Timeline of Erfurt

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

Prior to 19th century

741 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Erfurt established. 755 - Catholic diocese absorbed into that of Mainz. 805 - Market rights granted by Charlemagne. 932 - Religious Synod of Erfurt held. 1060 - Benedictine (monastery) first recorded mention. 1094 - Old Synagogue construction begins Jewish Life in Erfurt. Old synagogue Retrieved 3 June 2017 1109 - Landgrave of Thuringia in power. 1255 - Municipal rights granted by bishop . 1277 - Building of St. Augustine's Monastery begun.Stade, Heinz (2010) Augustinerkloster. Luther-Ort und Stätte der Begegnung, Bonn: Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz 1290 - Rebuilt St. Mary's Cathedral consecrated.. Retrieved 18 November 2016 1325 - Stone Merchant's Bridge built. 1349 - 21 March: Pogrom against Jews. 1392 - University of Erfurt opens. 1472 - Fire. 1480 - Building of Cyriaksburg Citadel begun. Die Cyriaksburg: Sitz des Deutschen Gartenbaumuseums Erfurt. Retrieved 23 December 2017 1483 - Saxons in power per Treaty of Amorbach. 1494 - Printing press in operation. 1521 - Protestant reformation. 1664 - Erfurt becomes part of the Electorate of Mainz. 1665 - Foundation stone for Petersberg Citadel laid on 1 June 1665.Verein der Freunde der Citadelle Petersberg zu Erfurt e.V. (2015). 350 Jahre Zitadelle Petersberg. Tagungsband: Wissenschaftliches Kolloquim zum 350. Jahrestages der Grundsteinlegung der Zitadelle Petersberg vom 29. Mai bis 31 Mai 2015. Universität Erfurt. 1754 - (learned society) formed.

19th century 1802 - Erfurt becomes part of Prussia. 1806 - 16 October: Prussian forces capitulate to French at Erfurt during the War of the Fourth Coalition. 1807 - Principality of Erfurt of the French Empire established. 1808 - International Congress of Erfurt held in the and other venues from 27 September to 14 October 1808 . 1816 - University of Erfurt closes. 1840 - (synagogue) built. 1847 - Erfurt Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens. 1850 - Erfurt Union of German states created. 1862 - (manufactory) established. 1863 - (history society) founded. 1865 - (city archives) established. 1869 - Nordhausen–Erfurt railway begins operating. 1875 - (town hall) built. 1878 - Topf and Sons founded as an engineering firm. It later made crematoria for Nazi concentration camps. 1878 - the Andreasstrasse Prison opened. 1880 - Population: 53,254. 1884 - (synagogue) built. 1889 - erected on the . 1891 - Meeting of the Social Democratic Party of Germany held in city; "Erfurt Program" adopted. 1895 - Population: 78,174.

20th century

1909 - Gutenbergschule (school) opens. 1911 - becomes part of Erfurt.(de) 1919 - Population: 129,646. 1937 - Population: 152,651.(de) 1938 - Hochheim and become part of Erfurt.(de) 1940 - started. 1945 April: United States forces take city. July: City becomes part of the Soviet Occupation zone of Germany. 1949 - City becomes part of the German Democratic Republic. 1945 - Thüringische Landeszeitung (newspaper) begins publication. 1950 , Bischleben-Stedten, Dittelstedt, Gispersleben, Marbach, Möbisburg-Rhoda, and Schmira become part of Erfurt.(de) City becomes capital of the (district). 1952 - (synagogue) built. 1958 - founded. 1960 - association of Erfurters who moved to West Germany founded. 1971 - Population: 198,265.(de) 1974 - opens in the . 1989 - Demonstrations against the GDR government,Raßloff, Steffen (27 October 2012) Besetzung Stasi-Bezirksverwaltung 1989. Die Angst überwunden. Denkmale in Erfurt (69): Mit der Besetzung der ersten Stasi-Bezirksverwaltung gab Erfurt am 4. Dezember 1989 ein DDR-weites Signal. Beitrag der Serie Denkmale in Erfurt aus der Thüringer Allgemeine on www.efurt-web.de. Retrieved 6 August 2019 and citizens' occupation of the Stasi district headquarters and Stasi prison in Andreasstrasse.How ordinary people smashed the Stasi in The Local.de, 4 December 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2019 1990 City becomes capital of state of Thuringia in the reunited nation of Germany. becomes mayor. Thüringer Allgemeine newspaper in publication. 1993 - University of Erfurt reestablished. 1994 , , Büßleben, Egstedt, Ermstedt, Frienstedt, Gottstedt, Hochstedt, Kerspleben, Kühnhausen, Linderbach, Mittelhausen, Molsdorf, Niedernissa, Rohda, Salomonsborn, Schaderode, Schwerborn, Stotternheim, Tiefthal, Töttelstädt, Töttleben, Urbich, Vieselbach, Wallichen, Waltersleben, and Windischholzhausen become part of Erfurt.(de) Roman Catholic Diocese of Erfurt reestablished. 1995 - Naturkundemuseum Erfurt (museum) built. 1997 - Erfurt Stadtbahn (tram) begins operating.

21st century

2001 - April: Topf and Sons squat begins. 2002 - 26 April: Erfurt school massacre occurs. 2006 - Andreas Bausewein becomes mayor. 2007 - Erfurter Bahn (railway) begins operating. 2010 - Population: 204,994.(de)

Timeline of Erfurt

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