Timeline of Metz

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

Prior to 19th century

 * 1st–2nd C. CE – Gorze-Metz aqueduct built.
 * 2nd C. CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz active (approximate date).
 * 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 C. - Metz becomes capital of Austrasia.
 * 768 – Metz becomes part of the Carolingian Empire.
 * 843 – Metz becomes part of Middle Francia.
 * 863 – Religious council held in Metz.
 * 1130 – Notre Dame de la Ronde church built.
 * 13th C.
 * Metz becomes a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.
 * Metz rampart and Porte des Allemands (gate) construction begins.
 * 1220 – Templars' Chapel, Metz built.
 * 1343 – Grand pont des Morts (bridge) built.
 * 1356 – Diet of Metz (1356/57) held; Golden Bull issued.
 * 1400 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
 * 1427 – Metz Cathedral spire built.
 * 1437 – Tour Camoufle (tower) construction begins.
 * 1444 – Siege of Metz (1444) by forces of Charles VII of France.
 * 1482 – Printing press in operation.
 * 1552
 * Metz comes under French rule per Treaty of Chambord.
 * Siege of Metz (1552).
 * 1560 – (military building) constructed.
 * 1561 – (gate) demolished.
 * 1564 – Metz Citadel built.
 * 1613 – City customary laws published.
 * 1633 – established.
 * 1648 – Metz officially becomes part of France per Treaty of Westphalia.
 * 1731 – construction begins.
 * 1733 – built.
 * 1743 – (mansion) built.
 * 1744 – Louis XV of France visits Metz.
 * 1752 – Opera opens on the.
 * 1757 – founded, as the Société Royale des Sciences et des Arts de Metz.
 * 1760 - R. Samuel Hilman b. Israel Halperin (1670-1766) appointed rabbi of Jewish community in Metz.
 * 1777 – built.
 * 1787 – (church) built.
 * 1790 – Metz becomes part of the Moselle souveraineté.
 * 1793 – Population: 36,878.
 * 1794 – (military school) established.(fr)

19th century

 * 1814 – City successfully defended by the French during the Siege of Metz (1814).
 * 1816 – (park) opens.
 * 1821 – Population: 42,030.
 * 1831 – Covered Market, Metz opens.
 * 1835 – founded.
 * 1844 – 30 March: Birth of Paul Verlaine.
 * 1850 – built.
 * 1851 – begins operating.
 * 1854 – Metz–Luxembourg railway begins operating.
 * 1861 – held.
 * 1864 – Arsenal built.
 * 1866 – Population: 54,817.
 * 1868 – (brewery) founded.
 * 1870
 * Fort de Plappeville and Fort de Queuleu built.
 * Siege of Metz (1870); Prussians in power.
 * 1871
 * 10 May: Metz becomes part of Germany per the Treaty of Frankfurt (1871).
 * Metz becomes part of the Alsace-Lorraine imperial territory.
 * 1872 – (military school) established.(fr)
 * 1877 – begins operating.
 * 1878 – built.
 * 1881 – (church) built.



20th century

 * 1901 – built in.
 * 1903
 * Porte Serpenoise (gate) rebuilt.
 * Wilhelm II, German Emperor visits Metz.
 * 1905
 * built.
 * Population: 60,419.
 * 1906 – becomes part of Metz.
 * 1907 – becomes part of Metz.
 * 1908 – Gare de Metz-Ville (rail station) and Feste Kaiserin (fort) built.
 * 1910 – becomes part of Metz.
 * 1911
 * built.
 * Population: 68,598.
 * 1918 – Metz becomes again part of France.
 * 1919 – Le Républicain Lorrain newspaper begins publication.
 * 1923 – Stade Saint-Symphorien (stadium) opens.
 * 1932 – Football Club de Metz formed.
 * 1936 – Population: 83,119.
 * 1940
 * Annexation of the Moselle (1940) by Germany during World War II.
 * July: Frontstalag 212 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans.
 * December: Frontstalag 212 POW camp dissolved. Stalag XII-E POW camp established.
 * 1942 – Stalag XII-E POW camp dissolved.
 * 1944
 * 27 September: Battle of Fort Driant begins near city (part of Battle of Metz).
 * 13 December: Battle of Metz ends; Germans ousted.
 * 1947 - December: Flood.
 * 1954 - Population: 85,701.
 * 1960 – cultural venue created.
 * 1961 –, , and become part of Metz.
 * 1962 – Population: 102,771.
 * 1970 – Renaissance du vieux Metz (historical society) founded.
 * 1971 – Jean-Marie Rausch becomes mayor.
 * 1973 – Lorraine Marathon begins.
 * 1975 – Groupe Histoire et patrimoine lorrains (historical society) founded.
 * 1977 – 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.

21st century

 * 2002 – Arènes de Metz (arena) opens.
 * 2006 – May: held in Metz.
 * 2007 – TGV hi-speed train begins operating.
 * 2008 – Dominique Gros becomes mayor.
 * 2010
 * Centre Pompidou-Metz opens.
 * begins.
 * 2011 – Population: 119,962.
 * 2012 – 6 July: 2012 Tour de France cycling race passes through Metz.
 * 2014 – March: held.
 * 2015
 * Canton of Metz-1, 2, and 3 created per.
 * December: held.
 * 2016 – Metz becomes part of the Grand Est region.

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