Timeline of Frankfurt

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Prior to 19th century

 * pre 475 CE – Roman town Nida was the capital of Civitas Taunensium and one of important fortresses near the Limes Germanicus
 * 843 CE – City becomes capital of East Francia.
 * 1180 – Staufenmauer built.
 * 1241 – Judenschlacht – First of two pogroms of Jews in the city.
 * 1333 – City expands.
 * 1349 – Judenschlacht.
 * 1360 – Schützenverein Frankfurt-Höchst (militia) formed.
 * 1370 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
 * 1372
 * Free City of Frankfurt becomes part of Holy Roman Empire.
 * City buys forest from Charles IV.
 * 1405 – Römer converted into city hall.
 * 1428 – Eschenheimer Turm built.
 * 1462 – Frankfurter Judengasse established.
 * 1493 – Passion play begins.
 * 1531 – Printing press in operation.
 * 1581 – Rumpolt's cookbook published.
 * 1585 – Bourse established.
 * 1648 – Peace of Westphalia confirms Frankfurt as an Imperial Free City.
 * 1681 – St. Catherine's Church built.
 * 1719 – Fire.
 * 1739 – Palais Thurn und Taxis built.
 * 1742 – The Palais Barckhaus at Zeil in Frankfurt serves as residence of Emperor Charles VII until 1744
 * 1748 – Gebrüder Bethmann formed.
 * 1750 – Mainzer Landstraße built.
 * 1759 – January: City occupied by French.
 * 1774 – Botanical garden laid out.
 * 1790 – 9 October: Coronation of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor.
 * 1792 – City occupied by French.

19th century

 * 1806
 * City occupied by French.
 * City becomes Principality of Frankfurt, under Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg.
 * 1808 – Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester (orchestra) established.
 * 1810 – City becomes part of Grand Duchy of Frankfurt.
 * 1812 – City refortified.
 * 1815 – Städel founded.
 * 1816 – Free City of Frankfurt becomes part of German Confederation.
 * 1817 – Population: 41,458
 * 1829 – Frankfurter Kunstverein founded.
 * 1833
 * Frankfurter Wachensturm.
 * Paulskirche built.
 * 1839 – Taunus Railway begins operating.
 * 1840 – Population: 55,269
 * 1843 – Alte Börse (Frankfurt am Main) (stock exchange) built.
 * 1846 – International Penitentiary Congress held in Frankfurt.
 * 1848
 * September: "Uprising."
 * Frankfurt Assembly formed.
 * 1849 – Constitution of the German Empire proclaimed by Frankfurt Parliament.
 * 1856 – Frankfurter Zeitung begins publication.
 * 1858 – Frankfurt Zoological Garden founded.
 * 1859 – Frankfurt City Link Line begins operating.
 * 1861 – Population: 71,462.
 * 1863 – Federation of German Workers Associations founded in Frankfurt.
 * 1864 – Population: 77,372
 * 1866 – City becomes part of Hesse-Nassau, Prussia.
 * 1867 – Frankfurt Cathedral rebuilt.
 * 1868 – Eiserner Steg (bridge) built.
 * 1871
 * Treaty of Frankfurt signed.
 * Palmengarten opens.
 * 1872 – Trams begin operating.
 * 1875 – Population: 103,136.
 * 1878 – Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium – Musikakademie founded.
 * 1879 – Kleinmarkthalle Frankfurt (market) opens.
 * 1880 – Alte Oper inaugurated.
 * 1881 – Metallgesellschaft founded.
 * 1886 – Frankfurter Friedensverein (peace group) organized.
 * 1890 – Population: 179,985
 * 1895
 * Bockenheim becomes part of city.
 * Stempel Type Foundry established.
 * Population: 229,279.
 * 1897 – Frankfurt Motor Show begins.

1900s–1940s

 * 1904 – Museum der Weltkulturen founded.
 * 1905 – Population: 334,978.
 * 1907
 * May: City hosts the 1907 World Weightlifting Championships and 1907 World Wrestling Championships.
 * 1909
 * Städtische Galerie Liebieghaus established.
 * Festhalle built.
 * 1914 – University of Frankfurt established.
 * 1919 – Population: 433,002.
 * 1923 – Institute for Social Research founded.
 * 1925 – Husarendenkmal (Frankfurt am Main) (monument) installed.
 * 1926 – Alte Brücke (Frankfurt) (bridge) rebuilt.
 * 1928
 * Höchst becomes part of city.
 * Großmarkthalle built.
 * Polish Consulate relocated from Cologne to Frankfurt.
 * Population: 551,200.
 * 1929
 * Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra formed.
 * Holy Cross Church built.
 * 1930 – IG Farben Building constructed.
 * 1931 – Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion opens.
 * 1934 – Adlerwerke vorm. Heinrich Kleyer established.
 * 1936
 * Frankfurt Airport opens.
 * Grüneburgpark opens.
 * 1937 – Nazi camp for Sinti and Romani people established (see also Porajmos).
 * 1938 – Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts founded.
 * 1942
 * Nazi camp for Sinti and Romani people dissolved.
 * February: Forced labour camp established in the Heddernheim district.
 * 1944 – Bombing begins.
 * 1945
 * 18 March: Forced labour camp in Heddernheim dissolved. Prisoners deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp.
 * 26–29 March: Battle of Frankfurt
 * July: American zone of Allied-occupied Germany headquartered in Frankfurt.
 * Frankfurter Rundschau begins publication.
 * 1946 – Eschwege displaced persons camp set up.
 * 1948
 * Hessischer Rundfunk begins broadcasting.
 * Bank deutscher Länder headquartered in Frankfurt.
 * 1949
 * Frankfurt Book Fair resumes.
 * Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde founded.
 * Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.

1950s–1990s

 * 1951 – Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt built.
 * 1953 – Population: 600,579.
 * 1954 – Goethe House opens.
 * 1955 – Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport opens.
 * 1957 – Deutsche Bundesbank headquartered in Frankfurt.
 * 1958
 * Noor Mosque built.
 * Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt and Cinema Kino open.
 * 1959 – Justizvollzugsanstalt Frankfurt am Main IV (prison) begins operating.
 * 1960
 * Sigmund-Freud-Institut founded.
 * City twinned with Lyon, France.
 * 1963 – Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials begin.
 * 1966 – City twinned with Birmingham, United Kingdom.
 * 1967 – City twinned with Deuil-La Barre, France.
 * 1968 – Frankfurt U-Bahn begins operating.
 * 1970
 * Peace Research Institute Frankfurt and Frankfurter Autoren Theater founded.
 * City twinned with Milan, Italy.
 * 1974 – City-Haus built.
 * 1978
 * Rhine-Main S-Bahn begins operating.
 * Historic Railway museum founded.
 * 1979
 * Europaturm built.
 * Titanic magazine begins publication.
 * City twinned with Cairo, Egypt.
 * 1980 – City twinned with Tel Aviv, Israel.
 * 1981
 * Frankfurt Marathon begins.
 * Museum für Moderne Kunst founded.
 * 1984 – German Architecture Museum opens.
 * 1987 – Neues Theater Höchst founded.
 * 1988 – City twinned with Guangzhou, China.
 * 1989
 * City hosts Bundesgartenschau (garden show).
 * City twinned with Toronto, Canada.
 * 1990
 * May: City hosts the 1990 European Judo Championships.
 * City twinned with Budapest, Hungary, and Prague, Czech Republic.
 * 1991
 * Andreas von Schoeler becomes mayor.
 * City twinned with Granada, Nicaragua, Kraków, Poland, and Leipzig.
 * 1992 – Institut für Stadtgeschichte (Frankfurt am Main) (Institute for City History) established.
 * 1993
 * Westendstrasse 1 built.
 * Deutsche Börse headquartered in Frankfurt.
 * 1994 – European Monetary Institute headquartered in Frankfurt.
 * 1995
 * Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange founded.
 * Petra Roth becomes mayor.
 * 1996 – City website online (approximate date).
 * 1998 – European Central Bank headquartered in Frankfurt.
 * 1999 – Main Tower built.
 * 2000
 * Museum Giersch opens.
 * Population: 646,550.

21st century

 * 2001 – Metropolis (movie theatre) in business.
 * 2002 – Köln–Frankfurt high-speed rail line begins operating.
 * 2003
 * Bikeshare program launched.
 * Adorno-Denkmal (monument) installed.
 * 2005
 * Wikimania conference held in city.
 * 2007
 * Holy Cross - Centre for Christian Meditation and Spirituality of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limburg in the Holy Cross Church in Bornheim founded.
 * City twinned with Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
 * 2009 – Zeil renovated.
 * 2011
 * June–July: City co-hosts the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
 * City twinned with Yokohama, Japan.
 * 2012
 * Peter Feldmann becomes mayor.
 * 2013 – City twinned with Eskişehir, Turkey.
 * 2014 – Population: 714,241.
 * 2015
 * Economic unrest.
 * City twinned with Philadelphia, United States.

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