The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mulhouse, France.

Prior to 20th century

* 1273 – Mulhouse becomes an Imperial Free City of the Holy Roman Empire and receives privileges from

Rudolph of Hapsburg Rudolf I (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was the first King of Germany from the House of Habsburg. The first of the count-kings of Germany, he reigned from 1273 until his death. Rudolf's election marked the end of the Great Interregnum which h ...

. * 1466 – Mulhouse "formed an alliance with the Swiss." * 1515 – Mulhouse becomes part of the Swiss Confederacy. * 1528 – Protestant reformation. * 1553 – (city hall) rebuilt. * 1674 –

Battle of Mulhouse The Battle of Mulhouse (german: Mülhausen), also called the Battle of Alsace (french: Bataille d'Alsace), which began on 7 August 1914, was the opening attack of the First World War by the French Army against Germany. The battle was part of a ...

. * 1746 – Cotton manufacturing begins. * 1798 – Mulhouse becomes part of France per treaty. * 1800 – Population: 6,018. * 1801 – Mulhouse becomes part of the Haut-Rhin department. * 1826 – founded.
* 1830 – Rhone–Rhine Canal built. * 1836 – Population: 16,932. * 1839 -

Mulhouse-Ville station The Gare de Mulhouse-Ville, also known as Gare Centrale, is the main railway station in the city of Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France. It is the eastern terminus of the Paris-Est–Mulhouse-Ville railway. Station infrastructure The station is a major ...

opened. * 1849 – built. * 1853 – Cité ouvrière (residential area for factory workers) developed. * 1856 – Population: 45,981. * 1857 ** Paris–Mulhouse railway begins operating. ** (museum) founded. * 1859 -

Temple Saint-Étienne The Temple Saint-Étienne (''Protestant St. Stephen's Church''; Alsatian: ''Schtefànskerch'') is a Calvinist church located in the city of Mulhouse, Alsace, France. Its congregation forms part of the Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorr ...

founded. * 1861 – and created. * 1864 –

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mulhouse The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mulhouse is a municipal art museum in Mulhouse, France. It originated with the '' Société industrielle de Mulhouse (SIM)'', a learned society established in 1826 by local industrialists such as Dollfus, Koechlin, and ...

established. * 1866 – Population: 58,773. * 1867 – Théâtre de la Sinne built. * 1868 - Mulhouse Zoological and Botanical Park created. * 1871 – Mulhouse becomes part of

German Empire The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...

. * 1874 –

Musée historique de Mulhouse The Musée historique de Mulhouse is a municipal history museum and archaeology museum in Mulhouse, France. It is housed since 1969 in Mulhouse's Old Town Hall, a Northern Renaissance building dating mainly from 1552, which is protected as a Monu ...

established. * 1880 – Population: 68,140. * 1882 – begins operating. Cityscape of Mulhouse around 1900

20th century

* 1906 – Population: 94,498. * 1914 ** 7–10 August:

; German forces win. ** 19 August: . ** becomes part of Mulhouse. * 1919 – Mulhouse becomes part of France again. * 1923 – Société d'histoire de Mulhouse (history society) founded. * 1925 – built. * 1932 – Gare de Mulhouse (train station) built. * 1940 ** June:

German occupation German-occupied Europe refers to the sovereign countries of Europe which were wholly or partly occupied and civil-occupied (including puppet governments) by the military forces and the government of Nazi Germany at various times between 1939 an ...

of city begins. ** August: Frontstalag 213 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans. ** December: Frontstalag 213 POW camp dissolved. Stalag V-E POW camp established. * 1942 – March: Stalag V-E POW camp dissolved. * 1944 – November: German occupation of city ends. * 1947 –

Bourtzwiller Bourtzwiller (; german: Burzweiler; Alsatian: ''Burtzwiller'') is the most populated quarter of Mulhouse Mulhouse (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''Mill (grinding), mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin Departments of F ...

becomes part of Mulhouse. * 1955 – (museum) active. * 1958 – and created. * 1959 –

1959 Tour de France The 1959 Tour de France was the 46th edition of the Tour de France, taking place between 25 June and 18 July. The race featured 120 riders, of which 65 finished. The Tour included 22 stages over . The race was won by Spanish cyclist Federico Bah ...

bicycle race departs from Mulhouse. * 1962 – Population: 108,995. * 1971 **

1971 Tour de France The 1971 Tour de France was the 58th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race consisted of 22 stages, including three split stages, starting in Mulhouse on 26 June and finishing at the Vélodrome de Vincennes in Pari ...

bicycle race departs from Mulhouse. ** Musée français du chemin de fer (train museum) established. * 1972 – Regional Opéra national du Rhin established. * 1978 - Cité de l'Automobile established. * 1986 – (library) established. * 1989 – Jean-Marie Bockel becomes mayor. * 1992 – (museum) opens. * 1999 – Kinepolis Mulhouse (cinema) opens.

21st century

* 2006 –

Mulhouse tramway The Mulhouse tramway (french: Tramway de Mulhouse; gsw-FR, D'Strossabàhn Milhüsa) is a tram network in the French city of Mulhouse in Alsace, France. It commenced service in 2006, and now comprises three purely tram lines, plus one hybrid t ...

begins operating. * 2009 – Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (regional government) created. * 2010 ** begins operating. ** Jean Rottner becomes mayor. * 2013 ** June: City hosts the

2013 Men's World Team Squash Championships The 2013 Men's World Team Squash Championships is the men's edition of the 2013 World Team Squash Championships, which serves as the world team championship for squash (sport), squash players. The event was held in Mulhouse, France, from June 9 to ...

. ** Population: 112,063. * 2015 – Cantons 1, 2, and 3 created. * 2016 – Mulhouse becomes part of the Grand Est region.

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