Timeline of Luxembourg City

The following is a timeline of the history of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

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Prior to 19th century

Map of Luxembourg, 1581

• 963 - Castle built atop Bock cliffs by Siegfried of Luxembourg.
• 987 - Church of the Redemption consecrated.
• 1120 - Church of St. Peter built.^[1]
• 1320 - Saint Michael's Church built (approximate date).^[2]
• 1340
  • New city fortifications constructed.
  • Schobermesse (tent fair) begins.^[2]
• 1390 - Public clock installed (approximate date).^[3]
• 1443 - Burgundians under Philip the Good conquer city.^[4]
• 1554 - Fire in Ville Haute.
• 1563 - La Fontaine Castle construction begins.
• 1572 - City Hall built.
• 1603 - Collège des Jésuites founded.
• 1606 - Neimënster Abbey built.
• 1613 - Church of Notre Dame cornerstone laid.
• 1623 - Capuchin monastery built.
• 1644 - Tunnels built.^{[citation needed]}
• 1671 - Place d'Armes laid out (approximate date).
• 1684 - French in power.^[1]
• 1685 - Lambert Fortress built.
• 1693 - Jean-Bernard Knepper becomes mayor.
• 1697 - Spaniards in power per Treaty of Ryswick.^[1]
• 1714 - Austrians in power.^[5]
• 1732 - Fort Thüngen built.
• 1784 - Château de Septfontaines built outside city (in Rollingergrund).
• 1794 - November 22: Siege of Luxembourg by French forces begins.
• 1795
  • June 7: Siege of Luxembourg ends.
  • City becomes préfecture of the Forêts département of the French First Republic.
• 1798 - Municipal Library active.^{[citation needed]}
• 1800 - François Scheffer becomes mayor.

19th century

• 1815 - Prussians in power per Treaty of Paris.
• 1821 - Luxemburger Wochenblatt newspaper begins publication.^[6]
• 1827 - Journal de la ville et du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg newspaper in publication.^[6]
• 1833 - Roman Catholic diocese of Luxembourg established.^[7]
• 1838 - City Hall (Hôtel de Ville) completed.^[2]
• 1848 - Luxemburger Wort newspaper begins publication.
• 1850 - Society of the Natural Sciences established.
• 1855 - Pescatore Institute (charity) founded.^[8]
• 1858 - Population: 13,129.^[9]
• 1859 - Luxembourg railway station opens.
• 1860 - Hall of the Chamber of Deputies.
• 1861 - Viaduct built over Petrusse valley.^[10]
• 1867
  • Luxembourg Crisis.
  • Fortress dismantled per Treaty of London.^[2]
• 1868 - Royal-Grand Ducal Institute established.
• 1872
  • Municipal Park laid out.^[8]
  • Pescatore Museum opens.^[11]
• 1882 - Casino Bourgeois opens.
• 1884 - William II monument erected in Place Guillaume II.^[8]
• 1890 - City becomes part of independent Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
• 1892 - Museum of Natural History opens in Pfaffenthal.
• 1894 - Émile Mousel becomes mayor.
• 1895 - Ons Hemecht begins publication.^[12][13]

20th century

• 1903 - Adolphe Bridge built.^[8]
• 1904 - Alphonse Munchen becomes mayor.
• 1905 - Population: 20,984.^[2]
• 1906 - Conservatoire de Luxembourg founded.
• 1910 - Cercle Municipal building inaugurated.
• 1913 - Luxembourg railway station rebuilt.
• 1914 - German occupation begins.^[14]
• 1918 - German occupation ends.^[15]
• 1919 - Football Club Amis des Sports Lëtzebuerg-Fëschmaart founded.
• 1920
  • Dommeldange, Eich, Hamm, Hollerich, and Rollingergrund incorporated into city.
  • Villa Louvigny built.
• 1921 - Gaston Diderich becomes mayor.
• 1923 - Gëlle Fra war memorial erected.
• 1930s - Sandweiler Airport opens.
• 1933 - Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra founded.^[16]
• 1940
  • May 10: German occupation begins.^[15]
  • August 18: Volksdeutsche Bewegung rally held.^[17]
• 1944
  • September 10: German occupation ends.^[15]
  • Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial established.^[18]
  • December: City besieged by German V-3 cannon.
• 1945 - January: City besieged by German V-3 cannon.
• 1946 - Émile Hamilius becomes mayor.
• 1952 - European Coal and Steel Community, European Commission, and European Court of Justice headquartered in city.
• 1953 - European School of Luxembourg I established.
• 1964 - Municipal Theatre built.
• 1966
  • Alcide De Gasperi building constructed.
  • Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge opens.
• 1968 - European Investment Bank headquarters relocates to Luxembourg.
• 1970 - Colette Flesch becomes mayor.
• 1973
  • National Library of Luxembourg relocates to former Athénée building.
  • Rugby Club Luxembourg formed.
• 1975 - European Court of Auditors headquartered in city.
• 1976 - Municipal Hospital opens.
• 1979 - Ons Stad [lb] begins publication.
• 1982
  • Lydie Polfer becomes mayor.
  • St. Peter and Paul Church consecrated.
• 1984
  • Photothèque opens.
  • Hilton Luxembourg hotel built.
• 1991 - BGL Luxembourg Open tennis tournament begins.
• 1993 - Am Tunnel art gallery opens.
• 1994
  • Arboretum Kirchberg [nl] opens.^[19]
  • European Investment Fund headquartered in city.
• 1995
  • City designated a European Capital of Culture.
  • Den Atelier music venue opens.
• 1996
  • Luxembourg City History Museum founded.
  • Utopolis Kirchberg cinema multiplex (since renamed Kinepolis Kirchberg) and Casino Luxembourg open.
• 1999 - Paul Helminger becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2001
  • City website online (approximate date).^{[20][chronology citation needed]}
  • Lycée Aline Mayrisch established.
• 2002 - National Museum of History and Art building expands.
• 2004 - Football Club FC RM Hamm Benfica formed.
• 2005
  • Philharmonie Luxembourg concert hall opens.
  • Racing Football Club Union Luxembourg formed.
• 2006 - Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art inaugurated.
• 2007 - The city is designated as European Capital of Culture for the secon time.
• 2008 - Judiciary City inaugurated.
• 2010 - Villeroy & Boch porcelain factory closes.
• 2011 - Xavier Bettel becomes mayor.
• 2013 - Lydie Polfer becomes mayor.
• 2015 - The Hamilius building complex and bus station is demolished.
• 2017 - Line T1 of the Luxembourg City tramway opens, alongside Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg station and the Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular.
• 2019 - The National Library of Luxembourg's new site on the Kirchberg opens.
• 2020 - Public transport is made free in Luxembourg City alongside the rest of the country.
• 2021 - The Stade de Luxembourg is inaugurated, replacing the Stade Josy Barthel as Luxembourg's national stadium.

See also

• Quarters of Luxembourg City
• List of mayors of Luxembourg City
• History of Luxembourg (country)
• Years in Luxembourg (country)