Timeline of Antwerp

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Antwerp, Belgium.

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Prior to 13th century

• from abt. 150 - abt. 250-270: Gallo-roman settlement in het centre of Antwerpen (at "Willem Ogierplaats").^[1][2][3]
• abt 700 : Oldest mention of the name Andoverpis in a written source : the Vita Eligii dated early 8th century (abt. 700).^[4]
• 739: death of bishop Willibrordus, later Sint-Willibrordus^[5]
• 978: Treaty of Margut-sur-Chiers, between France and German empire, the river Scheldt is recognised as the border between Neustrië and Lotharingie^[6]
• 980 - the German Emperor Otto II awarded Antwerp a margraviate, and build a fortification on the wharf (de burg) with a ditch the "burchtgracht"
• 1100 The Roya is a small natural river that runs outside the "Burchtgracht"
• 1104 The fortification of the "Burcht" is reinforced by Emperor Hendrik IV. The wall's height in increased from 5 metres (16 ft) to 12 metres (39 ft) its thickness from 1.35 metres (4.4 ft) to 2 metres (6.6 ft)
• 1109: Antwerp starts making city canals the "ruienstelsel" From the Koolvliet in the north via, Holenrui, Minderbroedersrui to Suikerrui and Botervliet in the south

13th - 15th century

• 1250 - Construction of the second Vleeshuis, city butchery and Guildhouse of the butchers^[7]
• 1406 - City becomes part of the Duchy of Brabant.
• 1442 - Guild of Saint Luke granted privileges.
• 1478
  • Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor visits city.
  • Violieren chamber of rhetoric founded.^[8]
• 1481 - Matt. Van der Goes sets up printing press.^[9]
• 1491 - One of the world's "first" illustrated advertisements printed in Antwerp.^[10]

16th century

City of Antwerp, 1572

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Prehistory Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes 4300–2200 BC
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19th century Dutch rule 1815–30 Belgian Revolution 1830–31 Reign of Leopold I 1831–65  • Treaty of London 1839 Reign of Leopold II 1865–1909  • School War 1879–84  • Congo Free State 1885–1908
20th and 21st centuries Belgian Congo 1908–60 Reign of Albert I 1909–34 World War I 1914–18  • Invasion 1914  • Atrocities 1914  • German occupation 1914–18 Ruanda-Urundi 1922–62 Reign of Leopold III 1934–51 World War II 1940–45  • Invasion 1940  • German occupation 1940–44  • Holocaust 1941–44 Royal Question 1944–50 Reign of Baudouin 1951–93 Reign of Albert II 1993–2013 Reign of Philippe 2013~
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• 1503 - Construction of the third Vleeshuis, current building, city butchery and guildhouse of the butchers .^[11]
• 1513 - Guild Hall of the Archers built.^[12]
• 1515 - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor visits city.
• 1518 - Notre Dame Cathedral built.^[13]
• 1520 - Het Steen fortress rebuilt.
• 1523 - Church of St. Andrew built.^[12]
• 1528 - Merten de Keyser (printer) in business (approximate date).^[14]
• 1531 - Exchange building constructed.^[12]
• 1543 - Music publisher Susato in business.^[15]
• 1549 - Philip II of Spain visits city.^[16]
• 1552 - Girls' orphanage built.^[12]
• 1555 - Christophe Plantin (printer) in business.^[17]
• 1560s - Citadel built.^[18]
• 1565 - City Hall built.^[12]
• 1566 - August: Protestant Reformation riots.
• 1567 - March 13: Battle of Oosterweel occurs near city.
• 1568
  • Maison Hanseatique built.^[12]
  • Population: 125,000.^[12]
• 1570 - Theatrum Orbis Terrarum atlas published.
• 1571 - Church of St. Paul built.^[12]
• 1576 - November 4: City sacked by Spanish forces.^[12]
• 1579
  • City joins Union of Utrecht.
  • Hall of the Coopers built.^[12]
• 1583 - January 17: François, Duke of Anjou tries to take city.
• 1584 - July: Siege of Antwerp begins.
• 1585
  • August: Siege of Antwerp ends; Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma in power.^[12]
  • Population: 85,000.^[12]
• 1589
  • Church of the Capuchins built.
  • Population: 55,000.^[12]
• 1593 - Hieronymus Verdussen (printer) in business (approximate date).
• 1594 - Archduke Ernest of Austria visits city.
• 1599 - Isabella and Albert (Habsburg Netherlands sovereigns) make their Joyous Entry into the city.^[19]

17th-18th centuries

• 1609 - Twelve Years' Truce signed.
• 1615 - Church of Augustinians built.^[12]
• 1621 - Carolus Borromeuskerk built.^[12]
• 1635 - Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand visits city.^[20]
• 1638 - June 20: Battle of Kallo.
• 1644 - House of the Tailors rebuilt.^[12]
• 1646 - Hall of the Carpenters rebuilt.^[12]
• 1648
  • River Scheldt closed to navigation per Treaty of Münster.^[13]
  • Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria visits city.^[21]
• 1656 - St. James' Church built.^[12]
• 1663 - Royal Academy of Fine Arts founded.
• 1745 - Royal Residence built on the Meir.
• 1746 - Osterrieth House built on the Meir.
• 1750 - Royal Horticultural and Agricultural Society exhibitions begin (approximate date).^[22]
• 1755 - Royal Palace built.^[12]
• 1790 - Population: 40,000.^[12]
• 1795 - City becomes capital of French département Deux-Nèthes.

19th century

• 1802 - Quays built on Schelde River.^[12]
• 1805 - City Library opens in City Hall.^[23]
• 1810 - Royal Museum of Fine Arts founded.
• 1811 - Bonaparte Dock built.
• 1813 - Willem Dock built.
• 1815 - City becomes part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.^[13]
• 1816 - Jewish Community established.
• 1818 - Fortresses built.^[13]
• 1826 - Orangery built in the Botanical Garden.
• 1830
  • Conflict between Belgian insurgents and Dutch forces.^[13]
  • Population: 73,506.^[12]
• 1832 - November–December: City besieged by French forces.^[12]
• 1834
  • Medical Society founded.^[24]
  • Theatre Royal built.^[12]
• 1843 - Zoological Garden founded.^[25]
• 1846 - Population: 88,487.^[13]
• 1848 - Jan Frans Loos becomes mayor.
• 1852 - Wuyts art gallery opens (approximate date).^[26]
• 1853
  • Commercial Institute inaugurated.^[27]
  • Church of St. George consecrated.^[12]
• 1859
  • Berchem and Borgerhout become part of city (approximate date).^[13]
  • Old city walls dismantled.^[12]
  • Fortress construction begins.
• 1860 - Kattendijk built.^[13]
• 1864 - Museum of Antiquities opens.^[28]
• 1866 - Cholera epidemic.
• 1867 - School of Music founded.^[29]
• 1870 - Fort Merxem constructed.^[13]
• 1871 - International Geographical Congress held.
• 1872 - Exchange building and Flemish Theatre built.^[12]
• 1873 - Horsecar trams begin operating.
• 1874 - Citadelle du Sud dismantled.^[12]
• 1876 - Geographical Society founded.^[30]
• 1877 - Plantin-Moretus Museum opens.
• 1879 - Population: 173,600.^[12]
• 1880 - Royal Antwerp Football Club formed.
• 1881 - Antwerp Water Works constructed.
• 1883 - Library building opens.
• 1884 - Royal Atheneum (school) built.^[31]
• 1885
  • Exposition Universelle d'Anvers (world's fair) held.
  • Temperance conference held.^[32]
• 1891 - Gazet van Antwerpen newspaper begins publication.^[33]
• 1893 - Hollandse Synagoge built.
• 1894 - Exposition Internationale d'Anvers (world's fair) and Universal Peace Congress^[34] held.
• 1896 - National Archives' Antwerp branch founded.^[35]
• 1897 - De Nieuwe Gazet newspaper begins publication.^[33]
• 1898 - Royal Conservatory established.^[36]

20th century

• 1902 - Electric trams begin operating.
• 1903 - World Gymnastics Championships held.
• 1904 - Museum Mayer van den Bergh built.
• 1905 - Antwerpen-Centraal railway station and "America dock"^[13] open.
• 1906 - Fort Breendonk built.
• 1907 - Eisenmann Synagogue built.
• 1910
  • Population: 361,723.^[13]
  • St. Boniface Church consecrated.
• 1914 - September–October: Siege of Antwerp; German occupation begins.^[37][38]
• 1920
  • 1920 Summer Olympics held.
  • Compagnie Financière Belge des Pétroles headquartered in city.^[39]
  • Société Belge des Bétons founded.^[40]
• 1921 - Schoonselhof cemetery established.
• 1923 - Airport opens.
• 1928 - Antwerpsche Diamantkring established.
• 1930 - Eeuwfeestkliniek (hospital) built.
• 1931 - Antwerp Book Fair begins.
• 1932 - Boerentoren built.
• 1933 - Museum of Flemish Literature founded.
• 1940 - May: German occupation begins.
• 1944
  • September 4: Liberation by the British 11th Armoured Division.
  • October–November: Battle of the Scheldt.
• 1946 - Rubens House museum opens.
• 1966
  • Sporthal Arena built.
  • Wide White Space Gallery opens.
• 1967 - Antwerp International School established.
• 1968 - De Tijd newspaper begins publication.^[33]
• 1969
  • Jazz Middelheim festival begins.
  • Kennedytunnel opens.
  • Royal Ballet of Flanders established.
• 1970 - Chicagoblok built.
• 1975
  • Antwerp Pre-metro begins operating.
  • International Gemological Institute headquartered in city.
• 1977 - 't Fornuis restaurant in business.
• 1981 - Zeno X gallery opens.^[41]
• 1983 - Berchem, Borgerhout, Deurne, Ekeren, Hoboken, Merksem, and Wilrijk become part of the city of Antwerp.^[42]
• 1985 - Museum of Modern Art founded.
• 1989 - Berendrecht Lock constructed.
• 1994
  • Laus Polyphoniae festival begins.
  • Switel Hotel fire
• 1995 - City website launched (Digitale Metropool Antwerpen).^[43]

21st century

• 2003
  • Patrick Janssens becomes mayor.^[44]
  • University of Antwerp established.
• 2004
  • Fotomuseum Antwerp opens.
  • City designated a UNESCO World Book Capital.
• 2006
  • 0110 concert held.
  • FelixArchief (city archives)^[45] and Law Courts building open.
• 2007
  • Antwerp World Diamond Centre established.^[46]
  • Stadsfeestzaal shopping center opens.
• 2010 - One Love Roller Dolls organized.
• 2011
  • Museum aan de Stroom opens.
  • Population: 507,007.
• 2013 - Bart De Wever becomes mayor.

See also

• History of Antwerp
• List of mayors of Antwerp
• List of schools in Antwerp
• List of parks in Antwerp
• List of historical monuments of Antwerp/Historical Center

Other cities in Belgium

• Timeline of Bruges
• Timeline of Brussels
• Timeline of Ghent
• Timeline of Leuven
• Timeline of Liège

References

This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia and the French Wikipedia.

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