The following is a
timeline
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of the
history
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of the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Bruges
Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the sixth-largest city of the country by population.
The area of the whole city a ...
,
Belgium
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.
Prior to 18th century
* 865 Fort built by Margrave
Baldwin I of
Flanders
Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...
.
* 1000 Regional
Brugse Vrije
The Brugse Vrije was a castellany in the county of Flanders, often called in English "the Franc of Bruges". It included the area around Bruges, and was bordered by the North Sea, the Westerschelde and the Yser river. The city of Bruges was separa ...
established (approximate date).
* 1127 Count
Charles I Charles I may refer to:
Kings and emperors
* Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings
* Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily
* Charles I of ...
of
Flanders
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assassinated.
* 1134 Storm creates
Zwin
The Zwin is a nature reserve at the North Sea coast, on the Belgian-Dutch border. It consists of the entrance area of a former tidal inlet which during the Middle Ages connected the North Sea with the ports of Sluis and Bruges inland.
The Zwin ...
inlet, connecting Bruges to the North Sea.
* 1146
Eekhout Abbey active (approximate date).
* 1150
St. John's Hospital founded (approximate date).
* 1157
Chapel of the Holy Blood built (approximate date).
* 1180
Damme harbour built near Bruges.
* 1223
St. Salvator's Church rebuilt.
* 1240
Belfry of Bruges
The Belfry of Bruges ( nl, Belfort van Brugge) is a medieval bell tower in the centre of Bruges, Belgium. One of the city's most prominent symbols, the belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives, and served as an observation po ...
built in the
Markt (approximate date).
* 1244
Ten Wijngaerde Béguinage founded (approximate date).
* 1294 built on the Grote Markt.
* 1297
** Area of Bruges expanded.
**
Church of Our Lady tower built.
* 1302
** 18 May:
Bruges Matins (massacre)
The Matins of Bruges ( nl, Brugse Metten) was the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges and their supporters, a political faction in favour of French rule, on 18 May 1302 by the members of the local Flemish militia. It has been ...
occurs.
** French-Flemish
Battle of the Golden Spurs fought in
Kortrijk
Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders.
It is the capital and large ...
; Flemish win.
* 1303
Procession of the Holy Blood
The Procession of the Holy Blood ( nl, Heilig Bloedprocessie) is a large religious Catholic procession, dating back to the Middle Ages, which takes place each Ascension Day in Bruges, Belgium. In 2009, it was included in the UNESCO Representative ...
instituted.
* 1323–1328 The
Flemish revolt spread to Bruges.
* 1364 Les Halles built on the
Grote Markt.
* 1368 (city gate) rebuilt.
* 1369 (city gate) rebuilt.
* 1390 Public clock installed (approximate date).
* 1398 Tower built on the .
* 1399 built on the .
* 1417 built (approximate date).
* 1421
Bruges City Hall built.
* 1425 Artist
Jan van Eyck active in Bruges.
* 1430
Order of the Golden Fleece founded in Bruges.
* 1434 Grafenburg (castle) dismantled.
* 1465 Artist
Hans Memling
Hans Memling (also spelled Memlinc; c. 1430 – 11 August 1494) was a painter active in Flanders, who worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. He was born in the Middle Rhine region and probably spent his childhood in Mainz. He ...
active in Bruges (approximate date).
* 1468 July: Wedding of
Burgundian duke
Charles and
Margaret of York
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.
* 1475
Printing press
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in operation.
* 1488 Political unrest.
* 1489 Memling paints the
St. Ursula Shrine in
St. John's Hospital.
* 1505 Fuggers move from Bruges to Antwerp.
* 1545 Hanseatic enterprise moves from Bruges to Antwerp.
* 1559
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges
The Diocese of Bruges (in Dutch Bisdom Brugge) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels, which c ...
established.
* 1623 dug.
18th–19th centuries
* 1719 Academy of Art established.
* 1743 Lawyer's guild established.
* 1786 demolished.
* 1787
** established.
** Cloth Hall demolished.
* 1794 French in power.
* 1798 (library) opens.
* 1799
St. Donatian's Cathedral demolished.
* 1815 Bruges becomes part of the Netherlands.
* 1821 built on the .
* 1830 Bruges becomes part of Belgium.
* 1837 ''
Journal de Bruges'' French-language newspaper begins publication.
* 1838
Brugge railway station
Brugge railway station ( nl, Station Brugge, french: Gare de Bruges), officially Brugge, is the main railway station in Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. The station opened on 12 August 1838 on railway lines 50A, 51 and 66. The current buil ...
opens.
* 1839 founded.
* 1846 Statue of
Stevin erected on .
* 1855 canal commissioned.
* 1863 Population: 50,986.
* 1887 Monument to
Breydel/
de Coninck erected in the
Grote Markt.
* 1891
**
Club Brugge KV football club formed.
** Post and Telegraph office built on the Grote Markt.
* 1892 Rodenbach's novel ''
Bruges-la-Morte'' published.
* 1899
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisi ...
football club formed.
* 1900
Bruges derby football rivalry active.
20th century
* 1905 (canal) dug.
* 1907
Port of Bruges-Zeebrugge
The Port of Zeebrugge (also referred to as the Port of Bruges or Bruges Seaport) is a large container, bulk cargo, new vehicles and passenger ferry terminal port on the North Sea. The port is located in the municipality of Bruges, West Flanders ...
opens.
* 1912 established in the .
* 1919 Population: 53,489.
* 1924 becomes mayor.
* 1928 Hollywood Cinema opens.
* 1930
Groeningemuseum
The Groeningemuseum is a municipal museum in Bruges, Belgium, built on the site of the medieval Eekhout Abbey.
It houses a collection of Flemish and Belgian painting covering six centuries, from Jan van Eyck to Marcel Broodthaers. The museum ...
opens on the .
* 1953 (bridge) built on the (
Sluis-Bruges).
* 1958
Procession of the Golden Tree revived.
* 1960
Musica Antiqua Bruges festival begins.
* 1963 established.
* 1973
Koninklijk Atheneum Vijverhof (school) established in
Sint-Michiels
Sint-Michiels (French:''Saint-Michel-lez-Bruges'') is a suburb of Bruges, in the province of West Flanders, Belgium.
The amusement park Boudewijn Seapark with the dolphinarium is situated in Sint-Michiels.
Bus & Car
In 1959 the American long d ...
.
* 1975
Jan Breydel Stadium
Jan Breydel Stadium ( nl, Jan Breydelstadion, ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Sint-Andries, Bruges, Belgium. The city-owned stadium is the home stadium of two top-flight association football clubs, Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge. It is used mainl ...
opens.
* 1977 becomes mayor.
* 1982 of music begins.
* 1983
De Karmeliet restaurant in business.
* 1984 (bridges) built.
* 1986
De Werf cultural centre founded.
* 1987 6 March: Ferry ''
Herald of Free Enterprise'' capsizes in the port.
* 1988 20 September: British
prime minister
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gives speech in city.
* 1990 established on the .
* 1995 becomes mayor.
* 1998 Start of annual
Tour of Flanders
The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and orga ...
cycling race moves to Bruges.
21st century
* 2002 opens on the .
* 2008
Frietmuseum opens in the Saaihalle.
* 2010 April: Catholic bishop
Vangheluwe resigns.
* 2013
**
Renaat Landuyt becomes mayor.
** Population: 117,170.
See also
*
Bruges history
*
*
List of mayors of Bruges
*
*
Timelines of other
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in Belgium:
Antwerp,
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
,
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded i ...
,
Leuven,
Liège
*
History of urban centers in the Low Countries
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References
''This article incorporates information from the
Dutch Wikipedia
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As of , the Dutch Wikipedia is the -largest Wikipedia edition, with articles. It w ...
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