Timeline of Copenhagen

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Prior to 17th century

• 1167 – Absalon's Castle founded.
• 1238 – Franciscan monastery founded.
• 1254 – Copenhagen receives city charter.
• 1294 – Wednesdays and Saturdays designated market days.
• 1296 – House of the Holy Ghost founded.
• 1388 – Church of Our Lady rebuilt.
• 1417 – Eric of Pomerania takes Copenhagen Castle.
• 1479
• City hall built at Gammeltorv.
• University of Copenhagen founded.
• 1493 - Govaert van Ghemen sets up printing press.
• 1583 – Dyrehavsbakken founded near Copenhagen.

17th century

• 1604 – Christian IV's Arsenal built.
• 1608 – Caritas Well built.
• 1610
• City hall rebuilt.
• Nytorv created.
• 1611 – Leda and the Swan statue erected.
• 1618 – Brewery built.
• 1624 – Rosenborg Castle built.
• 1625 – Copenhagen Stock Exchange founded.
• 1626 – Citadel built.
• 1634 - 5 October: of Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony and Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark takes place.
• 1640 – Børsen built.
• 1648 – Royal Danish Library founded.
• 1659 – Assault on Copenhagen
• 1661 – Coat of arms of Copenhagen granted.
• 1666 – Holmens Cemetery established.
• 1670 – Kongens Nytorv laid out.
• 1671 – Garnisons Cemetery inaugurated.
• 1673 – Sophie Amalienborg built.
• 1683 – Palace built for Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve.
• 1686 – Thott Palace built.
• 1695 – Church of Our Saviour built.

18th century

• 1711 – Plague.
• 1722 - The first public theater, Lille Grønnegade Theatre, is founded.
• 1728
• Fire.
• City hall rebuilt between Gammeltorv and Nytorv.
• 1742 - Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters established.
• 1745 – Christiansborg Palace built.
• 1748 – Royal Danish Theatre founded.
• 1751 – Mastekranen built.
• 1752 – Oeder's Garden planted.
• 1757 – Frederiks Hospital opens.
• 1758 – Christian's Church built.
• 1760
• Amalienborg Palace built.
• Assistens Cemetery inaugurated.
• Moses & Søn G. Melchior in business.
• 1769 - Population: 82,086.⁽⁾
• 1770 - City directory published.
• 1771 – Royal Danish Ballet founded.
• 1775
• Royal Porcelain Factory founded.
• P.F. Suhm library opens.
• 1777 – Det Dramatiske Selskab is founded.
• 1781 – Vestindisk Pakhus built.
• 1785 – Heering House built.
• 1787 – J. Cl. Todes Døtreskole, the first secondary school for girls, is founded.
• 1791 – Døtreskolen af 1791 is founded.
• 1793 – Royal Danish Library opened to the public.
• 1795 – Fire.

19th century

• 1801 – Battle of Copenhagen.
• 1807
• Battle of Copenhagen
• Royal Commission for the Preservation of Antiquities established.
• 1815 – Copenhagen Court House (with city hall) built at Nytorv.
• 1825
• Royal Danish Academy of Music founded.
• Kunstforeningen founded.
• 1828 – Christiansborg Palace rebuilt.
• 1829 – Church of Our Lady rebuilt.
• 1835 - Andersen's Fairy Tales published.
• 1840 - Population: 120,819.⁽⁾
• 1843
• Tivoli Gardens opens.
• Tivoli Orchestra formed.
• 1845 – Copenhagen co-host a nordic student meeting with Lund.
• 1846 – Den højere Dannelsesanstalt for Damer is founded.
• 1847
• Railway station built.
• Carlsberg brewery founded.
• 1848 – Thorvaldsen Museum built.
• 1850s – Edition Wilhelm Hansen music publisher in business.
• 1856 – Royal School of Library and Information Science founded.
• 1857
• Folketeatret founded.
• Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition begins.
• 1859 – Copenhagen Zoo founded.

• 1860 – City gates dismantled.
• 1862 – Copenhagen co-host a nordic student meeting with Lund.
• 1865 – Hansen Writing Ball typewriter invented in Copenhagen.
• 1870
• (confectionery) in business.
• Østre Anlæg and Vestre Cemetery established.
• Population: 202,327.⁽⁾
• 1874 – Botanical Garden glasshouses built.
• 1879
• Dansk Fotografisk Forening (photo society) headquartered in city.
• Vesterfælledvej truant school founded.
• 1881 – Children's playground constructed.
• 1882 – Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek established.
• 1883 - (theatre) opens.
• 1884 – Dagbladet Politiken newspaper begins publication.
• 1890 - Population: 367,262.⁽⁾
• 1894 – Frederik's Church, popularly known as the "Marble Church", opens.
• 1895 - Copenhagen Women's Exhibition
• 1896 – Statens Museum for Kunst established.
• 1897
• Østerport Station opens.
• Coast Line railway begins operating.

20th century

1900s-1940s

• 1901
• City expands.
• Museum of Copenhagen and International Secretariat of National Trade Union Centres founded.
• Population: 468,936.⁽⁾
• 1905 – Copenhagen City Hall built on City Hall Square.
• 1907 – Medical Museion established.
• 1910
• Rigshospitalet built.
• International socialist women's conference held.
• 1911
• Copenhagen Central Station, Idrætsparken, and Hirschsprung Collection open.
• Population: 584,089.⁽⁾
• 1912 – Theatre Museum in the Court Theatre founded.
• 1913
• Dansk Statens Arkiv for Historiske Film og Stemmer (film archive) founded.
• The Little Mermaid (statue) unveiled.
• 1915 - January: Conference of Socialist Parties of Neutral Countries held in Copenhagen.
• 1917 - (publisher) in business.
• 1924 – Alexandra Teatret (cinema) opens.
• 1925
• Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup and Bakkehuset museum open.
• Danish National Symphony Orchestra founded.
• 1926 – Forum Copenhagen built.
• 1927 – Grundtvig's Church inaugurated.
• 1928
• Tøjhus Museum established.
• Christiansborg Palace rebuilt.
• 1929 – Søndermark Cemetery established.
• 1938 – cinema built.
• 1940 – April: German occupation begins.
• 1943
• 3 September: Stalag 391 prisoner-of-war camp for Danish POWs established by the Germans.
• 8 November: Stalag 391 POW camp dissolved.
• 1945
• 5 May: German occupation ends.
• Dagbladet Information (newspaper) begins publication.
• Population: 731,707.
• 1948 – David Collection opens.

1950s-1990s

• 1950 – Ryvangen Memorial Park officially inaugurated.
• 1951 - 24 September: World's first successful sex reassignment surgery performed at Gentofte Hospital.
• 1957 – World Santa Claus Congress begins near city.
• 1958 - "Egg" and "swan" chair designs introduced.
• 1962 – Strøget pedestrian zone laid out.
• 1971
• Weekendavisen newspaper begins publication.
• Freetown Christiania founded.
• 1973 – Roskilde Airport opens.
• 1974 - Greater Copenhagen Council created.
• 1975 - cinema opens.
• 1976
• Royal Danish Naval Museum established.
• Population: 1,292,647 urban area.⁽⁾
• 1977
• 12 December: World's "first AIDS victim" dies in Copenhagen.
• Frieboeshvile restored.
• 1978 – Danish Design Centre opens.
• 1979 – Copenhagen Jazz Festival begins.
• 1980 – Copenhagen Marathon begins.
• 1983 – Radio Rosa begins broadcasting.
• 1984 – Valby-Hallen opens.
• 1986
• Fotografisk Center and Rhythmic Music Conservatory established.
• Worker's Museum opens.
• 1992 – Parken Stadium built.
• 1995
• Copenhagen City Bikes launched.
• Danish Architecture Centre founded.
• 1996 – National Museum of Photography and Cisternerne – Museum for moderne Glaskunst founded.
• 1998 – Copenhagen Distortion begins.
• 1999 – Black Diamond (library) built.
• 2000
• Øresund Bridge opens to Malmö, Sweden.
• Copenhagen Harbour Buses begin operating.

21st century

2000s

• 2001 – Copenhagen Free University established.
• 2002 – Copenhagen Metro and Copenhagen Harbour Baths inaugurated.
• 2003
• Copenhagen International Documentary Festival and Start! Festival begin.
• North Atlantic House cultural centre and Noma (restaurant) open.
• 2004
• Copenhagen Opera House and Danish Jewish Museum open.
• Natural History Museum of Denmark formed.
• 2005 – VM Houses built.
• 2006 – DieselHouse opens.
• 2007
• City becomes part of the Capital Region of Denmark.
• Karriere Bar and Geranium (restaurant) open.
• Fictional The Killing (TV series) begins broadcasting.
• Homeless World Cup football contest held.
• 2008
• Royal Danish Playhouse opens in Frederiksstaden.
• 21st European Film Awards held.
• Mountain Dwellings built.
• 2009
• United Nations Climate Change Conference held.
• film festival begins.

2010s

• 2010 – 8 House built.
• 2011
• Torvehallerne (market) in business.
• MAD Symposium begins.
• 2012
• Bicycle superhighway opens.
• Population: 1,213,882 urban area.⁽⁾
• 2014 - Cykelslangen (bike bridge) opens in Havneholmen.
• 2015 – 14–15 February: 2015 Copenhagen shootings occur, killing two civilians and wounding five police officers. The suspected perpetrator was later shot and killed by police.

2020s

• 2022
• 3 July: The Field's mall shooting occurs, killing multiple people.

See also

• History of Copenhagen
• List of lord mayors of Copenhagen
• Copenhagen metropolitan area
• Urban area of Copenhagen
• Timelines of other cities in Denmark: Aarhus

References

This article incorporates information from the Danish Wikipedia.

Further reading

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Copenhagen, various dates
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Copenhagen, various dates.