The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Halle an der Saale, Germany.

Prior to 19th century

* 981 – Town chartered by

Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor Otto II (955 – 7 December 983), called the Red (''der Rote''), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto II was the youngest and sole surviving son of Otto the Great and Adelaide of Italy ...

. * 1281 – Halle was an important member of the

Hanseatic League The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German to ...

* 1388 – (church) construction begins. * 1478 – Halle leaves the Hanseatic League. * 1484 – Moritzburg (Halle) (castle) construction begins. * 1506 – (tower) built. * 1552 – (library) founded. * 1554 – Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen (church) built. * 1648 – After the

Peace of Westphalia The Peace of Westphalia (german: Westfälischer Friede, ) is the collective name for two peace treaties signed in October 1648 in the Westphalian cities of Osnabrück and Münster. They ended the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) and brought pea ...

, the city came into the possession of the

House of Brandenburg This article lists the Margraves and Electors of Brandenburg during the period of time that Brandenburg was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire. The Mark, or ''March'', of Brandenburg was one of the primary constituent states of the Hol ...

* 1685 – Future composer

George Frideric Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, ...

born in Halle. * 1694 – University founded. * 1696 – founded. * 1751 – Population: 13,460.^{( de)}

19th century

* 1806 – 17 October: Battle of Halle fought during the War of the Fourth Coalition; French win. * 1813 – Town was taken by the Prussians. * 1815 – University of Halle-Wittenberg active. * 1819 – Population: 23,408.^{( de)} * 1870 – Gewerblichen Zeichenschule (school) founded. * 1872 – Halle–Cottbus railway begins operating. * 1880 – Population: 71,484. * 1882 – Horse-drawn tram begins operating. * 1886 – Stadttheater built. * 1890 –

Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the city of Halle (Saale) in southern part of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The station is situated east of the city centre and is a category 2 station. Importance The station is ...

(train station) opens. * 1894 – (city hall) built. * 1891 – Electric tram begins operating. * 1900 – Population: 156,609.

20th century

* 1905 – Population: 160,031. * 1918 – Halle State Museum of Prehistory opens. * 1919 – Population: 182,326. * 1922 – (school) active. * 1923 –

Stadion am Gesundbrunnen Stadion am Gesundbrunnen was a multi-use stadium in the Gesundbrunnen locality of Berlin, Germany. It was initially used as the stadium of Hertha BSC matches. During the 1936 Summer Olympics, it hosted some of the football matches. It was rep ...

(stadium) opens. * 1940 – begins. * 1944 –

Halle concentration camp The Halle concentration camp was located at Mötzlich, near Halle. It provided forced labor for the Siebel aircraft manufacturer under agreement with the SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt (SS-WVHA). In 1944, during the Allied bombardment of Germ ...

begins operating. * 1950 – Turbine Halle (sport club) formed. * 1966 – Hallescher FC (football club) formed. * 1967 – City of Halle-Neustadt established near Halle. * 1990 – Halle-Neustadt becomes part of Halle. * 1992 –

Halle Institute for Economic Research The Halle Institute for Economic Research – Member of the Leibniz Association (german: Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle, abbreviated ''IWH'') is a non-profit organisation and one of the leading economic research institutes in G ...

established. * 2000 – Verein für hallische Stadtgeschichte (history society) founded.

21st century

* 2006 – Rebuilt opens. * 2011 –

Erdgas Sportpark Leuna Chemie Stadion, known as Erdgas Sportpark until 2021, is a stadium in Halle, Germany. It has a capacity of 15,057 spectators. It is the home of Hallescher FC and replaced Kurt-Wabbel-Stadion Kurt-Wabbel-Stadion was a multi-purpose stadiu ...

opens. * 2012 – Bernd Wiegand becomes mayor. * 2015 – Population: 236,991.^{( de)}

References

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Bibliography

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