Timeline of Groningen
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Groningen, Netherlands.
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Prior to 19th century
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- 48 CE - Roman camp established.[1]
- 800 - Martin's Church built (approximate date).[2]
- 1040 - "Villa Cruoninga" ("Groningen") mentioned.[3]
- 13th century - nl canal dug.
- 1220 - Martin's Church rebuilt in brick (approximate date).[2]
- 1255 - City wall built.[4]
- 1284 - Groningen joins the Hanseatic League.[1]
- 1300 - Town Hall built (approximate date).[2]
- 1308 - nl (monastery) established.[5]
- 1482 - Martin's Church tower built.[4]
- 1493 - Der Aa-kerk (church) built.[6]
- 1506 - Edzard I, Count of East Frisia in power.[2]
- 1509 - nl[4] and Rechthuis[2] built.
- 1526 - Guild unrest.[7]
- 1575 - Ommelanden secedes from city.[3]
- 1579 - City signs "Union of Utrecht" regional treaty.[1]
- 1580 - nl; Spaniards in power.[1]
- 1594
File:Groningen 1565.jpgGroningen in the 16th century
- May-July: nl; Maurice, Prince of Orange and William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg in power.[8]
- nl unites city and Ommelanden.[3][9]
- 1595 - 17 February: "City of Groningen and the Ommelanden were admitted to the Republic of the United Netherlands."[3]
- 1599 - Orphanage founded.[10]
- 1609 - Workhouse established (approximate date).[10]
- 1614 - University of Groningen founded.[8]
- 1615 - nl (library) established.
- 1635 - Gold Office built on the nl.[2]
- 1650 - William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz becomes stadtholder of Groningen.[8]
- 1659 - nl becomes mayor.
- 1662 - City Weigh House built.[11]
- 1672 - July-August: Siege of Groningen "by Bishop von Galen of Münster on behalf of Louis XIV of France."[1]
- 1705 - nl becomes city architect.[11]
- 1728 - Collegium Medicum founded.[10][12]
- 1747 - Jodenkamp cemetery established.[13]
- 1756 - Volteringstraat synagogue built.[13]
- 1790 - nl (school for the deaf) established.[4]
- 1798 - nl in business.
19th century
- 1801 - Natuurkundig Genootschap te Groningen (scientific society) formed.[14]
- 1810 - City Hall rebuilt.[2]
- 1811 - Groningen becomes part of the Ems-Occidental department of the French Empire.[15]
- 1813 - French military ousted.[15]
- 1815 - Groninger Studentencorps Vindicat atque Polit founded.
- 1819 - Design of nl adopted.
- 1824 - nl becomes mayor.
- 1830 - Academy of fine arts established.[4]
- 1837 - Annual nl begins publication.[1]
- 1841 - nl on the Grote Markt in use.
- 1847 - Stedelijk Gymnasium (school) active.
- 1865
- nl (canal) dug.[2]
- Korenbeurs (grain exchange) rebuilt.[2]
- 1866 - Population: 36,852.[16]
- 1868 - Nieuwe Groninger Nieuwsblad (newspaper) begins publication.[17][18]
- 1870 - Meppel–Groningen railway begins operating.[2]
- 1874
- Groninger Museum established.
- Fortress demolished.[2]
- 1876 - nl (canal) dug.[2]
- 1879
- 1880 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.[2]
- 1881 - nl built.
- 1882 - Groningen State Archives established.[19]
- 1883 - nl built.
- 1884 - Groningen–Delfzijl railway begins operating; Groningen Noord railway station opens.
- 1887 - nl established.[20]
- 1888
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (newspaper) begins publication.[21]
- Hooghoudt distillery established.
- 1894 - Peace society formed.[22]
- 1895 - Broerkerk (church) demolished on nl; Catholic St. Martinuskerk built.
- 1896 - Groningen railway station built.
20th century
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- 1903 - Wereldtentoonstelling exhibit held.[15][23]
- 1904 - nl café built.[citation needed]
- 1906
- 1909 - University's nl built.
- 1910 - Electric tram begins operating.[2]
- 1918 - De Ploeg art group formed.[24]
- 1919
- 1929 - nl built.
- 1931 - Hakenkampsveld airport opens near city.
- 1933 - Oosterpark Stadion (stadium) opens.
- 1940 - 26 July: City "bombed by mistake" by Allied forces.[26]
- 1941 - 26-27 September: City "bombed again in error" by Allied forces.[26]
- 1945 - April: Battle of Groningen.[2]
- 1946 - Groningen 1946 chess tournament held.
- 1950 - Design of Flag of Groningen (province) adopted.
- 1951 - nl becomes mayor.
- 1955 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Groningen established.[27]
- 1959 - Groningen gas field discovered in region.[28]
- 1960 - Camera Bioscoop (cinema) opens.[29]
- 1962 - nl built.[24]
- 1969
- Area of nl (municipality) expanded.
- Lauwers Lake created near city.[8]
- 1970 - University's nl development begins.[2]
- 1971
- Football Club Groningen formed.
- nl becomes mayor.
- 1973 - Eemshaven seaport opens in region.[15]
- 1974 - Groningen Noord railway station rebuilt.
- 1977 - nl implemented.[30]
- 1979 - RKZ Bios cinema opens.[29]
- 1986 - Hanze University of Applied Sciences established.
- 1991
- Muller (restaurant) in business.
- nl becomes mayor.
- 1992
- Groninger Dagblad (newspaper) begins publication.
- nl occurs (approximate date).[24]
- nl established.[31]
- 1993 - European Association for Sport Management headquartered in Groningen.
- 1996
- nl building demolished.
- Eurosonic Festival begins.
- 1998
- Jacques Wallage becomes mayor.
- "Urban renewal" effort active.[32]
21st century
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- 2002
- Dagblad van het Noorden (newspaper) in publication.
- nl (archives) established.[33]
- 2004 - Nederlands Stripmuseum opens.
- 2005
- 29 June: Referendum held about renovation of the Grote Markt.
- University Medical Center Groningen opens.
- 2006
- 2007 - Groningen Europapark railway station begins operating.
- 2011 - Groninger Forum construction begins.
- 2012 - nl transit project cancelled.
- 2014
- nl cinema built.
- Population: 197,823 city; 582,640 province.
- 2015 - Peter den Oudsten becomes mayor.
See also
- Groningen history
- nl (city and province)
- nl
- nl
- nl
- List of stadtholders of Groningen province
- Other cities in the Netherlands
- Timeline of Amsterdam
- Timeline of Breda
- Timeline of Eindhoven
- Timeline of Haarlem
- Timeline of The Hague
- Timeline of Leiden
- Timeline of Nijmegen
- Timeline of Rotterdam
- Timeline of Utrecht
References
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This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.
Bibliography
- in English
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