Timeline of Koblenz

The following is a timeline of the history of Koblenz, Germany.

Prior to 19th century

• 9 BCE – Military post established by Roman Drusus (approximate date).
• 1018 CE – Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor gives Koblenz to Archbishop of Trier.
• 1208 – Church of St. Castor built.
• 1254 – Town walls built.
• 1344 – Stone bridge built over Mosel.
• 1359 – Koblenzer Schützengesellschaft (militia) formed.
• 1469 – Population: 1,193.
• 1688 – Town besieged by French forces.
• 1698 – Jesuit College built.
• 1725 – Merchants' Hall restored.
• 1768 – Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony becomes Archbishop-Elector of Trier
• 1778 – Population: 7,475.
• 1786 – Electoral Palace built.
• 1794 – Town taken by French forces.
• 1798 – Koblenz becomes "chief town of the Rhine and Mosel department."

19th century

• 1813 – becomes mayor.
• 1814 – Town occupied by Russian forces.
• 1815 – Koblenz Fortress construction begins near town.
• 1822 – Town becomes seat of the Rhine province.
• 1827 – Bürgerbibliothek (town library) founded.
• 1832 – Ehrenbreitstein Fortress built near town.
• 1840 – Population: 18,387.
• 1849 – Coblenzer Zeitung newspaper in publication.
• 1858 – Koblenz-Lützel station opens.
• 1864 – Pfaffendorf Bridge built.
• 1885 – Population: 31,669.
• 1897 – Statue of Wilhelm I installed on the Deutsches Eck.

20th century

• 1902 – Koblenz Hauptbahnhof (railway station) opens.
• 1905 – Population: 53,902.
• 1919 – Population: 56,676.
• 1933 – Population: 65,257.
• 1934
• Koblenz radio transmitter erected.
• TuS Koblenz football club formed.
• 1935 – Thingplatz and Stadion Oberwerth (stadium) inaugurated.
• 1943 – Koblenz becomes capital of Koblenz-Trier Gau.
• 1946
• Koblenz becomes part of the Rhineland-Palatinate.
• becomes mayor.
• 1953 – Pfaffendorf Bridge rebuilt.
• 1961 – Population: 99,240.
• 1976 – Fernmeldeturm Koblenz (telecommunications tower) erected near city.
• 1991 – City partnered with Austin, Texas, USA.
• 1992 – 2000th anniversary of founding of Koblenz.
• 1994 – becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2001 – DB Museum opens.
• 2004 – opens.
• 2010 – becomes mayor.
• 2011
• Koblenz Stadtmitte station opens.
• City hosts Federal Horticultural Show 2011.
• 2012 – Population: 109,779.

See also

• Koblenz history
• Goloring, Bronze Age (1200–800 BCE) earthwork near Koblenz
• List of Archbishop-Electors of Trier

Other cities in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate:⁽⁾

• Timeline of Mainz

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• (+ 1882 ed.)

in German

• (bibliography)

External links

• Links to fulltext city directories for Koblenz via Wikisource