Timeline of Poznań
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Poznań, Poland.
Prior to 19th century
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- 10th century – Poznań Cathedral built.
- 1038 – Town taken by forces of Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia.
- 11th century – St. Michael church built.
- 1249 – Castle construction begins (approximate date).
- 1253
- Town gains Magdeburg rights.
- Town Hall built.
- 1296 - Wielkopolska Chronicle written.[1]
- 1320 – Town becomes capital of the Poznań Voivodeship.
- 1341 – 29 September: Coronation of Adelaide of Hesse in Poznań Cathedral.
- 1518 – Lubrański Academy established.
- 1534 – Waga Miejska (weighing house) built.
- 1536 – Fire.[1]
- 1551 – Flood.[1]
- 1560 – Town Hall rebuilt on Market Square.
- 1563 – Cloth Hall rebuilt.
- 1573 – Jesuit College established.[1]
- 1655 – Town taken by Swedish forces.
- 1677 – Jesuit printing press in operation.[citation needed]
- 1704 – 9 August: Battle of Poznań.
- 1710 – Plague.[1]
- 1736 – Flood.[1]
- 1787 – Odwach (guardhouse) on Market Square rebuilt.
- 1793 – Town becomes part of South Prussia;[2] town renamed "Posen."
- 1796 – Population: 16,124.
19th century
- 1803 – Fire.[3]
- 1806 – Napoleon temporarily headquartered in city.[1]
- 1807 – Town becomes part of the Duchy of Warsaw.[2]
- 1815 – Town becomes part of Prussia again.[2]
- 1828 – Poznań Fortress construction begins.
- 1829 – Raczyński Library founded.[1]
- 1839 – Fort Winiary built.
- 1841 – Scientific Help Society for the Youth of the Grand Duchy of Poznań established.
- 1842 – Bazar Hotel founded.[1]
- 1846
- 1848 – Szczecin–Poznań railway begins operating.[1]
- 1857
- Society of Friends of Learning established.[1]
- Israelitische Brüdergemeinde synagogue built.[4]
- 1871 – Grand Duchy of Poznań abolished.[1]
- 1872 – Kurjer Poznański newspaper begins publication.
- 1875 – Polski Theatre[5] and Stare Zoo established.
- 1879 – Poznań Central Station opens.[1]
- 1885
- 1891 – Richard Witting becomes mayor.
- 1895
- 1896 – Piotrowo and Berdychowo become part of city.[citation needed]
- 1898 – Electric tramway begins operating.[1]
- 1900 – Górczyn, Jeżyce, Łazarz, and Wilda become part of city.[citation needed]
20th century
1900–1945
- 1902 – Kaiser Wilhelm Library and Kaiser Friedrich Museum open.[6]
- 1903 – Royal Academy opens.[6]
- 1905 – Population: 136,808.[7]
- 1907 – Sołacz becomes part of city.[citation needed]
- 1910
- Grand Theatre opens.
- Imperial Castle built.
- 1912 – Warta Poznań football club formed.
- 1918 – December: Greater Poland Uprising (1918–19) begins.
- 1919 – Poznań University and Wielkopolskie Muzeum Wojska (military museum) founded.
- 1921 – Poznań Fair begins.[1]
- 1922 – Lutnia Dębiec football club formed.
- 1923 – Kronika Miasta Poznania (journal of city history) begins publication.
- 1925 – Dębiec, Główna, Komandoria, Rataje, Starołęka, Szeląg, and Winogrady become part of city.[citation needed]
- 1927
- Poznań Radio Station established.[1]
- Ilustracja Poznańska begins publication.
- 1930 – Population: 266,742.
- 1933 – Golęcin and Podolany become part of city.[citation needed]
- 1939
- Poznań Nightingales (choir) founded.
- 10 September: German troops arrive.[1]
- 1943
- October: Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler delivers Posen speeches.
- Lake Rusałka created.
- 1944 – Aerial bombing by U.S. forces.[1]
- 1945
- January–February: Battle of Poznań.
- Gloz Wielkopolski newspaper begins publication.[8]
1946–1990s
- 1947 – Poznań Philharmonic founded.
- 1950 – Population: 320,700.
- 1952 – Lake Malta created.
- 1954 – City administration divided into five dzielnicas: Stare Miasto, Nowe Miasto, Jeżyce, Grunwald, and Wilda.
- 1956
- Poznań 1956 protests.[9][10]
- Poznań Cathedral rebuilt.
- 1963
- Piątkowo transmitter erected.
- Wielkopolskie Muzeum Wojskowe (military museum) opens.
- 1964 – Teatr Osmego Dnia (theatre group) founded.[5]
- 1970 – Park Cytadela established.[citation needed]
- 1973 – Polish Dance Theatre founded.[5]
- 1974
- Hala Arena opens.
- Zoo established.
- Population: 502,800.[11]
- 1980 – Municipal Stadium opens.
- 1987 – Kiekrz, Morasko, and Radojewo become part of city.[citation needed]
- 1990
- Wojciech Szczęsny Kaczmarek becomes mayor.[12]
- Population: 590,049.
- 1991 – Gazeta Poznanska newspaper begins publication.[8]
- 1997
- Sekcja Rowerzystów Miejskich (bicycle advocacy group) active.
- Poznański Szybki Tramwaj (tramway) opens.
- 1998 – Ryszard Grobelny becomes mayor.[12]
- 1999 – City becomes capital of Greater Poland Voivodeship.
- 2000 – Polish 31st Air Base established near city.
21st century
- 2007 – Bishop Jordan Bridge opens to Ostrów Tumski.
- 2008
- 2010 – Population: 551,627.
- 2011
- City administration divided into 42 osiedles (neighbourhoods).
- Transatlantyk – Poznań International Film and Music Festival begins.
- 2013 - Homeless World Cup football contest held.[13]
See also
- History of Poznań
- List of mayors of Poznań after 1825 (burmistrzowie) Template:Pl icon
- List of mayors of Poznań (prezydentów) Template:Pl icon
- Category:Timelines of cities in Poland (in Polish)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Łęcki 1997.
- ^ a b c Haydn 1910.
- ^ a b Townsend 1867.
- ^ "Poznań". Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. Archived from the original on October 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archivedate=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Don Rubin, ed. (2001). "Poland". World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre. Vol. 1: Europe. Routledge. p. 634+. ISBN 9780415251570.
- ^ a b c Königliche Museen zu Berlin (1904). Kunsthandbuch für Deutschland (in German) (6th ed.). Georg Reimer.
- ^ a b c Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b c Europa World Year Book 2004. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1857432533.
- ^ "Poland Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Bernard A. Cook, ed. (2013). "Chronology of Major Political Events". Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-17939-7.
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "Mayors of the City of Poznań". Poznań City Hall. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ Tina Rosenberg (October 9, 2014), "In This World Cup, the Goal is a Better Life", New York Times
This article incorporates information from the Polish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- Published in 18th–19th centuries
- Richard Brookes (1786), "Posnania", The General Gazetteer (6th ed.), London: J.F.C. Rivington
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - David Brewster, ed. (1830). "Posen". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Edinburgh: William Blackwood.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Posen", Leigh's New Descriptive Road Book of Germany, London: Leigh and Son, 1837
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - George Henry Townsend (1867), "Posen (Prussia)", Manual of Dates (2nd ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Posen". Handbook for North Germany. London: J. Murray. 1877.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Posen", Bradshaw's Illustrated Hand-book to Germany and Austria, London: W.J. Adams & Sons, 1898
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- Published in 20th century
- "City of Posen", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 10, New York, 1907
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Posen", Northern Germany (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910, OCLC 78390379
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Posen", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Posen", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - George Lerski (1996). "Poznan". Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945. Greenwood. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-313-03456-5.
- Włodzimierz Łęcki (1997), Poznan: a City of History and Fairs, Poznan: GeoCenter Warszawa, ISBN 9788371502835
- Piotr Wróbel (1998). "Poznan". Historical Dictionary of Poland 1945-1996. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-135-92694-6.
in other languages
- Stadtbuch von Posen (in German), Posen: Eigenthum der Gesellschaft, 1892
- P. Krauss und E. Uetrecht, ed. (1913). "Posen". Meyers Deutscher Städteatlas [Meyer's Atlas of German Cities] (in German). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poznań.
- Links to fulltext city directories for Poznan via Wikisource
- Europeana. Items related to Poznań, various dates.
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