Timeline of Metz
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Metz, France.
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Prior to 19th century
- 1st-2nd century CE - Gorze-Metz aqueduct built.[1]
- 2nd century CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz active (approximate date).[2]
- 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 century: Metz becomes capital of Austrasia.[3]
- 768 - Metz becomes part of the Carolingian Empire.
- 843 - Metz becomes part of Middle Francia.
- 863 - Religious council held in Metz.[5]
- 1130 - Notre Dame de la Ronde church built.
- 13th century
- Metz becomes a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.
- Metz rampart and Porte des Allemands (gate)[1] construction begins.
- 1220 - Templars' Chapel, Metz built.
- 1343 - Grand pont des Morts (bridge) built.
- 1356 - Diet of Metz (1356/57) held; Golden Bull issued.[3]
- 1400 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[8]
- 1427 - Metz Cathedral spire built.
- 1437 - Tour Camoufle (tower) construction begins.
- 1444 - Siege of Metz (1444) by forces of Charles VII of France.
- 1482 - Printing press in operation.[10]
- 1552
- 1560 - Magasin aux vivres de Metz (military building) constructed.
- 1561 - Porte Serpenoise (gate) demolished.
- 1564 - Metz Citadel built.
- 1613 - City customary laws published.
- 1633 - Parliament of Metz established.
- 1648 - Metz officially becomes part of France per Treaty of Westphalia.[3]
- 1731 - Fort de Bellecroix construction begins.
- 1733 - Fort Moselle military hospital built.
- 1743 - Hôtel de l’Intendance (mansion) built.
- 1744 - Louis XV of France visits Metz.[12]
- 1752 - Opera opens on the Place de la Comédie (Metz).
- 1757 - Société Royale des Sciences et des Arts de Metz founded.[13]
- 1777 - Metz Courthouse built.
- 1787 - Église des Trinitaires (church) built.
- 1790 - Metz becomes part of the Moselle souveraineté.[14]
- 1793 - Population: 36,878.[14]
- 1794 - École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie (military school) established.(fr)
19th century
- 1816 - Metz Esplanade (park) opens.
- 1821 - Population: 42,030.[14]
- 1831 - Covered Market, Metz opens.
- 1835 - Metz Conservatory founded.
- 1844 - 30 March: Birth of Paul Verlaine.
- 1850 - Metz Synagogue built.
- 1851 - Réding-Metz railway begins operating.
- 1854 - Metz–Luxembourg railway begins operating.
- 1861 - Metz Exposition Universelle (1861) held.[12]
- 1864 - Arsenal built.
- 1866 - Population: 54,817.[15]
- 1868 - Brasserie Amos (brewery) founded.
- 1870
- 1871
- 1872 - Kriegsschule Metz (military school) established.(fr)
- 1877 - Lérouville-Metz railway begins operating.
- 1878 - Train station built.
- 1881 - Temple de Garnison (church) built.
20th century
- 1901 - Metz power plant built in Pontiffroy.
- 1903
- 1905
- Governor's Palace, Metz built.
- Population: 60,419.[16]
- 1906 - Plantières Queuleu becomes part of Metz.[14]
- 1907 - Devant-les-Ponts becomes part of Metz.[14]
- 1908 - Gare de Metz-Ville (rail station) and Feste Kaiserin (fort) built.
- 1910 - Le Sablon (Moselle) becomes part of Metz.[14]
- 1911
- Post office built.[1]
- Population: 68,598.[17]
- 1918 - Metz becomes part of France.[18]
- 1919 - Le Républicain Lorrain newspaper begins publication.
- 1923 - Stade Saint-Symphorien (stadium) opens.
- 1932 - Football Club de Metz formed.
- 1936 - Population: 83,119.[14]
- 1940 - Annexation of the Moselle (1940) by Germany.
- 1944
- 1947 - December: Flood.[12]
- 1954 - Population: 85,701.[14]
- 1960 - Les Trinitaires cultural venue created.
- 1961 - Borny, Magny (Moselle), and Vallières-lès-Metz become part of Metz.[14]
- 1962 - Population: 102,771.[14]
- 1970 - Renaissance du vieux Metz (historical society) founded.[20]
- 1971 - Jean-Marie Rausch becomes mayor.
- 1973 - Lorraine Marthon begins.
- 1975 - Groupe Histoire et patrimoine lorrains (historical society) founded.[20]
- 1977 - Metz library-media centre 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.[14]
21st century
- 2002 - Arènes de Metz (arena) opens.
- 2006 - May: European Trampoline Championships, 2006 held in Metz.
- 2007 - TGV hi-speed train begins operating.[18]
- 2008 - Dominique Gros becomes mayor.
- 2010
- 2011 - Population: 119,962.[21]
- 2012 - 6 July: 2012 Tour de France cycling race passes through Metz.
- 2014 - March: Metz municipal election, 2014 held.
- 2015
- Canton of Metz-1, 2, and 3 created per 2014 France cantonal redistricting.
- December: Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine regional election, 2015 held.[21]
- 2016 - Metz becomes part of the Grand Est region.
See also
Other cities in the Grand Est region:
References
- 1 2 3 "Patrimoine architectural (Metz)". Base Mérimée (in French). France: Minister of Culture (France). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1192, OL 6112221M
- ↑ Charles Daniel (1903). "Conciles particuliers". Manuel des sciences sacrées (in French). Paris: Delhomme & Briguet. (chronological list)
- ↑ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
- ↑ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Germany: Metz". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company – via HathiTrust. + contents
- 1 2 3 "Thesaurus Historique" (in French). Archives Municipales de Metz. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Notice communale: Metz". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "France". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1868.
- ↑ "German Empire: States of Germany: Alsace-Lorraine". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1908.
- ↑ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
- 1 2 "Metz". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ David T. Zabecki, ed. (2015) [First published 1999]. "Chronology of World War II in Europe". World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-81242-3.
- 1 2 "Sociétés savantes de France (Metz)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Données du Monde: Metz", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Metz", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
- "Metz", Handbook for Travellers in France, London: John Murray, 1861
- William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Metz, France". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg.
- George Henry Townsend (1877), "Metz, Germany", Manual of Dates (5th ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.
- "Metz". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
- "Metz", Jewish Encyclopedia, 8, New York, 1906
- "Metz", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Metz", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.
- "Metz", The Rhine, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911, OCLC 21888483
- Jean Caswell; Ivan Sipkov (1977). "Metz". Coutumes of France in the Library of Congress: an Annotated Bibliography. USA: Library of Congress.
in French
in German
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