Timeline of Luxembourg City
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The following is a timeline of the history of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
Prior to 19th century
- 963 - Bock rock acquired by Siegfried of Luxembourg, who begins construction of a castle.
- 987 - Church of the Redemption consecrated.
- 1120 - Church of St. Peter built.[1]
- 1320 - Saint Michael's Church built (approximate date).[2]
- 1340
- New city fortifications constructed.
- Schobermesse (tent fair) begins.[2]
- 1390 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[3]
- 1443 - Burgundians under Philip the Good conquer city.[4]
- 1554 - Lightning strikes the Franciscan church, where gunpowder barrels are stored; the ensuing explosion and fires destroy a large part of Ville Haute.
- 1563 - La Fontaine Castle construction begins.
- 1572 - New City Hall (later the Grand Ducal Palace) built in place of the one destroyed in 1554
- 1603 - Collège des Jésuites founded.
- 1606 - Neimënster Abbey built.
- 1613 - Church of Notre Dame cornerstone laid.
- 1623 - Capuchin monastery built.
- 1644 - Tunnels built.[citation needed]
- 1671 - Place d'Armes laid out (approximate date).
- 1684 - French in power.[1]
- 1685 - Lambert Fortress built.
- 1693 - Jean-Bernard Knepper becomes mayor.
- 1697 - Spaniards in power per Treaty of Ryswick.[1]
- 1714 - Austrians in power.[5]
- 1732 - Fort Thüngen built.
- 1779 - Saint Nicholas' Church demolished.
- 1784 - Château de Septfontaines built outside city (in Rollingergrund).
- 1794 - 22 November: Siege of Luxembourg by French forces begins.
- 1795
- 7 June: Siege of Luxembourg ends.
- City becomes préfecture of the Forêts département of the French First Republic.
- 1798 - Municipal Library active.[citation needed]
- 1800 - François Scheffer becomes mayor.
19th century
- 1815 - Prussians in power per Treaty of Paris.
- 1821 - Luxemburger Wochenblatt newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1827 - Journal de la ville et du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg newspaper in publication.[6]
- 1833 - Roman Catholic diocese of Luxembourg established.[7]
- 1838 - City Hall (Hôtel de Ville) completed.[2]
- 1848 - Luxemburger Wort newspaper begins publication.
- 1850 - Society of the Natural Sciences established.
- 1855 - Pescatore Institute (charity) founded.[8]
- 1858 - Population: 13,129.[9]
- 1859 - Luxembourg railway station opens.
- 1860 - Hall of the Chamber of Deputies.
- 1861 - Viaduct built over Petrusse valley.[10]
- 1867
- Luxembourg Crisis.
- Dismantling of the fortress begins per Treaty of London.[2]
- Last Prussian garnison leaves the city.
- 1868 - Royal-Grand Ducal Institute established.
- 1872
- The Municipal Park is laid out.[8]
- Pescatore Museum opens.[11]
- 1875 - The city's first horse-drawn tramway line begins operation.
- 1882 - Casino Bourgeois opens.
- 1884 - William II monument erected in Place Guillaume II.[8]
- 1890 - City becomes part of independent Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
- 1892 - Museum of Natural History opens in Pfaffenthal.
- 1894 - Émile Mousel becomes mayor.
- 1895 - Ons Hemecht begins publication.[12][13]
20th century
- 1903 - The Adolphe Bridge is completed.[8]
- 1904 - Alphonse Munchen becomes mayor.
- 1905 - Population: 20,984.[2]
- 1906 - The Conservatoire de Luxembourg is founded.
- 1908 - The tramway network is electrified.[14]
- 1910 - The Cercle Municipal building is inaugurated.
- 1913 - Luxembourg railway station is rebuilt.
- 1914 - German occupation begins.[15]
- 1918 - German occupation ends.[16]
- 1919 - Football Club Amis des Sports Lëtzebuerg-Fëschmaart is founded.
- 1920
- The city is merged together with the neighbouring communes of Hamm, Hollerich, Eich and Rollingergrund, increasing its area from 3.55 km² to 51.52 km².[17]
- The Villa Louvigny is built.
- 1921 - Gaston Diderich becomes mayor.
- 1923 - The Gëlle Fra war memorial is erected.
- 1926 - The city's first municipal bus lines begin operation.[18]
- 1930s - Sandweiler Airport opens.
- 1933 - The Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra is founded.[19]
- 1940
- 10 May: German occupation begins.[16]
- 18 August: A Volksdeutsche Bewegung rally is held.[20]
- 1943: Nazi occupiers incorporate Walferdange, Strassen and parts of Hesperange into the city.[21]
- 1944
- 10 September: the city is liberated by Allied forces, ending German occupation.[16] Pre-occupation city boundaries are restored.[21]
- Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial established.[22]
- December: the city is besieged by German V-3 cannon.
- 1946 - Émile Hamilius (DP) becomes mayor.
- 1952 - European Coal and Steel Community, European Commission, and European Court of Justice headquartered in city.
- 1953 - European School of Luxembourg I established.
- 1962 - Eurovision Song Contest 1962 held.[23]
- 1964
- Paul Wilwertz (LSAP) becomes mayor.
- Municipal Theatre built.
- The last line of the tramway network ceases operation.
- 1966
- The "Héichhaus", Luxembourg's first skyscraper, is completed in Kirchberg.
- The Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge opens, marking the start of the urbanisation of the Kirchberg plateau.
- Eurovision Song Contest 1966 held.[24]
- 1968 - The European Investment Bank headquarters relocate to Luxembourg.
- 1969 - Colette Flesch (DP) becomes mayor.
- 1973
- The National Library of Luxembourg relocates to the former Athénée building.
- The Rugby Club Luxembourg is formed.
- Eurovision Song Contest 1973 held.[25]
- 1975
- The European Court of Auditors is headquartered in city.
- The city's Cinémathèque is founded.
- 1976
- The Municipal Hospital opens.
- An explosion in Pfaffenthal, caused by the release of gasoline, kills 3, injures at least 20 and destroys or damages around 20 homes.[26]
- 1977 - The Hamilius bus terminal begins operation, alongside the country's first underground parking garage.
- 1979 - Ons Stad begins publication.
- 1980 - Camille Polfer (DP) becomes mayor.
- 1982
- Lydie Polfer (DP) becomes mayor.
- St. Peter and Paul Church consecrated.
- 1984
- The Photothèque opens.
- The Hilton Luxembourg hotel is built.
- Eurovision Song Contest 1984 held.[27]
- 1991 - BGL Luxembourg Open tennis tournament begins.
- 1993 - Am Tunnel art gallery opens.
- 1994
- Arboretum Kirchberg opens.[28]
- European Investment Fund headquartered in city.
- 1995
- City designated a European Capital of Culture.
- Den Atelier music venue opens.
- 1996
- Luxembourg City History Museum founded.
- Utopolis Kirchberg cinema multiplex (since renamed Kinepolis Kirchberg) and Casino Luxembourg open.
- 1997 - Foreign residents outnumber Luxembourgers in the city for the first time.[29]
- 1999 - Paul Helminger (DP) becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2001
- City website online (approximate date).[30][chronology citation needed]
- Lycée Aline Mayrisch established.
- 2002 - National Museum of History and Art building expands.
- 2004 - Football Club FC RM Hamm Benfica formed.
- 2005
- Philharmonie Luxembourg concert hall opens.
- Racing Football Club Union Luxembourg formed.
- 2006 - Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art inaugurated.
- 2007 - The city is designated as European Capital of Culture for the second time.
- 2008
- The Judiciary City is inaugurated.
- The city's vel'oH! bikeshare system enters service.[31]
- 2010 - Villeroy & Boch porcelain factory closes.
- 2011 - Xavier Bettel becomes mayor.
- 2012 - Population: 100,000.[32]
- 2013 - Lydie Polfer becomes mayor for the second time
- 2015 - The Hamilius building complex and bus station is demolished, leading to a restructuring of the city's bus network.[33]
- 2016 - The Pfaffenthal Panoramic Elevator is inaugurated.[34]
- 2017 - Line T1 of the Luxembourg City tramway opens, alongside Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg station and the Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular.
- 2019 - The National Library of Luxembourg's new site on the Kirchberg opens.
- 2020 - Public transport is made free in Luxembourg City alongside the rest of the country.
- 2021
- Population: 125,000.[35]
- The Stade de Luxembourg is inaugurated, replacing the Stade Josy Barthel as Luxembourg's national stadium.
