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

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Prior to 19th century

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19th century

  • 1802 - Area occupied by Prussian troops.
  • 1803
  • 1810 - Krupp foundry in business.
  • 1814 - Town becomes part of Prussia.[2]
  • 1822 - Town becomes part of the Rhine Province.
  • 1841 - Simon Hirschland Bank in business.
  • 1847 - Essen-Bergeborbeck station opens.
  • 1849 - Population: 8,813.[2]
  • 1851 - Zollverein Coal Mine begins operating.
  • 1862 - Essen Hauptbahnhof and Essen-Borbeck station open.
  • 1866 - Fredebeul & Koenen booksellers in business.[1]
  • 1870 - Synagogue consecrated.[3]
  • 1871 - Town becomes part of the German Empire.
  • 1872 - Neu-Westend developed.[4]
  • 1873 - Villa Hügel (Krupp residence) built.
  • 1875 - Population: 54,790.[2]
  • 1880 - Historical Society for the City and Convent of Essen founded.
  • 1881
    • Essener Turnerbund athletic club formed.
    • Beiträge zur Geschichte von Stadt und Stift Essen (journal of city history) begins publication.[5]
  • 1886 - Photographische Genossenschaft von Essen (photography group) founded.[6]
  • 1892 - City Theatre opens.[7][8]
  • 1893
  • 1898 - Krupp's Essener Hof (hotel) built.
  • 1899 - Essen Philharmonic Orchestra founded.[9]

20th century

1900s-1940s

1950s-1990s

21st century

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Allgemeines Adreßbuch für den deutschen Buchhandel ... 1870 (in German). Leipzig: O.A. Schulz. 1870.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Essen", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: Encyclopaedia Britannica Co., 1910, OCLC 14782424 {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b Shmuel Spector, ed. (2001). "Essen". Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust. USA: NYU Press. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-8147-9376-3.
  4. ^ Samuel M. Lindsay (1892). "Social Work at the Krupp Foundries, Essen, A. R., Germany". Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 3. JSTOR 1008598.
  5. ^ Historischer Verein für Stadt und Stift Essen, Beiträge zur Geschichte von Stadt und Stift Essen (in German), ISSN 0341-9088
  6. ^ Königliche Museen zu Berlin (1904). Kunsthandbuch für Deutschland (in German) (6th ed.). Georg Reimer.
  7. ^ Neuer Theater Almanach (in German). Berlin: Gunther & Sohn. 1909.
  8. ^ Almanach 1919 der vereinigten Stadttheater Essens (in German), Essen: Fredebeul & Koenen, 1919
  9. ^ Colin Lawson, ed. (2003). "Orchestras Founded in the 19th Century (chronological list)". Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00132-8. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "History". Grugapark Essen. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Garden Search: Germany". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved September 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ "Movie Theaters in Essen, Germany". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  13. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Germany". Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved September 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ Paul Betts (2004). The Authority of Everyday Objects: A Cultural History of West German Industrial Design. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-94135-9.
  15. ^ "Bisherige Gartenschauen" (in German). Bonn: Deutsche Bundesgartenschau-Gesellschaft. Retrieved 2 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Don Rubin, ed. (2001). World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre. Vol. 1: Europe. Routledge. ISBN 9780415251570.

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Further reading

Published in the 19th century
Published in the 20th century
  • T. Kellen (1902). Industriestadt Essen in Wort und Bild (in German). Essen-Ruhr: Fredebeul & Koenen.
  • "Essen", Northern Germany (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910, OCLC 78390379 {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  • Eric D. Weitz (1985). "Social Continuity and Political Radicalization: Essen in the World War I Era". Social Science History. 9. JSTOR 1170918.
Published in the 21st century
  • K. James-Chakraborty (2008). "Inventing Industrial Culture in Essen". In Gavriel David Rosenfeld and Paul B. Jaskot (ed.). Beyond Berlin: Twelve German Cities Confront the Nazi Past. USA: University of Michigan Press. p. 116+. ISBN 978-0-472-11611-9.
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