Timeline of Würzburg

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

Prior to 19th century

706 - Marienkirche, Würzburg (church) dedicated.. Retrieved 17 November 2016 741 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Würzburg established. 788 - Cathedral consecrated. 1042 - church built. 1057 - founded. 1165 - Imperial Diet held in Würzburg. 1180 - Imperial Diet held in Würzburg. 1189 - Rebuilt Würzburg Cathedral consecrated. 1287 - Synod and Diet of Würzburg at which an imperial peace is declared 1377 - Marienkapelle construction begins. 1456 - rebuilt. 1479 - Printing press in operation. 1525 - Battle of Wurzburg fought during the German Peasants' War. 1576 - Julius Hospital founded. 1582 - University of Würzburg active. 1619 - Universitätsbibliothek Würzburg (library) founded. 1643 - Würzburger Hofbräu (brewery) established. 1691 - (church) built. 1703 - (stone bridge) built. 1744 - Würzburg Residence (palace) built. 1789 - church built. 1796 - 3 September: Battle of Würzburg fought during the French Revolutionary Wars.

19th century 1803 Würzburg secularized. City becomes part of Bavaria. 1805 - Grand Duke of Würzburg Ferdinand in power per Treaty of Pressburg. 1815 - Würzburg becomes part of Bavaria again. 1817 - Koenig & Bauer manufactory in business. 1837 - University's Martin von Wagner Museum opens. 1838 - Würzburg becomes part of the (administrative region). 1848 - Wurzburg Bishops' Conference (1848) held. 1858 - Population: 36,052. 1866 - Würzburg "bombarded and taken by the Prussians." 1872 - (library) founded. 1887 - built.

1892 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating. 1894 - (bridge) built. 1895 - Rontgen discovers X-radiation. 1900 - Electric tram begins operating.

20th century 1904 - Würzburger FV (football club) formed. 1919 SV Heidingsfeld (football club) formed. Population: 86,571. 1921 - Mozart Festival Würzburg begins. 1930 - Heidingsfeld and become part of city.(de) 1943 – Subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp founded. Its prisoners were mostly Poles and Soviets. 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. 31 March: Battle of Würzburg begins. 6 April: Battle ends. Americans capture the city. newspaper begins publication. 1952 - in business. 1954 - New Würzburg Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens. 1971 - University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt established. 1974 - becomes part of city.(de) 1976 - Oberdürrbach and Unterdürrbach become part of city.(de) 1978 - and become part of city.(de) 1991 - Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway begins operating.

21st century 2010 - Population: 133,799.(de) 2012 - . 2014 - becomes mayor. 2016 - 18 July: Train attack near Würzburg. 2021 - 25 June: Stabbing.

Timeline of Würzburg

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