Timeline of the history of Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
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Prior to 19th century [ ]
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 [de ] and other venues from 27 September to 14 October 1808 .
1816 - University of Erfurt closes.
1840 - [de ] (synagogue) built.[3]
1847 - Erfurt Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens.
1850 - Erfurt Union of German states created.
1862 - [de ] (manufactory) established.
1863 - [de ] (history society) founded.[3]
1865 - [de ] (city archives) established.[12]
1869 - Nordhausen–Erfurt railway begins operating.
1875 - [de ] (town hall) built.
1878 - Topf and Sons founded as an engineering firm. It later made cematoria for Nazi concentration camps.
1878 - the Andreasstrasse Prison opened.
1880 - Population: 53,254.[13]
1884 - [de ] (synagogue) built.
1889 - [de ] erected on the [de ] .[3]
1891 - Meeting of the Social Democratic Party of Germany held in city; "Erfurt Program " adopted.
1895 - Population: 78,174.[14]
20th century [ ]
1909 - Gutenbergschule (school) opens.
1911 - [de ] becomes part of Erfurt.(de )
1919 - Population: 129,646.[15]
1937 - Population: 152,651.(de )
1938 - Hochheim and [de ] become part of Erfurt.(de )
1940 - [de ] begins.[3]
1945
April: United States forces take city.[3]
July: City becomes part of the Soviet Occupation zone of Germany .[3]
1949 - City becomes part of the German Democratic Republic .[3]
1945 - Thüringische Landeszeitung (newspaper) begins publication.
1950
[de ] , Bischleben-Stedten, Dittelstedt, Gispersleben, Marbach, Möbisburg-Rhoda, and Schmira become part of Erfurt.(de )
City becomes capital of the [de ] (district).
1952 - [de ] (synagogue) built.
1958 - [de ] founded.[16]
1960 - [de ] association of Erfurters who moved to West Germany founded.[3]
1971 - Population: 198,265.(de )
1974 - [de ] opens in the [de ] .[3]
1989 - Demonstrations against the GDR government,[17] and citizens' occupation of the Stasi district headquarters and Stasi prison in Andreasstrasse .[18]
1990
1993 - University of Erfurt reestablished.
1994
[de ] , [de ] , 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.[1]
1995 - Naturkundemuseum Erfurt (museum) built.[3]
1997 - Erfurt Stadtbahn (tram) begins operating.
21st century [ ]
2001 - April: Topf and Sons squat begins.[19]
2002 - 26 April: Erfurt school massacre occurs.
2006 - Andreas Bausewein becomes mayor.
2007 - Erfurter Bahn (railway) begins operating.
2010 - Population: 204,994.(de )
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Germany" . Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "Geschichte: Chronik" [Historical Chronology]. Erfurt.de: das offizielle Stadtportal der Landeshauptstadt Thüringens (in German). Landeshauptstadt Erfurt. Retrieved 19 November 2016 .
^ Jewish Life in Erfurt. Old synagogue Retrieved 3 June 2017
^ Stade, Heinz (2010) Augustinerkloster. Luther-Ort und Stätte der Begegnung , Bonn: Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz
^ "Erfurt", Oxford Art Online . Retrieved 18 November 2016
^ Die Cyriaksburg: Sitz des Deutschen Gartenbaumuseums Erfurt . Retrieved 23 December 2017
^ Bouchot, Henri (1890). H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time . London: H. Grevel & Co. pp. 368 –374.
^ 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.
^ Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies" . Scholarly Societies Project . Canada: University of Waterloo . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ "Geschichte des Stadtarchivs Erfurt" . Erfurt.de: das offizielle Stadtportal der Landeshauptstadt Thüringens (in German). Landeshauptstadt Erfurt. Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ "Germany: Prussia" . Statesman's Year-Book . London: Macmillan and Co. 1885 – via HathiTrust .
^ "German Empire: States of Germany: Prussia" . Statesman's Year-Book . London: Macmillan and Co. 1899 – via HathiTrust.
^ "Germany" . Statesman's Year-Book . London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
^ Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Germany (chronological list)" . Zoo and Aquarium History . USA: CRC Press . p. 372. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5 .
^ 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
^ How ordinary people smashed the Stasi in The Local.de , 4 December 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2019
^ "Ende einer Entführung: Polizei befreit Bernd das Brot" , Der Spiegel (in German), 1 February 2009
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia .
Bibliography [ ]
in English [ ]
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"Erfurt" . Chambers's Encyclopaedia . London. 1901.
"Erfurt" , Jewish Encyclopedia , 5 , New York, 1903
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in German [ ]
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"Erfurt" . Neuestes Reisehandbuch für Thüringen . Meyers Reisebücher (in German). Hildburghausen: Bibliographisches Institut . 1864.
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P. Krauss und E. Uetrecht, ed. (1913). "Erfurt" . Meyers Deutscher Städteatlas [Meyer's Atlas of German Cities ] (in German). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut .
Benary, Friedrich (1919). Zur Geschichte der Stadt und der Universität Erfurt am Ausgang des Mittelalters (in German). Gotha.
Thüringen . Griebens Reiseführer (in German). 1919.
Dehio, Georg (2003). Thüringen . [de ] (in German). Munich. ISBN 3-422-03095-6 .
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Friedhilde Krause; Felicitas Marwinski, eds. (1998). "Erfurt". Thüringen . Handbuch der historischen Buchbestände (in German). Georg Olms Verlag. pp. 176–221. ISBN 9783487418148 .
Köbler, Gerhard (2007). "Erfurt". Historisches Lexikon der Deutschen Länder (in German) (7th ed.). Munich: C.H. Beck . p. 171. ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1 .
Raßloff, Steffen (2012). Geschichte der Stadt Erfurt (in German). Erfurt: Sutton Verlag. ISBN 978-3-95400-044-9 .
Stade, Heinz, et al. (2015) Erfurt: eine Stadt im Wandel , Leipzig: Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-3361007130
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