Timeline of Mulhouse
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Prior to 20th century
- 1273 – Mulhouse becomes an Imperial Free City of the Holy Roman Empire and receives privileges from Rudolph of Hapsburg.[1][2]
- 1466 – Mulhouse "formed an alliance with the Swiss."[2]
- 1515 – Mulhouse becomes part of the Swiss Confederacy.[1]
- 1528 – Protestant reformation.[2]
- 1553 – Hôtel de ville de Mulhouse (city hall) rebuilt.[2][3]
- 1674 – Battle of Mulhouse.
- 1746 – Cotton manufacturing begins.[2]
- 1798 – Mulhouse becomes part of France per treaty.
- 1800 – Population: 6,018.[4]
- 1801 – Mulhouse becomes part of the Haut-Rhin department.[4]
- 1826 – Société industrielle de Mulhouse founded.[5]
- 1830 – Rhone–Rhine Canal built.
- 1836 – Population: 16,932.[4]
- 1839 - Mulhouse-Ville station opened.
- 1849 – Synagogue de Mulhouse built.[3]
- 1853 – Cité ouvrière (residential area for factory workers) developed.[6][2]
- 1856 – Population: 45,981.[4]
- 1857
- Paris–Mulhouse railway begins operating.
- Musée de dessin industriel (museum) founded.[7]
- 1859 - Temple Saint-Étienne founded.
- 1861 – Canton of Mulhouse-Nord and Canton of Mulhouse-Sud created.[4]
- 1864 – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mulhouse established.[8]
- 1866 – Population: 58,773.[9]
- 1867 – Théâtre de la Sinne built.[3]
- 1868 - Mulhouse Zoological and Botanical Park created.
- 1871 – Mulhouse becomes part of German Empire.[2]
- 1874 – Musée historique de Mulhouse established.[10]
- 1880 – Population: 68,140.[11]
- 1882 – Mulhouse tramway (1882) begins operating.
20th century
- 1906 – Population: 94,498.[4][2]
- 1914
- 7–10 August: Battle of Mulhouse; German forces win.
- 19 August: Battle of Dornach (1914).
- Dornach becomes part of Mulhouse.[4]
- 1919 – Mulhouse becomes part of France again.[12]
- 1923 – Société d'histoire de Mulhouse (history society) founded.[5]
- 1925 – Bains municipaux de Mulhouse built.[13]
- 1932 – Gare de Mulhouse (train station) built.
- 1940
- June: German occupation of city begins.[12]
- August: Frontstalag 213 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans.[14]
- December: Frontstalag 213 POW camp dissolved.[14] Stalag V-E POW camp established.[15]
- 1942 – March: Stalag V-E POW camp dissolved.[15]
- 1944 – November: German occupation of city ends.[12]
- 1947 – Bourtzwiller becomes part of Mulhouse.[4]
- 1955 – Musée de l'impression sur étoffes (museum) active.[7]
- 1958 – Canton of Mulhouse-Est and Canton of Mulhouse-Ouest created.[4]
- 1959 – 1959 Tour de France bicycle race departs from Mulhouse.
- 1962 – Population: 108,995.[4]
- 1971
- 1971 Tour de France bicycle race departs from Mulhouse.
- Musée français du chemin de fer (train museum) established.[7]
- 1972 – Regional Opéra national du Rhin established.
- 1978 - Cité de l'Automobile established.
- 1986 – Bibliothèque de l'université et de la Société industrielle de Mulhouse (library) established.
- 1989 – Jean-Marie Bockel becomes mayor.
- 1992 – Musée EDF Electropolis (museum) opens.[7]
- 1999 – Kinepolis Mulhouse (cinema) opens.
21st century
- 2006 – Mulhouse tramway begins operating.
- 2009 – Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (regional government) created.
- 2010
- Tram-train Mulhouse Vallée de la Thur begins operating.
- Jean Rottner becomes mayor.
- 2013
- June: City hosts the 2013 Men's World Team Squash Championships.
- Population: 112,063.
- 2015 – Cantons 1, 2, and 3 created.
- 2016 – Mulhouse becomes part of the Grand Est region.
See also
- History of Mulhouse
- List of mayors of Mulhouse
- List of heritage sites in Mulhouse
- History of Alsace
Other cities in the Grand Est region:
