Timeline of Braunschweig

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany.

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Prior to 19th century

• 861 - According to legend, Braunschweig founded by Bruno of Saxony.
• 955 - Area of city expanded.
• 1031 - de church consecrated.
• 1145 - Riddagshausen Abbey founded.
• 1160s - Henry the Lion makes Braunschweig his residence.
• 1166 - Brunswick Lion statue created.
• 1175 - Dankwarderode Castle built.
• 1188 - Gospels of Henry the Lion created.
• 1190s - de church construction begins.
• 1194 - Brunswick Cathedral built.
• 1194 - 6 August: Henry the Lion dies.
• 1200s
  • de church construction begins.
  • Braunschweig joins the Hanseatic League.
  • de (carnival) is celebrated.
• 1245 - de (nursing home and orphanage) established.
• 1293–94 - de (civil unrest)
• 1304 - de on de first mentioned.
• 1307 - de guildhall/exchange first mentioned.
• 1312 - Rüningen gristmill first mentioned.
• 1370s - de (civil unrest)
• 1390
  • Public clock installed (approximate date).
  • Brunswick Mum is sold.
• 1396 - de (city hall) building expanded.
• 1408 - de (fountain) installed in the de.
• 1410s
  • de (library) built.
  • de (conflict between city council and churches)
• 1411 - Faule Mette cannon created.
• 1415 - de secondary school established.
• 1420 - de church built (approximate date).
• 1432 - The Princes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel move their Residenz from Braunschweig to Wolfenbüttel.
• 1434 - de (church) built (approximate date).
• 1445–46 - de (civil unrest)
• 1451 - de (church) built.
• 1487–89 - de (civil unrest)
• 1498 - de (fair) established.
• 1509 - Printing press in operation.
• 1520s - Protestant Reformation in Braunschweig.
• 1524 - de built.
• 1531–32 - Braunschweig joins Schmalkaldic League.
• 1534 - de built.
• 1551 - Population: 16,192.
• 1567 - de built.
• 1573 - de built on the de.
• 1627 - de (brewery) established.
• 1643 - de (customs house) built on the Altstadtmarkt.
• 1663 - Trial and execution of Anna Roleffes.
• 1671 - Siege of Braunschweig by Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
• 1690 - de (opera house and theatre) opens.
• 1745
  • Collegium Carolinum founded.
  • Braunschweigische Anzeigen newspaper in publication.[1]
• 1753 - Brunswick Palace established as the new ducal residence.
• 1754 - de and Naturhistorisches Museum open.[2]
• 1761 - First Battle of Ölper
• 1769 - Schloss Richmond (castle) built.
• 1772 - 13 March: Premiere of Lessing's play Emilia Galotti.
• 1773 - Population: 23,385.
• 1790s - de dismantled (approximate date).
• 1791 - de (bridge) rebuilt.
• 1799 - Friedrich Vieweg (publisher) moves to Braunschweig.

19th century

• 1806 - French in power; de begins.
• 1807 - de becomes mayor.
• 1809 - 1 August: Second Battle of Ölper
• 1815 - Duchy of Brunswick established
• 1823 - Obelisk erected in the de.
• 1829 - 19 January: Premiere of Goethe's play Faust, Part One.
• 1830
  • 7 September: Civil unrest.
  • 7–8 September: Brunswick Palace stormed by an angry mob and destroyed completely.
• 1835 - Grotrian-Steinweg established.
• 1838 - Westermann Verlag (publisher) in business.
• 1838 - 1 December: First section of the Brunswick–Bad Harzburg railway line, connecting Braunschweig and Wolfenbüttel, opens.
• 1843–44 - Hanover–Brunswick railway opens.
• 1844 - Rabbinical Conference of Brunswick
• 1847 - MTV Braunschweig established.
• 1848–49 - de
• 1849 - Voigtländer sets up its office in Braunschweig.
• 1853 - de active.
• 1860 - de established.
• 1861
  • Staatstheater Braunschweig (theatre) opens.
  • de (library) and de founded.
• 1863 - de sculpture erected atop the palace.
• 1871
  • de newspaper in publication.
  • de brewery in business.
  • Population: 57,883.
• 1872 - Brunswick–Magdeburg railway begins operating.
• 1874 - Konrad Koch introduces football to Germany.
• 1875 - 23 September: de opens.
• 1879 - Trams in Braunschweig begin operating.
• 1880 - Population: 75,038.
• 1885 - Population: 85,174.
• 1887 - de (cemetery) established.
• 1890 - Population: 101,047.
• 1891 - Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum founded.
• 1895
  • Eintracht Braunschweig football club and de (cemetery) established.
  • de bookseller in business.
  • Population: 115,138.

20th century

1900–1945

• 1900 - New de (city hall) built.
• 1901 - de (historical society) founded.[3]
• 1903 - Büssing established.
• 1906 - Dankwarderode Castle reconstructed.
• 1907 - de (bicycle manufactory) in business.
• 1909 - 21 April: Gymnasium Gaussschule established.
• 1913 - 24 May: Marriage of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick and Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia.
• 1918
  • de occurs.
  • 8 November: Ernest Augustus forced to abdicate.
  • 10 November: Socialist Republic of Brunswick proclaimed.
  • 10 November: Free State of Brunswick established.
• 1919
  • 9 April: Spartacus League uprising.
  • 13–17 April: State of emergency declared, Freikorps troops enter city.
  • Population: 139,539.
• 1920 - Rollei established.
• 1923 - 17 June: Eintracht-Stadion opens.
• 1929 - Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule moved to Broitzem.
• 1931
  • de is incorporated into the city of Braunschweig.
  • de (newspaper) begins publication.
  • 17–18 October: A large Nazi rally is held in Braunschweig, 100,000 SA stormtroopers march through the city.
• 1933 - Mittelland Canal reaches Braunschweig.
• 1934
  • de, de, de, de, de, de, and de are incorporated into the city of Braunschweig.
  • Population: 166,823.
• 1935 - SS-Junkerschule Braunschweig established.
• 1936
  • Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt in Völkenrode built.
  • Braunschweig Airport opens.
• 1938
  • de (formerly Brunswick State Conservatoire) established.
  • 23 February: Volkswagenwerk Braunschweig starts production.
  • 9–10 November: Kristallnacht in Braunschweig.
• 1939
  • Nazi Academy for Youth Leadership built.
  • Population: 208,400.
• 1940
  • Synagogue demolished.
  • Bombing of Braunschweig in World War II begins.
• 1943 - Entbindungsheim für Ostarbeiterinnen established.
• 1944 - 17 August: KZ subcamp Schillstraße established.
• 1945 - 12 April: de.

1946–1999

• 1946 - Braunschweiger Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.
• 1947 - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt refounded in Braunschweig.
• 1949
  • de (school) established.
  • de bookshop in business.
• 1955 - 1 February: Luftfahrt-Bundesamt opens.
• 1960
  • Brunswick Palace demolished.
  • 1 October: Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof opens.
• 1963 - Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig established.
• 1971 - Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel established.
• 1972 - Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG (public transit entity) active.
• 1974 - 28 February: District of Braunschweig disestablished and its main part incorporated into the city of Braunschweig.
• 1975 - Population: 269,900.
• 1976 - Gerhard Glogowski becomes mayor.
• 1977 - Federal Agricultural Research Centre established.
• 1982 - de established.
• 1987 - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen moves to Braunschweig.
• 1988 - Braunschweig Classix Festival established.
• 1991–94 - Reconstruction of Alte Waage.
• 1994 - Sparkassen Open tennis tournament established.
• 1998 - 1 September: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation established.

21st century

• 2000
  • Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize established.
  • 20 September: Volkswagen Halle opens.
• 2001 - de built in the de.
• 2006 - 6 December: de opens.
• 2007 - 6 May: Rebuilt Brunswick Palace opens.
• 2010 - de light rail project cancelled.
• 2013 - Population: 247,227.
• 2014 - de becomes mayor.

Images

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  Braunschweig on the Ebstorf Map, circa 1300

• Braunschweig Altstadtrathaus mit Brunnen um 1865.jpg

  City Hall and fountain, installed 1408 (photo circa 1865)

• Sachsenchronik Bote 1492 Ritter der Lilienvente (Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig).JPG

  Braunschweig in 1492

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  Braunschweig in the 16th century, from the Civitates orbis terrarum by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg.

• Braunschweig Brunswick (Holzschnitt um 1550 Woodcut approx 1550).jpg

  Braunschweig in 1550.

• Braunschweig 1610.jpg

  Braunschweig in 1610.

• Braunschweig Faust-Urauffuehrung 19 Jan 1829.jpg

  Programme for premiere of Goethe's Faust, 1829

• Schlossbrand Braunschweig 1830.jpg

  Brunswick Palace set on fire, 7 September 1830

• Domenico Quaglio Braunschweig Altstadtmarkt 1834.jpg

  Altstadtmarkt in 1834, by Domenico Quaglio the Younger.

• Braunschweiger Messe um 1840 - Kohlmarkt.JPG

  Fair in 1840.

• Kohlmarkt 1894.jpg

  Kohlmarkt in 1894.

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  Braunschweig around 1900.

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  Braunschweig on the night of 15 October 1944

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  Braunschweig in 2011.

See also

• Braunschweig history
• de
• de

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in German

• (bibliography)

External links

• Links to fulltext city directories for Braunschweig via Wikisource