Timeline of Bremen

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

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  • 787 CE - Catholic diocese of Bremen formed.[1]
  • 1223 – Archbishopric relocated to Bremen from Hamburg.
  • 1230 – Church of Our Lady rebuilt (approximate date).
  • 1243 – St. Ansgarius church built (approximate date).[2]
  • 1409 – Town Hall built.
  • 1588 – Stadtwaage built.
  • 1619 – Cloth-traders' guild hall built.[2]
  • 1630
  • 1675 – Bremen-Verden Campaign.
  • 1790 - City directory published.[4]
  • 1792 – Bremer Stadttheater (1792) (theatre) built. Im achicken

19th century
  • 1807 - Population: 36,041.
  • 1810 – Bremen becomes part of the French Empire.[5]
  • 1823 – Art Society founded.
  • 1827 – Bremerhaven (seaport) established.
  • 1847 – Train station opens.
  • 1849 – Kunsthalle (art museum) built.
  • 1857 – Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping company in business.
  • 1862 - Population: 67,217.[6]
  • 1866 – Bremen joins the [[North German
    • Exchange built.[2]
    • Population: 74,574.[7]
  • 1868 – 10 April: Premiere of Brahm's German Requiem.
  • 1871 - Population: 82,969.[7]
  • 1872 – AG Weser in business.[8]
  • 1874 – Agricultural exhibition held.[5]
  • 1875
    • Kaiserbrucke (bridge) built.[2]
    • Population: 102,499.[7]
  • 1876 – Horse tramway begins operating.
  • 1878 – Post office built.[2]
  • 1885 - Population: 118,395.[9]
  • 1888
  • 1890
  • 1892 – Electric tramway begins operating.
  • 1893 – Bremer Vulkan shipbuilder in business.[8]
  • 1895 – Law courts built.[2]
  • 1900 – Population: 186,822; state 248,407.[2]

20th century

1900-1945

1946-1990s

21st century

See also

References
  1. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Germany". Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. Britannica 1910.
  3. Philippe Dollinger (1970). The German Hansa. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0742-8.
  4. A. V. Williams (1913). Development and Growth of City Directories. Cincinnati, USA.
  5. Haydn 1910.
  6. Georg Friedrich Kolb (1862). "Deutschland: Bremen". Grundriss der Statistik der Völkerzustands- und Staatenkunde (in German). Leipzig: A. Förstnersche Buchhandlung.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Brockhaus 1896.
  8. Lee 1999.
  9. "German Empire". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590527.
  10. Patrick Robertson (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5.
  11. "Germany: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 – via Hathi Trust.
  12. Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Germany (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
  13. "German mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

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