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Timeline of Dortmund
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Prior to 19th century
- 1005 – Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor holds an "ecclesiastical council" in Dortmund.[1]
- 1016 – Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor holds an "Imperial diet" in Dortmund.[1]
- 1215 – Katharinenkloster Dortmund consecrated.[citation needed]
- 1220 – Dortmund becomes an imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.[2]
- 1240 – Town Hall in use (approximate date).
- 1253 – Dortmund joins the City Alliance of Werne.[3]
- 1267 – St. Mary's Church first mentioned.
- 1270 – St. Reinold's Church built.
- 1293 – Brewing right granted.[2]
- 1322 – St. Peter's Church, Dortmund (church) construction begins.
- 1332 – City rights confirmed per "Privilegium Ludovicum."[2][4]
- 1387/8 – Dortmund besieged by forces of Friedrich III. von Saarwerden, Archbishop of Cologne.[1]
- 1388 – Dortmunder Bürgerschützenverein (militia) formed.[5]
- 1400 – Vehmic court established (approximate date).[2]
- 1454 – Tower built on St. Reinold's Church.
- 1521 – "Golden Wonder of Westphalia" altarpiece installed in the Petrikirche.
- 1523 – Protestant Reformation.[2]
- 1543 – Stadtgymnasium Dortmund (school) founded.[2]
- 1546 – Tower for the Dortmund City Archive added to Town Hall.[6]
- 1570 – Dortmund adopts Lutheranism per the "Augsburg Confession".[2]
- 1609 – Jülich-Cleves-related agreement signed in Dortmund.[2]
19th century
- 1803 – Dormund "annexed to Nassau."[1]
- 1806 – French in power.[1]
- 1808 – Dormund becomes capital of French satellite Ruhr (department).[1]
- 1815
- Dortmund becomes part of Prussia per Congress of Vienna.[1]
- Oberbergamt Dortmund (regional mining office) headquartered in city.
- 1816 – Population: 4,465.[7]
- 1841 – Sparkasse Dortmund (bank) founded.[8]
- 1847 – Duisburg–Dortmund railway and Dortmund–Hamm railway begin operating.
- 1849 – Elberfeld–Dortmund railway begins operating.
- 1855 – Dortmund–Soest railway begins operating.
- 1861
- Westfälischer Schützenbund (shooting-sport club) formed.
- Population: 23,348.[9]
- 1863 – City walls dismantled.[1]
- 1871
- Hoesch AG steel company in business.
- Westfalenhütte industrial area developed.
- 1872 – Historischer Verein für Dortmund und die Grafschaft Mark (historical society) founded.[10]
- 1875
- Dortmund–Gronau railway in operation.
- Population:57,742.[1]
- 1878 – Ernst Heinrich Lindemann becomes mayor.
- 1880 – Fredenbaumpark in use (approximate date).
- 1883 – Museum of Art and Cultural History founded.
- 1885 – Population: 78,435.[11]
- 1887 – Dortmund Philharmonic orchestra formed.[12]
- 1890
- 1895
- 1897 – City electric power system begins operating.[16]
- 1898 – Industrial School for Young Ladies[13] and Ruderclub Hansa von 1898 (sport club) established.
- 1899
- Dortmund–Ems Canal and Dortmund Port open.[16]
- City Hall restored.[1]
- Dortmunder Volksbank founded.
- 1900
- Regional Handwerkskammer Dortmund (Chamber of Skilled Crafts) headquartered in city.
- Synagogue built.
20th century
1900s–1945
- 1901 – Dortmund Fire Department established.[17]
- 1904
- Theater Dortmund and trade school[13] founded.
- Bismarckturm (Dortmund) (tower) built.
- 1905 – Population: 175,577.[18]
- 1909
- Borussia Dortmund sport club formed.
- Nordmarkt area laid out.[citation needed]
- 1910
- Dortmund Hauptbahnhof built.
- Population: 214,226.[19]
- 1914 – Eving becomes part of city.
- 1919 – Population: 295,026.[20]
- 1920
- Regional Siedlungsverband Ruhrkohlenbezirk municipal association created.
- Population: 313,752.
- 1924 – Weisse Wiese stadium opens.
- 1926 – Botanischer Garten Rombergpark acquired by city.
- 1927 – Dortmund U-Tower built.
- 1928
- Hörde becomes part of city.
- Population: 465,196.
- 1929 – Berghofen (Dortmund) and Syburg become part of city.
- 1933 – Dortmund-Hörder Hüttenunion mining company in business.
- 1938 – Dortberghaus built.
- 1939 – Nazi camp for Sinti and Romani people established (see also Porajmos).[21]
- 1943
- May: SS construction brigade (forced labour camp) established by the SS.[22]
- September: SS construction brigade presumably dissolved.[22]
- 1944 – Subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp established for 400 Polish women who survived the Warsaw Uprising (see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[23]
- 1945
- March: women's subcamp of Buchenwald dissolved. Prisoners deported to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.[23]
- 13 April: allied forces take city.
1946–1990s
- 1946
- Fritz Henßler becomes mayor.
- Westfälische Rundschau newspaper begins publication.[24]
- 1947
- 29 March: miners strike against food shortage.[25]
- Museum Ostwall opens.
- 1950 – Population: 507,349.
- 1952 – Westfalenhallen rebuilt.
- 1953 – Dortmund Zoo established.[26]
- 1955 – City co-hosts the 1955 Ice Hockey World Championships.
- 1956 – Population: 607,885.
- 1959
- Florianturm (TV tower) erected.
- National Bundesgartenschau (garden show) held in the Westfalenpark.
- City hosts the 1959 World Table Tennis Championships.
- 1960 – Dortmund Airport opens.
- 1961 – Gesundheitshaus Dortmund built.
- 1963 – Dortmund Stadthaus station opens.
- 1964 – City hosts the 1964 World Figure Skating Championships.
- 1968 – University of Dortmund established.
- 1969 – Sparkassen-Hochhaus hi-rise built.
- 1973
- Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting begins.
- Günter Samtlebe becomes mayor.
- 1974 – Westfalenstadion (stadium) opens.
- 1975 – City co-hosts the 1975 Ice Hockey World Championships.
- 1976 – National Rowing Training Centre, Dortmund established.
- 1977 – Eving Selimiye Camii (mosque) established.[citation needed]
- 1978 – WestLB Dortmund built.
- 1980 – City hosts the 1980 World Figure Skating Championships.
- 1983
- Dortmund University station opens.
- Vorsorgekasse Hoesch (insurance entity) active.
- 1984 – Dortmund Stadtbahn begins operating.
- 1985
- Technology Centre Dortmund opens.[27]
- Spielbank Hohensyburg (casino) built.
- 1987 – Coalmining pit closes, "marking the end of more than 150 years of coalmining in Dortmund".[27]
- 1989 – Dortmund City Hall rebuilt on the Friedensplatz (Dortmund).
- 1990 – Eisengiesser Fountain reconstructed on the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Platz (Dortmund).
- 1991 – Steel company Hoesch AG was bought by Krupp.[28]
- 1992 – Adlerturm Dortmund (tower) reconstructed.
- 1993 – Deutsche Arbeitsschutzausstellung museum established.
- 1999
- Gerhard Langemeyer becomes mayor.
- Fritz-Henßler-Berufskolleg (trade school) active.
21st century
- 2005
- RWE Tower built.
- Hoesch-Museum opens.
- 2006 - June: Some of the 2006 FIFA World Cup soccer contest held in Dortmund.[29]
- 2008 - Love Parade held in city.
- 2014
- Ullrich Sierau becomes mayor.
- Population: 580,511.
- 2025
- Omar Kalouti (CDU) becomes mayor.
See also
- Dortmund history
- History of Dortmund
- List of historic sites in Dortmund
- de:Zahlen und Fakten zur Politik in Dortmund (in German) includes list of mayors
- Timelines of other cities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia:(de) Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Essen, Münster
