• Source: 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 – Magasin aux vivres de Metz (military building) constructed.
      1561 – Porte Serpenoise (gate) demolished.
      1564 – Metz Citadel built.
      1613 – City customary laws published.
      1633 – Parliament of Metz established.
      1648 – Metz officially becomes part of France per Treaty of Westphalia.
      1731 – Fort de Bellecroix construction begins.
      1733 – Fort Moselle military hospital built.
      1743 – Hôtel de l’Intendance (mansion) built.
      1744 – Louis XV of France visits Metz.
      1752 – Opera opens on the Place de la Comédie (Metz).
      1757 – Académie nationale de Metz 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.
      1771 – Hôtel de Ville completed.
      1777 – Metz Courthouse built.
      1787 – Église des Trinitaires (church) built.
      1790 – Metz becomes part of the Moselle souveraineté.
      1793 – Population: 36,878.
      1794 – École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie (military school) established.(fr)


      19th century


      1814 – City successfully defended by the French during the Siege of Metz (1814).
      1816 – Metz Esplanade (park) opens.
      1821 – Population: 42,030.
      1831 – Covered Market, Metz opens.
      1835 – Metz Conservatory founded.
      1844 – 30 March: Birth of Paul Verlaine.
      1850 – Metz Synagogue built.
      1851 – Réding-Metz railway begins operating.
      1854 – Metz–Luxembourg railway begins operating.
      1861 – Metz Exposition Universelle (1861) held.
      1864 – Arsenal built.
      1866 – Population: 54,817.
      1868 – Brasserie Amos (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 – Kriegsschule Metz (military school) established.(fr)
      1877 – Lérouville-Metz railway begins operating.
      1878 – Train station built.
      1881 – Temple de Garnison (church) built.


      20th century


      1901 – Metz power plant built in Pontiffroy.
      1903
      Porte Serpenoise (gate) rebuilt.
      Wilhelm II, German Emperor visits Metz.
      1905
      Governor's Palace, Metz built.
      Population: 60,419.
      1906 – Plantières Queuleu becomes part of Metz.
      1907 – Devant-les-Ponts becomes part of Metz.
      1908 – Gare de Metz-Ville (rail station) and Feste Kaiserin (fort) built.
      1910 – Le Sablon (Moselle) becomes part of Metz.
      1911
      Post office 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 – Les Trinitaires cultural venue created.
      1961 – Borny, Magny (Moselle), and Vallières-lès-Metz 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 – Metz library-media centre 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: European Trampoline Championships, 2006 held in Metz.
      2007 – TGV hi-speed train begins operating.
      2008 – Dominique Gros becomes mayor.
      2010
      Centre Pompidou-Metz opens.
      Metz-Mirabelle Marathon begins.
      2011 – Population: 119,962.
      2012 – 6 July: 2012 Tour de France cycling race passes through Metz.
      2014 – March: Metz municipal election, 2014 held.
      2015
      Canton of Metz-1, 2, and 3 created per 2014 France cantonal redistricting.
      December: Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine regional election, 2015 held.
      2016 – Metz becomes part of the Grand Est region.


      See also


      History of Metz
      Divodurum Mediomatricorum (Roman-era settlement)
      List of mayors of Metz
      List of historic sites in Metz, France
      List of bridges in Metz
      List of religious buildings in Metz
      History of Moselle department
      Other cities in the Grand Est region:

      Timeline of Mulhouse
      Timeline of Nancy, France
      Timeline of Reims
      Timeline of Strasbourg
      Timeline of Troyes


      References



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


      Bibliography




      External links



      "Bibliographie lorraine" (in French). Académie nationale de Metz.
      Items related to Metz, various dates (via Europeana).
      Items related to Metz, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).

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