Timeline of Bern

The following is a of the history of the municipality of Bern, Switzerland.

Prior to 19th century

• 2nd-3rd century CE - Roman settlement abandoned.
• 1191 - Bern set up as military outpost by Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen.
• 1218 - Bern becomes a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.
• 1219 - Zytglogge (tower) built.
• 1223 - Theto von Ravensburg becomes .
• 1256 - Käfigturm (tower) built.
• 1259 - First mention of Jews in Bern.
• 1268 - Nydegg Castle demolished (approximate date).
• 1270 - Felsenburg (castle) built (approximate date).
• 1285 - (church) built.
• 1289 - April: Battle of Schosshalde takes place; Bern successfully resisted Rudolph of Hapsburg.
• 1298
• Bern allies with Biel, Murten, and Solothurn.
• Bern expands to include Bolligen, Muri, Stettlen, and Vechigen.
• 1331-1333 - Gümmenenkrieg (Fribourg-Bern war).
• 1339 - Battle of Laupen.
• 1345 - (tower) built.
• 1346
• Black Death plague.
• Äussere Neustadt area developed.
• Christoffelturm (tower) and Nydeggkirche (church) built.
• 1348-49 - Pogroms and persecution of the Jews in Bern following the Black Death.
• 1353 - Canton of Bern joins the Swiss Confederacy.
• 1380 - Public clock installed (approximate date).
• 1383-1384 - Burgdorferkrieg (Kyberg-Bern war) takes place in the County of Burgundy.
• 1406 - Construction begins of current Town hall of Bern.
• 1417 - Bern Town Hall (town hall) built.
• 1421 - Bern Munster construction begins.
• 1430 - Konrad Justinger writes Chronik der Stadt Bern, a history of the city.
• 1470 - Tschachtlanchronik (Bern history) compiled.
• 1489 - Untertorbrücke (bridge) built.
• 1494 - (church) rebuilt.
• 1513 - Town begins to keep bears in the Bärenplatz.
• 1525 - Printing press in operation.
• 1528 - .
• 1530 - Astronomical clock installed in the Zytglogge.
• 1532 - adopted.
• 1543 - Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen (Bern) (fountain) erected on Gerechtigkeitsgasse.
• 1544 - Simsonbrunnen (fountain) erected.
• 1546 - Fountains Anna-Seiler-Brunnen (on Marktgasse) and Pfeiferbrunnen (on Spitalgasse) erected.
• 1573 - Munster construction ends.
• 1615 - (prison) in operation.
• 1689 - newspaper Gazette de Berne starts to be printed.
• 1700 - Population: 14,219.
• 1718 - (granary) built.
• 1720 - Bern banking crisis of 1720
• 1729 - Church of the Holy Ghost, Bern rebuilt.
• 1752 - Erlacherhof (mansion) built.
• 1759 - (scientific society) founded.
• 1798 - 5 March: Battle of Grauholz takes place in canton; French in power.
• 1799 - Stämpfli (publisher) in business.http://www.staempfli.com/en/staempfli-ag/company/#c6612

19th century

• 1803 - City library active.
• 1815 - Bernischen Musikgesellschaft (music society) founded.
• 1817 - (government building) rebuilt.
• 1818 - Population: 18,997.
• 1830 - Eidgenössisches Schützenfest held in Bern.
• 1832
• Karl Zeerleder becomes mayor.
• Canton becomes administratively independent of city.
• 1834 - University of Bern established.
• 1837 - Population: 24,362.
• 1844 - Nydeggbrücke (bridge) built.
• 1846
• Jews granted freedom of establishment in the canton.
• founded.
• 1848 - Bern becomes capital of Switzerland.
• 1850
• Der Bund newspaper begins publication.
• Population: 29,670 in city; 407,765 in canton.
• 1851 - (bridge) built.
• 1857 - Federal Palace of Switzerland and Bärengraben (bear pit) built.
• 1858
• Bern railway station opens.
• founded.
• 1863 - Bernischen Juristenverein (lawyers' association) founded.http://www.bernischerjuristenverein.ch/
• 1864 - Catholic Church of St. Peter and Paul, Bern built.
• 1868 - in business.
• 1874
• International (postal union meeting) held in Bern; "Treaty concerning the formation of a General Postal Union" signed.
• Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland headquartered in Bern.
• 1877 - Bern Symphony Orchestra established.
• 1879 - Conche machine invented by chocolate maker Rodolphe Lindt.
• 1880
• oppidum ruins discovered near city.
• Population: 44,087 in city; 471,991 in canton.
• 1886 - International "Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works" signed in city.
• 1888 - founded.
• 1891
• August: 700th anniversary of city founding.
• founded.
• 1893
• June: Labour unrest.
• (church) built.
• Frauenkomitee Bern founded.
• 1894 - Bern Historical Museum built.
• 1900
• (public transit operator) and http://www.gutenbergmuseum.ch/en/museum/history/ established.
• Population: 64,227.

20th century

• 1902 - Federal Palace of Switzerland building expanded.
• 1903 - Albert Einstein moves into Einsteinhaus on Kramgasse.
• 1905
• St. Paul's Church, Bern built.
• Akademischer Alpenclub Bern (hiking club) formed.
• 1906
• "International Convention respecting the Prohibition of the Use of White (Yellow) Phosphorus in the Manufacture of Matches" signed in Bern.
• Anglican St Ursula's Church, Berne built.
• 1910
• Eidgenössisches Schützenfest and Swiss Aviation Exhibition held.
• Population: 90,937 in city; 578,381 in canton.
• 1914 - (national exposition) held in Bern.
• 1915 - March: International socialist anti-war women's conference held in Bern.
• 1918
• park now belongs to city.
• (publisher) in business.http://www.haupt.ch/Unternehmen/Ueber-uns/?cur=1&force_sid=dbcb4fe293094a51d39669cfc67c7ef3
• 1919
• Bümpliz becomes part of city.
• February: Second International conference held in Bern.
• 1920 - (church) built.
• 1928 - Schweizeische Ausstellung für Frauenarbeit (women's rights event) held in Bern.
• 1929
• Bern Aerodrome begins operating.
• airline headquartered in Bern.
• 1930 - Population: 111,783 in city; 623,665 in canton.
• 1933 - Bern Trial begins.
• 1936 - National Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents headquartered in Bern.
• 1939
• Tierpark Dählhölzli (zoo) opens.
• Berner Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Heimatkunde (history journal) in publication.
• 1940 - Trolleybus begins operating.
• 1941- 1943 – The Bern group (Lados group) operates secretly to rescue Jews from the Holocaust.
• 1947 - Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Bern (public transit operator) established.
• 1949
• founded.
• (bridge) and (church) built.
• 1950 - Population: 146,499 in city; 731,550 in canton.
• 1951 - Burgerbibliothek of Berne (public library) foundation established.
• 1955 - February: The Romanian embassy is seized.
• 1963 - Camerata Bern founded.
• 1969 - Szeemann's art exhibit "provokes a national scandal."
• 1970 - Population: 162,405 in city; 901,706 in canton.
• 1977
• Gurtenfestival of music begins.
• Albert Einstein Society founded.
• 1979
• French-speaking Canton of Jura secedes from mostly German-speaking Canton of Bern.
• Berner Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.
• 1982 - 6 September: Polish embassy occupied.
• 1983 - Old City of Bern designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 1984 - Regional Transport Bern-Solothurn established.
• 1990 - March: Demonstration against federal government keeping secret files on citizens.
• 1993 - Klaus Baumgartner becomes mayor.
• 1995
• Jewish religious community of Bern recognised under public law.
• Bern S-Bahn railway in operation.
• 2000 - Population: 128,634 in city; 957,197 in canton.

21st century

• 2002 - House of Religions founded.
• 2004 - begins.
• 2005
• Paul Klee Centre built.
• Alexander Tschäppät becomes mayor.
• 2007
• 4 August: bombing.
• October: Political unrest.
• 2008 - June: UEFA Euro 2008 Group C football contest takes place in Bern.
• 2009 - Bärengraben opens.
• 2013 - Population: 137,980.

See also

• History of Bern
• List of mayors of Bern
• of other municipalities in Switzerland: Basel, Geneva, Zürich

References

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

Bibliography

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in German

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• 1981-1987 (fulltext)
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External links

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