Timeline of Halle (Saale)

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Halle an der Saale, Germany.

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Prior to 19th century

• 981 – Town chartered by Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor.^[1]
• 1281 – Halle was an important member of the Hanseatic League^[1]
• 1388 – Moritzkirche (Halle) [de] (church) construction begins.
• 1478 – Halle leaves the Hanseatic League.^[1]
• 1484 – Moritzburg (Halle) (castle) construction begins.^[2]
• 1506 – Roter Turm (Halle) [de] (tower) built.
• 1552 – Marienbibliothek, Halle (Saale) (library) founded.^[3]
• 1554 – Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen (church) built.^[2]

  

  Hall. - by Hulsius in- Gottfried, Inventarivm Sueciae - 1632

• 1648 – After the Peace of Westphalia, the city came into the possession of the House of Brandenburg^[1]
• 1685 – Future composer George Frideric Handel born in Halle.
• 1694 – University founded.^[1]
• 1696 – University library [de] founded.^[3]
• 1751 – Population: 13,460.^(de)

19th century

• 1806 – 17 October: Battle of Halle fought during the War of the Fourth Coalition; French win.^[1]
• 1813 – Town was taken by the Prussians.^[1]
• 1815 – University of Halle-Wittenberg active.^[1]
• 1819 – Population: 23,408.^(de)
• 1870 – Gewerblichen Zeichenschule (school) founded.^[4]
• 1872 – Halle–Cottbus railway begins operating.
• 1880 – Population: 71,484.^[5]
• 1882 – Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
• 1886 – Stadttheater built.
• 1890 – Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens.
• 1894 – Stadthaus (Halle) [de] (city hall) built.
• 1891 – Electric tram begins operating.
• 1900 – Population: 156,609.^[6]

20th century

• 1905 – Population: 160,031.^[1]
• 1918 – Halle State Museum of Prehistory opens.
• 1919 – Population: 182,326.^[7]
• 1922 – Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle [de] (school) active.
• 1923 – Stadion am Gesundbrunnen (stadium) opens.
• 1940 – Bombing of Halle (Saale) in World War II [de] begins.
• 1944 – Halle concentration camp begins operating.
• 1950 – Turbine Halle (sport club) formed.
• 1966 – Hallescher FC (football club) formed.
• 1967 – City of Halle-Neustadt established near Halle.
• 1990 – Halle-Neustadt becomes part of Halle.^[8]
• 1992 – Halle Institute for Economic Research established.
• 2000 – Verein für hallische Stadtgeschichte (history society) founded.^[9][10]

21st century

• 2006 – Rebuilt Berliner Bridge (Halle) [de] opens.^[8]
• 2011 – Erdgas Sportpark opens.
• 2012 – Bernd Wiegand becomes mayor.^[8]
• 2015 – Population: 236,991.^(de)

See also

• Halle history (de)
• List of mayors of Halle (Saale) [de]
• List of heritage sites in Halle (Saale) [de]
• History of Saxony-Anhalt

Other cities in the state of Saxony-Anhalt:^(de)

• Timeline of Magdeburg