Timeline of Würzburg

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany.

Prior to 19th century

* 706 - Marienkirche, Würzburg (church) dedicated.. Retrieved 17 November 2016
* 741 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Würzburg established.
* 788 - Cathedral consecrated.
* 1042 - church built.
* 1057 - founded.
* 1165 - Imperial Diet held in Würzburg.
* 1180 - Imperial Diet held in Würzburg.
* 1189 - Rebuilt Würzburg Cathedral consecrated.
* 1287 - Synod and Diet of Würzburg at which an imperial peace is declared
* 1377 - Marienkapelle construction begins.
* 1456 - rebuilt.
* 1479 - Printing press in operation.
* 1525 - Battle of Wurzburg fought during the German Peasants' War.
* 1576 - Julius Hospital founded.
* 1582 - University of Würzburg active.
* 1619 - Universitätsbibliothek Würzburg (library) founded.
* 1643 - Würzburger Hofbräu (brewery) established.
* 1691 - (church) built.
* 1703 - (stone bridge) built.
* 1744 - Würzburg Residence (palace) built.
* 1789 - church built.
* 1796 - 3 September: Battle of Würzburg fought during the French Revolutionary Wars.

19th century

* 1803
** Würzburg secularized.
** City becomes part of Bavaria.
* 1805 - Grand Duke of Würzburg Ferdinand in power per Treaty of Pressburg.
* 1815 - Würzburg becomes part of Bavaria again.
* 1817 - Koenig & Bauer manufactory in business.
* 1837 - University's Martin von Wagner Museum opens.
* 1838 - Würzburg becomes part of the (administrative region).
* 1848 - Wurzburg Bishops' Conference (1848) held.
* 1858 - Population: 36,052.
* 1866 - Würzburg "bombarded and taken by the Prussians."
* 1872 - (library) founded.
* 1887 - built.

* 1892 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
* 1894 - (bridge) built.
* 1895 - Rontgen discovers X-radiation.
* 1900 - Electric tram begins operating.

20th century

* 1904 - Würzburger FV (football club) formed.
* 1919
** SV Heidingsfeld (football club) formed.
** Population: 86,571.
* 1921 - Mozart Festival Würzburg begins.
* 1930 - Heidingsfeld and become part of city.^{( de)}
* 1943 – Subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp founded. Its prisoners were mostly Poles and Soviets.
* 1945
** 16 March: Bombing of Würzburg in World War II.
** 22 March: Subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp dissolved. Prisoners deported to the main Flossenbürg camp.
** 31 March: Battle of Würzburg begins.
** 6 April: Battle ends. Americans capture the city.
** ' newspaper begins publication.
* 1952 - in business.
* 1954 - New Würzburg Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens.
* 1971 - University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt established.
* 1974 - becomes part of city.^{( de)}
* 1976 - Oberdürrbach and Unterdürrbach become part of city.^{( de)}
* 1978 - and become part of city.^{( de)}
* 1991 - Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway begins operating.

21st century

* 2010 - Population: 133,799.^{( de)}
* 2012 - .
* 2014 - becomes mayor.
* 2016 - 18 July: Train attack near Würzburg.
* 2021 - 25 June: Stabbing.

See also

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* List of mayors of Würzburg (in German)
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* History of Franconia region
* Timelines of other cities in the state of Bavaria: Augsburg, Munich, Nuremberg

References

:''This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.''

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External links

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