Timeline of Frankfurt

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Prior to 19th century[]

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  • 843 CE - City becomes capital of East Francia.
  • 1180 - Staufenmauer built.
  • 1241 - Judenschlacht.
  • 1333 - City expands.
  • 1349 - Judenschlacht.
  • 1360 - Schützenverein Frankfurt-Höchst (militia) formed.[1]
  • 1370 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[2]
  • 1372
  • 1405 - Römer converted into city hall.
  • 1428 - Eschenheimer Turm built.
  • 1462 - Frankfurter Judengasse established.
  • 1493 - Passion play begins.[3]
  • 1531 - Printing press in operation.[4]
  • 1581 - Rumpolt's cookbook published.[5]
  • 1585 - Bourse established.
  • 1648 - Peace of Westphalia confirms Frankfurt as an Imperial Free City.
  • 1681 - St. Catherine's Church built.
  • 1719 - Fire.
  • 1739 - Palais Thurn und Taxis built.
  • 1742 - The Palais Barckhaus at Zeil in Frankfurt serves as residence of Emperor Charles VII until 1744
  • 1748 - Gebrüder Bethmann formed.
  • 1750 - Mainzer Landstraße built.
  • 1759 - January: City occupied by French.[6]
  • 1774 - Botanical garden laid out.
  • 1790 - 9 October: Coronation of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor.
  • 1792 - City occupied by French.

19th century[]

  • 1806
    • City occupied by French.
    • City becomes Principality of Frankfurt, under Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg.
  • 1808 - Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester (orchestra) established.[7]
  • 1810 - City becomes part of Grand Duchy of Frankfurt.
  • 1812 - City refortified.
  • 1815 - Städel founded.
  • 1816 - Free City of Frankfurt becomes part of German Confederation.
  • 1829 - Frankfurter Kunstverein founded.
  • 1833
  • 1839 - Taunus Railway begins operating.
  • 1843 -  [de] (stock exchange) built.
  • 1846 - International Penitentiary Congress held in Frankfurt.[9]
  • 1848
    • September: "Uprising."[8]
    • Frankfurt Assembly formed.
  • 1849 - Constitution of the German Empire proclaimed by Frankfurt Parliament.
  • 1856 - Frankfurter Zeitung begins publication.
  • 1858 - Frankfurt Zoological Garden founded.[10]
  • 1859 - Frankfurt City Link Line begins operating.
  • 1861 - Population: 71,462.[11]
  • 1863 -  [de] founded in Frankfurt.[12]
  • 1866 - City becomes part of Hesse-Nassau, Prussia.[8]
  • 1867 - Frankfurt Cathedral rebuilt.
  • 1868 - Eiserner Steg (bridge) built.[13]
  • 1871
  • 1872 - Trams begin operating.[citation needed]
  • 1875 - Population: 103,136.
  • 1878 - Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium - Musikakademie founded.
  • 1879 -  [de] (market) opens.[14]
  • 1880 - Alte Oper inaugurated.
  • 1881 - Metallgesellschaft founded.
  • 1886 - Frankfurter Friedensverein (peace group) organized.[15]
  • 1895
    • Bockenheim becomes part of city.
    • Stempel Type Foundry established.
    • Population: 229,279.
  • 1897 - Frankfurt Motor Show begins.

20th century[]

1900s-1940s[]

  • 1904 - Museum der Weltkulturen founded.
  • 1905 - Population: 334,978.
  • 1909
    • Städtische Galerie Liebieghaus established.
    • Festhalle built.
  • 1914 - University of Frankfurt established.
  • 1919 - Population: 433,002.[16]
  • 1923 - Institute for Social Research founded.
  • 1925 -  [de] (monument) installed.
  • 1926 -  [de] (bridge) rebuilt.
  • 1928
  • 1929
    • Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra formed.[18]
    • Holy Cross Church built.
  • 1930 - IG Farben Building constructed.
  • 1931 - Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion opens.
  • 1934 - Adlerwerke vorm. Heinrich Kleyer established.
  • 1936
  • 1938 - Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts founded.
  • 1944 - Bombing begins.
  • 1945
    • March: Battle of Frankfurt
    • July: American zone of Allied-occupied Germany headquartered in Frankfurt.
    • Frankfurter Rundschau begins publication.
  • 1946 - Eschwege displaced persons camp set up.
  • 1948
  • 1949
    • Frankfurt Book Fair resumes.
    • Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde founded.
    • Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.

1950s-1990s[]

  • 1951 - Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt built.
  • 1953 - Population: 600,579.
  • 1954 - Goethe House opens.
  • 1955 - Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport opens.
  • 1957 - Deutsche Bundesbank headquartered in Frankfurt.[19]
  • 1958
  • 1959 -  [de] (prison) begins operating.
  • 1960
    •  [de] founded.
    • City twinned with Lyon, France.[22]
  • 1963 - Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials begin.
  • 1966 - City twinned with Birmingham, United Kingdom.[22]
  • 1967 - City twinned with , France.[22]
  • 1968 - Frankfurt U-Bahn begins operating.
  • 1970
    • Peace Research Institute Frankfurt[23] and  [de][1] founded.
    • City twinned with Milan, Italy.[22]
  • 1974 - City-Haus built.
  • 1978
  • 1979
  • 1980 - City twinned with Tel Aviv, Israel.[22]
  • 1981
  • 1984 - German Architecture Museum opens.[24]
  • 1987 -  [de] founded.
  • 1988 - City twinned with Guangzhou, China.[22]
  • 1989
    • City hosts Bundesgartenschau (garden show).[25]
    • City twinned with Toronto, Canada.[22]
  • 1990 - City twinned with Budapest, Hungary, and Prague, Czech Republic.[22]
  • 1991
    •  [de] becomes mayor.
    • City twinned with Granada, Nicaragua, Kraków, Poland, and Leipzig.[22][26]
  • 1992 -  [de] (Institute for City History) established.
  • 1993
  • 1994 - European Monetary Institute headquartered in Frankfurt.[19]
  • 1995
    • Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange founded.
    • Petra Roth becomes mayor.
  • 1996 - City website online (approximate date).[27]
  • 1998 - European Central Bank headquartered in Frankfurt.
  • 1999 - Main Tower built.
  • 2000
    • Museum Giersch opens.
    • Population: 646,550.

21st century[]

See also[]

Other cities in the state of Hesse:(de)

References[]

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This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

in English[]

Published in 18th-19th centuries
  • Thomas Nugent (1749), "Frankfort", The Grand Tour, 2: Germany and Holland, London: S. Birt, hdl:2027/mdp.39015030762572
  • Edward Augustus Domeier (1830), "Frankfort on the Maine", Descriptive Road-Book of Germany, London: Samuel Leigh, hdl:2027/hvd.hx167e
Published in 20th century

in German[]

External links[]

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