Timeline of Duisburg

Prior to 20th century

• 12thC. - Attained the rank of an imperial free town.
• 1290 - Duisburg becomes part of Cleves.
• 1361 - Town Hall first mentioned.
• 1407 - Admitted into the Hanseatic League.
• 1415 - new building construction begins.
• 1559 - Geographer Mercator moves to Duisburg.
• 1587 - Municipal charter granted.
• 1609 - Elector of Brandendburg in power.
• 1655 - University of Duisburg founded by Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg.
• 1687 - active.
• 1714 - Population: 2,983.
• 1798 - Population: 4,530.
• 1818 - University of Duisburg closed by Frederick William III of Prussia.
• 1842 - Sluice harbour built in the.
• 1846 - Cologne–Duisburg railway begins operating.
• 1848 - Eintracht Duisburg 1848 sportclub founded.
• 1853 - Duisberger Gesangverein formed.
• 1864 - Population: 14,368.
• 1866 - Oberhausen–Duisburg-Ruhrort railway in operation.
• 1871 - coal mine begins operating in Hamborn.
• 1873 - Duisburg-Hochfeld Railway Bridge built.
• 1880 - Population: 41,242.
• 1881 - Horsecar tram begins operating.
• 1887 - built.
• 1890
• * Kaiser Harbour built.
• * Population: 59,285.
• 1895 - Population: 70,272.
• 1897 - Electric tram begins operating.
• 1898 - Statue of William I erected on the.
• 1900 - Population: 92,730.

20th century

1900-1945

• 1901 - City Hall and Shipping Exchange built.
• 1902 - founded.
• 1905
• * Meiderich and Ruhrort become part of city.
• * Botanischer Garten der Stadt Duisburg established.
• * Population: 192,346.
• * Bismarck monument erected on.
• 1907 - built.
• 1912 - Theater Duisburg built.
• 1917 - built.
• 1919 - Population: 244,302.
• 1921 - Wedaustadion built.
• 1929 - Hamborn becomes part of city.
• 1930 - Population: 441,158.
• 1934 - Duisburg Zoo founded.
• 1940 - established.
• 1941 - Bombing of Duisburg in World War II begins.

1946-1990s

• 1950 - Brücke der Solidarität and Schwanentorbrücke bridges built.
• 1954 - built.
• 1956 - Deutsche Oper am Rhein opera company established.
• 1960 - built.
• 1961 - Population: 504,975.
• 1963 - built.
• 1964 - Lehmbruck-Museum of modern art opens.
• 1966 - Kreuz Kaiserberg roadway spaghetti junction opens.
• 1968 - University of Duisburg re-established.
• 1970 - opens.
• 1971 - built.
• 1975
• *, Rheinhausen,, and become part of city.
• * becomes mayor.
• 1977 - cultural festival and movie festival begin.
• 1980 - Bundesautobahn 42 opens.
• 1981 - Rhein-Ruhr-Marathon begins.
• 1982 - moves to Karmelplatz.
• 1985 - Thyssen plant closes.
• 1988 - dance festival begins.
• 1990 - Annual Duisburg Music Prize begins.
• 1992 - opens.
• 1997 - becomes mayor.
• 1999
• * built.
• * Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord created.

21st century

• 2003 - University of Duisburg-Essen active.
• 2004 - becomes mayor.
• 2007
• * August: Italian organized-crime murders occur in Duisburg.
• * rebuilt.
• 2008
• * Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs built.
• * shopping mall opens.
• 2009
• * January:
• * 30 August: held.
• 2010
• * 24 July: Love Parade disaster.
• * Population: 489,599.
• 2011 - Tiger and Turtle – Magic Mountain sculpture erected in the.
• 2012 - Sören Link becomes mayor.

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• . Geschichte der Stadt Duisburg. Duisburg: Walter Braun Verlag, 1974–1975.