Timeline of Würzburg

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

Prior to 19th century

706 - Marienkirche, Würzburg (church) dedicated.^[1]
741 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Würzburg established.^[2]
788 - Cathedral consecrated.^[1]
1042 - St. Burkard (Würzburg) [de] church built.^[3]
1057 - Neumünster Abbey [de] founded.
1165 - Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire) held in Würzburg.
1180 - Imperial Diet held in Würzburg.^[3]
1189 - Rebuilt Würzburg Cathedral consecrated.^[3]
1377 - Marienkapelle construction begins.^[3]
1456 - Rathaus Würzburg [de] rebuilt.^[3]
1479 - Printing press in operation.^[4]
1525 - Battle of Wurzburg fought during the German Peasants' War.
1576 - Julius Hospital founded.^[3]
1582 - University of Würzburg active.^[3]
1619 - Universitätsbibliothek Würzburg (library) founded.
1643 - Würzburger Hofbräu (brewery) established.
1691 - Hauger Stiftskirche [de] (church) built.^[3]
1703 - Mainbrücke [de] (stone bridge) built.
1744 - Würzburg Residence (palace) built.^[3]
1789 - St. Stephan (Würzburg) [de] church built.^[3]
1796 - 3 September: Battle of Würzburg fought during the French Revolutionary Wars.

1803
- Würzburg secularized.
- City becomes part of Bavaria.^[3]
1805 - Grand Duke of Würzburg Ferdinand in power per Treaty of Pressburg.^[3]
1815 - Würzburg becomes part of Bavaria again.^[3]
1817 - Koenig & Bauer manufactory in business.
1837 - University's Martin von Wagner Museum opens.
1838 - Würzburg becomes part of the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken und Aschaffenburg [de] (administrative region).^[5]
1848 - Wurzburg Bishops' Conference (1848) held.
1858 - Population: 36,052.^[6]
1866 - Würzburg "bombarded and taken by the Prussians."^[3]
1872 - Stadtbücherei Würzburg [de] (library) founded.
1887 - Luitpold Bridge [de] built.^[3]
1892 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
1894 - Ludwigsbrücke (Würzburg) [de] (bridge) built.^[3]
1895 - Rontgen discovers X-radiation.
1900 - Electric tram begins operating.

1904 - Würzburger FV (football club) formed.
1919
- SV Heidingsfeld (football club) formed.
- Population: 86,571.^[7]
1921 - Mozart Festival Würzburg begins.
1930 - Heidingsfeld and Heuchelhof [de] become part of city.^(de)
1945
- 16 March: Bombing of Würzburg in World War II.
- Main-Post [de] newspaper begins publication.
1952 - Sabbie di Capri (Pizzeria) [de] in business.^[8]
1954 - New Würzburg Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens.
1971 - University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt established.
1974 - Rottenbauer [de] becomes part of city.^(de)
1976 - Oberdürrbach and Unterdürrbach become part of city.^(de)
1978 - Lengfeld [de] and Versbach [de] become part of city.^(de)
1991 - Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway begins operating.

^ ^a ^b Christian F. Otto, "Würzburg", Oxford Art Online. Retrieved 17 November 2016
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Germany". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Britannica 1910.
^ Henri Bouchot (1890). H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co. pp. 368–374.
^ "Die Chronologie zur Verwaltungsgeschichte in Unterfranken" [Chronology of Lower Franconia Administrative History] (in German). Würzburg: Regierung von Unterfranken. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ "Germany: States of South Germany: Bavaria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ "Germany: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ Melitta Weiss Adamson (2004). "Timeline". Food in Medieval Times. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32147-4. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
^ "Refugees to Europe: Do Better Than This", The Nation, USA, 30 September 2015

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

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"Würzburg". Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon (in German). Vol. 16 (14th ed.). Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1896. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
Gerhard Köbler (2007). "Würzburg". Historisches Lexikon der Deutschen Länder (in German) (7th ed.). Munich: C.H. Beck. p. 810+. ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1.
Frank Kleinehagenbrock (2012). "Wurzburg". In Wolfgang Adam; Siegrid Westphal (eds.). Handbuch kultureller Zentren der Frühen Neuzeit: Städte und Residenzen im alten deutschen Sprachraum (in German). De Gruyter. pp. 2293–2332. ISBN 978-3-11-029555-9.