Timeline of Luxembourg City

The following is a timeline of the history of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

Prior to 19th century

• 963 - Castle built atop Bock cliffs by Siegfried of Luxembourg.
• 987 - Church of the Redemption consecrated.
• 1120 - Church of St. Peter built.
• 1320 - Saint Michael's Church built (approximate date).
• 1340
• New city fortifications constructed.
• Schobermesse (tent fair) begins.
• 1390 - Public clock installed (approximate date).
• 1443 - Burgundians under Philip the Good conquer city.
• 1554 - Fire in Ville Haute.
• 1563 - La Fontaine Castle construction begins.
• 1572 - City Hall (later the Grand Ducal Palace) built.
• 1603 - Collège des Jésuites founded.
• 1606 - Neimënster Abbey built.
• 1613 - Church of Notre Dame cornerstone laid.
• 1623 - Capuchin monastery built.
• 1644 - Tunnels built.
• 1671 - Place d'Armes laid out (approximate date).
• 1684 - French in power.
• 1685 - Lambert Fortress built.
• 1693 - Jean-Bernard Knepper becomes mayor.
• 1697 - Spaniards in power per Treaty of Ryswick.
• 1714 - Austrians in power.
• 1732 - Fort Thüngen built.
• 1784 - Château de Septfontaines built outside city (in Rollingergrund).
• 1794 - November 22: Siege of Luxembourg by French forces begins.
• 1795
• June 7: Siege of Luxembourg ends.
• City becomes préfecture of the Forêts département of the French First Republic.
• 1798 - Municipal Library active.
• 1800 - François Scheffer becomes mayor.

19th century

• 1815 - Prussians in power per Treaty of Paris.
• 1821 - Luxemburger Wochenblatt newspaper begins publication.
• 1827 - Journal de la ville et du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg newspaper in publication.
• 1833 - Roman Catholic diocese of Luxembourg established.
• 1838 - City Hall (Hôtel de Ville) completed.
• 1848 - Luxemburger Wort newspaper begins publication.
• 1850 - Society of the Natural Sciences established.
• 1855 - Pescatore Institute (charity) founded.
• 1858 - Population: 13,129.
• 1859 - Luxembourg railway station opens.
• 1860 - Hall of the Chamber of Deputies.
• 1861 - Viaduct built over Petrusse valley.
• 1867
• Luxembourg Crisis.
• Dismantling of the fortress begins per Treaty of London.
• Last Prussian garnison leaves the city.
• 1868 - Royal-Grand Ducal Institute established.
• 1872
• The Municipal Park is laid out.
• Pescatore Museum opens.
• 1875 - The city's first horse-drawn tramway line begins operation.
• 1882 - Casino Bourgeois opens.
• 1884 - William II monument erected in Place Guillaume II.
• 1890 - City becomes part of independent Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
• 1892 - Museum of Natural History opens in Pfaffenthal.
• 1894 - Émile Mousel becomes mayor.
• 1895 - Ons Hemecht begins publication.

20th century

• 1903 - The Adolphe Bridge is completed.
• 1904 - Alphonse Munchen becomes mayor.
• 1905 - Population: 20,984.
• 1906 - The Conservatoire de Luxembourg is founded.
• 1908 - The tramway network is electrified.
• 1910 - The Cercle Municipal building is inaugurated.
• 1913 - Luxembourg railway station is rebuilt.
• 1914 - German occupation begins.
• 1918 - German occupation ends.
• 1919 - Football Club Amis des Sports Lëtzebuerg-Fëschmaart is founded.
• 1920
• The city is merged together with the neighbouring communes of Hamm, Hollerich, Eich and Rollingergrund, increasing its area from 3.55 km² to 51.52 km².
• The Villa Louvigny is built.
• 1921 - Gaston Diderich becomes mayor.
• 1923 - The Gëlle Fra war memorial is erected.
• 1926 - The city's first begin operation.
• 1930s - Sandweiler Airport opens.
• 1933 - The Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra is founded.
• 1940
• May 10: German occupation begins.
• August 18: A Volksdeutsche Bewegung rally is held.
• 1943: Nazi occupiers incorporate Walferdange, Strassen and parts of Hesperange into the city.
• 1944
• 10 September: the city is liberated by Allied forces, ending German occupation. Pre-occupation city boundaries are restored.
• Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial established.
• December: the city is besieged by German V-3 cannon.
• 1946 - Émile Hamilius (DP) becomes mayor.
• 1952 - European Coal and Steel Community, European Commission, and European Court of Justice headquartered in city.
• 1953 - European School of Luxembourg I established.
• 1964
• Paul Wilwertz (LSAP) becomes mayor.
• Municipal Theatre built.
• The last line of the tramway network ceases operation.
• 1966
• The "Héichhaus", Luxembourg's first skyscraper, is completed in Kirchberg.
• The Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge opens, marking the start of the urbanisation of the Kirchberg plateau.
• 1968 - The European Investment Bank headquarters relocate to Luxembourg.
• 1969 - Colette Flesch (DP) becomes mayor.
• 1973
• The National Library of Luxembourg relocates to the former Athénée building.
• The Rugby Club Luxembourg is formed.
• 1975
• The European Court of Auditors is headquartered in city.
• The city's is founded.
• 1976
• The Municipal Hospital opens.
• A gas explosion in Pfaffenthal kills 3, severely injures 20 and destroys over 20 homes.
• 1977 - The Hamilius bus terminal begins operation, alongside the country's first underground parking garage.
• 1979 - ' begins publication.
• 1980 - Camille Polfer (DP) becomes mayor.
• 1982
• Lydie Polfer (DP) becomes mayor.
• St. Peter and Paul Church consecrated.
• 1984
• The Photothèque opens.
• The Hilton Luxembourg hotel is built.
• 1991 - BGL Luxembourg Open tennis tournament begins.
• 1993 - Am Tunnel art gallery opens.
• 1994
• opens.
• European Investment Fund headquartered in city.
• 1995
• City designated a European Capital of Culture.
• Den Atelier music venue opens.
• 1996
• Luxembourg City History Museum founded.
• Utopolis Kirchberg cinema multiplex (since renamed Kinepolis Kirchberg) and Casino Luxembourg open.
• 1997 - Foreign residents outnumber Luxembourgers in the city for the first time.
• 1999 - Paul Helminger (DP) becomes mayor.