# Timeline of Würzburg

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany.

## Prior to 19th century

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* 706 - Marienkirche, Würzburg (church) dedicated.
* 741 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Würzburg established.
* 788 - Cathedral consecrated.
* 1042 - Sankt Burkard [de] church built.
* 1057 - Neumünster Abbey [de] founded.
* 1165 - Imperial Diet held in Würzburg.
* 1180 - Imperial Diet held in Würzburg.
* 1189 - Rebuilt Würzburg Cathedral consecrated.
* 1287 - Synod and Diet of Würzburg at which an imperial peace is declared
* 1377 - Marienkapelle construction begins.
* 1456 - Rathaus Würzburg [de] rebuilt.
* 1479 - Printing press in operation.
* 1525 - Battle of Wurzburg fought during the German Peasants' War.
* 1576 - Julius Hospital founded.
* 1582 - University of Würzburg active.
* 1619 - Universitätsbibliothek Würzburg (library) founded.
* 1643 - Würzburger Hofbräu (brewery) established.
* 1691 - Hauger Stiftskirche [de] (church) built.
* 1703 - Mainbrücke [de] (stone bridge) built.
* 1744 - Würzburg Residence (palace) built.
* 1789 - St. Stephan (Würzburg) [de] church built.
* 1796 - 3 September: Battle of Würzburg fought during the French Revolutionary Wars.

## 19th century

* 1803
** Würzburg secularized.
** City becomes part of Bavaria.
* 1805 - Grand Duke of Würzburg Ferdinand in power per Treaty of Pressburg.
* 1815 - Würzburg becomes part of Bavaria again.
* 1817 - Koenig & Bauer manufactory in business.
* 1837 - University's Martin von Wagner Museum opens.
* 1838 - Würzburg becomes part of the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken und Aschaffenburg [de] (administrative region).
* 1848 - Wurzburg Bishops' Conference (1848) held.
* 1858 - Population: 36,052.
* 1866 - Würzburg "bombarded and taken by the Prussians."
* 1872 - Stadtbücherei Würzburg [de] (library) founded.
* 1887 - Luitpold Bridge [de] built.
* 1892 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
* 1894 - Ludwigsbrücke (Würzburg) [de] (bridge) built.
* 1895 - Rontgen discovers X-radiation.
* 1900 - Electric tram begins operating.

## 20th century

* 1904 - Würzburger FV (football club) formed.
* 1919
** SV Heidingsfeld (football club) formed.
** Population: 86,571.
* 1921 - Mozart Festival Würzburg begins.
* 1930 - Heidingsfeld and Heuchelhof [de] become part of city.
* 1943 – Subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp founded. Its prisoners were mostly Poles and Soviets.
* 1945
** 16 March: Bombing of Würzburg in World War II.
** 22 March: Subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp dissolved. Prisoners deported to the main Flossenbürg camp.
** 31 March: Battle of Würzburg begins.
** 6 April: Battle ends. Americans capture the city.
** Main-Post [de] newspaper begins publication.
* 1952 - Sabbie di Capri (Pizzeria) [de] in business.
* 1954 - New Würzburg Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens.
* 1971 - University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt established.
* 1974 - Rottenbauer [de] becomes part of city.
* 1976 - Oberdürrbach and Unterdürrbach become part of city.
* 1978 - Lengfeld [de] and Versbach [de] become part of city.
* 1991 - Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway begins operating.

## 21st century

* 2010 - Population: 133,799.
* 2012 - Refugee protest [de].
* 2014 - Christian Schuchardt [de] becomes mayor.
* 2016 - 18 July: Train attack near Würzburg.
* 2021 - 25 June: Stabbing.