Timeline of Würzburg

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany.

Prior to 19th century[edit]

706 - Marienkirche, Würzburg (church) dedicated.^[1]

741 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Würzburg established.^[2]

788 - Cathedral consecrated.^[1]

1042 - Sankt Burkard [de] church built.^[3]

1057 - Neumünster Abbey [de] founded.

1165 - Imperial Diet held in Würzburg.

1180 - Imperial Diet held in Würzburg.^[3]

1189 - Rebuilt Würzburg Cathedral consecrated.^[3]

1287 - Synod and Diet of Würzburg at which an imperial peace is declared

1377 - Marienkapelle construction begins.^[3]

1456 - Rathaus Würzburg [de] rebuilt.^[3]

1479 - Printing press in operation.^[4]

1525 - Battle of Wurzburg fought during the German Peasants' War.

1576 - Julius Hospital founded.^[3]

1582 - University of Würzburg active.^[3]

1619 - Universitätsbibliothek Würzburg (library) founded.

1643 - Würzburger Hofbräu (brewery) established.

1691 - Hauger Stiftskirche [de] (church) built.^[3]

1703 - Mainbrücke [de] (stone bridge) built.

1744 - Würzburg Residence (palace) built.^[3]

1789 - St. Stephan (Würzburg) [de] church built.^[3]

1796 - 3 September: Battle of Würzburg fought during the French Revolutionary Wars.

19th century[edit]

1803
- Würzburg secularized.
- City becomes part of Bavaria.^[3]
1805 - Grand Duke of Würzburg Ferdinand in power per Treaty of Pressburg.^[3]
1815 - Würzburg becomes part of Bavaria again.^[3]
1817 - Koenig & Bauer manufactory in business.
1837 - University's Martin von Wagner Museum opens.
1838 - Würzburg becomes part of the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken und Aschaffenburg [de] (administrative region).^[5]
1848 - Wurzburg Bishops' Conference (1848) held.
1858 - Population: 36,052.^[6]
1866 - Würzburg "bombarded and taken by the Prussians."^[3]
1872 - Stadtbücherei Würzburg [de] (library) founded.
1887 - Luitpold Bridge [de] built.^[3]

1892 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
1894 - Ludwigsbrücke (Würzburg) [de] (bridge) built.^[3]
1895 - Rontgen discovers X-radiation.
1900 - Electric tram begins operating.

20th century[edit]

1904 - Würzburger FV (football club) formed.
1919
- SV Heidingsfeld (football club) formed.
- Population: 86,571.^[7]
1921 - Mozart Festival Würzburg begins.
1930 - Heidingsfeld and Heuchelhof [de] become part of city.^(de)
1943 – Subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp founded. Its prisoners were mostly Poles and Soviets.^[8]
1945
- 16 March: Bombing of Würzburg in World War II.
- 22 March: Subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp dissolved. Prisoners deported to the main Flossenbürg camp.^[8]
- 31 March: Battle of Würzburg begins.
- 6 April: Battle ends. Americans capture the city.
- Main-Post [de] newspaper begins publication.
1952 - Sabbie di Capri (Pizzeria) [de] in business.^[9]
1954 - New Würzburg Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens.
1971 - University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt established.
1974 - Rottenbauer [de] becomes part of city.^(de)
1976 - Oberdürrbach and Unterdürrbach become part of city.^(de)
1978 - Lengfeld [de] and Versbach [de] become part of city.^(de)
1991 - Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway begins operating.

21st century[edit]

2010 - Population: 133,799.^(de)
2012 - Refugee protest [de].^[10]
2014 - Christian Schuchardt [de] becomes mayor.
2016 - 18 July: Train attack near Würzburg.
2021 - 25 June: Stabbing.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Christian F. Otto, "Würzburg", Oxford Art Online. Retrieved 17 November 2016
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Germany". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Britannica 1910.
^ Henri Bouchot (1890). H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co. pp. 368–374.
^ "Die Chronologie zur Verwaltungsgeschichte in Unterfranken" [Chronology of Lower Franconia Administrative History] (in German). Würzburg: Regierung von Unterfranken. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ "Germany: States of South Germany: Bavaria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590337.
^ "Germany: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 – via HathiTrust.
^ ^a ^b "Würzburg Subcamp". KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ Melitta Weiss Adamson (2004). "Timeline". Food in Medieval Times. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32147-4.
^ "Refugees to Europe: Do Better Than This", The Nation, USA, 30 September 2015

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography[edit]

in English[edit]

"Würzburg". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t56d64f6t.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"Würzburg", Southern Germany (12th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914, OCLC 2011248
"Würzburg" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 860.
Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Würzburg". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.

in German[edit]

"Würzburg". Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon (in German). Vol. 16 (14th ed.). Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1896. hdl:2027/njp.32101064064536.
Gerhard Köbler (2007). "Würzburg". Historisches Lexikon der Deutschen Länder (in German) (7th ed.). Munich: C.H. Beck. p. 810+. ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1.
Frank Kleinehagenbrock (2012). "Wurzburg". In Wolfgang Adam; Siegrid Westphal (eds.). Handbuch kultureller Zentren der Frühen Neuzeit: Städte und Residenzen im alten deutschen Sprachraum (in German). De Gruyter. pp. 2293–2332. ISBN 978-3-11-029555-9.

External links[edit]

"Stadtarchiv Würzburg" (in German). Stadt Würzburg. (city archives)
Items related to Würzburg, various dates (via Europeana)
Items related to Würzburg, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

[Otto-1] Christian F. Otto, "Würzburg", Oxford Art Online. Retrieved 17 November 2016

[katolsk-2] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Germany". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Britannica 1910.

[Bouchot1890-4] Henri Bouchot (1890). H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co. pp. 368–374.

[5] "Die Chronologie zur Verwaltungsgeschichte in Unterfranken" [Chronology of Lower Franconia Administrative History] (in German). Würzburg: Regierung von Unterfranken. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[6] "Germany: States of South Germany: Bavaria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590337.

[7] "Germany: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 – via HathiTrust.

[kzgf-8] "Würzburg Subcamp". KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

[Adamson2004-9] Melitta Weiss Adamson (2004). "Timeline". Food in Medieval Times. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32147-4.

[10] "Refugees to Europe: Do Better Than This", The Nation, USA, 30 September 2015

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