• Source: Timeline of Koblenz

The following is a timeline of the history of Koblenz, Germany.




Prior to 19th century



9 BCE – Military post established by Roman Drusus (approximate date).
1018 CE – Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor gives Koblenz to Archbishop of Trier.
1208 – Church of St. Castor built.
1254 – Town walls built.
1344 – Stone bridge built over Mosel.
1359 – Koblenzer Schützengesellschaft (militia) formed.
1469 – Population: 1,193.
1688 – Town besieged by French forces.
1698 – Jesuit College built.
1725 – Merchants' Hall restored.
1768 – Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony becomes Archbishop-Elector of Trier
1778 – Population: 7,475.
1786 – Electoral Palace built.
1794 – Town taken by French forces.
1798 – Koblenz becomes "chief town of the Rhine and Mosel department."




19th century


1813 – Johann Josef Mazza becomes mayor.
1814 – Town occupied by Russian forces.
1815 – Koblenz Fortress construction begins near town.
1822 – Town becomes seat of the Rhine province.
1827 – Bürgerbibliothek (town library) founded.
1832 – Ehrenbreitstein Fortress built near town.
1840 – Population: 18,387.
1849 – Coblenzer Zeitung newspaper in publication.
1858 – Koblenz-Lützel station opens.
1864 – Pfaffendorf Bridge built.
1885 – Population: 31,669.
1897 – Statue of Wilhelm I installed on the Deutsches Eck.




20th century


1902 – Koblenz Hauptbahnhof (railway station) opens.
1905 – Population: 53,902.
1919 – Population: 56,676.
1933 – Population: 65,257.
1934
Koblenz radio transmitter erected.
TuS Koblenz football club formed.
1935 – Thingplatz and Stadion Oberwerth (stadium) inaugurated.
1943 – Koblenz becomes capital of Koblenz-Trier Gau.
1946
Koblenz becomes part of the Rhineland-Palatinate.
Josef Schnorbach becomes mayor.
1953 – Pfaffendorf Bridge rebuilt.
1961 – Population: 99,240.
1976 – Fernmeldeturm Koblenz (telecommunications tower) erected near city.
1991 – City partnered with Austin, Texas, USA.
1992 – 2000th anniversary of founding of Koblenz.
1994 – Eberhard Schulte-Wissermann becomes mayor.




21st century


2001 – DB Museum opens.
2004 – Tahir Mosque (Koblenz) opens.
2010 – Joachim Hofmann-Göttig becomes mayor.
2011
Koblenz Stadtmitte station opens.
City hosts Federal Horticultural Show 2011.
2012 – Population: 109,779.




See also


Koblenz history
History of Koblenz
Goloring, Bronze Age (1200–800 BCE) earthwork near Koblenz
List of Archbishop-Electors of Trier
Other cities in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate:(de)

Timeline of Mainz




References



This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.




Bibliography






External links



Links to fulltext city directories for Koblenz via Wikisource

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