Timeline of Metz

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Metz, France.

Prior to 19th century

• 1st-2nd century CE - Gorze-Metz aqueduct built.[1]
• 2nd century CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz active (approximate date).[2]
• 407(?) - Metz is attacked by the Vandals and Alans after crossing the Rhine.
• 451 - Metz is sacked by the hordes of Attila the Hun during his campaign into Gaul.
• 6th century: Metz becomes capital of Austrasia.[3]
• 768 - Metz becomes part of the Carolingian Empire.
• 843 - Metz becomes part of Middle Francia.[4]
• 863 - Religious council held in Metz.[5]
• 1130 - Notre Dame de la Ronde church built.[6]
• 13th century
  • Metz becomes a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.[4]
  • Metz rampart and Porte des Allemands (gate)[1] construction begins.
• 1220 - Templars' Chapel, Metz built.
• 1343 - Grand pont des Morts (bridge) built.[7]
• 1356 - Diet of Metz (1356/57) held; Golden Bull issued.[3]
• 1400 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[8]
• 1427 - Metz Cathedral spire built.[6]
• 1437 - Tour Camoufle (tower) construction begins.
• 1444 - Siege of Metz (1444) by forces of Charles VII of France.[9]
• 1482 - Printing press in operation.[10]
• 1552
  • Metz comes under French rule per Treaty of Chambord.[3]
  • Siege of Metz (1552).[9]
• 1560 - Magasin aux vivres de Metz (military building) constructed.
• 1561 - Porte Serpenoise (gate) demolished.[7]
• 1564 - Metz Citadel built.
• 1613 - City customary laws published.[11]
• 1633 - Parliament of Metz established.
• 1648 - Metz officially becomes part of France per Treaty of Westphalia.[3]
• 1731 - Fort de Bellecroix construction begins.[6]
• 1733 - Fort Moselle military hospital built.
• 1743 - Hôtel de l’Intendance (mansion) built.
• 1744 - Louis XV of France visits Metz.[12]
• 1752 - Opera opens on the Place de la Comédie (Metz).
• 1757 - Académie nationale de Metz founded, as the Société Royale des Sciences et des Arts de Metz.[13]
• 1777 - Metz Courthouse built.
• 1787 - Église des Trinitaires (church) built.
• 1790 - Metz becomes part of the Moselle souveraineté.[14]
• 1793 - Population: 36,878.[14]
• 1794 - École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie (military school) established.^(fr)

19th century

• 1816 - Metz Esplanade (park) opens.
• 1821 - Population: 42,030.[14]
• 1831 - Covered Market, Metz opens.
• 1835 - Metz Conservatory founded.
• 1844 - 30 March: Birth of Paul Verlaine.
• 1850 - Metz Synagogue built.
• 1851 - Réding-Metz railway begins operating.
• 1854 - Metz–Luxembourg railway begins operating.
• 1861 - Metz Exposition Universelle (1861) held.[12]
• 1864 - Arsenal built.
• 1866 - Population: 54,817.[15]
• 1868 - Brasserie Amos (brewery) founded.
• 1870
  • Fort de Plappeville and Fort de Queuleu built.
  • Siege of Metz (1870); Prussians in power.[4]
• 1871
  • 10 May: Metz becomes part of Germany per the Treaty of Frankfurt (1871).[9]
  • Metz becomes part of the Alsace-Lorraine imperial territory.
• 1872 - Kriegsschule Metz (military school) established.^(fr)
• 1877 - Lérouville-Metz railway begins operating.
• 1878 - Train station built.
• 1881 - Temple de Garnison (church) built.[4]

20th century

• 1901 - Metz power plant built in Pontiffroy.
• 1903
  • Porte Serpenoise (gate) rebuilt.
  • Wilhelm II, German Emperor visits Metz.
• 1905
  • Governor's Palace, Metz built.
  • Population: 60,419.[16]
• 1906 - Plantières Queuleu becomes part of Metz.[14]
• 1907 - Devant-les-Ponts becomes part of Metz.[14]
• 1908 - Gare de Metz-Ville (rail station) and Feste Kaiserin (fort) built.
• 1910 - Le Sablon (Moselle) becomes part of Metz.[14]
• 1911
  • Post office built.[1]
  • Population: 68,598.[17]
• 1918 - Metz becomes part of France.[18]
• 1919 - Le Républicain Lorrain newspaper begins publication.
• 1923 - Stade Saint-Symphorien (stadium) opens.
• 1932 - Football Club de Metz formed.
• 1936 - Population: 83,119.[14]
• 1940 - Annexation of the Moselle (1940) by Germany.
• 1944
  • 27 September: Battle of Fort Driant begins near city (part of Battle of Metz).[19]
  • 13 December: Battle of Metz ends; Germans ousted.
• 1947 - December: Flood.[12]
• 1954 - Population: 85,701.[14]
• 1960 - Les Trinitaires cultural venue created.
• 1961 - Borny, Magny (Moselle), and Vallières-lès-Metz become part of Metz.[14]
• 1962 - Population: 102,771.[14]
• 1970 - Renaissance du vieux Metz (historical society) founded.[20]
• 1971 - Jean-Marie Rausch becomes mayor.
• 1973 - Lorraine Marathon begins.
• 1975 - Groupe Histoire et patrimoine lorrains (historical society) founded.[20]
• 1977 - Metz library-media centre built in Pontiffroy.
• 1979 - Socialist Party national congress held in Metz.
• 1980 - Moselle Open tennis tournament begins.
• 1982 - Metz becomes part of the Lorraine region.
• 1983 - Metz Science Park opens.
• 1989 - Arsenal de Metz concert hall opens.
• 1991 - Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport opens.
• 1999 - Population: 123,776.[14]

21st century

• 2002 - Arènes de Metz (arena) opens.
• 2006 - May: European Trampoline Championships, 2006 held in Metz.
• 2007 - TGV hi-speed train begins operating.[18]
• 2008 - Dominique Gros becomes mayor.
• 2010
  • Centre Pompidou-Metz opens.
  • Metz-Mirabelle Marathon begins.
• 2011 - Population: 119,962.[21]
• 2012 - 6 July: 2012 Tour de France cycling race passes through Metz.
• 2014 - March: Metz municipal election, 2014 held.
• 2015
  • Canton of Metz-1, 2, and 3 created per 2014 France cantonal redistricting.
  • December: Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine regional election, 2015 held.[21]
• 2016 - Metz becomes part of the Grand Est region.

See also

• History of Metz
• Divodurum Mediomatricorum (Roman-era settlement)
• List of mayors of Metz
• List of historic sites in Metz, France
• List of bridges in Metz
• List of religious buildings in Metz
• History of Moselle department

Other cities in the Grand Est region:

• Timeline of Mulhouse
• Timeline of Nancy, France
• Timeline of Reims
• Timeline of Strasbourg
• Timeline of Troyes

References

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2. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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5. Charles Daniel (1903). "Conciles particuliers". Manuel des sciences sacrées (in French). Paris: Delhomme & Briguet. (chronological list)
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7. Chabert 1878.
8. Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
9. Haydn 1910.
10. Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Germany: Metz". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631 – via HathiTrust. + contents
11. Caswell 1977.
12. "Thesaurus Historique" (in French). Archives Municipales de Metz. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
13. Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
14. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Metz, EHESS. (in French)
15. "France". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1868. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590329.
16. "German Empire: States of Germany: Alsace-Lorraine". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1908. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590592.
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19. David T. Zabecki, ed. (2015) [First published 1999]. "Chronology of World War II in Europe". World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-81242-3.
20. "Sociétés savantes de France (Metz)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
21. "Données du Monde: Metz", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015

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

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in English

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in French

• Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac (1839). "Metz". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.
• François Michel Chabert (1855). Les croniques de la noble ville et cité de Metz (in French).
• François Michel Chabert (1878). Dictionnaire topographique, historique et étymologique des rues, places, ponts, et quais de la ville de Metz (in French) (3rd ed.) – via Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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in German

• "Metz". Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon (in German) (14th ed.). Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1896. hdl:2027/njp.32101064064551.
• Johann Heinrich Albers (1902). Geschichte der stadt Metz (in German).
• P. Krauss und E. Uetrecht, ed. (1913). "Metz". Meyers Deutscher Städteatlas [Meyer's Atlas of German Cities] (in German). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut.

External links

• "Bibliographie lorraine" (in French). Académie nationale de Metz.
• Items related to Metz, various dates (via Europeana).
• Items related to Metz, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).