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of the city of

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-we ...

, Germany.

Prior to 19th century

* 13/12 BC - Roman fort Mogontiacum built. * 314 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz established (approximate date). * 406 -

Battle of Mainz (406) The Battle of Mainz (29 October 1795) saw a Habsburg army led by François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt launch a surprise assault against four divisions of the French '' Army of Rhin-et-Moselle'' directed by François ...

. * 790s - Benedictine St. Alban's Abbey active (approximate date). * 813 - Carolingian rhine bridge (Mainz) (bridge) burns down. * 848 -

Gottschalk of Orbais Gottschalk (Latin: Godescalc, Gotteschalchus) of Orbais (c. 808 – 30 October 868 AD) was a Saxon theologian, monk and poet. Gottschalk was an early advocate for the doctrine of two-fold predestination, an issue that ripped through both Italy an ...

convicted of heresy while in Mainz. * 952 - Forces of

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Große, it, Ottone il Grande), was East Francia, East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the olde ...

fought forces of

Liudolf, Duke of Swabia Liudolf ( – 6 September 957), a member of the Ottonian dynasty, was Duke of Swabia from 950 until 954. His rebellion in 953/54 led to a major crisis of the rising German kingdom. Liudolf was the only son of the Saxon duke Otto the Great, so ...

and Conrad, Duke of Lorraine in Mainz for 2 months. * 1009 -

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finished and burnt down during inauguration. * 1160 - "Citizens revolted against archbishop

Arnold of Selenhofen Arnold of Selenhofen (c. 1095/1100 – 24 June 1160) was the archbishop of Mainz from 1153 to his assassination in the Benedictine abbey St. Jakob, where he took shelter from the raging crowd. He was born to a wealthy Mainz family. He studied at ...

." * 1163 - City wall dismantled. * 1184 -

Diet of Pentecost The ''Mainzer Hoffest'' (literally "Mainz court festival") or Diet of Pentecost was a ''Hoftag'' (imperial diet) of the Holy Roman Empire started in Mainz on 20 May 1184.St. Stephen's Church built. * 1370 - Public clock installed (approximate date). * 1454/5 -

Johannes Gutenberg Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (; – 3 February 1468) was a German inventor and Artisan, craftsman who introduced letterpress printing to Europe with his movable type, movable-type printing press. Though not the first of its ki ...

prints a ''

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...

'' using movable type and a printing press;

printing revolution Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and Printmaking, images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabo ...

launched. * 1461/2 -

Mainz Diocesan Feud The Mainz Diocesan Feud (german: Mainzer Erzstiftsfehde), also known as the Baden-Palatine War (''Badisch-Pfälzischer Krieg''), took place in 1461/1462 and was a warlike conflict for the throne of the Electorate of Mainz. Background In 1459 th ...

occurs. * 1477 - University of Mainz founded. * 1481 -

Martinsburg, Mainz The Martinsburg is a former plains castle in Mainz. She lay on the banks of the Rhine right next to the space on which now stands the Electoral Palace. History The castle was built from 1478 to 1481 at the instigation of Diether von Isenburg. ...

(castle) built. * 1561 - Jesuit Kurfürstliches Kolleg (school) founded. * 1631 - City occupied by Swedish forces during the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...

. * 1604 - Old arsenal built. * 1644 - City occupied by French forces during the Thirty Years' War. * 1660 -

Citadel A citadel is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of "city", meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core. In ...

built in the

Fortress of Mainz The Fortress of Mainz was a fortressed garrison town between 1620 and 1918. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, under the term of the 1815 Peace of Paris, the control of Mainz passed to the German Confederation and became part of a chain of stra ...

. * 1670 - built. * 1678 -

Electoral Palace, Mainz The Electoral Palace in Mainz (german: Kurfürstliches Schloss zu Mainz) is the former city ''Residenz'' of the Prince-elector and Archbishop of Mainz. It is one of the important Renaissance buildings in Germany. Background Originally, the Ar ...

built. * 1689 - during the

Nine Years' War The Nine Years' War (1688–1697), often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, was a conflict between France and a European coalition which mainly included the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarch ...

. * 1736 - Arsenal built. * 1750 -

Bassenheimer Hof The Bassenheimer Hof (Bassenheimer Palace) is an historic building in Mainz, western Germany. At present (2009) the large structure is the seat of the Ministry of the Interior and Sports of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. History The ...

built. * 1752 -

Osteiner Hof The Osteiner Hof ("Court of Ostein") is one of several Baroque-era palatial mansions along Schillerplatz square in the German city of Mainz. The mansion, along the southern edge of the square, was built in 1747-1752 by architect-soldier Johann Va ...

built on the . * 1754 - (scholarly society) established. * 1770 -

Schott Music Schott Music () is one of the oldest German music publishers. It is also one of the largest music publishing houses in Europe, and is the second oldest music publisher after Breitkopf & Härtel. The company headquarters of Schott Music were fou ...

publisher in business. * 1781 - Altmünster Cistercian abbey dissolved. * 1792 - October:

Siege of Mainz (1792) A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition warfare, attrition, or a well-prepared assault. This derives from la, sedere, lit=to sit. Siege warfare is a form of constant, low-intensity con ...

by the

French Revolutionary Armies The French Revolutionary Army (french: Armée révolutionnaire française) was the French land force that fought the French Revolutionary Wars from 1792 to 1804. These armies were characterised by their revolutionary fervour, their poor equipment ...

under Adam-Philippe de Custine. * 1793 ** March:

Republic of Mainz The Republic of Mainz was the first democratic state in the current German territoryThe short-lived republic is often ignored in identifying the "first German democracy", in favour of the Weimar Republic; e.g. "the failure of the first German ...

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 The Treaty of Campo Formio (today Campoformido) was signed on 17 October 1797 (26 Vendémiaire VI) by Napoleon Bonaparte and Count Philipp von Cobenzl as representatives of the French Republic and the Austrian monarchy, respectively. The treat ...

." * 1798 - University of Mainz suppressed by the French.

19th century

* 1803 - " Hall of Antiques" exhibited. * 1805 - (library) established. * 1814 **

Siege of Mainz (1814) The siege of Mainz (3 January – 4 May 1814) saw an First French Empire, Imperial French corps under Charles Antoine Morand besieged in Mainz Fortress by an Russian Empire, Imperial Russian corps led by Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron. Whe ...

defended by French forces under

Charles Antoine Morand Charles-Antoine-Louis-Alexis Morand (4 June 1771 – 2 December 1835) Comte de l'Empire, was a general of the French army during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. He fought at many of the most important battles of the time, inclu ...

. ** Mainz becomes part of Germany again. * 1817 - (sport club) formed. * 1827 - (bank) founded. * 1833 -

Staatstheater Mainz The Staatstheater Mainz (Mainz State Theatre) is a theatre in Mainz, Germany, which is owned and operated by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Situated on the Gutenbergplatz, the complex comprises two theatres which are connected by an undergrou ...

built. * 1837 ** (

carnival Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...

society) established, the first of many.^{( de)} ** Gutenberg monument^{( de)} erected on the

Gutenbergplatz (Mainz) The Gutenbergplatz is an important square in the German city of Mainz, in terms of building culture and urban development. It was named after Johannes Gutenberg, who was born in Mainz. Gutenbergplatz is the largest and most important square in the ...

. * 1838 ** (parade) begins. ** (another carnival society) established. * 1844 - (historical society) founded. * 1845 - ' history journal begins publication. * 1848 -

Political unrest Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

. * 1853 - Mainz–Ludwigshafen railway begins operating. * 1854 - '' Mainzer Anzeiger'' newspaper in publication (founded in 1850 as an advertisement paper) * 1857 - 18 November: explodes, damaging the neighborhood. * 1861 - Population: 41,279. * 1862 ** South railway bridge built. ** founded. * 1863 -

Main Railway The Main Railway (German: ''Mainbahn'', pronounced 'mine barn') is a 37.5 km-long double-track rail electrification, electrified railway line, which runs on the south side of the river Main (river), Main from Mainz to Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, ...

(

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

-Mainz) begins operating. * 1866 - barracks built (approximate date). * 1871 -

Alzey–Mainz railway The Alzey–Mainz railway was opened on 18 December 1871 by the Hessian Ludwig Railway (german: Hessische Ludwigsbahn), linking the two cities of Alzey and Mainz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate to each other. Route The non-elect ...

begins operating. * 1873 - Development of begins. * 1884 -

Mainz Hauptbahnhof Mainz Hauptbahnhof ("Mainz main station", formerly known as ''Centralbahnhof Mainz''von Meyer, Arthur (1891). ''Geschichte und Geographie der deutschen Eisenbahnen von ihrer Entstehung bis auf die Gegenwart'', W. Baensch, p. 1131) is a railway st ...

and Mainz Süd train stations, and built. * 1885 - Rheinbrücke (bridge) built. * 1887 - Zollhafen (port) opens near city. * 1890 - Population: 72,059. * 1899 - Rheinischer Camera-Klub founded.

20th century

* 1901 - Gutenberg Museum opens. * 1904 - Kaiserbrücke (railway bridge) built. * 1905 **

1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

football club formed. ** Population: 91,124. * 1907 - Gustav Stresemann Business School founded. * 1908 - Kastel becomes part of Mainz. * 1912 - (synagogue) built. * 1913 - Church of the Sacred Heart built. * 1919 - Population: 107,930. * 1927 - Theresianum Gymnasium Mainz (school) founded. * 1929 -

Stadion am Bruchweg The Bruchwegstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Mainz, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 18,700 people and was built in 1929. It was the home stadium of Bundesliga club Mainz 05 before being ...

(stadium) opens. * 1930 - Bischofsheim becomes part of Mainz. * 1938 -

Gonsenheim Gonsenheim is a borough in the northwest corner of Mainz, Germany. With about 25,000 inhabitants, it is the second-most populated borough of Mainz, before Oberstadt and after Neustadt. History Protohistory The history of Gonsenheim reaches bac ...

becomes part of Mainz. * 1941 - Bombing of Mainz in World War II begins. * 1945 ** Bombing of Mainz in World War II ends. **

Mainz-Amöneburg Mainz-Amöneburg is a district administered by the city of Wiesbaden, Germany. Its population is 1,743 (2020). Mainz-Amöneburg was formerly a district of the city of Mainz, until the public administration by the city of Wiesbaden was decided on ...

becomes part of nearby city Wiesbaden. * 1946 - University of Mainz reactivated. * 1947 -

Allgemeine Zeitung (Mainz) ''Allgemeine Zeitung'' is a German regional daily newspaper, published in Mainz, the capital of Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western sta ...

newspaper in publication. * 1949 - Academy of Sciences and Literature founded. * 1951 - Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate begins meeting in the

Deutschhaus Mainz The Deutschhaus or Deutschordenskommende (German for "Commandry of the Teutonic Knights") is a historical building in Mainz, western Germany, which is the seat of the Rhineland-Palatinate Landtag. History The Baroque palace was built from 17 ...

. * 1953 -

Rabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium The Rabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium is a classical '' gymnasium'' school in the Neustadt district of Mainz. Subjects The Rabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium is a classical school. The first foreign language taught is Latin and the second is English. Later, three ...

(school) active. * 1958 -

Iron Tower The Iron Tower (german: Eisenturm) is a mediaeval tower dating to the early 13th century, and modified in the 15th century, which with the Wood Tower and the Alexander Tower is one of three remaining towers from the city walls of Mainz, Germany. ...

reconstructed. * 1961 -

Wood Tower The Wood Tower (german: Holzturm) is a Middle Ages, mediaeval tower in Mainz, Germany, with the Iron Tower and the Alexander Tower one of three remaining towers from the city walls. Its current Gothic architecture, Gothic appearance dates to the ea ...

reconstructed. * 1962 - Schierstein Bridge built. * 1963 - erected on the Schillerplatz. * 1964 - borough created. * 1967 - Mittelrheinischen Landesmuseum Mainz established. * 1968 - built. * 1981 - ''

'' (journal) begins publication. * 1985 - Ancient discovered in Kästrich. * 1987 - ' (newspaper) begins publication. * 1989 - borough new circumscripted. * 1997 -

Jens Beutel Jens Beutel (12 July 1946– 8 May 2019) was a German judge and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), he served as Oberbürgermeister (mayor) of Mainz, the state capital of Rheinland-Pfalz, from 1997 to 2011. During his tenur ...

becomes mayor.

21st century

* 2010 ** February: Storm. **

New synagogue Mainz The New Synagogue of Mainz is in use since 2010 as a community center at the location of the former main synagogue on the Hindenburgstraße of Mainz . Due to controversial discussions regarding the street name, the location in the Hindenburgs ...

built. * 2011 -

Coface Arena Mewa Arena (; stylised as MEWA ARENA; also known as the 1. FSV Mainz 05 Arena due to UEFA sponsorship regulations) is a multi-purpose stadium in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, that opened in July 2011. It is used for football matches, and ...

opens. * 2012 - Michael Ebling becomes mayor. * 2013 - Population: 204,268.

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