Timeline of Nijmegen
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Prior to 20th century
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- 800 - Fort built (approximate date).[1]
- 1030 - Sint-Nicolaaskapel (church) built (approx. date).
- 1272 - Saint Stephen's Church, Nijmegen built (approx. date).[2]
- 1390 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[3]
- 1479 - Printing press in operation.[4]
- 1526 - Stratemakerstoren bastion built (approximate date).
- 1554 - Town Hall built.[2]
- 1589 - 10 August: Assault on Nijmegen.
- 1591
- July: Siege of Knodsenburg.
- October: Siege of Nijmegen.
- 1612 - Boterwaag (Nijmegen) (weigh house) built (approximate date).[2]
- 1618 - Collector of Roman antiquities Johannes Smetius moves to Nijmegen.[5]
- 1646 - Belvédère (Nijmegen) (tower) built.[2]
- 1656 - University of Nijmegen established.[6]
- 1678 - European peace treaty signed in Nijmegen.[1]
- 1679 - University of Nijmegen closed.[6]
- 1756 - Nijmegen Synagogue consecrated in Benedenstad (Nijmegen).[7]
- 1788 - Henriette Pressburg, mother of Karl Marx born.[8]
- 1794 - French bombardment of the Valkhof palace.[2]
- 1824 - Nijmegen arsenal built.
- 1839 - Theatre built.[2]
- 1848 - De Gelderlander newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1865 - Nijmegen railway station opens.
- 1866 - Population: 22,551.[10]
- 1879
- Arnhem–Nijmegen railway begins operating.
- Nijmegen railway bridge built.
- 1881 - Tilburg–Nijmegen railway begins operating.
- 1883
- Nijmegen–Venlo railway begins operating.
- Kolpinghuis built.
- 1884 - Old city wall dismantled.[2]
- 1885 - Hunnerpark laid out.
20th century
[edit]- 1904 - Population: 49,342.[2]
- 1911 - Gemeentetram Nijmegen (tram) begins operating.[11]
- 1915 - Concertgebouw de Vereeniging (concert hall) opens.
- 1916 - Openbare Bibliotheek Nijmegen (library) established.
- 1919 - Population: 66,833.[12]
- 1923
- Catholic University of Nijmegen established.[1]
- Saint Stephen's Church, Nijmegen (1927) built.
- 1925 - Becomes centre for annual Vierdaagse walk.[13]
- 1928 - Jesuit Collegium Berchmanianum established.
- 1936 - Waalbrug (road bridge) opens.[14]
- 1939 - Stadion de Goffert (stadium) opens.
- 1940 - First Dutch city to be occupied by Germany.
- 1944
- 22 February: Bombing of Nijmegen.
- September: as part of the Allied Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Nijmegen takes place.
- October: Battle of the Nijmegen salient
- October: Charles Hustinx becomes mayor.
- 1948 - De Vasim factory built.
- 1951 - Dominicuskerk (Nijmegen) (church) built.
- 1952 - Nijmegen trolleybus begins operating.
- 1955 - Bioscoop Carolus (cinema) opens.[15]
- 1956 - University Hospital established.
- 1960 - St Peter Canisius Church rebuilt on Molenstraat (Nijmegen).
- 1961 - Nijmegen City Theatre opens.
- 1966 - Development of Dukenburg and Lindenholt areas begins.[citation needed]
- 1970 - Vierdaagsefeesten (festival) begins.
- 1972
- Lidenberg Nijmegen Culture House cultural centre established.
- Passage Molenpoort shopping mall built.
- 1974
- Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis (hospital) opens.
- Passage Mariënburg shopping mall and University's Erasmusgebouw built.
- 1979 - University's Nijmeegs Volkenkundig Museum opens.
- 1980 - Rijksbeschermd gezicht Nijmegen (historic district) designated.
- 1981 - Velorama bicycle museum founded.
- 1982 - Steigertheater established.
- 1984
- Stichting Nijmegen Blijft in Beeld te Nijmegen (film society) founded.[16][1]
- De Grote Broek squat occupied.
- 1988 - Badhuis (Nijmegen) Theatre opens.
- 1991 - Extrapool cultural organization established.
- 1994 - de-Affaire music fest begins.[citation needed]
- 1995 - Population: 147,561.
- 1996 - HAN University of Applied Sciences established.
- 1999
- Valkhof Museum established.
- Wintertuin Festival begins.[citation needed]
- 2000 - Population: 152,286.
21st century
[edit]- 2001 - The Matrixx nightclub opens.
- 2004
- LUX (Nijmegen) cinema opens.
- Radboud University Nijmegen active.[17]
- 2005 - 15 November: Journalist Sévèke killed in Nijmegen.
- 2007 - FiftyTwoDegrees hi-rise building constructed.
- 2010 - Waalfront area development begins.[citation needed]
- 2012 - Hubert Bruls becomes mayor.
- 2013
- "Ik bouw betaalbaar" self-build housing program active (approximate date).[18]
- Oversteek bridge and S100 (Nijmegen) access road open.[citation needed]
- 2014 - Nijmegen Goffert railway station opened.
- 2015 - Population: 170,774.
See also
[edit]- Nijmegen history
- History of Nijmegen
- List of mayors of Nijmegen
- List of heritage sites in Nijmegen
- List of rijksmonuments in Nijmegen
- Other names of Nijmegen e.g. Nijmwegen, Nimègue, Nimeguen, Nimmegen, Nimwege, Nimwegen, Nymegen, Nymwegen
- Timelines of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Breda, Delft, Eindhoven, Groningen, Haarlem, The Hague, 's-Hertogenbosch, Leiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Utrecht
- History of urban centers in the Low Countries
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Joop W. Koopmans; Arend H. Huussen Jr. (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6444-3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Britannica 1910.
- ^ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
- ^ Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
- ^ Johannes Smetius (2011). Smetius en Nijmegen als stad der Bataven (in Dutch). Radboud University Nijmegen. ISBN 9789061686606.
- ^ a b Willem Frijhoff [in Dutch]; Marijke Spies (2004). "Chronological Table". 1650: Hard-Won Unity. Vol. 1. Koninklijke Van Gorcum. pp. 725–734. ISBN 978-90-232-3963-5.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Nijmegen". Four Hundred Years of Dutch Jewry. Amsterdam: Joods Historisch Museum. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Henriette Pressburg: genealogy
- ^ "Netherlands". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
- ^ "Netherlands". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1869. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590337.
Nymegen
- ^ J.W. Sluiter (1967). Beknopt overzicht van de nederlandse sppor en tramwegbedrijven [Brief overview of Dutch railway and tramway companies] (in Dutch). Brill.
- ^ "Netherlands". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 – via HathiTrust.
Nimeguen
- ^ De Wereld Wandelt (in Dutch). KNBLO, Nijmegen. 1991. p. 32.
- ^ "Bruggen database: Gelderland: Nijmegen" [Database of Bridges] (in Dutch). Rijswijk: Nederlandse Bruggenstichting. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Movie Theaters in Nijmegen, Netherlands". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Film and Television Collections in Europe: the MAP-TV Guide. Routledge. 1995. ISBN 978-1-135-37262-0.
- ^ Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
- ^ "Dutch City Promotes Affordable Housing With Stylish Modular Dwelling Catalog", Wired.com, April 2013
This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.
Bibliography
[edit]in English
- Thomas Nugent (1749), "Nimeguen", The Grand Tour, vol. 1: Netherlands, London: S. Birt, hdl:2027/mdp.39015030762598
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Nimeguen", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, hdl:2027/mdp.39015068382335
- William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Nimeguen, Holland". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949.
- "Nijmegen", Handbook for Travellers in Holland and Belgium (20th ed.), London: John Murray, 1881, hdl:2027/hvd.hn2ha2
- "Nimeguen". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t3bz6g65j.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Nymwegen", Belgium and Holland (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910, hdl:2027/uc1.b3129294
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 689.
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Nimeguen, Holland", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t41r6xh8t
- Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Nijmegen". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 533+. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
in Dutch
- H.D.J. Van Schevichaven (1906). Repertorium noviomagense: proeve van een register van boekwerken en geschriften betrekking hebbende op de stad en het Rijk van Nijmegen (in Dutch). Nijmegen: F.E. Macdonald. (bibliography)
- G. van Herwijnen, ed. (1978). "Gelderland: Nijmegen". Bibliografie van de stedengeschiedenis van Nederland [Bibliography of Urban History in the Netherlands] (in Dutch). Brill. ISBN 90-04-05700-5.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nijmegen.
- "Historische atlas" [Historical Atlas] (in Dutch). Gemeente Nijmegen.
- "Regionaal Archief Nijmegen" [Nijmegen Regional Archives] (in Dutch). Gemeente Nijmegen.
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Nijmegen, various dates
- Europeana. Items related to Nijmegen, various dates.
