Timeline of Leipzig
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Leipzig, Germany.
Prior to 18th century
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- Leipzig granted market and city privileges.
- St. Nicholas Church built (approximate date).
18th century
- 1701 - Oil-fuelled street lighting introduced.
- 1702 - Collegium Musicum founded.
- 1704 - Romanushaus built.
- 1723 - Breitkopf publishing established.
- 1724 - Premiere performance of Bach's St John Passion.[8]
- 1729 - Premiere of Bach's St Matthew Passion.[8]
- 1731 - Zedler's Universal-Lexicon encyclopedia published.[5]
- 1745 - City "taken by the Prussians."[1]
- 1755 - Stadtbibliothek Leipzig (municipal library) opens.[9]
- 1756 - City occupied by Prussian forces during the Seven Years' War.[1]
- 1759
- 1760 - October: "Prussians withdraw from Leipzig."[10]
- 1764 - Academy of Visual Arts and Leipzig Economic Society[11] founded.
- 1766 - Theater auf der Rannischen Bastei opens.[12]
- 1777 - April: Premiere of Klinger's play Sturm und Drang.
- 1781
- Gewandhaus built.[8]
- Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra formed.
- 1784
- 1785 - Augustusplatz laid out.[citation needed]
- 1789 - Linnean Society founded.[11]
- 1790 - Observatory set up in Pleissenburg.
- 1797 - 31,847.[7]
- 1798
- Tauchnitz publishers established.
- Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung (music magazine) begins publication.
19th century
- 1800 - Edition Peters and Leipzig Singakademie (chorus)[13] established.
- 1807
- Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag (publisher) founded.
- Leipziger Tageblatt (newspaper) begins publication.
- 1810 - Westermann Verlag founded.
- 1813
- 22 May: Richard Wagner born.
- October: Battle of Leipzig.
- 1825 - Börsenverein der Deutschen Buchhändler formed.
- 1826 - Wool market active.[1]
- 1828 - Reclam Verlag established.
- 1829 - Medical Society founded.[11]
- 1830 - "Political disturbance."[1]
- 1836 - Augusteum built.
- 1837 - Leipziger Kunstverein (art association) established.
- 1839 - Leipzig–Dresden railway opened.
- 1842 - Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof built.
- 1843
- Illustrirte Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.
- Conservatory of Music founded.[3]
- Bach monument, Leipzig erected.
- 1846 - Saxonian Academy of Sciences and Humanities founded.[11]
- 1848 - "Political disturbance."[1]
- 1850 - Bach Gesellschaft organized.[8]
- 1853 - Blüthner piano manufacturer in business.[8]
- 1855 - Leipzig synagogue built on Gottschedstraße (Leipzig) .
- 1856 - Händel-Gesellschaft organized.[8]
- 1858 - Municipal museum inaugurated.
- 1861 - Population: 78,495.[14]
- 1863 - General German Workers' Association founded in Leipzig.
- 1864 - Schrebergärten (community garden) association formed.[15]
- 1868 - Opera house built.
- 1869 - Leipzig Museum of Ethnography and Leipzig Alpine Club[16] founded.
- 1872
- Harrassowitz publishing firm established.
- Verlag Karl Baedeker relocates to Leipzig.
- 1874
- Museum of Arts and Crafts and Ernst Eulenburg (musical editions)[17] established.
- Bibliographisches Institut relocates to Leipzig.
- 1878 - Leipzig Zoo opens.[18]
- 1879
- Reichsgericht headquartered in Leipzig.[3]
- Südfriedhof established.
- 1880 - Population: 149,081.[7]
- 1884 - Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei founded.
- 1886
- Georg Thieme Verlag established.
- Lutherkirche (Leipzig)[3] and Neue Börse (Leipzig) (stock exchange) built.
- 1889 - Anger-Crottendorf and Reudnitz (Leipzig) become part of city.[19]
- 1890
- 1891 - Connewitz, Kleinzschocher , Lindenau , Lössnig , Plagwitz , and Schleussig become part of city.[19]
- 1892
- Neusellerhausen becomes part of city.[19]
- SSV Stötteritz football club founded.
- Mendelssohn monument erected.[3]
- 1894 - Leipziger Volkszeitung (newspaper) begins publication.
- 1895
- Altes Grassimuseum built.
- Muster-Messe fair begins.
- Population: 399,995.[7]
- 1898 - Handelshochschule Leipzig founded.
20th century
- 1900 - Population: 456,156.[7]
- 1901
- Städtisches Kaufhaus built.
- Insel Verlag (publisher) in business.
- 1904 - Bachfest begins.
- 1905
- Population: 503,672.[7]
- New Town Hall opens.
- 1906 - Naturkundemuseum Leipzig established.[20]
- 1908 - Rowohlt Verlag founded.
- 1910 - Dölitz , Dösen (Leipzig) , Möckern (Leipzig) , Probstheida , Stötteritz , and Stünz become part of city.[19]
- 1912 - German National Library established.
- 1913
- Kurt Wolff Verlag (publisher) in business.
- Monument to the Battle of the Nations erected.
- 1915
- Leipzig Hauptbahnhof and Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark open.
- Mockau and Schönefeld become part of city.[19]
- 1917 - Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (city transport company) formed.
- 1918 - Karl Rothe becomes mayor.
- 1919
- Church Music Institute founded.
- Der Drache begins publication.
- Population: 604,397.[7][21]
- 1921 - Leipzig War Crimes Trials held.
- 1922
- Grosszschocher , Leutzsch, Paunsdorf , and Wahren become part of city.[19]
- Bruno-Plache-Stadion opens.
- Goldmann (publisher) founded.
- 1923 - MDR Symphony Orchestra founded.
- 1929 - Museum of Musical Instruments of the University of Leipzig opens.
- 1930 - Abtnaundorf, Knautkleeberg, Schönau, and Thekla become part of city.[19]
- 1933 - Population: 713,470.[7]
- 1935 - Portitz becomes part of city.[19]
- 1936 - Knauthain and Lauer become part of city.[19]
- 1943 - Bombing of city by British.
- 1944 - Bombing.
- 1945
- 1950
- International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition begins.
- Bach-Archiv founded.
- Population: 617,574.[7]
- 1951 - Erich Uhlich becomes mayor.
- 1953 - Theaterhochschule Leipzig established, later named after Hans Otto
- 1954
- Staatsarchiv Leipzig (archives) founded.
- Zentralstadion built.
- 1955 - Festival of Cultural and Documentary Films begins.
- 1956 - Zentralstadion opens.
- 1959 - Walter Kresse becomes mayor.
- 1960
- Opera house built.
- Chess Olympiad held.
- Population: 589,632.[7]
- 1969 - Leipzig-Halle S-Bahn established.
- 1970 - Karl-Heinz Müller (politician) becomes mayor.
- 1972 - City-Hochhaus Leipzig built.
- 1974 - Moritzbastei rebuilt.
- 1977 - Sportmuseum founded.[22]
- 1983 - Wagner monument, Leipzig erected.
- 1989 - Monday demonstrations.[23][24]
- 1990
- Neuer Leipziger Kunstverein (art association) founded.
- Hinrich Lehmann-Grube becomes mayor.[25]
- 1991 - Euro-scene Leipzig theatre festival begins.
- 1992
- Technischen Hochschule founded.
- Wave-Gotik-Treffen begins.
- Leipzig-Altenburg Airport opens.
- 1993 - Hartmannsdorf becomes part of city.[19]
- 1994 - Museum of Antiquities of the University of Leipzig opens.
- 1995
- 1996
- Leipzig Trade Fair building opens.
- Saxonia International Balloon Fiesta begins.
- 1997
- Gottscheina , Hohenheida , and Seehausen become part of city.[19]
- Leipziger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft (city utility company) established.
- Federal Administrative Court of Germany headquartered in Leipzig.[citation needed]
- 1998
- Podelwitz-Süd becomes part of city.[19]
- Wolfgang Tiefensee becomes mayor.
- 1999 - Böhlitz-Ehrenberg, Engelsdorf, Holzhausen, Liebertwolkwitz, Lindenthal, Miltitz and Mölkau become part of city.[19]
21st century
- 2000 - Burghausen und Rückmarsdorf become part of city.[19]
- 2002
- Arena Leipzig built.
- Games Convention begins.
- 2004
- Leipziger Internet Zeitung begins publication.
- Museum der bildenden Künste opens.
- Leipzig Botanical Garden renovated.
- Leipzig is the German candidate city for the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2005
- Art galleries open in Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei.[26]
- BMW Central Building constructed.
- Population: 502,651.[7]
- 2006
- Amazon.com distribution centre begins operating.[27]
- Burkhard Jung becomes mayor.
- 2007 - Paulinum reconstruction begins.
- 2010
- Haus der Computerspiele (museum) active.
- German Music Archive relocates to Leipzig.
- 2012
- German organ donor scandal reported.[28]
- Paulinum reconstruction finished.
- 2013
- New Propsteikirche begins construction.
- Leipzig City Tunnel opened.
- Leipzig is the most livable German city.[29]
- 2014 - Population: 551,871.[30]
- 2015 - January: Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident demonstration.[31]
- 2018 - Leipzig wins the European Cities of Future prize in the category of "Best Large City for Human Capital & Lifestyle"[32]
- 2019 - Leipzig is European City of the Year[33]
See also
Other cities in the state of Saxony:
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This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
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External links
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- "Stadt Geschichte" [Leipzig City History]. Stadt Leipzig.
- André Loh-Kliesch. "Gesamtchronik". Leipzig-Lexikon.
- Links to fulltext city directories for Leipzig via Wikisource
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