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of the city of

Dortmund Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the la ...

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Prior to 19th century

* 1005 –

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor Henry II (german: Heinrich II; it, Enrico II; 6 May 973 – 13 July 1024), also known as Saint Henry the Exuberant, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor ("Romanorum Imperator") from 1014. He died without an heir in 1024, and was the last ruler ...

holds an "ecclesiastical council" in Dortmund. * 1016 –

holds an "Imperial diet" in Dortmund. * 1215 – consecrated. * 1220 – Dortmund becomes an

imperial city In the Holy Roman Empire, the collective term free and imperial cities (german: Freie und Reichsstädte), briefly worded free imperial city (', la, urbs imperialis libera), was used from the fifteenth century to denote a self-ruling city that ...

of the Holy Roman Empire. * 1240 – in use (approximate date). * 1253 – Dortmund joins the . * 1267 – St. Mary's Church first mentioned. * 1270 – St. Reinold's Church built. * 1293 –

Brewing right In Medieval times, the brewing right or ''gruit right'' was one of the privileges granted by the land owner or territorial ruler. Sometimes this right was linked to a plot or a house, called a "beer court"; sometimes the right was held by a heredi ...

granted. * 1322 – St. Peter's Church, Dortmund (church) construction begins. * 1332 – City rights confirmed per "Privilegium Ludovicum." * 1387/8 – Dortmund besieged by forces of Friedrich III. von Saarwerden,

Archbishop of Cologne The Archbishop of Cologne is an archbishop governing the Archdiocese of Cologne of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and is also a historical state in the Rhine holding the birthplace of Beethoven and northern Rhineland-Palati ...

. * 1388 – Dortmunder Bürgerschützenverein (militia) formed. * 1400 – Vehmic court established (approximate date). * 1454 – Tower built on St. Reinold's Church. * 1521 – "" altarpiece installed in the Petrikirche. * 1523 –

Protestant Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

. * 1543 – (school) founded. * 1546 – Tower for the added to Town Hall. * 1570 – Dortmund adopts Lutheranism per the "

Augsburg Confession The Augsburg Confession, also known as the Augustan Confession or the Augustana from its Latin name, ''Confessio Augustana'', is the primary confession of faith of the Lutheran Church and one of the most important documents of the Protestant Re ...

". * 1609 – Jülich-Cleves-related signed in Dortmund.

19th century

* 1803 – Dormund "annexed to Nassau." * 1806 – French in power. * 1808 – Dormund becomes capital of French satellite Ruhr (department). * 1815 ** Dortmund becomes part of Prussia per Congress of Vienna. ** (regional mining office) headquartered in city. * 1816 – Population: 4,465. * 1841 – (bank) founded. * 1847 – Duisburg–Dortmund railway and Dortmund–Hamm railway begin operating. * 1849 –

Elberfeld–Dortmund railway The Elberfeld–Dortmund railway is a major railway in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of a major axis for long distance and regional rail services between Wuppertal and Cologne, and is served by Intercity Express, InterCit ...

begins operating. * 1855 –

Dortmund–Soest railway The Dortmund–Soest railway is a line in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It runs from Dortmund Hauptbahnhof through the southern Dortmund district of Holzwickede to Unna and from there through the Hellweg Börde parallel to the Haar ...

begins operating. * 1861 ** (shooting-sport club) formed. ** Population: 23,348. * 1863 – dismantled. * 1871 ** Hoesch AG steel company in business. ** Westfalenhütte industrial area developed. * 1872 – (historical society) founded. * 1875 ** Dortmund–Enschede railway in operation. ** Population:57,742. * 1878 –

Ernst Heinrich Lindemann Ernst Heinrich Lindemann (25 January 1833– 8 May 1900) was German politician and mayor of Essen, Dortmund and Düsseldorf. His grandson ''Kapitän zur See'' Ernst Lindemann was the commander of the battleship ''Bismarck''. Lindemann was th ...

becomes mayor. * 1880 – in use (approximate date). * 1883 – Museum of Art and Cultural History founded. * 1885 – Population: 78,435. * 1887 – Dortmund Philharmonic orchestra formed. * 1890 ** Royal School of Machine Building established. ** Population: 89,663. * 1895 ** Dortmund (regional postal administration) established. ** Post office built. ** Population: 111,232. * 1897 – City electric power system begins operating. * 1898 – Industrial School for Young Ladies and (sport club) established. * 1899 **

Dortmund–Ems Canal The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a long canal in Germany between the inland port of the city of Dortmund () and the seaport of Emden. The artificial southern part of the canal ends after at Herbrum lock near Meppen. The route then takes the riv ...

and Dortmund Port open. **

City Hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...

restored. ** founded. * 1900 ** Regional (Chamber of Skilled Crafts) headquartered in city. **

Synagogue A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Jewish house of worshi ...

built.

20th century

1900s–1945

* 1901 – established. * 1904 **

Theater Dortmund Theater Dortmund is a theatrical organization that produces operas, musicals, ballets, plays, and concerts in Dortmund, Germany. It was founded as the Stadttheater Dortmund in 1904. Supported by the German Government, the organization owns and o ...

and trade school founded. ** (tower) built. * 1905 – Population: 175,577. * 1909 **

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

sport club formed. ** Nordmarkt area laid out. * 1910 **

Dortmund Hauptbahnhof Dortmund Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The station's origins lie in a joint station of the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn and Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn which was built north of the city centr ...

built. ** Population: 214,226. * 1914 –

Eving Eving is a ''Stadtteil'' (''quarter'') in the eponymous '' Stadtbezirk'' ("city borough") in the north of the city of Dortmund, Germany. It was incorporated into Dortmund in 1914. With a population of about 20,000 Eving is one of the most popu ...

becomes part of city. * 1919 – Population: 295,026. * 1920 ** Regional municipal association created. ** Population: 313,752. * 1924 –

Weisse Wiese Weisse or Weiße is a surname which means "white" in German. It may refer to: People * Charles H. Weisse (1866–1919), American politician * Christian Felix Weiße (1726–1804), German writer * Christian Hermann Weisse (1801–1866), German Prot ...

stadium opens. * 1926 – Botanischer Garten Rombergpark acquired by city. * 1927 –

Dortmund U-Tower The U-Tower or Dortmunder U is a former brewery building in the city of Dortmund, Germany. Since 2010 it has served as a centre for the arts and creativity, housing among other facilities the Museum Ostwall.Neville Walker, Christian Williams, Jam ...

built. * 1928 ** becomes part of city. ** Population: 465,196. * 1929 – and Syburg become part of city. * 1933 – mining company in business. * 1938 – Dortberghaus built. * 1939 – Nazi camp for Sinti and

Romani people The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sig ...

established (see also ''

Porajmos The Romani Holocaust or the Romani genocide—also known as the ''Porajmos'' (Romani pronunciation: , meaning "the Devouring"), the ''Pharrajimos'' meaning the hard times ("Cutting up", "Fragmentation", "Destruction"), and the ''Samudaripen'' (" ...

''). * 1943 ** May:

SS construction brigade The SS-Baubrigaden were a type of Subcamp (SS), subcamp of Nazi Germany, Nazi concentration camps that were first established in Autumn 1942. These units were usually made up of male non-Jewish prisoners—most were Poles or Soviets. Chances of su ...

(

forced labour Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, violence including death, or other forms of ex ...

camp) established by the SS. ** September: SS construction brigade presumably dissolved. * 1944 – Subcamp of the

Buchenwald concentration camp Buchenwald (; literally 'beech forest') was a Nazi concentration camp established on hill near Weimar, Germany, in July 1937. It was one of the first and the largest of the concentration camps within Germany's 1937 borders. Many actual or su ...

established for 400

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

women who survived the

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising ( pl, powstanie warszawskie; german: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occ ...

(see also ''

Nazi crimes against the Polish nation Crimes against the Polish nation committed by Nazi Germany and Axis collaborationist forces during the invasion of Poland, along with auxiliary battalions during the subsequent occupation of Poland in World War II, consisted of the murder of ...

''). * 1945 ** March: women's subcamp of Buchenwald dissolved. Prisoners deported to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. ** 13 April:

allied An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...

forces take city.

1946–1990s

* 1946 **

Fritz Henßler Fritz Henßler (12 April 1886 – 4 December 1953) was a German Social Democratic politician. Henßler was born in Altensteig. He joined the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1905. He became managing editor of the ''Westfälische Allgemeine Vo ...

becomes mayor. ** ' newspaper begins publication. * 1947 ** 29 March: miners strike against food shortage. **

Museum Ostwall The Museum Ostwall (known as Museum am Ostwall until 2010) is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Dortmund, Germany. It was founded in the late 1940s, and has been located in the Dortmund U-Tower since 2010. The collection includes ...

opens. * 1950 – Population: 507,349. * 1952 –

Westfalenhallen Westfalenhallen (English: Halls of Westphalia) is a commercial complex composed of conference (Kongresszentrum Dortmund) and exhibition centers (Messe Dortmund) with an indoor arena (Westfalenhalle), located in Dortmund, Germany. It is surroun ...

rebuilt. * 1953 –

Dortmund Zoo The Dortmund Zoo is the zoological garden of Dortmund, Germany. It is specialized in the keeping and breeding of South American species and is leading in the breeding of the giant anteater, the tamandua and the giant otter. The zoo is situated i ...

established. * 1955 – City co-hosts the

1955 Ice Hockey World Championships The 1955 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 22nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Krefeld and Cologne, West Germany from February 25 to March 6, 1955. A total of 14 nations part ...

. * 1956 – Population: 607,885. * 1959 ** Florianturm (TV tower) erected. ** National

Bundesgartenschau The Bundesgartenschau BUGA is a biennial federal horticulture show in Germany. It also covers topics like landscaping. Taking place in different cities, the location changes in a two-year cycle. BUGA cities *1951 – Hannover *1953 – Hamburg ...

(garden show) held in the Westfalenpark. ** City hosts the

1959 World Table Tennis Championships The 1959 World Table tennis, Table Tennis Championships were held in Dortmund from March 27 to April 5, 1959. Medalists Team Individual References External linksITTF Museum
{{World Table Tennis Championships 1959 World Table Tennis Cha ...

. * 1960 –

Dortmund Airport Dortmund Airport is a minor international airport located east of Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It serves the eastern Rhine-Ruhr area, the largest urban agglomeration in Germany, and is mainly used for low-cost and leisure charter flight ...

opens. * 1961 – built. * 1963 –

Dortmund Stadthaus station Dortmund Stadthaus station is an important railway station of the inner city of Dortmund in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the inner city at the junction of Ruhrallee (Bundesstraße 54, B54) and Märkischen Straße ...

opens. * 1964 – City hosts the

1964 World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. The 1964 competitions for men's singles, ladies' sing ...

. * 1968 – University of Dortmund established. * 1969 – hi-rise built. * 1973 ** Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting begins. ** becomes mayor. * 1974 –

Westfalenstadion Westfalenstadion (, ) is a Association football, football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which is the home of Borussia Dortmund. Officially called Signal Iduna Park for sponsorship reasons and BVB Stadion Dortmund in UEFA ...

(stadium) opens. * 1975 – City co-hosts the

1975 Ice Hockey World Championships The 1975 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 42nd Ice Hockey World Championships and the 53rd European Championships of ice hockey. The tournament took place in West Germany from 3 to 19 April and the games were played in Munich and Düssel ...

. * 1976 – established. * 1977 – Eving Selimiye Camii (mosque) established. * 1978 – built. * 1980 – City hosts the

1980 World Figure Skating Championships The 1980 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany from March 11 to 16. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance ...

. * 1983 **

Dortmund University station Dortmund University station (german: Haltepunkt Dortmund Universität) is an underground S-Bahn station on the line between Dortmund and Bochum in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened on 24 September 1983 by Deutsch ...

opens. ** (insurance entity) active. * 1984 –

Dortmund Stadtbahn __NOTOC__ The Dortmund Stadtbahn is a light rail system in the German city of Dortmund and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network. Its network consists of eight lines and is operated by Dortmunder Stadtwerke, which is operating un ...

begins operating. * 1985 ** opens. ** (casino) built. * 1987 – Coalmining pit closes, "marking the end of more than 150 years of coalmining in Dortmund". * 1989 – rebuilt on the . * 1990 – Eisengiesser Fountain reconstructed on the . * 1991 – Steel company Hoesch AG was bought by

Krupp The Krupp family (see pronunciation), a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, is notable for its production of steel, artillery, ammunition and other armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG (Friedrich Krup ...

. * 1992 – (tower) reconstructed. * 1993 – museum established. * 1999 ** becomes mayor. ** (trade school) active.

21st century

* 2005 ** built. ** opens. * 2006 - June: Some of the

2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the ...

soccer contest held in Dortmund. * 2008 - Love Parade held in city. * 2014 **

Ullrich Sierau Ullrich Sierau (born 6 March 1956, Halle an der Saale, East Germany) is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party of Germany and, since 15 June 2014, for the third time, has been the lord mayor of Dortmund. After retaining this position ...

becomes mayor. ** Population: 580,511.

References

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Bibliography

in English

* * * * (about Bochum, Dortmund, and Essen) * *

in German

;published in the 19th c. * * ongoing * * * * * * * ;published in the 20th-21st c. * * * G. Luntowski and N. Reimann, ed., Dortmund 1100 Jahre Stadtgeschichte, (Dortmund, 1982) * Gustav Luntowski et al. Geschichte der Stadt Dortmund. Harenberg, Dortmund 1994, * *

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