Timeline of Bern
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bern, Switzerland.
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Prior to 19th century
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- 2nd-3rd century CE - Roman settlement abandoned.[1]
- 1191 - Bern set up as military outpost by Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen.[2]
- 1218 - Bern becomes a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.[3]
- 1219 - Zytglogge (tower) built.[1]
- 1223 - Theto von Ravensburg becomes de.
- 1256 - Käfigturm (tower) built.
- 1268 - Nydegg Castle demolished (approximate date).
- 1270 - Felsenburg (castle) built (approximate date).
- 1285 - de (church) built.[1]
- 1289 - April: Battle of Schosshalde takes place; Bern "successfully resisted Rudolph of Hapsburg."[3]
- 1298
- 1331-1333 - Gümmenenkrieg (Fribourg-Bern war).
- 1339 - Battle of Laupen.[2]
- 1345 - de (tower) built.[citation needed]
- 1346
- Black Death plague.[2]
- Äussere Neustadt (Bern) area developed.
- Christoffelturm (tower) and Nydeggkirche (church) built.
- 1353 - Canton of Bern joins the Swiss Confederacy.[4]
- 1380 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[5]
- 1383-1384 - Burgdorferkrieg (Kyberg-Bern war) takes place in the County of Burgundy.
- 1417 - de (town hall) built.[1]
- 1421 - Bern Munster construction begins.[6]
- 1470 - Tschachtlanchronik (Bern history) compiled.
- 1489 - Untertorbrücke (bridge) built.
- 1494 - de (church) rebuilt.
- 1513 - Town begins to keep bears in the Bärenplatz.[6]
- 1525 - Printing press in operation.[7]
- 1528 - de.
- 1530 - Astronomical clock installed in the Zytglogge.[1]
- 1532 - de adopted.[8]
- 1543 - Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen (Bern) (fountain) erected on Gerechtigkeitsgasse.
- 1544 - Simsonbrunnen (fountain) erected.
- 1546 - Fountains Anna-Seiler-Brunnen (on Marktgasse) and Pfeiferbrunnen (on Spitalgasse) erected.
- 1573 - Munster construction ends.[6]
- 1615 - de (prison) in operation.[citation needed]
- 1700 - Population: 14,219.[9]
- 1718 - de (granary) built.[1]
- 1729 - Church of the Holy Ghost, Bern rebuilt.[1]
- 1752 - Erlacherhof (mansion) built.[1]
- 1759 - de (scientific society) founded.[10]
- 1798 - 5 March: Battle of Grauholz takes place in canton; French in power.[4]
- 1799 - de in business.[1]
19th century
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- 1803 - City library active.[11]
- 1815 - Bernischen Musikgesellschaft (music society) founded.[12]
- 1817 - de (government building) rebuilt.
- 1818 - Population: 18,997.[9]
- 1830 - Eidgenössisches Schützenfest held in Bern.
- 1832
- 1834 - University of Bern established.[6]
- 1837 - Population: 24,362.[9]
- 1844 - Nydeggbrücke (bridge) built.
- 1846 - de founded.[13]
- 1848 - Bern becomes capital of Switzerland.[3]
- 1850
- 1851 - de (bridge) built.
- 1857 - de[1] and Bärengraben (bear pit) built.
- 1858
- Bern railway station opens.
- de founded.[12]
- 1863 - Bernischen Juristenverein (lawyers' association) founded.[2]
- 1864 - Catholic de built.[1]
- 1868 - de in business.
- 1874
- International de (postal union meeting) held in Bern; "Treaty concerning the formation of a General Postal Union" signed.
- Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland headquartered in Bern.[15]
- 1877 - Bern Symphony Orchestra established.[16]
- 1879 - Conche machine invented by chocolate maker Rodolphe Lindt.
- 1880
- de oppidum ruins discovered near city.[citation needed]
- Population: 44,087 in city; 471,991 in canton.[14]
- 1886 - International "Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works" signed in city.[3]
- 1888 - de founded.
- 1891
- 1893
- 1894 - Bern Historical Museum built.
20th century
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- 1900 - de (public transit operator) and de[3] established.
- 1902 - Federal Palace of Switzerland building expanded.[6]
- 1903 - Albert Einstein moves into Einsteinhaus on Kramgasse.
- 1905
- St. Paul's Church, Bern built.
- Akademischer Alpenclub Bern (hiking club) formed.[17]
- 1906
- 1910
- 1914 - de (national exposition) held in Bern.
- 1915 - March: International socialist anti-war women's conference held in Bern.[19]
- 1918
- 1919
- Bümpliz becomes part of city.[9]
- February: Second International conference held in Bern.[19]
- 1920 - de (church) built.
- 1928 - Schweizeische Ausstellung für Frauenarbeit (women's rights event) held in Bern.
- 1929
- Bern Aerodrome begins operating.[18]
- de airline headquartered in Bern.[18]
- 1930 - Population: 111,783 in city; 623,665 in canton.[14]
- 1933 - Bern Trial begins.
- 1936 - National Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents headquartered in Bern.[21]
- 1939
- Tierpark Dählhölzli (zoo) opens.[22]
- Berner Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Heimatkunde (history journal) in publication.[23]
- 1940 - Trolleybus begins operating.
- 1947 - Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Bern (public transit operator) established.
- 1949
- 1950 - Population: 146,499 in city; 731,550 in canton.[14]
- 1951 - Burgerbibliothek of Berne (public library) foundation established.[11]
- 1955 - February: Romanian embassy seized.
- 1969 - Szeemann's art exhibit "provokes a national scandal."[25]
- 1970 - Population: 162,405 in city; 901,706 in canton.[14]
- 1977
- Gurtenfestival of music begins.
- Albert Einstein Society founded.
- 1979
- French-speaking Canton of Jura secedes from mostly German-speaking Canton of Bern.[26]
- Berner Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.
- 1982 - 6 September: Polish embassy occupied.[27]
- 1983 - Old City of Bern designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]
- 1984 - Regional Transport Bern-Solothurn established.
- 1990 - March: Demonstration against federal government keeping secret files on citizens.[15]
- 1993 - de becomes mayor.
- 1995 - Bern S-Bahn railway in operation.
21st century
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- 2000 - Population: 128,634 in city; 957,197 in canton.[14]
- 2002 - House of Religions founded.[1]
- 2004 - de begins.[28]
- 2005
- Paul Klee Centre built.
- Alexander Tschäppät becomes mayor.
- 2007
- 2008 - June: UEFA Euro 2008 Group C football contest takes place in Bern.[31][32]
- 2009 - de opens.[33]
- 2013 - Population: 137,980.[34]
See also
- History of Bern
- List of mayors of Bern
- List of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Bern
- Other cities in Switzerland
References
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This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia and French Wikipedia.
Further reading
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