Timeline of Nijmegen
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The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Prior to 20th century
- 800 - Fort built (approximate date).[1]
- 1030 - Sint-Nicolaaskapel (church) built (approx. date).
- 1272 - Saint Stephen's Church, Nijmegen built (approx. date).[2]
- 1390 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[3]
- 1479 - Printing press in operation.[4]
- 1526 - Stratemakerstoren bastion built (approximate date).
- 1554 - Town Hall built.[2]
- 1589 - 10 August: Assault on Nijmegen.
- 1591
- July: Siege of Knodsenburg.
- October: Siege of Nijmegen.
- 1612 - Boterwaag (Nijmegen) (weigh house) built (approximate date).[2]
- 1618 - Collector of Roman antiquities Johannes Smetius moves to Nijmegen.[5]
- 1646 - Belvédère (Nijmegen) (tower) built.[2]
- 1656 - University of Nijmegen established.[6]
- 1678 - European peace treaty signed in Nijmegen.[1]
- 1679 - University of Nijmegen closed.[6]
- 1756 - Nijmegen Synagogue consecrated in Benedenstad (Nijmegen).[7]
- 1788 - Henriette Pressburg, mother of Karl Marx born.[8]
- 1794 - French bombardment of the Valkhof palace.[2]
- 1824 - Nijmegen arsenal built.
- 1839 - Theatre built.[2]
- 1848 - De Gelderlander newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1865 - Nijmegen railway station opens.
- 1866 - Population: 22,551.[10]
- 1879
- Arnhem–Nijmegen railway begins operating.
- Nijmegen railway bridge built.
- 1881 - Tilburg–Nijmegen railway begins operating.
- 1883
- Nijmegen–Venlo railway begins operating.
- Kolpinghuis built.
- 1884 - Old city wall dismantled.[2]
- 1885 - Hunnerpark laid out.
20th century
- 1904 - Population: 49,342.[2]
- 1911 - Gemeentetram Nijmegen (tram) begins operating.[11]
- 1915 - Concertgebouw de Vereeniging (concert hall) opens.
- 1916 - Openbare Bibliotheek Nijmegen (library) established.
- 1919 - Population: 66,833.[12]
- 1923
- Catholic University of Nijmegen established.[1]
- Saint Stephen's Church, Nijmegen (1927) built.
- 1925 - Becomes centre for annual Vierdaagse walk.[13]
- 1928 - Jesuit Collegium Berchmanianum established.
- 1936 - Waalbrug (road bridge) opens.[14]
- 1939 - Stadion de Goffert (stadium) opens.
- 1940 - First Dutch city to be occupied by Germany.
- 1944
- 22 February: Bombing of Nijmegen.
- September: as part of the Allied Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Nijmegen takes place.
- October: Battle of the Nijmegen salient
- October: Charles Hustinx becomes mayor.
- 1948 - De Vasim factory built.
- 1951 - Dominicuskerk (Nijmegen) (church) built.
- 1952 - Nijmegen trolleybus begins operating.
- 1955 - Bioscoop Carolus (cinema) opens.[15]
- 1956 - University Hospital established.
- 1960 - St Peter Canisius Church rebuilt on Molenstraat (Nijmegen).
- 1961 - Nijmegen City Theatre opens.
- 1966 - Development of Dukenburg and Lindenholt areas begins.[citation needed]
- 1970 - Vierdaagsefeesten (festival) begins.
- 1972
- Lidenberg Nijmegen Culture House cultural centre established.
- Passage Molenpoort shopping mall built.
- 1974
- Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis (hospital) opens.
- Passage Mariënburg shopping mall and University's Erasmusgebouw built.
- 1979 - University's Nijmeegs Volkenkundig Museum opens.
- 1980 - Rijksbeschermd gezicht Nijmegen (historic district) designated.
- 1981 - Velorama bicycle museum founded.
- 1982 - Steigertheater established.
- 1984
- Stichting Nijmegen Blijft in Beeld te Nijmegen (film society) founded.[16]
- De Grote Broek squat occupied.
- 1988 - Badhuis (Nijmegen) Theatre opens.
- 1991 - Extrapool cultural organization established.
- 1994 - de-Affaire music fest begins.[citation needed]
- 1995 - Population: 147,561.
- 1996 - HAN University of Applied Sciences established.
- 1999
- Valkhof Museum established.
- Wintertuin Festival begins.[citation needed]
- 2000 - Population: 152,286.
21st century
- 2001 - The Matrixx nightclub opens.
- 2004
- LUX (Nijmegen) cinema opens.
- Radboud University Nijmegen active.[17]
- 2005 - 15 November: Journalist Sévèke killed in Nijmegen.
- 2007 - FiftyTwoDegrees hi-rise building constructed.
- 2010 - Waalfront area development begins.[citation needed]
- 2012 - Hubert Bruls becomes mayor.
- 2013
- "Ik bouw betaalbaar" self-build housing program active (approximate date).[18]
- Oversteek bridge and S100 (Nijmegen) access road open.[citation needed]
- 2014 - Nijmegen Goffert railway station opened.
- 2015 - Population: 170,774.
See also
- Nijmegen history
- History of Nijmegen
- List of mayors of Nijmegen
- List of heritage sites in Nijmegen
- List of rijksmonuments in Nijmegen
- Other names of Nijmegen e.g. Nijmwegen, Nimègue, Nimeguen, Nimmegen, Nimwege, Nimwegen, Nymegen, Nymwegen
- Timelines of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Breda, Delft, Eindhoven, Groningen, Haarlem, The Hague, 's-Hertogenbosch, Leiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Utrecht
- History of urban centers in the Low Countries
