Timeline of Utrecht
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Utrecht, Netherlands.
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Prior to 18th century
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- ~50 CE - Roman fortress built on what is now the Dom square as part of the Limes Germanicus. Named traiectum to signify it was at a crossing of what was at that time the main branch of the Rhine (now the Oude Gracht)
- ~200 CE - Wooden fortress walls upgraded to imported tuff stone. Parts of these wall survive to date
- ~270 CE - Limes Germanicus including the fortress at Trajectum abandoned due to continued invasions.
- 636 - Chapel built by Dagobert I within the walls of the abandoned Roman fortress.[1]
- 695 - Catholic diocese of Utrecht established.[2]
- 720 - St. Martin's church founded by Willibrord (approximate date).[1]
- 918 - Balderic becomes bishop.[1]
- 1122
- 22 June: Town privileges confirmed by Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor.[1]
- Oudegracht (canal) construction begins.
- 1145 - nl (tower) built (approximate date).
- 1267 - St. Martin's Cathedral built.[1]
- 1279 - Buurkerk (church) rebuilding begins.
- 1370 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[3]
- 1382 - St. Martin's Cathedral tower built.[4]
- 1393 - nl (moat) constructed.
- 1432 - nl built.
- 1440
- Guildhall St. Eloy's Hospice in use.
- Illuminated manuscript Hours of Catherine of Cleves created in Utrecht (approximate date).[5]
- 1455 - 13 September: David of Burgundy becomes bishop of Utrecht.[6]
- 1471 - Printing press in operation (approximate date).[7]
- 1517 - nl (residence) built.[1]
- 1528 - Lordship of Utrecht established.
- 1532 - Vredenburg (castle) built.
- 1550 - St. Catherine Cathedral built (approximate date).[1]
- 1577 - Demolition of Vredenburg castle begins.
- 1579 - 23 January: Treaty unifying northern provinces of the Netherlands signed in Utrecht.[1]
- 1584 - Catholic property secularized.[8]
- 1586 - Calvinists in power.[8]
- 1620s - Utrecht Caravaggisti artists active.[9]
- 1636 - Utrecht University[4] and its library established.[10]
- 1637 - nl built.[1]
- 1644 - Schilders-Collegie founded.[11]
- 1672-3 - Occupation by French forces.[8][12]
- 1674 - 1 August: nl . Major damage to several landmark building, most notably the collapse of the nave of the Dom church.[8]
18th-19th centuries
- 1713 - International peace treaty signed in Utrecht.[1]
- 1773 - nl founded.[13]
- 1787 - 9 May: Prussians in power.[14]
- 1795 - 18 January: Utrecht "acquired by the French."[14]
- 1807 - nl (art society) formed.
- 1808 - nl established.[15]
- 1813 - nl becomes mayor.
- 1816 - nl (student society) founded.
- 1823
- Abstede, Catharijne, Lauwerecht, and Tolsteeg become part of city.[citation needed]
- nl opens.
- 1830 - nl built.[4]
- 1838 - City Museum of Antiquities opens.
- 1843 - Utrecht Centraal railway station opens.
- 1853 - Sonnenborgh Observatory established.
- 1866 - Population: 58,607 in city; 172,487 in province.[16]
- 1872 - Aartsbisschoppelijk Museum opens.[17]
- 1873 - Museum Kunstliefde established.[17]
- 1879 - Regional Utrecht State Archives established.[18]
- 1884
- 1892 - Public library established.[10]
- 1893 - nl (newspaper) begins publication.
- 1894 - nl founded.
- 1898 - nl opens.
20th century
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- 1902 - nl built.
- 1906 - nl (electric tram) begins operating.
- 1908 - nl (cinema) opens.
- 1913 - nl (cinema) opens.[20]
- 1914 - Old Catholic St. Gertrude's Cathedral built.
- 1916 - Nationale Bankvereeniging (bank) established.[21]
- 1919 - Population: 138,334.[22]
- 1921 - Centraal Museum established.
- 1924 - Rietveld Schröder House built in the De Stijl design mode.
- 1927 - nl construction begins (approximate date).
- 1940 - Population: 165,029.
- 1950 - Population: 193,190.
- 1954 - Oudenrijn (section) and Zuilen become part of city.[citation needed]
- 1960 - Population: 254,186.
- 1961 - nl built.
- 1967 - 12 June: nl in nl .
- 1968 - nl cannabis coffee shop in business.
- 1970 - Football Club Utrecht formed.
- 1976 - nl hi-rise built.
- 1978 - nl cinema opens.[20]
- 1979 - Muziekcentrum Vredenburg (concert hall) and Museum Catharijneconvent open.
- 1980 - Population: 237,037 municipality.[23]
- 1985 - May: Catholic pope visits Utrecht.
- 1998 - City Utrecht Archive established.
21st century
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- 2000 - Population: 233,667.
- 2001 - Vleuten-De Meern becomes part of city.[citation needed]
- 2002 - Regio Randstad regional governance group formed.[24]
- 2006 - nl museum opens.[25]
- 2008 - nl hi-rise built.
- 2011 - Rabobank Bestuurscentrum hi-rise built.
- 2012 - Utrecht befriends the city of Portland, Oregon, USA.[26]
- 2013 - Population: 321,916 municipality.[23]
- 2014
- TivoliVredenburg concert hall opens.
- Jan van Zanen becomes mayor.
- 2015 - July: 2015 Tour de France cyling race starts from Utrecht.
See also
- Other cities in the Netherlands
- Timeline of Amsterdam
- Timeline of Breda
- Timeline of Eindhoven
- Timeline of Groningen
- Timeline of Haarlem
- Timeline of The Hague
- Timeline of Leiden
- Timeline of Maastricht
- Timeline of Nijmegen
- Timeline of Rotterdam
- Timeline of 's-Hertogenbosch
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Britannica 1910.
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This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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