Timeline of Bremen

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

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Prior to 19th century

1223 – Archbishopric relocated to Bremen from Hamburg.
1230 – Church of Our Lady rebuilt (approximate date).
1243 – St. Ansgarius church built (approximate date).^[1]
1409 – Town Hall built.
1588 – Stadtwaage built.
1619 – Cloth-traders' guild hall built.^[1]
1630
- Lübeck-Hamburg-Bremen defensive alliance formed.^[2]
- Shipper's House built.
1648 – Swedes in power.^[3]
1675 – Bremen-Verden Campaign.
1712 – Danes in power.^[3]
1731 – Hanoverians in power.^[3]
1757 – French in power.^[3]
1758 – Hanoverians in power again.^[3]
1792 – Stadttheater built.

19th century

1810 – Bremen becomes part of the French Empire.^[3]
1823 – Art Society founded.
1827 – Bremerhaven (seaport) established.
1847 – Train station opens.
1849 – Kunsthalle (art museum) built.
1857 – Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping company in business.
1866 – Bremen joins the North German Confederation.^[3]
1867 – Exchange built.^[1]
1868 – 10 April: Premiere of Brahm's German Requiem.
1872 – AG Weser in business.^[4]
1874 – Agricultural exhibition held.^[3]
1875 – Kaiserbrucke (bridge) built.^[1]
1876 – Horse tramway begins operating.
1878 – Post office built.^[1]
1888
- Bremen joins German Customs Union.
- Bremen Hauptbahnhof (train station) built.^[1]
1890 – Bremer Straßenbahn active.
1892 – Electric tramway begins operating.
1893 – Bremer Vulkan shipbuilder in business.^[4]
1895 – Law courts built.^[1]

20th century

1900 – Population: 186,822; state 248,407.^[1]
1905 – Population: 214,953; state 263,673.^[1]
1911 – Rathscafé built.
1913
- Bremen Airport established.
- New Town Hall and Theater am Goetheplatz built.
- 20 June: Bremen school shooting.
1923 – Bremer Flugzeugbau aircraft manufactory in business.
1925 – Fahrzeugwerke Borgward automobile manufactory in business.
1939 – Aumund, Blumenthal, Fähr, Farge, Grohn, Hammersbeck, Lobbendorf, Rekum, Schönebeck, and Vegesack become part of city.
1940 – Bombing of Bremen in World War II begins.
1945
- Bombing of Bremen in World War II ends.
- Wilhelm Kaisen becomes mayor.
1964 – Bremen-Arena opens.
1966
- 28 January: Airplane crash.
- Bürgerschaft (parliament) building opens.
1983 – Bremer Shakespeare Company founded.
1986 – Bremen TV tower erected.
1999 – 6 June: Bremen state election, 1999 held.

21st century

2003 – 25 May: Bremen state election, 2003 held.
2005 – Jens Böhrnsen becomes mayor.^[5]
2007 – 13 May: Bremen state election, 2007 held.
2010 – Bremen S-Bahn begins operating.
2011 – 22 May: Bremen state election, 2011 held.
2012 – Population: 547,976.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Bremen", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
↑ Philippe Dollinger (1970). The German Hansa. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0742-8.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Bremen", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
↑ 4.0 4.1 Robert Lee (1999). "Urban Labor Markets, In-Migration, and Demographic Growth: Bremen, 1815–1914". Journal of Interdisciplinary History 30. JSTOR 206909.
↑ "German mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

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Coordinates: 53°04′33″N 8°48′27″E / 53.075833°N 8.8075°E / 53.075833; 8.8075

Timeline of Bremen

Prior to 19th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

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References

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