Timeline of Wrocław
Appearance
Timeline of Wrocław
(historical affiliations)
(historical affiliations)
Duchy of Bohemia early 900s – 990
Kingdom of Poland 990–1038
Duchy of Bohemia 1038–1054
Kingdom of Poland 1054–1202
Duchy of Silesia 1202–1335
Kingdom of Bohemia 1335–1526
Habsburg Monarchy 1526–1742
Kingdom of Prussia 1742–1871
German Empire 1871–1918
Weimar Germany 1918–1933
Nazi Germany 1933–1945
People's Republic of Poland 1945–1989
Republic of Poland 1989–present
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Wrocław, Poland.
Prior to 16th century
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- Bishopric of Wrocław established.[1]
- Population: 1,000 (approximate).
16th-18th centuries
- 1523 - Protestant Reformation.[3]
- 1527 - City annexed to Austria.[2]
- 1530 - City coat of arms adopted.
- 1585 - Plague.
- 1672 - House of the Seven Electors built.[2]
- 1702 - Leopoldina Jesuit college founded.[4]
- 1717 - Palace built.
- 1723 - Bergstadtverlag Wilhelm Gottlieb Korn (publisher) in business.
- 1741 - Prussians in power.[4]
- 1742 - Schlesische Zeitung begins publication.[5]
- 1757 - Austrians in power, succeeded by Prussians.[4]
- 1760 - City besieged.[2]
19th century
- 1806 - December: City besieged by forces of the Confederation of the Rhine.[2]
- 1807 - Old fortifications dismantled.[3]
- 1811 - Schlesische Friedrich-Wilhelm-Universität established.[3]
- 1813 - Mobilization against Napoleon of France.[2]
- 1815 - Royal Museum of Art and Antiquity established.[citation needed]
- 1823 - Population: 76,813.[6]
- 1824 - Exchange built.[7]
- 1829 - White Stork Synagogue opens.
- 1833 - Horse racing in Szczytnicki Park begins.
- 1836 - Slavonic Literary Society founded.
- 1841 - Opera House opens.
- 1842 - Upper Silesian Train Station built.
- 1846 - Royal Palace building renovated.[2]
- 1854 - Jewish Theological Seminary founded.
- 1856 - Jewish Cemetery established in Gabitz.
- 1857 - Central Station opens.
- 1861 - Orchestral Society founded.
- 1863 - Stadhaus built.[2]
- 1865
- Zoological Garden opens.
- Theatre built.[2]
- 1871
- City becomes part of German Empire.
- New Church of St. Michael consecrated.[2]
- Opera house rebuilt.
- 1872
- New Synagogue consecrated.
- Piast Brewery in business.
- 1873 - Population: 208,025.[2]
- 1880 - Silesian Museum of Fine Arts established.[citation needed]
- 1883
- St. Mauritius Bridge constructed.
- Lutheran Theological Seminar opens.[citation needed]
- 1886 - Viadrina (Jewish student society) formed.[citation needed]
- 1887 - "Government offices" built.[3]
- 1889 - Dombrücke constructed.
- 1890 - Population: 335,186.[3]
- 1892 - Monopol Hotel built.
- 1894 - Merchants Club built.[8]
- 1896 - Kleinburg (Dworek) and Pöpelwitz (Popowice) villages become part of city.
- 1897 - Zwierzyniecki Bridge constructed.
- 1899 - Silesian Museum of Applied Arts established.[citation needed]
20th century
1900-1945
- 1903 - Flood.
- 1904
- Herdain (Gaj) and Morgentau (Rakowiec) villages become part of city.
- Barasch Brothers' Department Store opens.
- 1905
- Population: 470,751.[3]
- Wrocław water tower built.
- 1908 - Market Hall built.
- 1909 - Theatre built.
- 1910
- Grunwaldzki Bridge built.
- Technische Hochschule was founded.
- 1911 - Gräbschen (Grabiszyn) village becomes part of city.
- 1913
- Centennial Hall and Exhibition Grounds built.
- Union of Jewish Liberal Youth organized.[9]
- 1916 - Turnip winter (food rationing).
- 1919 - City becomes capital of Province of Lower Silesia.
- 1926 - Palace Museum opens.
- 1929 - Workplace and House Exhibition held.
- 1930
- Wertheim Department Store opens.
- June: City hosts Deutsche Kampfspiele.
- 12 September: Hitler gives campaign speech at the Centennial Hall.
- 1932 - Conflict between Communists and Nazis.
- 1933 - January: Riots.[10]
- 1938
- July: Deutsches Turn- und Sportfest 1938 held.[11]
- November 9–10: Kristallnacht pogrom against Jews.
- Airport built.
- 1941 - Olimp (organization) formed by Polish minority.
- 1943 - April 23: Polish Zagra-Lin attacks Nazi troop transport.
- 1944 - August: City declared a Nazi fortress.
- 1945
- February 13-May 6: Siege of Breslau.[12]
- Polish Boleslaw Drobner becomes mayor.
- Expulsion of Germans begins.
1946-1990s
- 1946
- Ossolineum relocates to Wrocław from Lviv.
- Academy of Fine Arts and Academy for the Dramatic Arts established.
- Wrocław Puppet Theater active.[8]
- 1947 - National Museum, Wrocław, and Trade College established.
- 1948 - Iglica installed.
- 1950 - Wrocław Medical University established.
- 1951 - Agricultural University established.
- 1956 - Pantomima established.[13]
- 1959 - Wojewodzki Bridge constructed.
- 1965
- Museum of Architecture established.
- Teatr Laboratorium active.[13]
- 1975 - City becomes capital of Wrocław Voivodeship.
- 1982 - Fighting Solidarity organization founded.
- 1985 - Raclawice Panorama re-opens.
- 1986 - Stefan Skapski becomes mayor.
- 1997 - Flood.[14]
- 1999 - City becomes capital of Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
21st century
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- 2001 - New Horizons Film Festival begins.
- 2002
- Rafal Dutkiewicz becomes mayor.
- Land Forces Military Academy established.
- 2003 - March 30: Football riot.
- 2009
- Multimedia Fountain installed.
- Renoma department store re-opens.
- 2010 - American Film Festival begins.
- 2011
- Redzinski Bridge and Municipal Stadium open.
- Population: 631,235.
- 2012 - City hosts part of UEFA Euro 2012.
See also
- History of Wrocław
- List of mayors of Wrocław
- List of bishops of Wrocław
- Category:Timelines of cities in Poland (in Polish)
References
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Germany". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Baedeker 1873.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b c Richard Brookes (1786), "Breslaw", The General Gazetteer (6th ed.), London: J.F.C. Rivington
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- ^ Jedidiah Morse; Richard C. Morse (1823), "Breslau", A New Universal Gazetteer (4th ed.), New Haven: S. Converse
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- ^ Julius H. Greenstone (1931). "Liberal Jewish Youth Association of Breslau". Jewish Quarterly Review. New Series 21.
- ^ "Riots in Breslau as Corn Returns". New York Times. January 25, 1933.
- ^ "Nazis Hold Sport Week". New York Times. July 25, 1938.
- ^ "Soviet Siege Army Captures Breslau; 40,000 Germans Surrender After 84-Day Struggle". New York Times. May 8, 1945.
- ^ a b Robert R. Findlay; Halina Filipowicz (1975). "The 'Other Theatre' of Wrocław: Henryk Tomaszewski and the Pantomima". Educational Theatre Journal. 27.
- ^ "Poles Hold Off Floodwaters in Wrocław". New York Times. July 14, 1997. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
This article incorporates information from the Polish Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- "Breslau", Northern Germany (5th ed.), Coblenz: Karl Baedeker, 1873, OCLC 5947482
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in other languages
- "Breslau". Allgemeine Deutsche Real-Encyclopädie für die Gebildeten Stände (in German) (7th ed.). Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1827.
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- P. Krauss; E. Uetrecht, eds. (1913). "Breslau". Meyers Deutscher Städteatlas (in German). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut.
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- Wolfgang Adam; Siegrid WestphalHandbuch kultureller Zentren der Frühen Neuzeit: Städte und Residenzen im alten deutschen Sprachraum (in German). De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-029555-9.
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External links
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- Europeana. Items related to Wroclaw, various dates.