Timeline of Metz

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Metz, France.

Prior to 19th century

• 1st–2nd C. CE – built.
• 2nd C. CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz active (approximate date).
• 407(?) – Metz is attacked by the Vandals and Alans after crossing the Rhine.
• 451 – Metz is sacked by the hordes of Attila the Hun during his campaign into Gaul.
• 6th C. - Metz becomes capital of Austrasia.
• 768 – Metz becomes part of the Carolingian Empire.
• 843 – Metz becomes part of Middle Francia.
• 863 – Religious council held in Metz.
• 1130 – Notre Dame de la Ronde church built.
• 13th C.
• Metz becomes a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.
• and Porte des Allemands (gate) construction begins.
• 1220 – built.
• 1343 – (bridge) built.
• 1356 – Diet of Metz (1356/57) held; Golden Bull issued.
• 1400 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
• 1427 – Metz Cathedral spire built.
• 1437 – (tower) construction begins.
• 1444 – by forces of Charles VII of France.
• 1482 – Printing press in operation.
• 1552
• Metz comes under French rule per Treaty of Chambord.
• Siege of Metz (1552).
• 1560 – (military building) constructed.
• 1561 – (gate) demolished.
• 1564 – Metz Citadel built.
• 1613 – City customary laws published.
• 1633 – established.
• 1648 – Metz officially becomes part of France per Treaty of Westphalia.
• 1731 – construction begins.
• 1733 – built.
• 1743 – (mansion) built.
• 1744 – Louis XV of France visits Metz.
• 1752 – Opera opens on the .
• 1757 – founded, as the Société Royale des Sciences et des Arts de Metz.
• 1760 – R. Samuel Hilman b. Israel Halperin (1670-1766) appointed rabbi of Jewish community in Metz.
• 1771 – Hôtel de Ville completed.
• 1777 – built.
• 1787 – (church) built.
• 1790 – Metz becomes part of the Moselle souveraineté.
• 1793 – Population: 36,878.
• 1794 – École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie (military school) established.⁽⁾

19th century

• 1814 – City successfully defended by the French during the Siege of Metz (1814).
• 1816 – (park) opens.
• 1821 – Population: 42,030.
• 1831 – Covered Market, Metz opens.
• 1835 – founded.
• 1844 – 30 March: Birth of Paul Verlaine.
• 1850 – built.
• 1851 – begins operating.
• 1854 – Metz–Luxembourg railway begins operating.
• 1861 – held.
• 1864 – Arsenal built.
• 1866 – Population: 54,817.
• 1868 – (brewery) founded.
• 1870
• Fort de Plappeville and Fort de Queuleu built.
• Siege of Metz (1870); Prussians in power.
• 1871
• 10 May: Metz becomes part of Germany per the Treaty of Frankfurt (1871).
• Metz becomes part of the Alsace-Lorraine imperial territory.
• 1872 – (military school) established.⁽⁾
• 1877 – begins operating.
• 1878 – built.
• 1881 – (church) built.

20th century

• 1901 – built in .
• 1903
• Porte Serpenoise (gate) rebuilt.
• Wilhelm II, German Emperor visits Metz.
• 1905
• built.
• Population: 60,419.
• 1906 – becomes part of Metz.
• 1907 – becomes part of Metz.
• 1908 – Gare de Metz-Ville (rail station) and Feste Kaiserin (fort) built.
• 1910 – becomes part of Metz.
• 1911
• built.
• Population: 68,598.

• 1918 – Metz becomes again part of France.
• 1919 – Le Républicain Lorrain newspaper begins publication.
• 1923 – Stade Saint-Symphorien (stadium) opens.
• 1932 – Football Club de Metz formed.
• 1936 – Population: 83,119.
• 1940
• by Germany during World War II.
• July: Frontstalag 212 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans.
• December: Frontstalag 212 POW camp dissolved. Stalag XII-E POW camp established.
• 1942 – Stalag XII-E POW camp dissolved.
• 1944
• 27 September: Battle of Fort Driant begins near city (part of Battle of Metz).
• 13 December: Battle of Metz ends; Germans ousted.
• 1947 - December: Flood.
• 1954 - Population: 85,701.
• 1960 – cultural venue created.
• 1961 – , , and become part of Metz.
• 1962 – Population: 102,771.
• 1970 – Renaissance du vieux Metz (historical society) founded.
• 1971 – Jean-Marie Rausch becomes mayor.
• 1973 – Lorraine Marathon begins.
• 1975 – Groupe Histoire et patrimoine lorrains (historical society) founded.
• 1977 – built in Pontiffroy.
• 1979 – Socialist Party national congress held in Metz.
• 1980 – Moselle Open tennis tournament begins.
• 1982 – Metz becomes part of the Lorraine region.
• 1983 – Metz Science Park opens.
• 1989 – Arsenal de Metz concert hall opens.
• 1991 – Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport opens.
• 1999 – Population: 123,776.

21st century

• 2002 – Arènes de Metz (arena) opens.
• 2006 – May: held in Metz.
• 2007 – TGV hi-speed train begins operating.
• 2008 – Dominique Gros becomes mayor.
• 2010
• Centre Pompidou-Metz opens.
• begins.
• 2011 – Population: 119,962.
• 2012 – 6 July: 2012 Tour de France cycling race passes through Metz.
• 2014 – March: held.
• 2015
• Canton of Metz-1, 2, and 3 created per .
• December: held.
• 2016 – Metz becomes part of the Grand Est region.

See also

• History of Metz
• Divodurum Mediomatricorum (Roman-era settlement)
• List of historic sites in Metz, France
• department

Other cities in the Grand Est region:

• Timeline of Mulhouse
• Timeline of Nancy, France
• Timeline of Reims
• Timeline of Strasbourg
• Timeline of Troyes

References

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

Bibliography

in English

in French

• (bibliography)

in German

External links

• Items related to Metz, various dates (via Europeana).
• Items related to Metz, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).