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of the city of Stuttgart, Germany.


Prior to 14th century

* 1st C. CE -
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fort established (
Bad Cannstatt Bad Cannstatt, also called Cannstatt (until July 23, 1933) or Kannstadt (until 1900), is one of the outer stadtbezirke, or city boroughs, of Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Bad Cannstatt is the oldest and most populous of Stuttgart's bo ...
). * 950 CE - Old Castle built. * 1240 - Stiftskirche built. * 1300 - Counts of
Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...
establish residence (approximate date).


14th-18th century

* 1321 - City status granted. * 1392 -
Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg Eberhard II, called ''"der Greiner"'' (the Jarrer) (after 1315 – 15 March 1392, in Stuttgart), Count of Württemberg from 1344 until 1392. Eberhard II was son of Count Ulrich III of Württemberg and Sofie of Pfirt. He married Countess Eli ...
(1315–1392) dies in Stuttgart. * 1486 -
Printing press A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in which the ...
in operation. * 1493 - Spitalkirche built. * 1495 - Stuttgart becomes capital of Wurttemberg. * 1570 - Old Palace built. * 1626 - (cemetery) in use. * 1686 - Gymnasium illustre (school) established. * 1769 - Castle Solitude built outside city. * 1775 -
Karlsschule Hohe Karlsschule (''Karl's High School'') was the strict military academy founded by Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg in Stuttgart, Germany. It was first founded in 1770 as a military orphanage, but then converted into a military academy in 1773 ...
relocates to Stuttgart. * 1795 - Population: 19,510.


19th century

* 1803 - City becomes capital of the
Electorate of Württemberg The Electorate of Württemberg was a short-lived state of the Holy Roman Empire on the right bank of the Rhine. In 1803, Napoleon raised the Duchy of Württemberg to the Electorate of Württemberg, the highest form of a princedom in the Holy Roman ...
. * 1807 ** New Palace built. ** Schlossplatz opens. * 1808 - Schloss-Garten laid out in Neckar-Strasse. * 1810 - Royal Library founded by
Frederick I of Württemberg , image = Seele-Friedrich I..jpg , caption = Portrait by Johann Baptist Seele , birth_date = , birth_place = Treptow an der Rega, Prussia (now Trzebiatów, Poland) , death_date = , death_place = Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württe ...
. * 1811 - Stuttgart Cathedral rebuilding completed. * 1820 - becomes mayor. * 1824 - Stuttgarter Liederkranz (singing society) founded. * 1826 - Natural history museum opens. * 1827 - built. * 1829 - University of Stuttgart founded. * 1830 -
Rosenstein Palace ) , alternate_names = , etymology = ''Die Rosenstein'' (german: link=no, The Rose Rock), for the rock it sits upon. , status = Complete , cancelled = , topped_out = , building_type = Pala ...
completed. * 1832 - Winterschule für Bauhandwerker (trade school) founded. * 1833 - becomes mayor. * 1839 - Schiller memorial erected in Schillerplatz. * 1840 - Wilhelm Palais built. * 1841 ** Schlossplatz column erected. ** Hospitalkirche restored. ** Population: 42,217. * 1842 - founded. * 1843 -
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (, "State Gallery") is an art museum in Stuttgart, Germany, it opened in 1843. In 1984, the opening of the Neue Staatsgalerie (''New State Gallery'') designed by James Stirling transformed the once provincial gallery ...
(art museum) opens. * 1846 **
Railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
opens. **
Wilhelma ) , native_name_lang = deu / ger , logo = Wilhelma Zoo Logo.png , logo_size = , logo_alt = Logo of Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden , logo_caption = Logo of Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden , image ...
garden established. * 1848 - Stuttgart-Heilbronn railway begins operating. * 1849 -
Rump parliament The Rump Parliament was the English Parliament after Colonel Thomas Pride commanded soldiers to purge the Long Parliament, on 6 December 1648, of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason. "Rump" ...
held. * 1857 ** Stuttgart Music School founded. ** Hotel Marquardt in business. ** Ploucquet's Museum opens. * 1860 **
Königsbau The Königsbau is one of the formative buildings of Stuttgart's Schlossplatz. It forms the north-west end of the square and is mainly home to shops and cafés. Since April 2006, the Königsbau-Passagen, a 45,000 square meter retail and comm ...
constructed on the Schlossplatz. ** Population: 61,314. * 1861 - built. * 1862 - becomes mayor. * 1864 - (concert hall) built. * 1865 - Polytechnic School built in Stadtgarten-Platz. * 1869 - Württemberg State Museum founded. * 1870 - Architectural school built. * 1871 ** City becomes part of the German Empire. ** zoo in business. * 1872 **
Black Forest Railway (Württemberg) The Black Forest Railway (German: ''Schwarzwaldbahn'')—also known as the ''Württembergische Schwarzwaldbahn'' ("Württemberg Black Forest Railway") to distinguish it from the railway of the same name in Baden—is a railway line in southern Ge ...
in operation. ** becomes mayor. ** Stuttgarter Hofbräu brewery in business. * 1873 - (cemetery) established. * 1875 ** Martin's "Museum of the Primeval World" opens. ** Marienkirche built. * 1876 -
Johanneskirche The Johanneskirche (Church of St. John) is a catholic church located in Freiburg im Breisgau. It was first opened in 1899 and is currently located in the Wiehre district. Around the church, further historic buildings were built. On the western side ...
built. * 1880 **
Wilhelma ) , native_name_lang = deu / ger , logo = Wilhelma Zoo Logo.png , logo_size = , logo_alt = Logo of Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden , logo_caption = Logo of Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Garden , image ...
park opens to the public. ** Law Courts built. ** Population: 117,303. * 1881 - Breuninger retailer in business. ** Gewerbehalle built in Kriegsberg-Strasse. * 1888 -
Dinkelacker Dinkelacker is a brand of German beer brewed in Stuttgart, Germany. The Dinkelacker brewery was founded by Carl Dinkelacker in Stuttgart's Tübinger Straße in 1888. The company still brews at that location. By the end of the 19th century Dinke ...
brewery in business. * 1889 - Stuttgart Swimming Baths built. * 1890 - Population: 139,817. * 1892 - Socialist women's newspaper '' Die Gleichheit'' in publication in Stuttgart. * 1893 - becomes mayor. * 1894 - in business. * 1895 - Kriegsberg Tower, Landesgewerbe-Museum (industrial museum), and Königin-Olga-Bau constructed. * 1899 - becomes mayor. * 1900 ** German Peace Society headquartered in city. ** Friedrichsbau theatre opens. **
Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben The Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben (Stuttgart hymn choir boys) is a German boys' choir founded in Stuttgart in 1900 by the Swabian entrepreneur in 1900. History Lechler's models were the Thomanerchor and the Dresdner Kreuzchor. After World Wa ...
(boys' choir) founded. ** Population: 176,699.


20th century


1900s-1945

* 1901 - City public library established. * 1903 -
Solituderennen The ''Solituderennen'' (eng: ''Solitude race'') motorsport events are held on the 11.4 km ''Solitudering'' race track near Stuttgart. The event and the track were named after the nearby Castle Solitude. Motorsports events were held there from ...
motorsport events begin. * 1905 **
Cannstatt Bad Cannstatt, also called Cannstatt (until July 23, 1933) or Kannstadt (until 1900), is one of the outer stadtbezirke, or city boroughs, of Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Bad Cannstatt is the oldest and most populous of Stuttgart's ...
and
Untertürkheim Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swab ...
become part of city. ** Population:249,443. * 1907 - International Socialist Congress held in Stuttgart. * 1908 **
Degerloch Degerloch is one of the stadtbezirke, or city districts, of Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Degerloch was founded 1956 by fusing the former municipality with the same name (i.e., Degerloch) and the former district of Hoffeld. Degerloch i ...
becomes part of city. ** Cavalry barracks built. * 1910 ** built. ** Population: 286,218. * 1911 **
Linden Museum The Linden Museum (German: ''Linden-Museum Stuttgart. Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde'') is an ethnological museum located in Stuttgart, Germany. The museum features cultural artifacts from around the world, including South and Southeast Asia ...
established. ** becomes mayor. * 1912 ** Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart (football club) formed. ** Königliche Hoftheater and Stuttgart-Degerloch water tower built. * 1913 - (cemetery) established. * 1915 - Böblingen Airport begins operating. * 1916 - Stuttgart Open tennis tournament begins. * 1918 ** City becomes capital of
Free People's State of Württemberg The Free People's State of Württemberg (german: Freier Volksstaat Württemberg) was a state in Württemberg, Germany, during the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. 1918 revolution With the German revolution near the end of World War I, the Kin ...
. ** Schlossplatz opens to the public. * 1919 - Population: 309,197. * 1922 ** Botnang becomes part of city. ** Stuttgart Central Station rebuilt. ** Stuttgart Observatory active. * 1924 - Stuttgarter Philharmoniker (orchestra) formed. * 1927 **
Weissenhof Estate The Weissenhof Estate (German: Weißenhofsiedlung) is a housing estate built for the 1927 Deutscher Werkbund exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany. It was an international showcase of modern architecture's aspiration to provide cheap, simple, effici ...
built. ** Flandern military training ground active. * 1928 -
Tagblatt-Turm Tagblatt-Turm ( en, Daily Newspaper Tower) is a , the 16-storey skyscraper in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The landmark Tagblatt-Turm was designed by architect Ernst Otto Oßwald, and is one of Germany's earliest high-rises, construc ...
and Schocken Department Store built. * 1931 ** Rotenberg and
Zuffenhausen Zuffenhausen is one of three northernmost boroughs of the city of Stuttgart, capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The borough is primarily an incorporation of the formerly independent townships Zuffenhausen, Zazenhausen, Neuwirtshau ...
become part of city. **
Ferdinand Porsche Ferdinand Porsche (3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951) was an Austrian-German automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche AG. He is best known for creating the first gasoline–electric hybrid vehicle (Lohner–Porsche), the Volksw ...
in business. * 1933 **
Feuerbach Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach (; 28 July 1804 – 13 September 1872) was a German anthropologist and philosopher, best known for his book '' The Essence of Christianity'', which provided a critique of Christianity that strongly influenced ge ...
and
Weilimdorf Weilimdorf () until 1955 known as "Weil im Dorf," is the north-western borough ( Stadtbezirk) of the German city and capital of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart. Weilimdorf, covering an area of with a population of around 30,000, borders the Stad ...
become part of city. ** Karl Strölin becomes mayor. ** Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn (stadium) built. * 1935 - Max-Eyth-See (artificial lake) created. * 1937 - Kurmärker Kaserne (military barracks) built. * 1938 ** Helenen Kaserne (military barracks) established. ** redesign adopted. * 1939 ** Stuttgart Airport built. ** Horticultural exhibition held in
Killesbergpark The Killesbergpark (Höhenpark Killesberg) is an urban public park of half a square kilometre (123 acres) in Stuttgart, Germany. It is just north of the state capital, where Killesberg is a quarter of the borough of ''Stuttgart-Nord'' (North). ...
. ** Deportation of Jews begins. * 1940 **
Robert-Bosch-Hospital The Robert-Bosch-Hospital (RBK) is a charitable hospital in Stuttgart, Germany, which was founded by Robert Bosch in 1936. Robert Bosch fulfilled a long-cherished wish in 1936 on the occasion of his 75th birthday and the 50th jubilee of his comp ...
opens. ** August 25: Aerial bombing by Allied forces begins. * 1942 ** Plieningen and become part of city. ** November 22: Aerial bombing. * 1943 ** March 11: Aerial bombing. ** April 15: Aerial bombing. ** September 6: Aerial bombing. ** October 8: Aerial bombing. ** November 26: Aerial bombing. * 1944 ** February 21: Aerial bombing. ** March 2: Aerial bombing. ** March 15: Aerial bombing. ** July: Aerial bombing. ** September: Aerial bombing. ** October 19: Aerial bombing. ** November 5: Aerial bombing. ** December 9: Aerial bombing. * 1945 ** January 28: Aerial bombing. ** April 21: Allied ground forces take city; military occupation begins. ** December 5: United States Army occupies
Kelley Barracks Kelley Barracks (formerly ''Helenen-Kaserne'') is a U.S. military installation and headquarters of United States Africa Command, and is a part of US Army Garrison Stuttgart in Stuttgart-Möhringen in Germany. The post is administered by IMCOM- E ...
. ** Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra and Volkstheater founded. ** Arnulf Klett becomes mayor.


1946-1990s

* 1946 - Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart (choir) formed. * 1947 - Alte Staatsgalerie rebuilt. * 1948 - Bölkow aircraft manufactory in business. * 1952 - City becomes part of newly formed state of
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
. * 1953 -
Landesarboretum Baden-Württemberg The Landesarboretum Baden-Württemberg (16.5 hectares) is a historic arboretum and part of the Hohenheim Gardens maintained by the University of Hohenheim, on Garbenstrasse in the Hohenheim district of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Th ...
established. * 1954 ** (water supply organization) founded. ** State Museum of Natural History exhibits open in
Rosenstein Castle ) , alternate_names = , etymology = ''Die Rosenstein'' (german: link=no, The Rose Rock), for the rock it sits upon. , status = Complete , cancelled = , topped_out = , building_type = Pala ...
. * 1956 -
Fernsehturm Stuttgart Fernsehturm Stuttgart ( en, Stuttgart TV Tower) is a telecommunications tower in Stuttgart, Germany. It was the first telecommunications tower in the world constructed from reinforced concrete, and it is the prototype for many such towers worldw ...
commissioned. * 1957 -
Birkenkopf The Birkenkopf () is a prominent hill in Stuttgart, Germany. At an elevation of 511m, is almost 260m higher than city centre. It is in part a Schuttberg, an artificial hill built from the ruins and rubble from World War II. During the war, 53 ...
enlarged. * 1961 - City hosts Bundesgartenschau (national horticulture biennial). * 1964 **
Stammheim Prison Stammheim Prison (german: Justizvollzugsanstalt Stuttgart-Stammheim) is a prison in Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the northern boundaries of Stuttgart in the city district of Stuttgart-Stammheim, right between fields a ...
commissioned. ** New Palace reconstructed. * 1965 ** Wilhelm Palais reconstructed. ** Railway Vehicle Preservation Company founded. * 1966 - Funkturm Stuttgart and Versatel building constructed. * 1967 -
United States European Command The United States European Command (EUCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russi ...
headquarters relocates to Stuttgart. * 1969 - Old Castle renovated. * 1970 -
Württembergische Landesbibliothek The State Library of Württemberg (german: Württembergische Landesbibliothek or WLB) is a large library in Stuttgart, Germany, which traces its history back to the ducal public library of Württemberg founded in 1765. It holds c. 4 million vol ...
(state library) building opens. * 1971 -
Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group Holtzbrinck Publishing Group () is a privately held German company based in Stuttgart which Holding company, owns publishing companies worldwide. Through Macmillan Publishers, it is one of the Publishing#Book publishing, Big Five English-langu ...
in business. * 1972 - Hannibal housing development and Fernmeldeturm constructed. * 1973 - Stuttgart (region) (
Regierungsbezirk A ' () means "governmental district" and is a type of administrative division in Germany. Four of sixteen ' ( states of Germany) are split into '. Beneath these are rural and urban districts. Saxony has ' (directorate districts) with more res ...
) established. * 1974 -
Manfred Rommel Manfred Rommel (24 December 1928 – 7 November 2013) was a German politician belonging to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), who served as mayor of Stuttgart from 1974 until 1996. Rommel's policies were described as tolerant and liberal, an ...
becomes mayor. * 1975 ** Trial of
Red Army Faction The Red Army Faction (RAF, ; , ),See the section "Name" also known as the Baader–Meinhof Group or Baader–Meinhof Gang (, , active 1970–1998), was a West German far-left Marxist-Leninist urban guerrilla group founded in 1970. The ...
members held in
Stammheim Prison Stammheim Prison (german: Justizvollzugsanstalt Stuttgart-Stammheim) is a prison in Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the northern boundaries of Stuttgart in the city district of Stuttgart-Stammheim, right between fields a ...
. ** Stuttgart-Möhringen directional radio tower built. * 1976 **
Porsche Museum The Porsche Museum is an automobile museum in the Zuffenhausen district of Stuttgart, Germany on the site of carmaker Porsche. History The original Porsche museum opened in 1976 in a side-road near the Porsche factory. It was a relatively s ...
opens. ** Kickers-Stadium renovated. * 1978 ** Stuttgart S-Bahn begins operating. ** founded. **
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart The Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Freiburg in Baden-Württemberg, '' Bu ...
active. * 1981 -
Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart is a foundation in Stuttgart, founded by Helmuth Rilling in 1981 to foster international concerts and workshops, namely Musikfest Stuttgart, dedicated especially to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach in relati ...
founded. * 1982 - begins. * 1983 -
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle (sometimes shortened to Schleyer-Halle) is an indoor arena located in Stuttgart, Germany. The capacity of the arena is nearly 15,000 people. The venue was built in 1983 and is named for Hanns Martin Schleyer, a German fo ...
built. * 1984 ** Neue Staatsgalerie (art museum) opens. **
Theaterhaus Stuttgart Theaterhaus Stuttgart is a theatre in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and ...
founded. * 1987 - Sparkassen Cup track and field competition begins. * 1988 ** Schwanenbrau Cup cycling race begins. ** May:
1988 European Cup Final The 1988 European Cup Final was a football match played between PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands and Benfica of Portugal to decide the champion of the 1987–88 European Cup. PSV won 6–5 on penalties after a goalless draw after extra time. The ...
held. * 1994 - Stuttgart Region ( metropolitan area) and (regional governance entity) established. * 1997 - Wolfgang Schuster becomes mayor. * 2000 - Observation tower built in
Killesbergpark The Killesbergpark (Höhenpark Killesberg) is an urban public park of half a square kilometre (123 acres) in Stuttgart, Germany. It is just north of the state capital, where Killesberg is a quarter of the borough of ''Stuttgart-Nord'' (North). ...
.


21st century

* 2005 -
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart The Kunstmuseum Stuttgart is a contemporary and modern art museum in Stuttgart, Germany, built and opened in 2005. Description The cubic museum building with 5000 m2 of display space was designed by Berlin architects Hascher and Jehle. During ...
opens. * 2006 -
Mercedes-Benz Museum The Mercedes-Benz Museum is an automobile museum in Stuttgart, Germany. It covers the history of the Mercedes-Benz brand and the brands associated with it. Stuttgart is home to the Mercedes-Benz brand and the international headquarters of the Me ...
opens. * 2007 **
Messe Stuttgart Messe Stuttgart is a convention center next to Stuttgart International Airport, 12 km south of Stuttgart, Germany. It is the ninth-biggest convention center in Germany. The new Messe Stuttgart site, completed in 2007, is right next to the ...
(exhibition centre) built. **
United States Africa Command The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM, U.S. AFRICOM, and AFRICOM), is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense, headquartered at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. It is responsible for U ...
headquartered in Stuttgart. * 2011 ** May: Trial of Rwandan military leader Ignace Murwanashyaka begins at the . ** Population: 613,392. * 2013 -
Fritz Kuhn Fritz Kuhn (born 29 June 1955) is a German politician who served as Mayor of Stuttgart from 2012 until 2021. He was co-chairman of Alliance '90/The Greens, the German Green party, in 2002 and its parliamentary group from 2002 to 2013. Early ...
becomes mayor.


See also

* Stuttgart history * * Other cities in the state of Baden-Württemberg:( de) * Timeline of Mannheim


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