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The following is a timeline of the history of the Netherlands' municipality of Groningen.
Pre–19th century
- 48 CE: Roman camp established.[1]
- 800: Martin's Church built (approximate date).[2]
- 1040: "Villa Cruoninga" ("Groningen") mentioned.[3]
- 13th century: Reitdiep canal dug
- c. 1220: Martin's Church rebuilt in brick[2]
- 1255: City wall built[4]
- 1284: Groningen joins the Hanseatic League[1]
- c. 1300: Town hall built[2]
- 1308: Jacobijnerklooster established[5]
- 1482: Martin's Church tower built[4]
- 1493: Der Aa Church built[6]
- 1506: Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, in power[2]
- 1509: Ommelanderhuis and Rechthuis built[4][2]
- 1526: Guild unrest[7]
- 1575: Ommelanden secedes from city[3]
- 1579: City signs Union of Utrecht regional treaty[1]
- 1580: Siege of Groningen; Spaniards in power[1]
- May–July 1594: Siege of Groningen; Maurice, Prince of Orange, and William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, in power;[8] Groningen Treaty of Reduction unites city and Ommelanden[3][9]
- 17 February 1595: City of Groningen and the Ommelanden admitted to the Republic of the United Netherlands[3]
- 1599: orphanage founded.[10]
- c. 1609: workhouse established[10]
- 1614: University of Groningen founded[8]
- 1615: University library established
- 1635: Goudkantoor built on the Grote Markt[2]
- 1650: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, becomes stadtholder of Groningen[8]
- 1659: Gerhard ten Berge becomes mayor
- 1662: City Weigh House built[11]
Siege of Groningen by Bishop of Münster - July–August 1672: Siege of Groningen by Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen of Münster on behalf of Louis XIV of France[1]
- 1705: Allert Meijer becomes city architect[11]
- 1728: Collegium Medicum founded[10][12]
- 1747: Jodenkamp cemetery established[13]
- 1756: Volteringstraat synagogue built[13]
- 1790: Henri Daniel Guyot Institute for the deaf established[4]
- 1798: Hotel De Doelen established
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19th century
- 1801: Scientific Society of Groningen formed[14]
- 1810: City Hall rebuilt[2]
- 1811: Groningen becomes part of the Ems-Occidental department of the French Empire[15]
- 1813: French military ousted[15]
- 1815: Vindicat atque Polit established
- 1819: design of Coat of arms of Groningen adopted
- 1824: Jean François van Iddekinge becomes mayor
- 1830: Academy of Fine Arts established[4]
- 1837: annual Groningsche Volksalmanak begins publication
- 1841: Hoofdwacht on the Grote Markt in use
- 1847: Praedinius Gymnasium active
- 1865: Noord-Willems Canal dug[2]
- 1865: Korenbeurs rebuilt[2]
- 1866: population: 36,852[16]
- 1868: Nieuwe Groninger Nieuwsblad begins publication[17][18]
- 1870: Meppel–Groningen railway begins operations[2]
- 1874: Groninger Museum established
- 1874: Fortress demolished[2]
- 1876: Eems Canal dug[2]
- 1879: Verbindingskanaal dug
- 1879: design of the Flag of Groningen adopted
- 1880: Horse-drawn tram begins operating[2]
- 1881: Scholtenhuis built
- 1882: Groningen State Archives established[19]
- 1883: Groningen City Theatre established
- 1884: Groningen–Delfzijl railway begins operating; Groningen Noord railway station opens
- 1887: Groningen Local Railway Company established[20]
- 1888: Nieuwsblad van het Noorden begins publication[21]
- 1888: Hooghoudt distillery established
- 1894: Peace society formed[22]
- 1895: Broerkerk demolished; Catholic St. Martinuskerk built
- 1896: Groningen railway station built
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20th century
- 1903: World exhibit held[15][23]
- 1904: Huis de Beurs café built[citation needed]
- 1906: Gemeentetram Groningen transit entity established[20]
- 1906: Groningen Synagogue built[13]
- 1909: University Academics Facility built
- 1910: electric tram begins operating[2]
- 1918: De Ploeg art group formed[24]
- 1919: Gorecht Canal dug
- 1919: population: 89,030[25]
- 1929: Grand Theatre built
- 1931: Hakenkampsveld Airport established outside city limits
- 1933: Oosterpark Stadion opens
- 26 July 1940: mistakenly bombarded by Allied forces[26]
- 26–27 September 1941: mistakenly bombarded by Allied forces[26]
- April 1945: Battle of Groningen[2]
- 1946: Groningen chess tournament held
- 1950: Design of the Flag of Groningen adopted
- 1951: Jan Tuin becomes mayor
- 1955: Roman Catholic Diocese of Groningen established[27]
- 1959: Groningen gas field discovered[28]
- 1960: Camera Cinema opens[29]
- 1962: Nieuwe Stadhuis built[24]
- 1969: increase in municipality size
- 1969: Lauwers Lake created near city[8]
- 1970: Zernikecomplex development begins
- 1971: Football Club Groningen established
- 1971: Harm Buiter becomes mayor
- 1973: Eemshaven seaport opens[15]
- 1974: Groningen Noord railway station rebuilt
- 1977: Groningen traffic circulation plan implemented[30]
- 1979: RKZ Cinema opens[29]
- 1986: Hanze University of Applied Sciences established
- 1991: Muller restaurant established
- 1991: Hans Ouwerkerk becomes mayor
- 1992: Groninger Dagblad begins publication
- 1992: Groninger Kredietbank scandal[24]
- 1992: Groningen Audio Visual Archive established[31]
- 1993: European Association for Sport Management headquartered in Groningen
- 1996: New City Hall building demolished
- 1996: Eurosonic Festival commences
- 1998: Jacques Wallage becomes mayor
- 1998: Urban renewal efforts[32]
21st century
- 2002: Dagblad van het Noorden founded
- 2002: Groninger Archives established[33]
- 2004: Nederlands Stripmuseum established
- 2005: University Medical Center Groningen established
- 2006: Euroborg stadium established
- 2007: Groningen Europapark railway station begins operating
- 2011: construction on the Groninger Forum begins
- 2014: Infoversum cinema built
- 2014: population: 197,823
- 2015: Peter den Oudsten becomes mayor.
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