Timeline of Nuremberg

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

Prior to 15th century

• 1030 – Nuremberg Castle built (approximate date).[1]
• 1060 – Residence of the burgrave established.[2]
• 1140 – Monastery of St. Egidius founded.[3]
• 1219 – Nuremberg becomes a Free Imperial City.[1]
• 1298 – St. Lawrence church built.[1]
• 1349 – Craftsmen's uprising.
• 1361 – Frauenkirche (church) built.[1]
• 1377 – Luginsland Tower construction begins in Castle.
• 1380 – Nuremberg Charterhouse (monastery) founded.
• 1382 – Playing cards in use (approximate date).[4]
• 1390 - Paper mill established by Stromer near city.[5]
• 1397 - Population: 5,626.

15th–16th centuries

Parade, Nuremberg, 1539

• 1424 – Imperial Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire relocated to Nuremberg.
• 1427 – Ownership of Castle transferred to city.
• 1437 – Black Death.
• 1445 – Stadtbibliothek (city library) established.[6]
• 1470 – Anton Koberger printer in business.[7]
• 1485 - Kuchenmeysterey cookbook published.[8]
• 1486 – Karlsbrücke (Nürnberg) (bridge) built.
• 1488 - Sigmund Meisterlin writes Nürnberger Chronik, a history of the city.
• 1492 – Martin Behaim creates Erdapfel (geographical globe).
• 1493 – Schedel's Liber Chronicarum published.
• 1495 – Artist Albrecht Dürer sets up workshop.
• 1505
  • City territory expanded per Landshut War of Succession.
  • Clockmaker Peter Henlein active (see Watch 1505)
• 1519
  • St. Sebaldus Church built.[1]
  • Bratwurstglocklein tavern in business (approximate date).[3]
• 1525 – Protestant Reformation.
• 1526 – Lutheran Melanchthon's Gymnasium opens.[2]
• 1532 – City hosts religious Peace of Nuremberg agreement.[1]
• 1541 - February: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor visits city.[9]
• 1550 - St. Martha church in use as a theatre space by meistersinger Sachs.[10]
• 1561 – April: Celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg.
• 1583 - Herrenschiesshaus built.
• 1598 – Fleisch Bridge built over Pegnitz.

17th–18th centuries

Fleisch Bridge over Pegnitz River, Nuremberg, 17th century (from Topographia Germaniae)

• 1619 – Nürnberger Rathaus (town hall) rebuilt.[1]
• 1632 – Siege of Nuremberg.
• 1662 – Academy of Fine Arts established.
• 1668 – Simplicissimus (novel) published.[11]
• 1695 – Pachelbel becomes organist of St. Sebaldus Church.[12]
• 1718 – St. Egidien Church rebuilt.[2]
• 1728 – Karlsbrücke (Nürnberg) (bridge) built.
• 1750 - Population: 30,000.
• 1792 – Kunstverein Nürnberg (art association) founded.

19th century

• 1806 – City becomes part of the Kingdom of Bavaria, per Treaty of Confederation of the Rhine.
• 1810
  • Catholic parish established.
  • Population: 28,544.
• 1817 – City becomes part of the Bavarian Rezatkreis district.
• 1825 – Gostenhof and Johannisfriedhof become part of city.
• 1833 – New City Theatre built on Lorenzer Platz.
• 1835 – Bavarian Ludwigsbahn railway (Fürth-Nuremberg) begins operating.[13]
• 1841 – Eisengießerei Klett & Comp. engineering firm in business.
• 1844 – Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof opens.
• 1852
  • German Museum established.
  • Population: 53,638.
• 1859 – Nuremberg–Schwandorf railway begins operating.
• 1861 - Population: 62,797.[14]
• 1868 – Bayerisches Gewerbemuseum (museum) founded.[15]
• 1871 – Albrecht Dürer's House museum established.
• 1875 - Population: 91,018.
• 1878 – Verein fur Geschichte der Stadt (city history society) active.[15]
• 1882 – Numismatic Society founded.[15]
• 1883 – Nuremberg–Cheb railway in operation.
• 1885 – Schuckert & Co. engineering firm in business.[16]
• 1889 – Verein von Freunden der Photographie (photo group) founded.[15]
• 1899
  • Nürnberg Photography Society founded.[15]
  • Railway museum opens.
• 1900
  • Emil Meßthaler's Intimes Theater opens.[17]
  • Population: 261,081.

20th century

• 1905 – New Staatstheater Nürnberg inaugurated.
• 1910 - Population: 333,142.
• 1912 – Nuremberg Zoo opens.[18]
• 1916 – Palace of Justice built.
• 1927 – August: 3rd Nazi Party Congress held.
• 1928 – Frankenstadion (stadium) opens.
• 1929 – August: 4th Nazi Party Congress held.
• 1930 - Population: 416,700.
• 1933 – 30 August-3 September: 5th Nazi Party Congress held; Riefenstahl's Der Sieg des Glaubens filmed.
• 1934
  • July: 4th Deutsche Kampfspiele (athletic event) held in Frankenstadion.
  • September: 6th Nazi Party Congress held; Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will filmed.
• 1937 – Deutsches Stadion construction begins (never completed).
• 1945
  • 16–20 April: Battle of Nuremberg.
  • October: Nürnberger Nachrichten newspaper begins publication.
  • 20 November: International Military Tribunal against Nazi leaders begins.[19]
• 1946
  • 9 December: Nuremberg Military Tribunals against Nazi leaders begin.
  • Franconia State Orchestra formed.
• 1950
  • German Toy Fair begins.
  • Population: 362,459.
• 1957 – Langwasser development begins.
• 1959 – St. Egidien Church rebuilt.
• 1967 – Kunsthalle Nürnberg (art centre) founded.
• 1968 – City mapped into 10 Statistischen Stadtteilen (statistical districts).[20]
• 1971 – Nuremberg Toy Museum founded.
• 1972 – Katzwang becomes part of city.
• 1987 – Nuremberg S-Bahn S1 metro railway begins operating.
• 1992 – Nuremberg S-Bahn S2 and S3 metro railway begins operating.
• 2000 – Neues Museum Nürnberg opens.

21st century

• 2002 – Ulrich Maly becomes mayor.[21]
• 2010 – Nuremberg S-Bahn S4 metro railway begins operating.
• 2012 – Population: 495,121.

See also

• History of Nuremberg
• List of mayors of Nuremberg
• Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, 1219-1806
• List of districts of Nuremberg
• Art and architecture of Nuremberg (in German)
• Timelines of other cities in the state of Bavaria: Augsburg, Munich, Würzburg

References

1. Townsend 1867.
2. Charles Knight, ed. (1866). "Nürnberg". Geography. English Cyclopaedia. 3. London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433000064802.
3. Rée 1905.
4. Smoller 1986.
5. Dard Hunter (1978). "Chronology". Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft. Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-23619-3.
6. Julius Petzholdt (1853), "Nürnberg", Handbuch Deutscher Bibliotheken (in German), Halle: H.W. Schmidt, OCLC 8363581
7. Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
8. Melitta Weiss Adamson (2004). "Timeline". Food in Medieval Times. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32147-4.
9. "Entry of Charles V into Nuremberg (Nuremberg: 16th February, 1541)". Treasures in Full: Renaissance Festival Books. British Library. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
10. William Grange (2006). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of German Theater. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6489-4.
11. Manfred H. Grieb, ed. (2007). Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon (in German). Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-091296-8.
12. Stephen Rose (2005). "Chronology". In Tim Carter and John Butt (ed.). Cambridge History of Seventeenth-Century Music. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-79273-8.
13. Ernest F. Henderson (1937). "Chronological Table: 1658-1914". A Short History of Germany. New York: Macmillan. hdl:2027/uc1.b3851058 – via HathiTrust.
14. Georg Friedrich Kolb (1862). "Deutschland: Bayern". Grundriss der Statistik der Völkerzustands- und Staatenkunde (in German). Leipzig: A. Förstnersche Buchhandlung.
15. Königliche Museen zu Berlin (1904). Kunsthandbuch für Deutschland (in German) (6th ed.). Georg Reimer.
16. "Siemens History: Siemens-Schuckertwerke". Siemens AG. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
17. Neuer Theater-Almanach (in German). Berlin: F.A. Günther & Sohn. 1908. hdl:2027/uva.x030515382.
18. Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Germany (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
19. Richard Overy, ed. (2013). New York Times Book of World War II 1939-1945. USA: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60376-377-6.
20. "Kleinräumige Gliederung Nürnberg". Virtueller Atlas Nürnberg (in German). Stadt Nürnberg. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
21. "German mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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

Bibliography

in English

Published in the 18th-19th century

• Thomas Nugent (1749), "Nurenberg", The Grand Tour, 2: Germany and Holland, London: S. Birt, hdl:2027/mdp.39015030762572
• Monsieur de Blainville (1757), "Nuremburg", Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, but especially Italy, Translated by Turnbull, London: John Noon
• Richard Brookes (1786), "Nuremberg", The General Gazetteer (6th ed.), London: J.F.C. Rivington
• David Brewster, ed. (1832). "Nuremberg". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Philadelphia: Joseph and Edward Parker. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t2x352b0z.
• "Nuremberg", Leigh's New Descriptive Road Book of Germany, London: Leigh and Son, 1837
• Henry John Whitling (1850), Pictures of Nuremberg, London: R. Bentley, OL 23403092M
• Charles Tylor (1852). "(Nuremberg)". A historical tour in Franconia, in the summer of 1852. Brighton, England: Robert Folthorp.
• Theodore Alois Buckley (1862), "Nuremberg", Great Cities of the Middle Ages (2nd ed.), London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge
• George Henry Townsend (1867), "Nuremberg", A Manual of Dates (2nd ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.
• "Nuremberg", Southern Germany and Austria (2nd ed.), Coblenz: Karl Baedeker, 1871, OCLC 4090237
• W. Pembroke Fetridge (1881), "Nuremberg", Harper's Hand-book for Travellers in Europe and the East, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "Nuremberg", Appletons' European Guide Book, New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1888
• Norddeutscher Lloyd (1896), "Nuremberg", Guide through Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Holland and England, Berlin: J. Reichmann & Cantor, OCLC 8395555
• "Nuremberg", Bradshaw's Illustrated Hand-book to Germany and Austria, London: W.J. Adams & Sons, 1898
• Cecil Headlam (1900), The Story of Nuremberg, London: J.M. Dent & Co., OCLC 1135511, OL 6903352M
• Schrag's new handy guide to Nuremberg (4th ed.). Nuremberg: J.L. Schrag. 1900.

Published in the 20th century

• "Nuremberg". Handbook for Travellers in South Germany and Austria (15th ed.). London: J. Murray. 1903. (1863 ed.)
• Hermann Uhde-Bernays (1904), Nuremberg, London: A. Siegle, OL 7160240M
• Mrs. Arthur G. Bell (1905), Nuremberg, London: Adam and Charles Black, OL 17933549M
• Paul Johannes Rée (1905), Nuremberg and Its Art to the End of the 18th Century, London: Grevel
• "Nuremberg", The Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
• Nuremberg and Rothenburg on the Tauber. Grieben's Guide Books. Berlin. 1911.
• Nathaniel Newnham Davis (1911), "Nuremburg", The Gourmet's Guide to Europe (3rd ed.), London: Grant Richards
• Francis Whiting Halsey, ed. (1914). "Nuremberg". Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors. 5. Funk & Wagnalls Company – via Hathi Trust.
• Gerald Strauss (1976), Nuremberg in the sixteenth century, Bloomington: Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253341493
• Laura A. Smoller (1986). "Playing Cards and Popular Culture in Sixteenth-Century Nuremberg". Sixteenth Century Journal. 17 (2): 183–214. doi:10.2307/2540255. JSTOR 2540255.
• Stewart Spencer (1992). "Wagner's Nuremberg". Cambridge Opera Journal. 4 (1): 21–41. doi:10.1017/S0954586700003591. JSTOR 823774.

Published in the 21st century

• John M. Jeep, ed. (2001). "Nuremberg". Medieval Germany: an Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing. ISBN 0-8240-7644-3.

in German

• Matthäus Merian; Martin Zeiler (1648). "Nürnberg". Topographia Franconiae. Topographia Germaniae (in German). Frankfurt. pp. 65–78.
• Johann Christoph Jakob Wilder (1827). Nürnberg: Eine gedrängte Zusammenstelllung seiner Merkwürdigkeiten [Nuremberg: a Concise Compiliation of its Places of Interest] (in German).
• Carl Mainberger; Johannes Scharrer (1837). Eine Woche in Nürnberg: Kurzgefaßte Beschreibung der Stadt Nürnberg und ihrer Umgebungen [A week in Nuremberg: brief description of the city of Nuremberg and its surroundings] (2nd ed.). Nurnberg: Riegel und Wießner.
• Nürnberg. Die Chroniken der Deutschen Städte (in German). 1–3, 10–11. Leipzig: S. Hirzel Verlag. 1862–1874 – via HathiTrust.
• Friedrich Wilhelm Ghillany (1863). Nürnberg: historisch und topographisch [Nuremberg: historical and topographical] (in German). Munich: Georg Franz.
• Johannes Wanschka (1870). Adreß-Buch für die Stadt Nürnberg (in German). Nürnberg: Bieling.
• Nürnberg-Fürther Industrie-Almanach [Nuremberg-Furth Business Almanac] (in German). Nürnberg: Jacob Sichling. 1870.
• P. Krauss und E. Uetrecht, ed. (1913). "Nurnberg". Meyers Deutscher Städteatlas [Meyer's Atlas of German Cities] (in German). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut.
• Wolfgang Adam; Siegrid Westphal, eds. (2012). "Nurnberg". Handbuch kultureller Zentren der Frühen Neuzeit: Städte und Residenzen im alten deutschen Sprachraum (in German). De Gruyter. pp. 1569+. ISBN 978-3-11-029555-9.

External links

• Links to fulltext city directories for Nuremburg via Wikisource
• Europeana. Items related to Nuremberg, various dates.