Timeline of Augsburg

Timeline of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany.

Prior to 16th century

14 BCE – Roman colony established (approximate date). 5th century CE – Settlement sacked by Huns. 6th century CE - Catholic Diocese of Augsburg established. 778 – Simpert becomes Bishop of Augsburg. 788 – Town sacked by forces of Charlemagne. 923 – Ulrich becomes Bishop of Augsburg. 952 – Diet of Augsburg (meeting of leaders of Holy Roman Empire) active. 989 – Perlachturm built. 1065 – Augsburg Cathedral consecrated. 1251 – Dominican Monastery of St. Katharine active. 1276 – Augsburg becomes a Free Imperial City. 1300 – Barfüsserkirche (church) founded. 1321 – St. Anna-Kirche (church) founded. 1364 – Three Moors Inn in business (approximate date). 1370 - Public clock installed (approximate date). 1407 - Paper mill established. 1431 – Augsburg Cathedral remodeled. 1468 - Burkhard Zingg writes Augsburger Chronik, a history of the city (approximate date). 1472 – Printing press in operation. 1487 - Fuggers Bank established. 1493 – Artist Hans Holbein the Elder active (approximate date). 1500 – Church of St. Ulrich and St. Afra built.

16th century

1502 – Catholic Holy Cross Church built. 1509 – Fortunatus (book) published. 1515 – Dominikaner-Kirche (church) built. 1517 - St. Anne's Church, Augsburg built. 1518 - Fire engine built. 1523 – Fuggerei residential area developed. 1530 – Lutheran Confession of Augsburg introduced. 1534 – Augsburg Protestant Cemetery established. 1537 Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg (city library) founded. Augsburg joins the Schmalkaldic League. 1540 – Augsburger Börse (stock exchange) established. 1546 – Maximilian Museum and Rotes Tor (gate) built. 1573 - Sugar refinery begins operating. 1577 – St. Ulrich's and St. Afra's Abbey active. 1582 – St. Salvator Jesuit school founded. 1594 – Augustusbrunnen (fountain) created for Maximiliansstrasse. 1599 – Herkulesbrunnen (fountain) created for Maximiliansstrasse.

17th century 1607 – Augsburger Zeughaus (armory) built. 1609 - Metzg (butchers' house) built. 1612 – Engravers Lucas Kilian and Wolfgang Kilian in business. 1620 – Augsburg Town Hall built. 1631 - Augsburg Art Cabinet sent to Sweden as a gift. 1632 – Swedish Empire occupation begins. 1635 Swedish occupation ends. Population: 16,432. 1650 – Augsburger Hohes Friedensfest (festival) begins.

18th century

1703 – Town besieged by Bavarian forces. 1712 – Academy of painting founded. 1765 – Gignoux-Haus built. 1770 Ballroom built in the Schaezlerpalais. Schülesche Kattunfabrik in business 1782 – Dollische bookseller in business. 1786 - Hot-air balloon flight of Joseph Maximilian Freiherr von Lütgendorf.

19th century

1805 – 10 October: French in power. 1806 4 March: Augsburg becomes part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Population: 26,200. 1810 – Allgemeine Zeitung (newspaper) in publication. 1817 – Augsburg becomes an administrative capital of the Oberdonaukreis. 1825 – Chapel built in Protestant Cemetery. 1833 – Holbein-Gymnasium (school) established. 1837 – Town becomes administrative capital for the Swabia and Neuburg district. 1840 Sander'sche Maschinenfabrik in business. Cotton mill established. 1846 – Augsburg Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens. 1847 Augsburg Morellstraße station opens. Turnverein Augsburg (sport club) formed. 1854 – Maximilian Museum founded. 1858 - Population: 43,616. 1870 – Konigl. Industrieschule (industrial school) established. 1875 – Paar Valley Railway begins operating. 1876 – Der Volkswille newspaper in publication. 1878 Stadttheater Augsburg (theatre) built. Augsburger Eislaufverein (ice hockey team) formed. 1885 Stadtarchiv Augsburg (town archive) building established. Population: 65,905. 1898 – Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg and Augsburg-Oberhausen Acetylene Factory in business. 1900 – Population: 89,109.

20th century 1903 – TSV Schwaben Augsburg (football club) formed. 1905 - Population: 94,923. 1907 – FC Augsburg (football club) formed. 1910 Landsberg Prison established in vicinity of Augsburg. Population: 102,487. 1911 – Oberhausen becomes part of Augsburg. 1917 - Augsburg Synagogue built. 1919 - Population: 154,555. 1920 – Stadtbücherei Augsburg (public library) founded. 1924 – Augsburger Kajak Verein (kayak club) formed. 1926 – Messerschmitt (aircraft works) in business. 1930 - 8 September: Hitler gives speech, German federal election, 1930. 1933 – Gau Swabia (Nazi administrative region) established. 1937 Augsburg Zoo opens. Mozarthaus (house museum) established. 1938 Messerschmitt aircraft manufactory in business. Ice skating rink opens. 1942 – 17 April: Bombing by Allied forces. 1944 – 25–26 February: Bombing by Allied forces. 1945 – Schwäbische Landeszeitung newspaper begins publication. 1948 Weltbild (publisher) in business. Augsburger Puppenkiste (theatre) opens. 1951 Rosenaustadion (stadium) opens. Town art collections installed in the Schaezlerpalais. 1954 - Fürst Fugger Privatbank established. 1956 – United States military 11th Airborne Division stationed in Augsburg. 1961 - Population: 208,659. 1969 – Part of Göggingen becomes part of Augsburg. 1970 – University of Augsburg founded. 1971 Augsburg Eiskanal (artificial whitewater river) opens. Augsburg University of Applied Sciences founded. 1972 Inningen becomes part of Augsburg. Kongresshalle opens. Dorint Hotel Tower built. 1977 Kulturhaus Kresslesmühle (cultural space) opens. Romanistentheater founded. 1989 – Sparkassen-Planetarium opens. 1996 Kulturhaus Abraxas (cultural space) active. S’ensemble Theater founded. 1998 – Brechthaus (museum) opens.

21st century

2009 – (public library) building opens. 2012 – Population: 272,699.

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