Timeline of Münster
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Prior to 19th century
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- 797 - School founded.
- 800 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster established.[1]
- 1040 - de convent founded.[2]
- 1180 - Prince-Bishopric of Münster established.
- 1250 - Town Hall in use (approximate date).[3]
- 1253 - Munster joins the de.[4]
- 1264 - Münster Cathedral built.
- 1340 - Our Lady's Church built.[5]
- 1444 - de (béguinage) founded.[2]
- 1450 - Münster Diocesan Feud begins.
- 1458 - de (cloth inspection entity) established (approximate date).[6]
- 1485 - Printing press in operation.[7]
- 1532 - Protestant Reformation.[5]
- 1534 - February: Anabaptists in power.
- 1588 - de founded.[8][9]
- 1589
- 1617 - de construction begins on the Stubengasse.[11]
- 1630 - de (militia) formed.
- 1648 - Dutch-Spanish peace treaty signed in Munster.[5]
- 1661 - Forces of Christoph Bernhard von Galen occupy Munster.
- 1662 - de built.[5]
- 1720 - de publisher in business.[12]
- 1759 - City besieged by Hanoverian forces during the Seven Years' War.[13]
- 1780 - University of Münster founded.
- 1787 - Schloss Münster (palace) built.
19th century
- 1800 - de founded.[14]
- 1803 - Münster Regierungsbezirk (administrative region) and Botanischer Garten Münster[15] established.
- 1806 - French in power.[16]
- 1810 - Münster "annexed to France."[16]
- 1815 - Münster "ceded to Prussia" per Congress of Vienna.[16][17]
- 1816 - Population: 17,316.
- 1825 - de (historical society) founded.
- 1829 - de (regional archive) established.[18]
- 1835 - "Revidierte Städteordnung" (city self-administration) in effect.[17]
- 1848
- 25 May: Münster–Hamm railway begins operating.[17]
- Münster Hauptbahnhof opens.
- 1861 - Population: 27,332 in city; 442,384 in region.[19]
- 1874 - Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway in operation.
- 1875
- 1892 - Westfälisches Museum für Naturkunde opens.
- 1895
- Lortzing-Theater opens.[citation needed]
- Population: 57,135.[21]
- 1897 - de (newspaper) in publication.
- 1899 - de and Dortmund–Ems Canal open.[17]
20th century
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- 1901
- 1905 - Population: 81,468.[22]
- 1906 - de (library) and SC Preußen Münster (football club) founded.
- 1908 - Westphalian State Museum opens.
- 1919
- de founded.[citation needed]
- Population: 100,452.[23]
- 1926 - Halle Münsterland and Preußenstadion (stadium) open.
- 1929 - de (regional history institute) founded.[24]
- 1940
- 1946 - de newspaper begins publication.[26]
- 1947 - Reconstruction of Prinzipalmarkt begins.
- 1948 - University of Münster's de established.[1]
- 1956 - Städtische Bühnen Münster (theatre) built.[17]
- 1958 - Old City Hall reconstructed.
- 1960
- 1971 - Fachhochschule Münster established.
- 1972 - Münster/Osnabrück Airport begins operating.[17]
- 1974 - Population: 200,448.
- 1975
- de becomes part of city.
- Population: 264,546.
- 1977
- 1979
- 1981 - de begins.
- 1984 - de becomes mayor.
- 1985 - Fernmeldeturm Münster (TV tower) erected.
- 1987 - Catholic pope visits city.[17]
- 1993
- 1994 - de becomes mayor.
- 1999 - de becomes mayor.
21st century
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- 2003 - de mosque opens in Hiltrup.
- 2005 - de begins operating.
- 2007 - January: Storm.
- 2009 - de becomes mayor.
- 2010 - Population: 279,803.
- 2012 - British military stationed in York Barracks in Gremmendorf depart.[27][28][2]
See also
References
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- ↑ Lovinson 1889.
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Chambers 1901.
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- ↑ Hsia 1984.
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- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Haydn 1910.
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This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Münster. |
- Links to fulltext city directories for Munster via Wikisource
- Europeana. Items related to Münster, various dates.
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Münster, various dates
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