Timeline of Mannheim

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

Prior to 19th century[]

  • 1606 -  [de] (fortification) construction begins.
  • 1607 - Mannheim granted town privileges by Frederick IV, Elector Palatine.
  • 1660 - Synagogue built.(de)
  • 1688 - Manheim taken by French forces during the Nine Years' War.[1]
  • 1689 - Fire.[1]
  • 1701 - Almshouse (predecessor of university hospital mannheim) founded[2]
  • 1706 -  [de] founded.
  • 1720 - Residence of Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine relocated to Mannheim from Heidelberg.[1]
  • 1729 - Population: 15,760.(de)
  • 1731 - Mannheim Palace Church built.
  • 1756 - Jesuit Church, Mannheim built.
  • 1759 - Mannheim Palace built.[1]
  • 1766 - Population: 24,190.(de)
  • 1771 - Town Hall built.[1]
  • 1774 - Mannheim Observatory tower built.
  • 1775 - Deutsche Gesellschaft in Mannheim active.[3]
  • 1779 -  [de] (arsenal) built.
  • 1782 - 13 January: Premiere of Schiller's play The Robbers.
  • 1788 - Palais Bretzenheim built.
  • 1794 - French in power.[1]
  • 1795

19th century[]

20th century[]

1900s-1940s[]

  • 1907
    • Industriehafen Mannheim (harbour) opens on the Neckar river.
    •  [de] (city archives) established.
    • Kunsthalle Mannheim (exhibit hall) built.
    • SV Waldhof Mannheim (sport club) formed.
    • Population: 173,424.(de)
  • 1910 -  [de] becomes part of Mannheim.[6]
  • 1911
    •  [de] (church) built.
    • Population: 200,285.(de)
  • 1912 -  [de] built.
  • 1913 -  [de] and Sandhofen become part of Mannheim.[6]
  • 1914 -  [de] (choir) formed.
  • 1919 - Population: 229,576.[8]
  • 1924 - Mannheim Hospital (now University Hospital Mannheim) opened on the banks of the river Neckar[9]
  • 1925 - " [de]" art exhibition held.
  • 1926 - Airfield established at Neuostheim.
  • 1929 -  [de] becomes part of Mannheim.[6]
  • 1930
    •  [de],  [de],  [de],  [de],  [de] become part of Mannheim.[6]
    • Population: 271,833.(de)
  • 1938
  • 1940 - Bombing of Mannheim in World War II begins.[10]
  • 1945 - July: United States Coleman Army Airfield begins operating.
  • 1946 -  [de] newspaper begins publication.[4]
  • 1947 - United States military Benjamin Franklin Village established.
  • 1949 -  [de] office established.

1950s-1990s[]

  • 1955 -  [de] Free Voters established.
  • 1957 - National Theatre Mannheim rebuilt.
  • 1959 - Rhine Bridge rebuilt.
  • 1961 - Population: 313,890.(de)
  • 1967 - University of Mannheim established.
  • 1970
    •  [de] (courthouse) built.
    • Population: 332,378.(de)
  • 1972 -  [de] (bridge) opens.
  • 1975
  • 1976 - Federal electoral districts  [de],  [de], and  [de] formed.
  • 1979 - Odeon cinema opens.[11]
  • 1987 -  [de] built on the  [de].
  • 1991
  • 1992 - Revised federal electoral districts  [de] and  [de] formed.
  • 1994
    • 5 December: Aircraft crashes into the Fernmeldeturm.
    • Carl-Benz-Stadion (stadium) opens.
  • 1995 - Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque built.

21st century[]

See also[]

Other cities in the state of Baden-Württemberg:(de)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Britannica 1910.
  2. ^ "History: Mannheim hospital, Germany". www.umm.de. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  3. ^ Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Die Presse der Stadt Mannheim: vom Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts bis ca. 1980" (in German). Heidelberg:  [de]. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Germany: Baden". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1885 – via Hathi Trust.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Stadtteilleben". Mannheim.de (in German). Stadt Mannheim. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1904.
  8. ^ "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
  9. ^ "History: Mannheim hospital, Germany". www.umm.de. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  10. ^ Wolf 2003.
  11. ^ "Movie Theaters in Mannheim, Germany". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 13 November 2016.

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

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