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

• 1273 – Mulhouse becomes an Imperial Free City of the Holy Roman Empire and receives privileges from Rudolph of Hapsburg. ^{[1] [2]}
• 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  [ fr ] (city hall) rebuilt. ^{[2] [3]}
• 1674 – Battle of Mulhouse.
• 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  [ fr ] founded. ^[5]
• 1830 – Rhone–Rhine Canal built.
• 1836 – Population: 16,932. ^[4]
• 1839 - Mulhouse-Ville station opened.
• 1849 – Synagogue de Mulhouse  [ fr ] built. ^[3]
• 1853 – Cité ouvrière (residential area for factory workers) developed. ^{[6] [2]}
• 1856 – Population: 45,981. ^[4]
• 1857
  • Paris–Mulhouse railway begins operating.
  • Musée de dessin industriel  [ fr ] (museum) founded. ^[7]
• 1859 - Temple Saint-Étienne founded.
• 1861 – Canton of Mulhouse-Nord  [ fr ] and Canton of Mulhouse-Sud  [ fr ] created. ^[4]
• 1864 – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mulhouse established. ^[8]
• 1866 – Population: 58,773. ^[9]
• 1867 – Théâtre de la Sinne built. ^[3]
• 1868 - Mulhouse Zoological and Botanical Park created.
• 1871 – Mulhouse becomes part of German Empire. ^[2]
• 1874 – Musée historique de Mulhouse established. ^[10]
• 1880 – Population: 68,140. ^[11]
• 1882 – Mulhouse tramway (1882)  [ fr ] begins operating.

Cityscape of Mulhouse around 1900

20th century

• 1906 – Population: 94,498. ^{[4] [2]}
• 1914
  • 7–10 August: Battle of Mulhouse; German forces win.
  • 19 August: Battle of Dornach (1914)  [ fr ].
  • Dornach becomes part of Mulhouse. ^[4]
• 1919 – Mulhouse becomes part of France again. ^[12]
• 1923 – Société d'histoire de Mulhouse (history society) founded. ^[5]
• 1925 – Bains municipaux de Mulhouse  [ fr ] built. ^[13]
• 1932 – Gare de Mulhouse (train station) built.
• 1940
  • June: German occupation of city begins. ^[12]
  • August: Frontstalag 213 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans. ^[14]
  • December: Frontstalag 213 POW camp dissolved. ^[14] Stalag V-E POW camp established. ^[15]
• 1942 – March: Stalag V-E POW camp dissolved. ^[15]
• 1944 – November: German occupation of city ends. ^[12]
• 1947 – Bourtzwiller becomes part of Mulhouse. ^[4]
• 1955 – Musée de l'impression sur étoffes  [ fr ] (museum) active. ^[7]
• 1958 – Canton of Mulhouse-Est  [ fr ] and Canton of Mulhouse-Ouest  [ fr ] created. ^[4]
• 1959 – 1959 Tour de France bicycle race departs from Mulhouse.
• 1962 – Population: 108,995. ^[4]
• 1971
  • 1971 Tour de France bicycle race departs from Mulhouse.
  • Musée français du chemin de fer (train museum) established. ^[7]
• 1972 – Regional Opéra national du Rhin established.
• 1978 - Cité de l'Automobile established.
• 1986 – Bibliothèque de l'université et de la Société industrielle de Mulhouse  [ fr ] (library) established.
• 1989 – Jean-Marie Bockel becomes mayor.
• 1992 – Musée EDF Electropolis  [ fr ] (museum) opens. ^[7]
• 1999 – Kinepolis Mulhouse (cinema) opens.

21st century

• 2006 – Mulhouse tramway begins operating.
• 2009 – Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (regional government) created.
• 2010
  • Tram-train Mulhouse Vallée de la Thur  [ fr ] begins operating.
  • Jean Rottner becomes mayor.
• 2013
  • June: City hosts the 2013 Men's World Team Squash Championships.
  • Population: 112,063.
• 2015 – Cantons 1, 2, and 3 created.
• 2016 – Mulhouse becomes part of the Grand Est region.

See also

• History of Mulhouse  [ fr ]
• List of mayors of Mulhouse  [ fr ]
• List of heritage sites in Mulhouse  [ fr ]
• History of Alsace

Other cities in the Grand Est region:

• Timeline of Metz
• Timeline of Nancy, France
• Timeline of Reims
• Timeline of Strasbourg
• Timeline of Troyes

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. "Musée des Beaux-Arts". Répertoire des Musées de France (Muséofile). Retrieved 26 November 2022.
9. Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1868). "France". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590329.
10. "Musée Historique". Répertoire des Musées de France (Muséofile). Retrieved 26 November 2022.
11. Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1885). "Germany: Alsace-Lorraine". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590469 – via Hathi Trust.
12. "Mulhouse". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse . Retrieved 10 November 2016.
13. Base Mérimée : Etablissement de bains dit bains municipaux , Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
14. "German Frontstalag Camps" . Retrieved 20 August 2022.
15. "German Stalag Camps" . Retrieved 20 August 2022.

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• "Mulhouse", Handbook for Travellers in France (8th ed.), London: John Murray, 1861
• "Mülhausen", The Rhine from Rotterdam to Constance, Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1882, OCLC   7416969
• "Mülhausen". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312926.
• "Mülhausen"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 18 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 960.

in other languages

• Eusèbe Girault de Saint-Fargeau [in French] (1842). "Mulhausen". Guide pittoresque: portatif et complet, du voyageur en France (in French) (3rd ed.). Paris: Firmin Didot frères.
• Sabliere (1856). Histoire de la ville Mulhouse (in French). Rissler.
• Bibliothèque impériale (1863). "Localités: Mulhouse". Catalogue de l'histoire de France (in French). Vol. 8. Paris: Firmin Didot frères. (Bibliography)
• Albert Metzger (1876). La république de Mulhausen, 717–1798 (in French).
• Martin Schall (1876). Das Arbeiter-Quartier in Mülhausen im Elsass (in German). Berlin: Kortkampf.
• Le Vieux Mulhouse; documents d'archives (in French), 1895 1895–
• "Mülhausen". Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon (in German). Vol. 12 (14th ed.). Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1896. hdl:2027/njp.32101064064494.
• "Mulhouse". Vosges, Lorraine, Alsace. Guides Joanne (in French). Hachette et cie. 1913. hdl:2027/uiug.30112105906736.
• Colmar, Mulhouse, Schlestadt. Guides illustrés Michelin des champs de bataille (in French). Michelin & cie. 1920. hdl:2027/uc1.b3277548.

External links

• Items related to Mulhouse, various dates (via Europeana)
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