Timeline of Dortmund

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

Prior to 19th century

1005 – Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor holds an "ecclesiastical council" in Dortmund. 1016 – Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor holds an "Imperial diet" in Dortmund. 1215 – consecrated. 1220 – Dortmund becomes an imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. 1240 – in use (approximate date). 1253 – Dortmund joins the . 1267 – St. Mary's Church first mentioned. 1270 – St. Reinold's Church built. 1293 – Brewing right granted. 1322 – St. Peter's Church, Dortmund (church) construction begins. 1332 – City rights confirmed per "Privilegium Ludovicum." 1387/8 – Dortmund besieged by forces of Friedrich III. von Saarwerden, Archbishop of Cologne. 1388 – Dortmunder Bürgerschützenverein (militia) formed. 1400 – Vehmic court established (approximate date). 1454 – Tower built on St. Reinold's Church. 1521 – "" altarpiece installed in the Petrikirche. 1523 – Protestant Reformation. 1543 – (school) founded. 1546 – Tower for the added to Town Hall. 1570 – Dortmund adopts Lutheranism per the "Augsburg Confession". 1609 – Jülich-Cleves-related signed in Dortmund.

19th century 1803 – Dormund "annexed to Nassau." 1806 – French in power. 1808 – Dormund becomes capital of French satellite Ruhr (department). 1815 Dortmund becomes part of Prussia per Congress of Vienna. (regional mining office) headquartered in city. 1816 – Population: 4,465. 1841 – (bank) founded. 1847 – Duisburg–Dortmund railway and Dortmund–Hamm railway begin operating. 1849 – Elberfeld–Dortmund railway begins operating. 1855 – Dortmund–Soest railway begins operating. 1861 (shooting-sport club) formed. Population: 23,348. 1863 – dismantled. 1871 Hoesch AG steel company in business. Westfalenhütte industrial area developed. 1872 – (historical society) founded. 1875 Dortmund–Gronau railway in operation. Population:57,742. 1878 – Ernst Heinrich Lindemann becomes mayor. 1880 – in use (approximate date). 1883 – Museum of Art and Cultural History founded. 1885 – Population: 78,435. 1887 – Dortmund Philharmonic orchestra formed. 1890 Royal School of Machine Building established. Population: 89,663. 1895 Dortmund (regional postal administration) established. Post office built. Population: 111,232. 1897 – City electric power system begins operating. 1898 – Industrial School for Young Ladies and (sport club) established. 1899 Dortmund–Ems Canal and Dortmund Port open. City Hall restored. founded. 1900 Regional (Chamber of Skilled Crafts) headquartered in city. Synagogue built.

20th century 1900s–1945 1901 – established. 1904 Theater Dortmund and trade school founded. (tower) built. 1905 – Population: 175,577. 1909 Borussia Dortmund sport club formed. Nordmarkt area laid out. 1910 Dortmund Hauptbahnhof built. Population: 214,226. 1914 – Eving becomes part of city. 1919 – Population: 295,026. 1920 Regional municipal association created. Population: 313,752. 1924 – Weisse Wiese stadium opens. 1926 – Botanischer Garten Rombergpark acquired by city. 1927 – Dortmund U-Tower built. 1928 becomes part of city. Population: 465,196. 1929 – and Syburg become part of city. 1933 – mining company in business. 1938 – Dortberghaus built. 1939 – Nazi camp for Sinti and Romani people established (see also Porajmos). 1943 May: SS construction brigade (forced labour camp) established by the SS. September: SS construction brigade presumably dissolved. 1944 – Subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp established for 400 Polish women who survived the Warsaw Uprising (see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation). 1945 March: women's subcamp of Buchenwald dissolved. Prisoners deported to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. 13 April: allied forces take city.

1946–1990s 1946 Fritz Henßler becomes mayor. newspaper begins publication. 1947 29 March: miners strike against food shortage. Museum Ostwall opens. 1950 – Population: 507,349. 1952 – Westfalenhallen rebuilt. 1953 – Dortmund Zoo established. 1955 – City co-hosts the 1955 Ice Hockey World Championships. 1956 – Population: 607,885. 1959 Florianturm (TV tower) erected. National Bundesgartenschau (garden show) held in the Westfalenpark. City hosts the 1959 World Table Tennis Championships. 1960 – Dortmund Airport opens. 1961 – built. 1963 – Dortmund Stadthaus station opens. 1964 – City hosts the 1964 World Figure Skating Championships. 1968 – University of Dortmund established. 1969 – hi-rise built. 1973 Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting begins. becomes mayor. 1974 – Westfalenstadion (stadium) opens. 1975 – City co-hosts the 1975 Ice Hockey World Championships. 1976 – established. 1977 – Eving Selimiye Camii (mosque) established. 1978 – built. 1980 – City hosts the 1980 World Figure Skating Championships. 1983 Dortmund University station opens. (insurance entity) active. 1984 – Dortmund Stadtbahn begins operating. 1985 opens. (casino) built. 1987 – Coalmining pit closes, "marking the end of more than 150 years of coalmining in Dortmund". 1989 – rebuilt on the . 1990 – Eisengiesser Fountain reconstructed on the . 1991 – Steel company Hoesch AG was bought by Krupp.Zeit.de: Ein Mythos verblasst 1992 – (tower) reconstructed. 1993 – museum established. 1999 becomes mayor. (trade school) active.

21st century

2005 built. opens. 2006 - June: Some of the 2006 FIFA World Cup soccer contest held in Dortmund. 2008 - Love Parade held in city. 2014 Ullrich Sierau becomes mayor. Population: 580,511. 2025 Omar Kalouti (CDU) becomes mayor.

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