Timeline of Poznań
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Poznań, Poland.
This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
Prior to 19th century
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
- Cegielski manufactory in business.
- February: "Insurrection."[3]
- 1848 – Szczecin–Poznań railway begins operating.[1]
- 1857
- 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
- Historical Society of Posen Province founded.[6]
- Population: 68,315.[7]
- 1891 – Richard Witting becomes mayor.
- 1895
- Drukarnia i Księgarnia św. Wojciecha publisher in business.[8]
- Population: 73,239.[7]
- 1896 – Piotrowo and Berdychowo become part of city.
- 1898 – Electric tramway begins operating.[1]
20th century
1900s–1940s
- 1900 – Górczyn, Jeżyce, Łazarz, and Wilda become part of city.
- 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.
- 1910
- 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.
- 1927
- Poznań Radio Station established.[1]
- Ilustracja Poznańska begins publication.
- 1930 – Population: 266,742.
- 1933 – Golęcin and Podolany become part of city.
- 1939
- 1943
- 1944 – Aerial bombing by U.S forces.[1]
- 1945
- 1947 – Poznań Philharmonic founded.
1950s–1990s
21st century
See also
- Other cities in Poland
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Włodzimierz Łęcki (1997), Poznan: a City of History and Fairs, Poznan: GeoCenter Warszawa, ISBN 9788371502835
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Benjamin Vincent (1910), Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 George Henry Townsend (1867), "Posen (Prussia)", A Manual of Dates (2nd ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.
- ↑ "Poznań". Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. Archived from the original on October 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Don Rubin, ed. (2001). "Poland". World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre. 1: Europe. Routledge. p. 634+. ISBN 9780415251570.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Königliche Museen zu Berlin (1904). Kunsthandbuch für Deutschland (in German) (6th ed.). Georg Reimer.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Posen", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: Encyclopædia Britannica Co., 1910, OCLC 14782424
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 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.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "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.
Further reading
Published in the 18th–19th century
- Richard Brookes (1786), "Posnania", The General Gazetteer (6th ed.), London: J.F.C. Rivington
- David Brewster, ed. (1830). "Posen". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Edinburgh: William Blackwood.
- "Posen", Leigh's New Descriptive Road Book of Germany, London: Leigh and Son, 1837
- "Posen". Handbook for North Germany. London: J. Murray. 1877.
- Stadtbuch von Posen (in German), Posen: Eigenthum der Gesellschaft, 1892
- "Posen", Bradshaw's Illustrated Hand-book to Germany and Austria, London: W.J. Adams & Sons, 1898
Published in the 20th century
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