Timeline of Metz
History of Metz, France, in timeline format
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Prior to 19th century
- 1st–2nd C. CE – Gorze-Metz aqueduct built.[1]
- 2nd C. CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz active (approximate date).[2]
- 407(?) – Metz is attacked by the Vandals and Alans after crossing the Rhine.
- 451 – Metz is sacked by the hordes of Attila the Hun during his campaign into Gaul.
- 6th C. - Metz becomes capital of Austrasia.[3]
- 768 – Metz becomes part of the Carolingian Empire.
- 843 – Metz becomes part of Middle Francia.[4]
- 863 – Religious council held in Metz.[5]
- 1130 – Notre Dame de la Ronde church built.[6]
- 13th C.
- Metz becomes a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.[4]
- Metz rampart and Porte des Allemands (gate)[7] construction begins.
- 1220 – Templars' Chapel, Metz built.
- 1343 – Grand pont des Morts (bridge) built.[8]
- 1356 – Diet of Metz (1356/57) held; Golden Bull issued.[3]
- 1400 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[9]
- 1427 – Metz Cathedral spire built.[6]
- 1437 – Tour Camoufle (tower) construction begins.
- 1444 – Siege of Metz (1444) by forces of Charles VII of France.[10]
- 1482 – Printing press in operation.[11]
- 1552
- Metz comes under French rule per Treaty of Chambord.[3]
- Siege of Metz (1552).[10]
- 1560 – Magasin aux vivres de Metz (military building) constructed.
- 1561 – Porte Serpenoise (gate) demolished.[8]
- 1564 – Metz Citadel built.
- 1613 – City customary laws published.[12]
- 1633 – Parliament of Metz established.
- 1648 – Metz officially becomes part of France per Treaty of Westphalia.[3]
- 1731 – Fort de Bellecroix construction begins.[6]
- 1733 – Fort Moselle military hospital built.
- 1743 – Hôtel de l’Intendance (mansion) built.
- 1744 – Louis XV of France visits Metz.[13]
- 1752 – Opera opens on the Place de la Comédie (Metz).
- 1757 – Académie nationale de Metz founded, as the Société Royale des Sciences et des Arts de Metz.[14]
- 1760 – R. Samuel Hilman b. Israel Halperin (1670-1766) appointed rabbi of Jewish community in Metz.
- 1771 – Hôtel de Ville completed.[15]
- 1777 – Metz Courthouse built.
- 1787 – Église des Trinitaires (church) built.
- 1790 – Metz becomes part of the Moselle souveraineté.[16]
- 1793 – Population: 36,878.[16]
- 1794 – École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie (military school) established.(fr)
19th century
- 1814 – City successfully defended by the French during the Siege of Metz (1814).
- 1816 – Metz Esplanade (park) opens.
- 1821 – Population: 42,030.[16]
- 1831 – Covered Market, Metz opens.
- 1835 – Metz Conservatory founded.
- 1844 – 30 March: Birth of Paul Verlaine.
- 1850 – Metz Synagogue built.
- 1851 – Réding-Metz railway begins operating.
- 1854 – Metz–Luxembourg railway begins operating.
- 1861 – Metz Exposition Universelle (1861) held.[13]
- 1864 – Arsenal built.
- 1866 – Population: 54,817.[17]
- 1868 – Brasserie Amos (brewery) founded.
- 1870
- Fort de Plappeville and Fort de Queuleu built.
- Siege of Metz (1870); Prussians in power.[4]
- 1871
- 10 May: Metz becomes part of Germany per the Treaty of Frankfurt (1871).[10]
- Metz becomes part of the Alsace-Lorraine imperial territory.
- 1872 – Kriegsschule Metz (military school) established.(fr)
- 1877 – Lérouville-Metz railway begins operating.
- 1878 – Train station built.
- 1881 – Temple de Garnison (church) built.[4]
20th century
- 1901 – Metz power plant built in Pontiffroy.
- 1903
- Porte Serpenoise (gate) rebuilt.
- Wilhelm II, German Emperor visits Metz.
- 1905
- Governor's Palace, Metz built.
- Population: 60,419.[18]
- 1906 – Plantières Queuleu becomes part of Metz.[16]
- 1907 – Devant-les-Ponts becomes part of Metz.[16]
- 1908 – Gare de Metz-Ville (rail station) and Feste Kaiserin (fort) built.
- 1910 – Le Sablon (Moselle) becomes part of Metz.[16]
- 1911
- 1918 – Metz becomes again part of France.[21]
- 1919 – Le Républicain Lorrain newspaper begins publication.
- 1923 – Stade Saint-Symphorien (stadium) opens.
- 1932 – Football Club de Metz formed.
- 1936 – Population: 83,119.[16]
- 1940
- Annexation of the Moselle (1940) by Germany during World War II.
- July: Frontstalag 212 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans.[22]
- December: Frontstalag 212 POW camp dissolved.[22] Stalag XII-E POW camp established.[23]
- 1942 – Stalag XII-E POW camp dissolved.[23]
- 1944
- 27 September: Battle of Fort Driant begins near city (part of Battle of Metz).[24]
- 13 December: Battle of Metz ends; Germans ousted.
- 1947 - December: Flood.[13]
- 1954 - Population: 85,701.[16]
- 1960 – Les Trinitaires cultural venue created.
- 1961 – Borny, Magny (Moselle), and Vallières-lès-Metz become part of Metz.[16]
- 1962 – Population: 102,771.[16]
- 1970 – Renaissance du vieux Metz (historical society) founded.[25]
- 1971 – Jean-Marie Rausch becomes mayor.
- 1973 – Lorraine Marathon begins.[citation needed]
- 1975 – Groupe Histoire et patrimoine lorrains (historical society) founded.[25]
- 1977 – Metz library-media centre built in Pontiffroy.
- 1979 – Socialist Party national congress held in Metz.
- 1980 – Moselle Open tennis tournament begins.
- 1982 – Metz becomes part of the Lorraine region.
- 1983 – Metz Science Park opens.
- 1989 – Arsenal de Metz concert hall opens.
- 1991 – Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport opens.
- 1999 – Population: 123,776.[16]
21st century
- 2002 – Arènes de Metz (arena) opens.
- 2006 – May: European Trampoline Championships, 2006 held in Metz.
- 2007 – TGV hi-speed train begins operating.[21]
- 2008 – Dominique Gros becomes mayor.
- 2010
- Centre Pompidou-Metz opens.
- Metz-Mirabelle Marathon begins.
- 2011 – Population: 119,962.
- 2012 – 6 July: 2012 Tour de France cycling race passes through Metz.
- 2014 – March: Metz municipal election, 2014 held.
- 2015
- Canton of Metz-1, 2, and 3 created per 2014 France cantonal redistricting.
- December: Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine regional election, 2015 held.[26]
- 2016 – Metz becomes part of the Grand Est region.
See also
- History of Metz
- Divodurum Mediomatricorum (Roman-era settlement)
- List of mayors of Metz
- List of historic sites in Metz, France
- List of bridges in Metz
- List of religious buildings in Metz
- History of Moselle department
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