Timeline of Duisburg
Appearance
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Duisburg, Germany.
Prior to 20th century
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20th century
[edit]1900-1945
[edit]- 1901 - City Hall and Shipping Exchange built.[5]
- 1902 - Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum Duisburg founded.
- 1905
- 1907 - Rhine Bridge built.[5]
- 1912 - Theater Duisburg built.
- 1917 - Hochfeld Water Tower built.
- 1919 - Population: 244,302.[13]
- 1921 - Wedaustadion (stadium) built.
- 1929 - Hamborn becomes part of city.[2]
- 1930 - Population: 441,158.
- 1934 - Duisburg Zoo founded.[14]
- 1940 - Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (transit entity) established.
- 1941 - Bombing of Duisburg in World War II begins.
1946-1990s
[edit]- 1950 - Brücke der Solidarität and Schwanentorbrücke bridges built.
- 1954 - Friedrich Ebert Bridge built.
- 1956 - Deutsche Oper am Rhein opera company established.[15]
- 1960 - Church of Our Lady, Duisburg built.
- 1961 - Population: 504,975.
- 1963 - Berlin Bridge, Duisburg built.
- 1964 - Lehmbruck-Museum of modern art opens.
- 1966 - Kreuz Kaiserberg roadway spaghetti junction opens.
- 1968 - University of Duisburg re-established.
- 1970 - Filmforum Duisburg opens.[16]
- 1971 - Rheinbrücke Neuenkamp (bridge) built.
- 1975
- Homberg , Rheinhausen, Rumeln-Kaldenhausen , and Walsum become part of city.[2]
- Josef Krings becomes mayor.
- 1977 - Duisburger Akzente cultural festival and Duisburger Filmwoche movie festival begin.
- 1980 - Bundesautobahn 42 (roadway) opens.
- 1981 - Rhein-Ruhr-Marathon begins.
- 1982 - Duisburg City Archive moves to Karmelplatz.[2]
- 1985 - Thyssen plant closes.
- 1988 - Duisburger Tanztage dance festival begins.
- 1990 - Annual Duisburg Music Prize begins.
- 1992 - U-Bahnhof Rathaus (Duisburg) opens.
- 1997 - Bärbel Zieling becomes mayor.
- 1999
- Duisburg Synagogue built.
- Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord created.[17]
21st century
[edit]- 2003 - University of Duisburg-Essen active.
- 2004 - Adolf Sauerland becomes mayor.
- 2007
- August: Italian organized-crime murders occur in Duisburg.[18]
- Mercatorhalle rebuilt.
- 2008
- Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs Marxloh Mosque built.[19]
- Forum Duisburg shopping mall opens.
- 2009
- January: Duisburg flag dispute
- 30 August: 2009 Duisburg election held.
- 2010
- 24 July: Love Parade disaster.
- Population: 489,599.
- 2011 - Tiger and Turtle – Magic Mountain sculpture erected in the Angerpark .
- 2012 - Sören Link becomes mayor.
See also
[edit]- Duisburg history
- History of Duisburg
- List of heritage sites in Duisburg
- List of mayors of Duisburg (in German)
- Urbanization in the German Empire
- Timelines of other cities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia:(de) Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Essen, Münster
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b c d e "Stadtarchiv Duisburg: Wir über uns: Archivgeschichte". Archive in Nordrhein-Westfalen (in German). Landesarchivs Nordrhein-Westfalen. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "The Hanseatic League".
- ^ Clemen 1893.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Baedeker 1911.
- ^ a b "Duisburg Music Festival", The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, vol. 44, UK, 1 July 1903
- ^ a b Brockhaus 1896.
- ^ "German Empire: States of Germany: Prussia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Kaiserberg" (in German). Stadt Duisburg. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "German Empire: Prussia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1904. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368424.
- ^ "Garden Search: Germany". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1908. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590592.
- ^ "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Germany (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
- ^ "Germany: battle for the Deutsche Oper am Rhein", The Guardian, 31 July 2012
- ^ "Movie Theaters in Duisburg, Germany". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Rowan Moore (7 August 2015), "10 Best Parks", The Guardian, UK
- ^ "6 Italians in Germany killed as organized crime feud crosses border", New York Times, 15 August 2007
- ^ "Muslim Integration: Why No One Protested against Germany's Biggest Mosque", Der Spiegel, 27 October 2008
- This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
[edit]in English
[edit]- "Duisburg" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 650.
- "Duisburg", The Rhine, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911, hdl:2027/hvd.hnj5e2, OCLC 21888483
in German
[edit]- Paul Clemen, ed. (1893). Die Kunstdenkmäler der Stadt Duisburg und der Kreise Mülheim a.d. Ruhr und Ruhrort. Die Kunstdenkmäler der Rheinprovinz (in German). Vol. 2. Dusseldorf: Schwann.
- Soest und Duisburg. Die Chroniken der deutschen Städte (in German). Vol. 24. Leipzig: Historische Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 1895. hdl:2027/njp.32101073599712.
- "Duisburg". Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon (in German) (14th ed.). Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1896. hdl:2027/njp.32101064064460.
- P. Krauss; E. Uetrecht, eds. (1913). "Duisburg". Meyers Deutscher Städteatlas [Meyer's Atlas of German Cities] (in German). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut.
- Günter von Roden . Geschichte der Stadt Duisburg. Duisburg: Walter Braun Verlag, 1974–1975.
- Joseph Milz, ed. (1985), Duisburg, Rheinischer Städteatlas (in German), vol. 4 (2nd ed.)
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