Timeline of Nijmegen
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Prior to 20th century[]
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- 800 - Fort built (approximate date).[1]
- 1030 - (church) built (approximate date).
- 1272 - Saint Stephen's Church, Nijmegen built (approximate date).[2]
- 1390 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[3]
- 1479 - Printing press in operation.[4]
- 1526 - Stratemakerstoren bastion built (approximate date).
- 1554 - Town Hall built.[2]
- 1589 - 10 August: Assault on Nijmegen.
- 1591
- July: Siege of Knodsenburg.
- October: Siege of Nijmegen.
- 1612 - (weigh house) built (approximate date).[2]
- 1618 - Collector of Roman antiquities Johannes Smetius moves to Nijmegen.[5]
- 1646 - (tower) built.[2]
- 1656 - University of Nijmegen established.[6]
- 1678 - European peace treaty signed in Nijmegen.[1]
- 1679 - University of Nijmegen closed.[6]
- 1756 - consecrated in .[7]
- 1788 - Henriette Pressburg, mother of Karl Marx born.[8]
- 1824 - built.
- 1839 - Theatre built.[2]
- 1848 - De Gelderlander newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1865 - Nijmegen railway station opens.
- 1866 - Population: 22,551.[10]
- 1879
- Arnhem–Nijmegen railway begins operating.
- Nijmegen railway bridge built.
- 1881 - Tilburg–Nijmegen railway begins operating.
- 1883
- Nijmegen–Venlo railway begins operating.
- built.
- 1884 - City wall dismantled.[2]
- 1885 - laid out.
20th century[]
- 1911 - Gemeentetram Nijmegen (tram) begins operating.[11]
- 1915 - Concertgebouw de Vereeniging (concert hall) opens.
- 1916
- (library) established.
- Vierdaagse (walk) begins.
- 1919 - Population: 66,833.[12]
- 1923
- Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen established.[1]
- built.
- 1928 - Jesuit Collegium Berchmanianum established.
- 1936 - Waalbrug (bridge) opens.[13]
- 1939 - Stadion de Goffert (stadium) opens.
- 1944
- 22 February: Bombing of Nijmegen.
- September: as part of the Allied Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Nijmegen takes place.
- October: becomes mayor.
- 1948 - factory built.
- 1951 - (church) built.
- 1952 - begins operating.
- 1955 - (cinema) opens.[14]
- 1956 - University Hospital established.
- 1960 - St Peter Canisius Church rebuilt on .
- 1961 - opens.
- 1966 - Development of and areas begins.[citation needed]
- 1970 - (festival) begins.
- 1972
- cultural centre established.
- shopping mall built.
- 1974
- (hospital) opens.
- shopping mall and University's built.
- 1979 - University's opens.
- 1980 - (historic district) designated.
- 1981 - Velorama bicycle museum founded.
- 1982 - established.
- 1984
- 1988 - Theatre opens.
- 1991 - Extrapool cultural organization established.
- 1994 - de-Affaire music fest begins.[citation needed]
- 1995 - Population: 147,561.
- 1996 - HAN University of Applied Sciences established.
- 1999
- Valkhof Museum established.
- begins.[citation needed]
- 2000 - Population: 152,286.
21st century[]
- 2001 - nightclub opens.
- 2004
- cinema opens.
- Radboud University Nijmegen active.[16]
- 2005 - 15 November: Journalist Sévèke killed in Nijmegen.
- 2007 - FiftyTwoDegrees hi-rise building constructed.
- 2010 - area development begins.[citation needed]
- 2012 - Hubert Bruls becomes mayor.
- 2013
- "Ik bouw betaalbaar" self-build housing program active (approximate date).[17]
- bridge and access road open.[citation needed]
- 2015 - Population: 170,774.
See also[]
- Nijmegen history
- History of Nijmegen
- Other names of Nijmegen e.g. Nijmwegen, Nimègue, Nimeguen, Nimmegen, Nimwege, Nimwegen, Nymegen, Nymwegen
- Timelines of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Breda, Delft, Eindhoven, Groningen, Haarlem, The Hague, 's-Hertogenbosch, Leiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Utrecht
- History of urban centers in the Low Countries
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Joop W. Koopmans; Arend H. Huussen Jr. (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6444-3.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Britannica 1910.
- ^ (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
- ^ Smetius en Nijmegen als stad der Bataven (in Dutch), Radboud University Nijmegen, 2011
- ^ Jump up to: a b ; Marijke Spies (2004). "Chronological Table". 1650: Hard-Won Unity. Dutch Culture in a European Perspective. 1. . pp. 725–734. ISBN 978-90-232-3963-5.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Nijmegen". Four Hundred Years of Dutch Jewry. Amsterdam: Joods Historisch Museum. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Henriette Pressburg: genealogy
- ^ "Netherlands". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
- ^ "Netherlands". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869.
Nymegen
- ^ J.W. Sluiter (1967). Beknopt overzicht van de nederlandse sppor en tramwegbedrijven [Brief overview of Dutch railway and tramway companies] (in Dutch). Brill.
- ^ "Netherlands". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
Nimeguen
- ^ "Bruggen database: Gelderland: Nijmegen" [Database of Bridges] (in Dutch). Rijswijk: Nederlandse Bruggenstichting. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Movie Theaters in Nijmegen, Netherlands". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Film and Television Collections in Europe: the MAP-TV Guide. Routledge. 1995. ISBN 978-1-135-37262-0.
- ^ , ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
- ^ "Dutch City Promotes Affordable Housing With Stylish Modular Dwelling Catalog", Wired.com, April 2013
This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.
Bibliography[]
- in English
- Thomas Nugent (1749), "Nimeguen", The Grand Tour, 1: Netherlands, London: S. Birt
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Nimeguen", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
- William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Nimeguen, Holland". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg.
- "Nijmegen", Handbook for Travellers in Holland and Belgium (20th ed.), London: John Murray, 1881
- "Nimeguen". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
- "Nymwegen", Belgium and Holland (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910
- "Nijmwegen", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: New York : Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Nimeguen, Holland", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
- Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Nijmegen". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 533+. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
- in Dutch
- H.D.J. Van Schevichaven (1906). Repertorium noviomagense: proeve van een register van boekwerken en geschriften betrekking hebbende op de stad en het Rijk van Nijmegen (in Dutch). Nijmegen: F.E. Macdonald. (bibliography)
- G. van Herwijnen, ed. (1978). "Gelderland: Nijmegen". Bibliografie van de stedengeschiedenis van Nederland [Bibliography of Urban History in the Netherlands] (in Dutch). Brill. ISBN 90-04-05700-5.
External links[]
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- "Historische atlas" [Historical Atlas] (in Dutch). Gemeente Nijmegen.
- "Regionaal Archief Nijmegen" [Nijmegen Regional Archives] (in Dutch). Gemeente Nijmegen.
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Nijmegen, various dates
- Europeana. Items related to Nijmegen, various dates.
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