Timeline of Mainz

Mainz in the 16th century

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

Prior to 19th century[]

13 BCE - Roman fort Mogontiacum built.^[1]
314 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz established (approximate date).^[2]
406 - .
790s - Benedictine St. Alban's Abbey active (approximate date).
813 - Carolingian rhine bridge (Mainz) [de] (bridge) burns down.
848 - Gottschalk of Orbais convicted of heresy while in Mainz.^[3]
952 - Forces of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor forces of Liudolf, Duke of Swabia and Conrad, Duke of Lorraine in Mainz for 2 months.
1009 - Mainz Cathedral finished and burnt down during inauguration.^[4]
1160 - "Citizens revolted against archbishop Arnold of Selenhofen."^[4]
1163 - City wall dismantled.^[4]
1184 - Diet of Pentecost occurs.^[4]
1244 - [de] established.^[4]
1314 - [de] church built.
1340 - St. Stephen's Church built.
1370 - Public clock installed (approximate date).^[5]
1454/5 - Johannes Gutenberg prints a Bible using movable type and a printing press; printing revolution launched.^[6]^[7]
1461/2 - Mainz Diocesan Feud occurs.^[4]
1477 - University of Mainz founded.^[4]
1481 - Martinsburg, Mainz (castle) built.
1561 - Jesuit Kurfürstliches Kolleg (school) founded.
1631 - City occupied by Swedish forces during the Thirty Years' War.^[4]
1604 - Old arsenal built.
1644 - City occupied by French forces during the Thirty Years' War.^[4]
1660 - Citadel built in the Fortress of Mainz.^[8]
1670 - [de] built.
1678 - Electoral Palace, Mainz built.^[4]
1689 - Siege of Mainz (1689) [de] during the Nine Years' War.^[4]
1736 - Arsenal built.^[1]
1750 - Bassenheimer Hof built.
1752 - Osteiner Hof built on the [de].
1754 - [de] (scholarly society) established.^[9]
1770 - Schott Music publisher in business.^[10]
1781 - Altmünster Cistercian abbey dissolved.
1792 - October: Siege of Mainz (1792) by the French Revolutionary Armies under Adam-Philippe de Custine.
1793
- March: Republic of Mainz established.
- 14 April: Siege of Mainz (1793) begins.
- 23 July: Siege ends; Republic dissolved.
1797 - Mainz "ceded to France by the Treaty of Campo Formio."^[4]

19th century[]

1803 - "Hall of Antiques" exhibited.^[11]
1805 - [de] (library) established.
1814
- Siege of Mainz (1814) defended by French forces under Charles Antoine Morand.
- Mainz becomes part of Germany again.
1817 - [de] (sport club) formed.
1827 - [de] (bank) founded.^[12]
1833 - Staatstheater Mainz built.
1837
- [de] (carnival society) established, the first of many.^(de)
- Gutenberg monument^(de) erected on the Gutenbergplatz (Mainz).^[4]
1838
- [de] (parade) begins.
- [de] (another carnival society) established.
1844 - [de] (historical society) founded.
1845 - [de] history journal begins publication.
1848 - Political unrest.^[4]
1853 - Mainz–Ludwigshafen railway begins operating.
1854 - Mainzer Anzeiger newspaper in publication (founded in 1850 as an advertisement paper)
1857 - 18 November: [de] explodes, damaging the [de] neighborhood.^[1]
1861 - Population: 41,279.^[13]
1862
- South railway bridge built.
- [de] founded.^[14]
1863 - Main Railway (Frankfurt-Mainz) begins operating.
1866 - [de] barracks built (approximate date).
1871 - Alzey–Mainz railway begins operating.
1873 - Development of Mainz-Neustadt [de] begins.
1884 - Mainz Hauptbahnhof and Mainz Süd train stations, and [de] built.
1885 - Rheinbrücke (bridge) built.^[1]
1887 - Zollhafen (port) opens near city.^[4]
1890 - Population: 72,059.^[15]
1899 - Rheinischer Camera-Klub founded.^[16]

20th century[]

1901 - Gutenberg Museum opens.
1904 - Kaiserbrücke (railway bridge) built.
1905 - 1. FSV Mainz 05 football club formed.
1907 - Gustav Stresemann Business School founded.
1908 - Kastel becomes part of Mainz.
1912 - [de] (synagogue) built.
1913 - Church of the Sacred Heart built.
1919 - Population: 107,930.^[17]
1927 - Theresianum Gymnasium Mainz (school) founded.
1929 - Stadion am Bruchweg (stadium) opens.
1930 - Bischofsheim becomes part of Mainz.
1938 - Gonsenheim becomes part of Mainz.
1941 - Bombing of Mainz in World War II begins.
1945
- Bombing of Mainz in World War II ends.
- Mainz-Amöneburg becomes part of nearby city Wiesbaden.
1946 - University of Mainz reactivated.
1947 - Allgemeine Zeitung (Mainz) newspaper in publication.
1949 - Academy of Sciences and Literature founded.^[9]
1951 - Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate begins meeting in the Deutschhaus Mainz.
1953 - Rabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium (school) active.
1958 - Iron Tower reconstructed.
1961 - Wood Tower reconstructed.
1962 - Schierstein Bridge built.
1963 - [de] erected on the Schillerplatz.
1964 - Mainz-Lerchenberg [de] borough created.^[18]
1967 - Mittelrheinischen Landesmuseum Mainz established.^[11]
1968 - [de] built.
1981 - Mainz (journal) begins publication.
1985 - Ancient [de] discovered in Kästrich.
1987 - [de] (newspaper) begins publication.^{[citation needed]}
1989 - [de] borough new circumscripted.
1997 - Jens Beutel becomes mayor.

21st century[]

2010
- February: Storm.^[19]
- New synagogue Mainz built.
2011 - Coface Arena opens.
2012 - Michael Ebling becomes mayor.
2013 - Population: 204,268.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Chambers 1901.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Germany". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ Pierre Riché (1978). "Chronology". Daily Life in the World of Charlemagne. Translated by Jo Ann McNamara. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0-8122-1096-4.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Britannica 1910.
^ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Germany: Mainz". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company – via HathiTrust.
^ "Central Europe (including Germany), 1400–1600 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ Klein 1866.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ Chester L. Alwes (2012). "Choral Music in the Culture of the 19th Century". In André de Quadros (ed.). Cambridge Companion to Choral Music. Cambridge Companions to Music. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-11173-7. Music publishers of the 18th to the early 20th c. (chronological list)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Geschichte des Landesmuseums (timeline)". Landesmuseums Mainz (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ Lange 1840.
^ "Germany: States of South Germany: Hesse-Darmstadt". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869.
^ Hubbard's Newspaper and Bank Directory of the World. New Haven, USA: H. P. Hubbard. 1882.
^ "German Empire: States of Germany: Hesse". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1896.
^ Königliche Museen zu Berlin (1904). Kunsthandbuch für Deutschland (in German) (6th ed.). Georg Reimer.
^ "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
^ Peter Schlereth (ed.). "Aus der Geschichte". Mainz-Lerchenberg.de (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ Storms rip through Europe, Reuters, 1 March 2010^{[dead link]}

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia and French Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

in English[]

Monsieur de Blainville (1757), "Mayence", Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, but especially Italy, 1, Translated by Turnbull, London: John Noon and Joseph Noon, OCLC 698845221
Abraham Rees (1819), "Mentz", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
Edward Augustus Domeier (1830), "Mayence", Descriptive Road-Book of Germany, London: Samuel Leigh
William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Mayence". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg.
"Mainz". Handbook for North Germany. London: J. Murray. 1886.
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"Mayence", The Rhine, including the Black Forest & the Vosges, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911, OCLC 21888483 + 1882 ed.
Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Mainz". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 477+. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
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in German[]

Heinrich Brühl (1829). Mainz: Geschichtlich, Topographisch und Malerisch (in German). Mainz: Florian Kupferberg.
Mainz und seine Umgegend (in German). Darmstadt: Gustav Georg Lange. 1840.
Karl Anton Schaab (1841). Geschichte der Stadt Mainz (in German). Mainz: F. Kupferberg.
Karl Klein (historian) (1866). "Geschichte von Mainz". Das Großherzogthum Hessen historisch und geographisch für Schule und Haus [History and Geography of the Grand Duchy of Hesse for School and Home] (in German). Mainz: Wirth.
Mainz. Die Chroniken der Deutschen Städte (in German). 17. Leipzig: S. Hirzel Verlag. 1881–1882 – via HathiTrust.
"Mainz". Kleiner Führer für die Rhein-Reise von Köln bis Frankfurt [Short guide for a trip along the Rhine from Cologne to Frankfurt]. Griebens Reisebücher (in German). 75. Berlin: Albert Goldschmidt. 1900 – via Google Books.
Ernst Neeb (1905). Verzeichnis der Kunstdenkmäler der Stadt Mainz (in German). Mainz: Verlag des Altertumsvereins.
P. Krauss und E. Uetrecht, ed. (1913). "Mainz". Meyers Deutscher Städteatlas [Meyer's Atlas of German Cities] (in German). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut.
Franz Dumont; et al. (1999). Mainz: Die Geschichte der Stadt (in German) (2nd ed.). Verlag Philipp von Zabern. ISBN 3-8053-2000-0.
Wolfgang Adam; Siegrid Westphal, eds. (2012). "Mainz". Handbuch kultureller Zentren der Frühen Neuzeit: Städte und Residenzen im alten deutschen Sprachraum (in German). De Gruyter. pp. 1391+. ISBN 978-3-11-029555-9.

External links[]

"Stadtgeschichte" [City History] (in German). Landeshauptstadt Mainz.
Links to fulltext city directories for Mainz via Wikisource
Europeana. Items related to Mainz, various dates.
Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Mainz, various dates

[FOOTNOTEChambers1901-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Chambers 1901.

[katolsk-2] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Germany". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[Riche1978-3] Pierre Riché (1978). "Chronology". Daily Life in the World of Charlemagne. Translated by Jo Ann McNamara. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0-8122-1096-4.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Britannica 1910.

[Rossum1996-5] Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.

[proctor1898-6] Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Germany: Mainz". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company – via HathiTrust.

[heilbrunn09euwc-7] "Central Europe (including Germany), 1400–1600 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[FOOTNOTEKlein1866-8] Klein 1866.

[parrott-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

[Alwes2012-10] Chester L. Alwes (2012). "Choral Music in the Culture of the 19th Century". In André de Quadros (ed.). Cambridge Companion to Choral Music. Cambridge Companions to Music. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-11173-7. Music publishers of the 18th to the early 20th c. (chronological list)

[Landesmuseum-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Geschichte des Landesmuseums (timeline)". Landesmuseums Mainz (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[FOOTNOTELange1840-12] Lange 1840.

[13] "Germany: States of South Germany: Hesse-Darmstadt". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869.

[14] Hubbard's Newspaper and Bank Directory of the World. New Haven, USA: H. P. Hubbard. 1882.

[15] "German Empire: States of Germany: Hesse". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1896.

[kunsthandbuch1904-16] Königliche Museen zu Berlin (1904). Kunsthandbuch für Deutschland (in German) (6th ed.). Georg Reimer.

[17] "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.

[18] Peter Schlereth (ed.). "Aus der Geschichte". Mainz-Lerchenberg.de (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[19] Storms rip through Europe, Reuters, 1 March 2010^{[dead link]}

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show v t Years in Germany (1870–present)
19th century	Pre-1870 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900
20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

show v t Capitals of states of the Federal Republic of Germany
Capitals of area states	Dresden (Saxony) Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia) Erfurt (Thuringia) Hanover (Lower Saxony) Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein) Magdeburg (Saxony-Anhalt) Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate) Munich (Bavaria) Potsdam (Brandenburg) Saarbrücken (Saarland) Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg) Wiesbaden (Hesse)
City-states¹	Berlin City of Bremen (State of Bremen) Hamburg
Capitals of former states	Freiburg im Breisgau (South Baden, 1949–1952) Stuttgart (Württemberg-Baden, 1949–1952) Tübingen (Württemberg-Hohenzollern, 1949–1952)
¹ Unlike the mono-city states Berlin and Hamburg, the State of Bremen consists of two cities, thus state and capital are not identical.

Timeline of Mainz

Contents

Prior to 19th century[]

19th century[]

20th century[]

21st century[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]

in English[]

in German[]

External links[]