Timeline of Groningen

The following is a timeline of the history of the Netherlands' municipality of Groningen.

Pre–19th century

• 48 CE: Roman camp established.
• 800: Martin's Church built (approximate date).
• 1040: "Villa Cruoninga" ("Groningen") mentioned.
• 13th century: Reitdiep canal dug
• : Martin's Church rebuilt in brick
• 1255: City wall built
• 1284: Groningen joins the Hanseatic League
• : Town hall built
• 1308: Jacobijnerklooster established
• 1482: Martin's Church tower built
• 1493: Der Aa Church built
• 1506: Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, in power
• 1509: Ommelanderhuis and Rechthuis built
• 1526: Guild unrest
• 1575: Ommelanden secedes from city
• 1579: City signs Union of Utrecht regional treaty
• 1580: Siege of Groningen; Spaniards in power
• May–July 1594: Siege of Groningen; Maurice, Prince of Orange, and William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, in power; Groningen Treaty of Reduction unites city and Ommelanden
• 17 February 1595: City of Groningen and the Ommelanden admitted to the Republic of the United Netherlands
• 1599: orphanage founded.
• : workhouse established
• 1614: University of Groningen founded
• 1615: University library established
• 1635: Goudkantoor built on the Grote Markt
• 1650: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, becomes stadtholder of Groningen
• 1659: Gerhard ten Berge becomes mayor
• 1662: City Weigh House built
• July–August 1672: Siege of Groningen by Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen of Münster on behalf of Louis XIV of France
• 1705: Allert Meijer becomes city architect
• 1728: Collegium Medicum founded
• 1747: Jodenkamp cemetery established
• 1756: Volteringstraat synagogue built
• 1790: Henri Daniel Guyot Institute for the deaf established
• 1798: Hotel De Doelen established

19th century

• 1801: Scientific Society of Groningen formed
• 1810: City Hall rebuilt
• 1811: Groningen becomes part of the Ems-Occidental department of the French Empire
• 1813: French military ousted
• 1815: Vindicat atque Polit established
• 1819: design of Coat of arms of Groningen adopted
• 1824: Jean François van Iddekinge becomes mayor
• 1830: Academy of Fine Arts established
• 1837: annual Groningsche Volksalmanak begins publication
• 1841: Hoofdwacht on the Grote Markt in use
• 1847: Praedinius Gymnasium active
• 1865: Noord-Willems Canal dug
• 1865: Korenbeurs rebuilt
• 1866: population: 36,852
• 1868: Nieuwe Groninger Nieuwsblad begins publication
• 1870: Meppel–Groningen railway begins operations
• 1874: Groninger Museum established
• 1874: Fortress demolished
• 1876: Eems Canal dug
• 1879: Verbindingskanaal dug
• 1879: design of the Flag of Groningen adopted
• 1880: Horse-drawn tram begins operating
• 1881: Scholtenhuis built
• 1882: Groningen State Archives established
• 1883: Groningen City Theatre established
• 1884: Groningen–Delfzijl railway begins operating; Groningen Noord railway station opens
• 1887: Groningen Local Railway Company established
• 1888: Nieuwsblad van het Noorden begins publication
• 1888: Hooghoudt distillery established
• 1894: Peace society formed
• 1895: Broerkerk demolished; Catholic St. Martinuskerk built
• 1896: Groningen railway station built

20th century

• 1903: World exhibit held
• 1904: Huis de Beurs café built
• 1906: Gemeentetram Groningen transit entity established
• 1906: Groningen Synagogue built
• 1909: University Academics Facility built
• 1910: electric tram begins operating
• 1918: De Ploeg art group formed
• 1919: Gorecht Canal dug
• 1919: population: 89,030
• 1929: Grand Theatre built
• 1931: Hakenkampsveld Airport established outside city limits
• 1933: Oosterpark Stadion opens
• 26 July 1940: mistakenly bombarded by Allied forces
• 26–27 September 1941: mistakenly bombarded by Allied forces
• April 1945: Battle of Groningen
• 1946: Groningen chess tournament held
• 1950: Design of the Flag of Groningen adopted
• 1951: Jan Tuin becomes mayor
• 1955: Roman Catholic Diocese of Groningen established
• 1959: Groningen gas field discovered
• 1960: Camera Cinema opens
• 1962: Nieuwe Stadhuis built
• 1969: increase in municipality size
• 1969: Lauwers Lake created near city
• 1970: Zernikecomplex development begins
• 1971: Football Club Groningen established
• 1971: Harm Buiter becomes mayor
• 1973: Eemshaven seaport opens
• 1974: Groningen Noord railway station rebuilt
• 1977: Groningen traffic circulation plan implemented
• 1979: RKZ Cinema opens
• 1986: Hanze University of Applied Sciences established
• 1991: Muller restaurant established
• 1991: Hans Ouwerkerk becomes mayor
• 1992: Groninger Dagblad begins publication
• 1992: Groninger Kredietbank scandal
• 1992: Groningen Audio Visual Archive established
• 1993: European Association for Sport Management headquartered in Groningen
• 1996: New City Hall building demolished
• 1996: Eurosonic Festival commences
• 1998: Jacques Wallage becomes mayor
• 1998: Urban renewal efforts

21st century

• 2002: Dagblad van het Noorden founded
• 2002: Groninger Archives established
• 2004: Nederlands Stripmuseum established
• 2005: University Medical Center Groningen established
• 2006: Euroborg stadium established
• 2007: Groningen Europapark railway station begins operating
• 2011: construction on the Groninger Forum begins
• 2014: Infoversum cinema built
• 2014: population: 197,823
• 2015: Peter den Oudsten becomes mayor.

See also

• History of Groningen

Footnotes

Bibliography

• 1852-1857
• (province and city)