Timeline of Duisburg

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

Prior to 20th century

• 1290 - Duisburg becomes part of Cleves.[1]
• 1361 - Town Hall first mentioned.[2]
• 1415 - Saviour's Church, Duisburg new building construction begins.[3]
• 1559 - Geographer Mercator moves to Duisburg.[4]
• 1587 - Municipal charter granted.[4]
• 1609 - Elector of Brandendburg in power.[4]
• 1655 - University founded.[1]
• 1687 - St. Sebastianus Schützenbruderschaft Duisburg-Huckingen (militia) active (approximate date).
• 1714 - Population: 2,983.
• 1798 - Population: 4,530.
• 1802 - University closed.[1]
• 1842 - Sluice harbour built in the Duisburg-Ruhrort Harbour.[4]
• 1846 - Cologne–Duisburg railway begins operating.
• 1848 - Eintracht Duisburg 1848 sportclub founded.
• 1853 - Duisberger Gesangverein (singing group) formed.[5]
• 1864 - Population: 14,368.
• 1866 - Oberhausen–Duisburg-Ruhrort railway in operation.
• 1871 - Gewerkschaft Deutscher Kaiser coal mine begins operating in Hamborn.
• 1873 - Duisburg-Hochfeld Railway Bridge built.[4]
• 1880 - Population: 41,242.[6]
• 1881 - Horsecar tram begins operating.
• 1887 - Duisburg Concert Hall built.[5]
• 1890
  • Kaiser Harbour built.[4]
  • Population: 59,285.[6]
• 1895 - Population: 70,272.[7]
• 1897 - Electric tram begins operating.
• 1898 - Statue of William I erected on the Kaiserberg (Duisburg).[4][8]
• 1900 - Population: 92,730.[9]

20th century

1900-1945

• 1901 - City Hall and Shipping Exchange built.[4]
• 1902 - Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum Duisburg founded.
• 1905
  • Meiderich and Ruhrort become part of city.[2]
  • Botanischer Garten der Stadt Duisburg (garden) established.[10]
  • Population: 192,346.[11]
  • Bismarck monument erected on Königstraße (Duisburg).[4]
• 1907 - Rhine Bridge built.[4]
• 1912 - Theater Duisburg built.
• 1917 - Hochfeld Water Tower built.
• 1919 - Population: 244,302.[12]
• 1921 - Wedaustadion (stadium) built.
• 1929 - Hamborn becomes part of city.[2]
• 1930 - Population: 441,158.
• 1934 - Duisburg Zoo founded.[13]
• 1940 - Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (transit entity) established.
• 1941 - Bombing of Duisburg in World War II begins.

1946-1990s

• 1950 - Brücke der Solidarität and Schwanentorbrücke bridges built.
• 1954 - Friedrich Ebert Bridge built.
• 1956 - Deutsche Oper am Rhein opera company established.[14]
• 1960 - Church of Our Lady, Duisburg built.
• 1961 - Population: 504,975.
• 1963 - Berlin Bridge, Duisburg built.
• 1964 - Lehmbruck-Museum of modern art opens.
• 1966 - Kreuz Kaiserberg roadway spaghetti junction opens.
• 1968 - University of Duisburg established.
• 1970 - Filmforum Duisburg opens.[15]
• 1971 - Rheinbrücke Neuenkamp (bridge) built.
• 1975
  • Homberg, Rheinhausen, Rumeln-Kaldenhausen, and Walsum become part of city.[2]
  • Josef Krings becomes mayor.
• 1977 - Duisburger Akzente cultural festival and Duisburger Filmwoche movie festival begin.
• 1980 - Bundesautobahn 42 (roadway) opens.
• 1981 - Rhein-Ruhr-Marathon begins.
• 1982 - Duisburg City Archive moves to Karmelplatz.[2]
• 1985 - Thyssen plant closes.
• 1988 - Duisburger Tanztage dance festival begins.
• 1990 - Annual Duisburg Music Prize begins.
• 1992 - U-Bahnhof Rathaus (Duisburg) opens.
• 1997 - Bärbel Zieling becomes mayor.
• 1999
  • Duisburg Synagogue built.
  • Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord created.[16]

21st century

• 2003 - University of Duisburg-Essen active.
• 2004 - Adolf Sauerland becomes mayor.
• 2007
  • August: Italian organized-crime murders occur in Duisburg.[17]
  • Mercatorhalle rebuilt.
• 2008
  • Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs Marxloh Mosque built.[18]
  • Forum Duisburg shopping mall opens.
• 2009
  • January: Duisburg flag dispute
  • 30 August: 2009 Duisburg election held.
• 2010
  • 24 July: Love Parade disaster.
  • Population: 489,599.
• 2011 - Tiger and Turtle – Magic Mountain sculpture erected in the Angerpark.
• 2012 - Sören Link becomes mayor.

See also

• Duisburg history
• History of Duisburg
• List of heritage sites in Duisburg
• List of mayors of Duisburg (in German)
• Urbanization in the German Empire
• Timelines of other cities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia:^(de) Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Essen, Münster

References

1. Britannica 1910.
2. "Stadtarchiv Duisburg: Wir über uns: Archivgeschichte". Archive in Nordrhein-Westfalen (in German). Landesarchivs Nordrhein-Westfalen. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
3. Clemen 1893.
4. Baedeker 1911.
5. "Duisburg Music Festival", The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, UK, 44, 1 July 1903
6. Brockhaus 1896.
7. "German Empire: States of Germany: Prussia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899 – via HathiTrust.
8. "Kaiserberg" (in German). Stadt Duisburg. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
9. "German Empire: Prussia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1904.
10. "Garden Search: Germany". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
11. "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1908.
12. "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
13. Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Germany (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
14. "Germany: battle for the Deutsche Oper am Rhein", The Guardian, 31 July 2012
15. "Movie Theaters in Duisburg, Germany". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
16. Rowan Moore (7 August 2015), "10 Best Parks", The Guardian, UK
17. "6 Italians in Germany killed as organized crime feud crosses border", New York Times, 15 August 2007
18. "Muslim Integration: Why No One Protested against Germany's Biggest Mosque", Der Spiegel, 27 October 2008

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• "Duisburg", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
• "Duisburg", The Rhine, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911, OCLC 21888483

in German

• Paul Clemen, ed. (1893). Die Kunstdenkmäler der Stadt Duisburg und der Kreise Mülheim a.d. Ruhr und Ruhrort. Die Kunstdenkmäler der Rheinprovinz (in German). 2. Dusseldorf: Schwann.
• Soest und Duisburg. Die Chroniken der deutschen Städte (in German). 24. Leipzig: Historische Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 1895. hdl:2027/njp.32101073599712.
• "Duisburg". Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon (in German) (14th ed.). Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1896.
• P. Krauss; E. Uetrecht, eds. (1913). "Duisburg". Meyers Deutscher Städteatlas [Meyer's Atlas of German Cities] (in German). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut.
• Günter von Roden. Geschichte der Stadt Duisburg. Duisburg: Walter Braun Verlag, 1974–1975.
• Joseph Milz, ed. (1985), Duisburg, Rheinischer Städteatlas (in German), 4 (2nd ed.)

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