Timeline of Mulhouse

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mulhouse, France.

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Prior to 20th century
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Ancient
Prehistory  
Greek colonies 600 BC – 49 BC
Celtic Gaul   until 50 BC
Roman Gaul 50 BC – 486 AD
Middle Ages
Francia and the Franks  
Merovingians 481–751
Carolingians 751–987
Direct Capetians 987–1328
Valois 1328–1498
Early modern
Ancien Régime
Valois-Orléans kings 1498–1515
Valois-Angoulême kings 1515–1589
Bourbon kings 1589–1792
Long 19th century
French Revolution 1789–1799
Kingdom of France 1791–1792
First Republic 1792–1804
First Empire 1804–1814
Restoration 1814–1830
July Monarchy 1830–1848
Second Republic 1848–1852
Second Empire 1852–1870
Third Republic 1870–1940
20th century
Third Republic 1870–1940
 1940–1944
Provisional Republic 1944–1946
Fourth Republic 1946–1958
Fifth Republic 1958–present
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  • 1273 – Mulhouse becomes an Imperial Free City of the Holy Roman Empire.[1]
  • 1466 – Mulhouse "formed an alliance with the Swiss."[2]
  • 1515 – Mulhouse becomes part of the Swiss Confederacy.[1]
  • 1528 – Protestant reformation.[2]
  • 1553 – Hôtel de ville de Mulhouse (city hall) rebuilt.[3]
  • 1746 – Cotton manufacturing begins.[2]
  • 1798 – Mulhouse becomes part of France per treaty.
  • 1800 – Population: 6,018.[4]
  • 1801 – Mulhouse becomes part of the Haut-Rhin department.[4]
  • 1826 – Société industrielle de Mulhouse founded.[5]
  • 1830 – Rhone–Rhine Canal built.
  • 1836 – Population: 16,932.[4]
  • 1849 – Synagogue de Mulhouse built.[3]
  • 1853 – Cité ouvrière (residential area for factory workers) developed.[6]
  • 1856 – Population: 45,981.[4]
  • 1857
  • 1858 – Musée historique de Mulhouse (museum) established.[7]
  • 1861 – Canton of Mulhouse-Nord and Canton of Mulhouse-Sud created.[4]
  • 1864 – Musée des beaux-arts de Mulhouse (museum) established.[7]
  • 1866 – Population: 58,773.[8]
  • 1867 – Théâtre de la Sinne built.[3]
  • 1871 – Mulhouse becomes part of German Empire.[2]
  • 1880 – Population: 68,140.[9]
  • 1882 – Mulhouse tramway (1882) begins operating.

20th century
  • 1906 – Population: 94,498.[4]
  • 1914
    • 7–10 August: Battle of Mulhouse; German forces win.
    • 19 August: Battle of Dornach (1914).
    • Dornach becomes part of Mulhouse.[4]
  • 1919 – Mulhouse becomes part of France again.[10]
  • 1923 – Société d'histoire de Mulhouse (history society) founded.[5]
  • 1925 – Bains municipaux de Mulhouse built.[11]
  • 1932 – Gare de Mulhouse (train station) built.
  • 1940 – June: German occupation of city begins.[10]
  • 1944 – November: German occupation of city ends.[10]
  • 1947 – Bourtzwiller becomes part of Mulhouse.[4]
  • 1955 – Musée de l'impression sur étoffes (museum) active.[7]
  • 1958 – Canton of Mulhouse-Est and Canton of Mulhouse-Ouest created.[4]
  • 1959 – 1959 Tour de France bicycle race departs from Mulhouse.
  • 1962 – Population: 108,995.[4]
  • 1971
  • 1972 – Regional Opéra national du Rhin established.
  • 1986 – Bibliothèque de l'université et de la Société industrielle de Mulhouse (library) established.
  • 1989 – Jean-Marie Bockel becomes mayor.
  • 1992 – Musée EDF Electropolis (museum) opens.[7]
  • 1999 – Kinepolis Mulhouse (cinema) opens.

21st century

See also

Other cities in the Grand Est region:

References
  1. Chambers 1901.
  2. Britannica 1910.
  3. "Histoire et patrimoine". Mulhouse.fr (in French). Ville de Mulhouse. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mulhouse, EHESS. (in French)
  5. "Sociétés savantes de France (Mulhouse)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. Schall 1876.
  7. "(Mulhouse)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  8. "France". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1868.
  9. "Germany: Alsace-Lorraine". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1885 – via Hathi Trust.
  10. "Mulhouse". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  11. Base Mérimée: Etablissement de bains dit bains municipaux, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography
in English
in other languages
  • Eusèbe Girault de Saint-Fargeau (1842). "Mulhausen". Guide pittoresque: portatif et complet, du voyageur en France (in French) (3rd ed.). Paris: Firmin Didot frères.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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