The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Prior to 13th century
1138 – Town sacked. 1143 – New town founded by Adolf II of Holstein near site of old town. 1158 – Town ceded by Adolf II of Holstein to Duke Henry the Lion of Saxony. 1160 – Seat of Catholic diocese of Lübeck relocated to Lübeck from Oldenburg in Holstein. 1173 – Lübeck Cathedral construction begins. 1177 – Benedictine founded. 1188 – Town charter issued by Henry the Lion.
13th–15th centuries
1201 – Danes in power. 1210 – Lübeck Cathedral construction completed (approximate date). 1226 – Lübeck becomes an Imperial Free City. 1250 – (church) built. 1310 – Marienkirche (church) built (approximate date). 1312 – founded. 1356 – St. Catherine's Church built (approximate date). 1368 – Hanseatic League adopts Lübeck's city seal. 1379 – Circle Company founded. 1408 – Uprising. 1420 - Paper mill established. (timeline) 1442 – built. 1444 – Burgtor (city gate) built. 1450 – Merchants Company founded (approximate date). 1462 – becomes mayor. 1463 – Bernt Notke creates Dance of Death artwork for the Marienkirche. 1475 - Printing press in operation. 1477 Crucifix created by Bernt Notke erected in Lübeck Cathedral. Holstentor (city gate) built. 1491 – Artist Hans Memling creates triptych for the Lübeck Cathedral.
16th–18th centuries 1515 – St. Anne's Priory built. 1530 – Protestant Reformation. 1531 – Katharineum (school) opens. 1533 – Jürgen Wullenwever becomes mayor. 1535 – Shipowners' Guild house built. 1586 – Outer Holstentor (city gate) built. 1630 – Last Hanseatic Diet meets at Lübeck. 1668 – Dieterich Buxtehude becomes organist at the Marienkirche. 1697 – Buthman's Bierstube (tavern) in business. 1793 – Gesellschaft zur Beförderung gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit (charitable society) established.
19th century
1801 – City "temporarily occupied" by Danes. 1802 – Town walls dismantled. 1806 – 6 November: City captured by French forces. 1810 – 12 November: City becomes part of the French Empire. 1813 – French occupation ends. 1815 Recognized as a free city by the Congress of Vienna. Joins the German Confederation. 1825 – Navigation School founded. 1832 – Lübecker General-Anzeiger newspaper begins publication. 1835 – (newspaper) in publication. 1851 – Population: town 26,093; territory 54,166. 1857 - Population: town 30,717; territory 49,324. 1866 – Joins the North German Confederation. 1867 – Wilhelm-Theater opens. 1868 Joins the German Customs Union. Schiffergesellschaft (restaurant) in operation. 1871 – Joins the German Empire. 1874 – (church) restored. 1875 – Population: 44,799. 1890 – Population: town 63,590; territory 76,485. 1891 – Sacred Heart Church consecrated. 1893 – built. 1900 – Elbe-Trave canal opens.
20th century
1904 – City Theatre opens. 1905 – Population: town 91,541; state 105,857. 1915 – St. Anne's Museum opens. 1917 – Lübeck Airport constructed. 1919 Lübeck joins the Weimar Republic. Ballsportverein Vorwärts Lübeck (sport club) formed. Population: town 113,071. 1921 – Sportvereinigung Polizei Lübeck (sport club) formed. 1924 – Stadion an der Lohmühle (stadium) opens. 1937 – The Greater Hamburg Act merges Lübeck into the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and it loses its status as an independent free city. 1940 – Oflag X-C prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers established. 1942 – Bombing of Lübeck in World War II. 1945 2 May: City captured by British forces. Oflag X-C POW camp liberated. VfB Lübeck sport club formed. 1946 - Lübecker Nachrichten and Lübecker Freie Presse newspapers begin publication. 1948 – Lübecker Kantorei (choir) founded. 1973 – Lübeck Academy of Music founded. 1982 Lübeck Museum of Theatre Puppets established. Lübeck Cathedral reconstructed. 1987 – City centre becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 2000 – becomes mayor.
21st century
2001 – International School of New Media established. 2005 – Herren Tunnel opens. 2012 – Population: 211,713.
See also Lübeck history (includes timeline)
References
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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External links
Links to fulltext city directories for Lubeck via Wikisource Europeana. Items related to Lübeck, various dates. Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Lübeck, various dates