Timeline of Erfurt

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

Prior to 19th century

 * 741 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Erfurt established.
 * 755 - Catholic diocese absorbed into that of Mainz.
 * 805 - Market rights granted by Charlemagne.
 * 932 - Religious Synod of Erfurt held.
 * 1060 - Benedictine (monastery) first recorded mention.
 * 1094 - Old Synagogue construction begins
 * 1109 - Landgrave of Thuringia in power.
 * 1255 - Municipal rights granted by bishop.
 * 1277 - Building of St. Augustine's Monastery begun.
 * 1290 - Rebuilt St. Mary's Cathedral consecrated.
 * 1325 - Stone Merchant's Bridge built.
 * 1349 - 21 March: Pogrom against Jews.
 * 1392 - University of Erfurt opens.
 * 1472 - Fire.
 * 1480 - Building of Cyriaksburg Citadel begun.
 * 1483 - Saxons in power per Treaty of Amorbach.
 * 1494 - Printing press in operation.
 * 1521 - Protestant reformation.
 * 1664 - Erfurt becomes part of the Electorate of Mainz.
 * 1665 - Foundation stone for Petersberg Citadel laid on 1 June 1665.
 * 1754 - (learned society) formed.

19th century

 * 1802 - Erfurt becomes part of Prussia.
 * 1806 - 16 October: Prussian forces capitulate to French at Erfurt during the War of the Fourth Coalition.
 * 1807 - Principality of Erfurt of the French Empire established.
 * 1808 - International Congress of Erfurt held in the and other venues from 27 September to 14 October 1808.
 * 1816 - University of Erfurt closes.
 * 1840 - (synagogue) built.
 * 1847 - Erfurt Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens.
 * 1850 - Erfurt Union of German states created.
 * 1862 - (manufactory) established.
 * 1863 - (history society) founded.
 * 1865 - (city archives) established.
 * 1869 - Nordhausen–Erfurt railway begins operating.
 * 1875 - (town hall) built.
 * 1878 - Topf and Sons founded as an engineering firm. It later made crematoria for Nazi concentration camps.
 * 1878 - the Andreasstrasse Prison opened.
 * 1880 - Population: 53,254.
 * 1884 - (synagogue) built.
 * 1889 - erected on the.
 * 1891 - Meeting of the Social Democratic Party of Germany held in city; "Erfurt Program" adopted.
 * 1895 - Population: 78,174.

20th century

 * 1909 - Gutenbergschule (school) opens.
 * 1911 - becomes part of Erfurt.(de)
 * 1919 - Population: 129,646.
 * 1937 - Population: 152,651.(de)
 * 1938 - Hochheim and become part of Erfurt.(de)
 * 1940 - Bombing of Erfurt in World War II started.
 * 1945
 * April: United States forces take city.
 * July: City becomes part of the Soviet Occupation zone of Germany.
 * 1949 - City becomes part of the German Democratic Republic.
 * 1945 - Thüringische Landeszeitung (newspaper) begins publication.
 * 1950
 * , Bischleben-Stedten, Dittelstedt, Gispersleben, Marbach, Möbisburg-Rhoda, and Schmira become part of Erfurt.(de)
 * City becomes capital of the (district).
 * 1952 - (synagogue) built.
 * 1958 - founded.
 * 1960 - association of Erfurters who moved to West Germany founded.
 * 1971 - Population: 198,265.(de)
 * 1974 - opens in the.
 * 1989 - Demonstrations against the GDR government, and citizens' occupation of the Stasi district headquarters and Stasi prison in Andreasstrasse.
 * 1990
 * City becomes capital of state of Thuringia in the reunited nation of Germany.
 * becomes mayor.
 * Thüringer Allgemeine newspaper in publication.
 * 1993 - University of Erfurt reestablished.
 * 1994
 * ,, Büßleben, Egstedt, Ermstedt, Frienstedt, Gottstedt, Hochstedt, Kerspleben, Kühnhausen, Linderbach, Mittelhausen, Molsdorf, Niedernissa, Rohda, Salomonsborn, Schaderode, Schwerborn, Stotternheim, Tiefthal, Töttelstädt, Töttleben, Urbich, Vieselbach, Wallichen, Waltersleben, and Windischholzhausen become part of Erfurt.(de)
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Erfurt reestablished.
 * 1995 - Naturkundemuseum Erfurt (museum) built.
 * 1997 - Erfurt Stadtbahn (tram) begins operating.

21st century

 * 2001 - April: Topf and Sons squat begins.
 * 2002 - 26 April: Erfurt school massacre occurs.
 * 2006 - Andreas Bausewein becomes mayor.
 * 2007 - Erfurter Bahn (railway) begins operating.
 * 2010 - Population: 204,994.(de)

in German

 * (bibliography)
 * Stade, Heinz, et al. (2015) Erfurt: eine Stadt im Wandel, Leipzig: Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-3361007130
 * Stade, Heinz, et al. (2015) Erfurt: eine Stadt im Wandel, Leipzig: Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-3361007130
 * Stade, Heinz, et al. (2015) Erfurt: eine Stadt im Wandel, Leipzig: Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-3361007130
 * Stade, Heinz, et al. (2015) Erfurt: eine Stadt im Wandel, Leipzig: Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-3361007130
 * Stade, Heinz, et al. (2015) Erfurt: eine Stadt im Wandel, Leipzig: Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-3361007130
 * Stade, Heinz, et al. (2015) Erfurt: eine Stadt im Wandel, Leipzig: Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-3361007130
 * Stade, Heinz, et al. (2015) Erfurt: eine Stadt im Wandel, Leipzig: Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-3361007130
 * Stade, Heinz, et al. (2015) Erfurt: eine Stadt im Wandel, Leipzig: Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-3361007130
 * Stade, Heinz, et al. (2015) Erfurt: eine Stadt im Wandel, Leipzig: Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-3361007130
 * Stade, Heinz, et al. (2015) Erfurt: eine Stadt im Wandel, Leipzig: Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-3361007130
 * Stade, Heinz, et al. (2015) Erfurt: eine Stadt im Wandel, Leipzig: Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-3361007130
 * Stade, Heinz, et al. (2015) Erfurt: eine Stadt im Wandel, Leipzig: Edition Leipzig. ISBN 978-3361007130