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

Prior to 19th century

787 CE – Catholic diocese of Bremen formed. 848 CE – Transfer of the archiepiscopal see of Hamburg to Bremen. 965 CE – Adaldag archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen given ruling powers by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor 1186 – Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor grants privilegium to the townspeople. 1220s – Bremen Cathedral construction began. 1223 – Archbishopric relocated to Bremen from Hamburg. 1230 – Church of Our Lady rebuilt (approximate date). 1243 – St. Ansgarius church built (approximate date). 1247 – Location of Schlachte settled by local citizens and traders. 1283 – Bremen admitted to the Hanseatic League but was excluded in 1285. 1304 – "The commonalty rose against the patricians and drove them from the city." 1358 – Bremen re-admitted to the Hanseatic League. 1409 – Town Hall built. 1427 – Bremen re-excluded from the Hanseatic League. 1433 – Bremen re-admitted to the Hanseatic League. 1522 – The Reformation was introduced into Bremen. 1532 – Bremen joins the Schmalkaldic League. 1588 – Stadtwaage built. 1618 – Protestantism definitively proclaimed as the state religion. 1619 – Cloth-traders' guild hall built. 1630 Lübeck-Hamburg-Bremen defensive alliance formed. Shipper's House built. 1644 – Frederick II of Denmark deposed by the Swedes. 1654 & 1666 – Swedish Wars on Bremen. 1675 – Bremen-Verden Campaign. 1682 – Bremen Exchange construction began of a single story building. 1720 – George I., elector of Hanover recognized Bremen as a free city. 1790 – City directory published. 1792 – (theatre) built.

19th century 1807 – Population: 36,041. 1806 – Bremen taken by the French. 1810 – Bremen becomes part of the French Empire. 1815 – Congress of Vienna restores its independence. 1823 Art Society founded. St. John's Church rededicated as a Catholic church 1827 – Bremerhaven (seaport) established. 1847 Bremen Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) opens. Wunstorf–Bremen railway opens. 1849 – Kunsthalle (art museum) built. 1857 – Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping company in business. 1862 – Population: 67,217. 1866 – Bremen joins the North German Confederation. 1867 Exchange built. Oldenburg–Bremen railway opened. Population: 74,574. 1868 – 10 April: Premiere of Brahm's German Requiem. 1871 End of Bremen independence, city becomes part of the German Empire. Population: 82,969. 1872 – AG Weser in business. 1874 – Agricultural exhibition held. 1875 Kaiserbrucke (bridge) built. Population: 102,499. 1876 – Horse tramway begins operating. 1878 – Post office built. 1885 – Population: 118,395. 1888 Bremen joins German Customs Union. Bremen Hauptbahnhof (train station) re-built. 1890 Bremer Straßenbahn active. Population: 124,955. 1892 – Electric tramway begins operating. 1893 – Bremer Vulkan shipbuilder in business. 1895 – Law courts built. 1900 – Population: 186,822; state 248,407.

20th century

1900-1945 1901 – Bremen Cathedral great restoration completed. 1902 – Kunsthalle (art museum) enlarged. 1905 – Population: 214,953; state 263,673. 1906 – Production of decaffeinated Kaffee Hag coffee begins. 1911 – Rathscafé built. 1913 Bremen Airport established. New Town Hall and Theater am Goetheplatz built. 20 June: Bremen school shooting. 1919 – Population: 257,923. 1919 January 10: Bremen Soviet Republic is formed. 1919 February 4: Bremen Soviet Republic is seized by the Weimar Republic 1920 – New constitution put into effect. 1923 – Bremer Flugzeugbau aircraft manufactory in business. 1925 – Fahrzeugwerke Borgward automobile manufactory in business. 1928 – Population: 302,949. 1932 – (monument) unveiled. 1933 March: Nazis take control of executive Senate. Nazi Richard Markert becomes mayor. May: Placed in a united Reich Governorship with Oldenburg under Carl Röver. October: Bürgerschaft (state parliament) is dissolved. 1939 Aumund, Blumenthal, Fähr, Farge, Grohn, Hammersbeck, Lobbendorf, , Schönebeck, and Vegesack become part of city. August: Polish libraries seized by the Gestapo. September: Mass arrests of local Polish activists (see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).Cygański, p. 54 Population: 431,800. 1940 May: Bombing of Bremen in World War II begins. May: Bremen-Blumenthal forced labour camp for men established. 1942 – 2nd SS construction brigade (forced labour camp) established by the SS. 1943 – Bremen-Farge subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp established. The prisoners were mostly French, Polish and Soviet men. 1944 15 April: 2nd SS construction brigade relocated to Berlin. 2 August: Bremen-Hindenburgkaserne subcamp of Neuengamme established. Its prisoners were Jewish women. 16 August: Bremen-Neuenland subcamp of Neuengamme established. Its prisoners were mostly French and Soviet men. August: Bremen-Blumenthal subcamp of Neuengamme established. Its prisoners were mostly Belgian, French, Polish, Soviet and Jewish men. 26 September: Bremen-Hindenburgkaserne subcamp of Neuengamme dissolved and Bremen-Obernheide subcamp established. Prisoners moved from Hindenburgkaserne to Obernheide. 28 November: Bremen-Neuenland subcamp of Neuengamme dissolved and Bremen-Osterort subcamp established. Prisoners moved from Neuenland to Osterort. 25/26 December: Bremen-Schützenhof subcamp of Neuengamme established. Its prisoners were mostly Jewish men.

1945 4 April: Bremen-Obernheide subcamp of Neuengamme dissolved. Prisoners sent on a death march to Uesen. 6 April: Bremen-Osterort subcamp of Neuengamme dissolved. Prisoners moved to the Bremen-Farge subcamp. 7–9 April: Blumenthal and Schützenhof subcamps of Neuengamme dissolved. Prisoners moved to the Bremen-Farge subcamp. 10 April: Bremen-Farge subcamp of Neuengamme dissolved. Prisoners either sent on death marches to Bremervörde and Sandbostel or deported by train towards the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. 22 April: Bombing of Bremen in World War II ends. Late April: City captured by British forces. Wilhelm Kaisen becomes mayor.

1946–1990s 1947 – State of Bremen reestablished. 1949 – Becomes a constituent state of West Germany. 1956 – Population: 507,952. 1964 – Bremen-Arena opens. 1966 28 January: Airplane crash. Bürgerschaft (parliament) building and open. 1983 – Bremer Shakespeare Company founded. 1986 – Bremen TV tower erected. 1990 – Population: 551,219. 1992 – Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen active. 1999 6 June: Bremen state election, 1999 held. built.

21st century

2003 City hosts the 2003 European Karate Championships. 25 May: Bremen state election, 2003 held. 2005 – Jens Böhrnsen becomes mayor. 2007 – 13 May: Bremen state election, 2007 held. 2010 – Bremen S-Bahn begins operating. 2011 – 22 May: Bremen state election, 2011 held. 2012 – Population: 547,976. 2014 – City hosts the 2014 World Karate Championships. 2015 – 10 May: 2015 Bremen state election 2015 – 17 July: Carsten Sieling becomes mayor. 2019 – 26 May: 2019 Bremen state election 2019 – 15 August: Andreas Bovenschulte becomes mayor.

See also History of Bremen List of mayors of Bremen

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

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External links Europeana. Items related to Bremen, various dates