Timeline of Maastricht
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Maastricht , Netherlands .
Roman Period
Middle Ages
ca. 570 - Bishop Monulph builds a large stone church on the grave of Saint Servatius.
ca. 590-670 - At least twelve royal mint masters active in Maastricht.
595 - Childebert II in Maastricht.
667-670 - Childeric II in Maastricht.
690-695 - Clovis IV in Maastricht.
ca. 700 - Murder of Lambert of Maastricht .
720 - Seat of the Maastricht diocese moved to Liège (traditional date; this may have happened later in the 8th/9th c.).
late 8th/early 9th c. - Alcuin and Einhard (lay) abbots of Saint Servatius.
881 - Sack of Maastricht [nl ] by Vikings.[ 2]
1001 - Reburial of Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine in the crypt of the church of Saint Servatius .
11th/12th c. - Chapter of Saint Servatius [nl ] at its apogee; at least five successive provosts were chancellors of the Holy Roman Empire ; collegiate churches of Saint Servatius and Our Lady renewed.
1204 - Siege of Maastricht (1204) [nl ] by Hugues de Pierrepont, prince-bishop of Liège , and Louis II, Count of Loon ; Maastricht condominium [nl ] established between Liège and Brabant.
1229 - Duke of Brabant gives permission to replace the (partly?) earthen defence works by a stone city wall .
1230 - Order of St Mary Magdalene ("white nuns") establish monastery in Maastricht (until 1796).
1234 - Franciscans establish a monastery in Maastricht (throughout the ages around twenty Franciscan monasteries [nl ] existed in Maastricht, including Third Order monasteries).
ca. 1240 - Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony establish monastery ('commandry ') in Maastricht (until 1783).
ca. 1250 - Dominicans and Augustinians establish monasteries in Maastricht (until 1796).
1251 - First mention of Nieuwenhof [nl ] beguinage , later turned into several monasteries of Third Order Franciscan nuns and friars.
1275 - Roman bridge collapses during a procession; many drowned.
1280-98 - Sint Servaasbrug (bridge) built.
1282 - Teutonic Order establish a commandry in Maastricht (until 1796).
mid-14th century - second Medieval city wall built, enlarging the city surface by 400%.
1376 - first mention of Saint Andrew Monastery [nl ] , first a beguinage , later a monastery of Third Order Franciscan nuns.
1391 - First recorded instance of the seven-yearly Pilgrimage of the Relics .
1407/08 - Siege of Maastricht (1407/08) [nl ] by Liège rebels.
1438 - Crosier Monastery, Maastricht established (until 1796)
ca. 1470 - Dinghuis courthouse built.
1476 - De Beyart [nl ] established, monastery of Third Order Franciscan nuns.
16th–18th century
19th century
1805 - Generaalshuis [nl ] (now a theater) built in Vrijthof .
1811 - General Cemetery Tongerseweg [nl ] established (including Jewish Cemetery, Maastricht [nl ] ).
1815 - Maastricht becomes capital of the Province of Limburg , as part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands .
1822 - Société des Amis des Sciences, Lettres et Arts founded (precursor of Limburg Historical and Antiquarian Society; see 1929).
1824 - Population: 20,271.[ 10]
1826 - Zuid-Willemsvaart (canal), including Bassin, Maastricht [nl ] (port) opened.
1834 - Petrus Regout [nl ] manufacturer of glass and pottery in business.[ 11]
1837 - Maastricht City Park [nl ] in use.
1838 - Saint Nicholas Church, Maastricht [nl ] demolished.
1840 - Maastricht Synagogue [nl ] built.[ 12]
1850 - Liège-Maastricht Canal [nl ] dug, parallel to Meuse. Many buildings on the riverside demolished, including Antonite Church, Maastricht [nl ]
1851 - Le Courrier de la Meuse [nl ] French-language newspaper begins publication.
1853 - Aachen-Maastricht Railway Company [nl ] begins operating.[ 13]
1859 - Saint Martin's Church, Maastricht [nl ] rebuilt.
1861 - Liège–Maastricht railway begins operating.
1863 - Société Céramique [nl ] manufactory in business.
1865 - Maastricht–Venlo railway begins operating.
1866 - Population: 28,495.[ 14]
1867 - Maastricht taken off list of fortified cities. Medieval city wall and ring of outer fortifications largely dismantled between 1867 and circa 1920.
1877 - Population: 29,083.[ 15]
1881 - Limburg State Archives headquartered in former First Minorite Church, Maastricht [nl ] .[ 16]
1884 - Bonnefantenmuseum established (as a museum of archaeology and local history).
1886 - Courrier du Limbourg newspaper begins publication.[ 17]
20th century
Liberation of Maastricht on 14 September 1944
1940, 10 May - Battle of Maastricht ; German occupation begins.
1942 - Most of Maastricht's more than 500 Jews deported and killed in German concentration and extermination camps.
1944, 13/14 September - Liberation of Maastricht [nl ] : US troops of 30th Infantry Division ("Old Hickory") liberate the city.
1944/45 - Maastricht serves as 'rest center' for allied forces. Maastricht Aachen Airport begins operating.
1944, 7 December - Maastricht Meeting . Allied commanders Omar Bradley , Arthur Tedder , Dwight Eisenhower , Bernard Montgomery and William Hood Simpson meet in Maastricht to discuss further strategy.
1948 - Jan Van Eyck Academie established.
1950 - Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts established.
1959 - Maastricht Institute of Arts active.
1960 - Population: 90,202.
1961 - De Geusselt stadium built.
1962 - Maastricht Academy of Music established.
1968 - John F. Kennedy Bridge, Maastricht [nl ] opens.[ 19]
1970 - Annexation of Borgharen , Itteren , Amby and Heer , as well as parts of Meerssen , Bemelen and Gronsveld . The area of the municipality of Maastricht increases from 35 km2 to 59 km2 and its population from 93,500 to 112,500.
1973 - Museum aan het Vrijthof established.
1975 - The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) starts as Pictura Fine Art Fair in Eurohal Exhibition Centre.
1976 - Maastricht University opens.[ 20]
1981 - First European Council in Maastricht.
1987 - Maastricht Randwyck railway station and Lumiere Cinema[ 21] open.
1988 - TEFAF moves to MECC Maastricht ; Museumkelder Derlon [nl ] (Roman excavation site) opens.
1990 - Population: 117,008.
1991 - Academic Hospital Maastricht opens. 9/10 December: Second European Council in Maastricht.
1992 - 7 February: Maastricht Treaty signed in city;[ 11] Theater aan het Vrijthof [nl ] opens.
1995 - Bonnefantenmuseum moves to new building by Aldo Rossi in Céramique [nl ] district.
1999 - Centre Céramique [nl ] (library and arts centre) opens.
21st century
See also
Maastricht history
History of Maastricht [nl ]
List of mayors of Maastricht
List of rijksmonuments in Maastricht [nl ]
Other names of Maastricht
Timelines of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam , Breda , Delft , Eindhoven , Groningen , Haarlem , The Hague , 's-Hertogenbosch , Leiden , Nijmegen , Rotterdam , Utrecht
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This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia .
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