Timeline of Dortmund

Dortmund, 16th century

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

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Prior to 19th century

Old Town Hall, in use circa 1240 (photo circa 1890s)

• 1005 - "Ecclesiastical council" meets in Dortmund.^[1]
• 1016 - "Imperial diet" meets in Dortmund.^[1]
• 1215 - Katharinenkloster Dortmund consecrated.
• 1220 - Dortmund becomes an imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.^[2]
• 1240 - Town Hall in use (approximate date).
• 1253 - Dortmund joins the City Alliance of Werne.^[3]
• 1267 - St. Mary's Church first mentioned.
• 1270 - St. Reinold's Church built.
• 1293 - Brewing right granted.^[2]
• 1322 - Petrikirche (Dortmund) (church) construction begins.
• 1332 - City rights confirmed per "Privilegium Ludovicum."^[2][4]
• 1387/8 - Dortmund besieged by forces of Friedrich III. von Saarwerden, Archbishop of Cologne.^[1]
• 1388 - Dortmunder Bürgerschützenverein (militia) formed.^[5]
• 1400 - Vehmic court established (approximate date).^[2]
• 1454 - Tower built on St. Reinold's Church.
• 1521 - "Golden Wonder of Westphalia" altarpiece installed in the Petrikirche.
• 1523 - Protestant Reformation.^[2]
• 1543 - Stadtgymnasium Dortmund (school) founded.^[2]
• 1546 - Tower for the Dortmund City Archive added to Town Hall.^[6]
• 1570 - Dortmund adopts Lutheranism per the "Augsburg Confession".^[2]
• 1609 - Jülich-Cleves-related agreement signed in Dortmund.^[2]

19th century

• 1803 - Dormund "annexed to Nassau."^[1]
• 1806 - French in power.^[1]
• 1808 - Dormund becomes capital of French satellite Ruhr (department).^[1]
• 1815
  • Dortmund becomes part of Prussia per Congress of Vienna.^[1]
  • Oberbergamt Dortmund (regional mining office) headquartered in city.
• 1816 - Population: 4,465.^[7]
• 1841 - Sparkasse Dortmund (bank) founded.^[8]
• 1847 - Duisburg–Dortmund railway and Dortmund–Hamm railway begin operating.
• 1849 - Elberfeld–Dortmund railway begins operating.
• 1855 - Dortmund–Soest railway begins operating.
• 1861
  • Westfälischer Schützenbund (shooting-sport club) formed.
  • Population: 23,348.^[9]
• 1863 - City walls dismantled.^[1]
• 1871
  • Hoesch AG steel company in business.
  • Westfalenhütte industrial area developed.
• 1872 - Historischer Verein für Dortmund und die Grafschaft Mark (historical society) founded.^[10]
• 1875 - Dortmund–Enschede railway in operation.
• 1878 - Ernst Heinrich Lindemann becomes mayor.
• 1880 - Fredenbaumpark in use (approximate date).
• 1883 - Museum of Art and Cultural History founded.
• 1885 - Population: 78,435.^[11]
• 1887 - Dortmund Philharmonic orchestra formed.^[12]
• 1890
  • Royal School of Machine Building established.^[13]
  • Population: 89,663.^[14]
• 1895
  • Oberpostdirektion Dortmund (regional postal administration) established.
  • Post office built.^[1]
  • Population: 111,232.^[15]
• 1897 - City electric power system begins operating.^[16]
• 1898 - Industrial School for Young Ladies^[13] and Ruderclub Hansa von 1898 (sport club) established.
• 1899
  • Dortmund–Ems Canal and Dortmund Port open.^[16]
  • City Hall built.
  • Dortmunder Volksbank founded.

20th century

1900s-1945

• 1900
  • Regional Handwerkskammer Dortmund (chamber of trade) headquartered in city.
  • Synagogue built.
• 1901 - Dortmund Fire Department established.^[17]
• 1904
  • Theater Dortmund and trade school^[13] founded.
  • Bismarckturm (Dortmund) (tower) built.
• 1905 - Population: 175,577.^[18]
• 1909
  • Borussia Dortmund sport club formed.
  • Nordmarkt area laid out.
• 1910
  • Dortmund Hauptbahnhof built.
  • Population: 214,226.^[19]
• 1914 - Eving becomes part of city.
• 1919 - Population: 295,026.^[20]
• 1920
  • Regional Siedlungsverband Ruhrkohlenbezirk municipal association created.
  • Population: 313,752.
• 1924 - Weisse Wiese stadium opens.
• 1926 - Botanischer Garten Rombergpark acquired by city.
• 1927 - Dortmund U-Tower built.
• 1928
  • Hörde becomes part of city.
  • Population: 465,196.
• 1929 - Berghofen (Dortmund) and Syburg becomes part of city.
• 1933 - Dortmund-Hörder Hüttenunion mining company in business.
• 1938 - Dortberghaus built.
• 1945 - 13 April: Allied forces take city.

1946-1990s

• 1946
  • Fritz Henßler becomes mayor.
  • Westfälische Rundschau newspaper begins publication.^[21]
• 1947
  • 29 March: Miners strike against food shortage.^[22]
  • Museum Ostwall opens.
• 1950 - Population: 507,349.
• 1952 - Westfalenhallen rebuilt.
• 1953 - Dortmund Zoo established.^[23]
• 1956 - Population: 607,885.
• 1959
  • Florianturm (TV tower) erected.
  • National Bundesgartenschau (garden show) held in the Westfalenpark.
• 1960 - Dortmund Airport opens.
• 1961 - Gesundheitshaus Dortmund built.
• 1963 - Dortmund Stadthaus station opens.
• 1968 - University of Dortmund established.
• 1969 - Sparkassen-Hochhaus hi-rise built.
• 1973
  • Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting begins.
  • Günter Samtlebe becomes mayor.
• 1974 - Westfalenstadion (stadium) opens.
• 1976 - National Rowing Training Centre, Dortmund established.
• 1977 - Eving Selimiye Camii (mosque) established.
• 1978 - WestLB Dortmund built.
• 1983
  • Dortmund University station opens.
  • Vorsorgekasse Hoesch (insurance entity) active.
• 1984 - Dortmund Stadtbahn begins operating.
• 1985
  • Technology Centre Dortmund opens.^[24]
  • Spielbank Hohensyburg (casino) built.
• 1987 - Coalmining pit closes, "marking the end of more than 150 years of coalmining in Dortmund."^[24]
• 1989 - Dortmund City Hall rebuilt on the Friedensplatz (Dortmund).
• 1990 - Eisengiesser Fountain reconstructed on the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Platz (Dortmund).
• 1992 - Adlerturm Dortmund (tower) reconstructed.
• 1993 - Deutsche Arbeitsschutzausstellung museum established.
• 1999
  • Gerhard Langemeyer becomes mayor.
  • Fritz-Henßler-Berufskolleg (trade school) active.

21st century

• 2005
  • RWE Tower built.
  • Hoesch-Museum opens.
• 2006 - June: Some of the 2006 FIFA World Cup soccer contest held in Dortmund.^[25]
• 2008 - Love Parade held in city.
• 2014
  • Ullrich Sierau becomes mayor.
  • Population: 580,511.

See also

• Dortmund history
• History of Dortmund
• List of historic sites in Dortmund
• de:Zahlen und Fakten zur Politik in Dortmund (in German) includes list of mayors

References

1. Britannica 1910.
2. Ring 1995.
3. Donald J. Harreld, ed. (2015). A Companion to the Hanseatic League. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-28476-0.
4. Frensdorff 1882.
5. Hermann Tallau (2008). "Älteste (100) Schützenvereinigungen 799-1392". Ein Kaleidoskop zum Schützenwesen (in German). Duderstadt: Mecke Druck und Verlag. ISBN 978-3-936617-85-6.
6. "Stadtarchiv Dortmund: Wir über uns: Geschichte". Archive in Nordrhein-Westfalen (in German). Landesarchiv Nordrhein-Westfalen. Retrieved November 2015.
7. Brockhaus 1896.
8. Moritz Neefe, ed. (1906). Statistisches Jahrbuch deutscher Städte [Statistical Yearbook of German Cities] (in German) 13. Breslau: Bergstadtverlag Wilhelm Gottlieb Korn.
9. "Germany: States of North Germany: Prussia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869.
10. Königliche Museen zu Berlin (1904). Kunsthandbuch für Deutschland (in German) (6th ed.). Georg Reimer.
11. "German Empire: States of Germany: Prussia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890.
12. Colin Lawson, ed. (2003). "Orchestras Founded in the 19th Century (chronological list)". Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00132-8.
13. U.S. Bureau of Education (1910). "Prussian system of vocational schools from 1884 to 1909". Report of the Commissioner of Education. U.S. Government Printing Office.
14. "German Empire: States of Germany: Prussia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1896.
15. "German Empire". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899 – via HathiTrust.
16. Todd 1987.
17. "Feuerwehr: Über uns: Historie (timeline)". Dortmund.de. Stadt Dortmund. Retrieved November 2015.
18. "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1908.
19. "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1915.
20. "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
21. "Dortmund (Germany) Newspapers". WorldCat. USA: Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved October 2015.
22. "March 24-April 6, 1947". Chronology of International Events and Documents (London: Royal Institute of International Affairs) 3. 1947. JSTOR 40545021.
23. Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Germany (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
24. Hennings 1990.
25. "German Police Arrest More Than 300", New York Times, 15 June 2006

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• "Dortmund". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
• "Dortmund", Northern Germany (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910, OCLC 78390379
• "Dortmund", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• Edmund N. Todd (1987). "A Tale of Three Cities: Electrification and the Structure of Choice in the Ruhr, 1886-1900". Social Studies of Science 17. JSTOR 285130. (about Bochum, Dortmund, and Essen)
• G. Hennings and K.R. Kunzmann (1990). "Priority to local economic development: industrial restructuring and local development responses in the Ruhr area - the case of Dortmund". In Walter B. Stöhr. Global Challenge and Local Response: Initiatives for Economic Regeneration in Contemporary Europe. United Nations University Press. ISBN 978-0-7201-2064-6.
• Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Dortmund". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 215+. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.

in German

published in the 19th c.

• Bernhard Thiersch (1854). Geschichte der Freireichsstadt Dortmund (in German).
• Beiträge zur Geschichte Dortmunds und der Grafschaft Mark [Contributions to the History of Dortmund and the County of Mark] (in German). Historischer Verein für Dortmund und die Grafschaft Mark. 1875. ongoing
• Ferdinand Frensdorff (1882). Dortmunder Statuten und Urtheile [Dortmund statutes and judgments] (in German). Halle: Verlag der Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses.
• Dortmund. Die Chroniken der Deutschen Städte (in German) 20. Leipzig: S. Hirzel Verlag. 1887 – via HathiTrust.
• Karl von Hegel (1891). "Dortmund". Städte und Gilden der germanischen Völker im Mittelalter (in German) 2. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot – via HathiTrust.
• Albert Ludorff (1894). Die Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Kreises Dortmund-Stadt (in German). Münster: Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh.
• Hermann Adalbert Daniel (1895). "Dortmund". Handbuch der Geographie (in German) 4 (6th ed.). Leipzig: D.R. Reisland.
• "Dortmund". Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon (in German) (14th ed.). Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1896. p. 456+.
• Dortmunder Bürgerbuch: Sammlung der Ortsstatuten, Polizei-Verordnungen, Regulative u.s.w. für die Stadt Dortmund (in German). Dortmund: Friedrich Wilhelm Ruhfus. 1898.

published in the 20th-21st c.

• P. Krauss und E. Uetrecht, ed. (1913). "Dortmund". Meyers Deutscher Städteatlas [Meyer's Atlas of German Cities] (in German). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut.
• Institut für vergleichende Städtegeschichte, ed. (1973), Dortmund, Deutscher Städteatlas (in German) 1, ISBN 3891150008
• G. Luntowski and N. Reimann, ed., Dortmund 1100 Jahre Stadtgeschichte, (Dortmund, 1982)
• Gustav Luntowski et al. Geschichte der Stadt Dortmund. Harenberg, Dortmund 1994, ISBN 3-611-00397-2
• Dortmunder Statistik: 100 Jahre Statistisches Amt 1896-1996 (in German). Stadt Dortmund. 1996.
• Hermann Bömer; et al., eds. (2010). Stadtentwicklung in Dortmund seit 1945 [Urban development in Dortmund since 1945] (in German).

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Dortmund, various dates.
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Dortmund, various dates