 - Development of Mainz-Neustadt begins.
- 1884 - Mainz Hauptbahnhof and Mainz Süd train stations, and Stadthalle (Mainz) built.
- 1885 - Rheinbrücke (bridge) built.[1]
- 1887 - Zollhafen (port) opens near city.[2]
- 1890 - Population: 72,059.[15]
- 1899 - Rheinischer Camera-Klub founded.[16]
20th century
[edit | edit source]- 1901 - Gutenberg Museum opens.
- 1904 - Kaiserbrücke (railway bridge) built.
- 1905
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 football club formed.
- Population: 91,124.[2]
- 1907 - Gustav Stresemann Business School founded.
- 1908 - Kastel becomes part of Mainz.
- 1912 - Hauptsynagoge Mainz (synagogue) built.
- 1913 - Church of the Sacred Heart built.
- 1919 - Population: 107,930.[17]
- 1927 - Theresianum Gymnasium Mainz (school) founded.
- 1929 - Stadion am Bruchweg (stadium) opens.
- 1930 - Bischofsheim becomes part of Mainz.
- 1938 - Gonsenheim becomes part of Mainz.
- 1941 - Bombing of Mainz in World War II begins.
- 1945
- Bombing of Mainz in World War II ends.
- Mainz-Amöneburg becomes part of nearby city Wiesbaden.
- 1946 - University of Mainz reactivated.
- 1947 - Allgemeine Zeitung (Mainz) newspaper in publication.
- 1949 - Academy of Sciences and Literature founded.[9]
- 1951 - Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate begins meeting in the Deutschhaus Mainz.
- 1953 - Rabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium (school) active.
- 1958 - Iron Tower reconstructed.
- 1961 - Wood Tower reconstructed.
- 1962 - Schierstein Bridge built.
- 1963 - Fastnachtsbrunnen (Mainz) erected on the Schillerplatz.
- 1964 - Mainz-Lerchenberg borough created.[18]
- 1967 - Mittelrheinischen Landesmuseum Mainz established.[11]
- 1968 - Rheingoldhalle (Mainz) built.
- 1981 - Mainz (journal) begins publication.
- 1985 - Ancient Roman gate, Mainz discovered in Kästrich.
- 1987 - Mainzer Rhein-Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.[citation needed]
- 1989 - Mainz-Altstadt borough new circumscripted.
- 1997 - Jens Beutel becomes mayor.
21st century
[edit | edit source]- 2010
- February: Storm.[19]
- New synagogue Mainz built.
- 2011 - Coface Arena opens.
- 2012 - Michael Ebling becomes mayor.
- 2013 - Population: 204,268.
See also
[edit | edit source]- Mainz history
- History of Mainz
- List of mayors of Mainz
- List of archbishops of Mainz until 1803
- List of heritage sites in Mainz
Other cities in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate:(de)
References
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This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia and French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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External links
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- Europeana. Items related to Mainz, various dates.
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