Timeline of Metz

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

Prior to 19th century

* 1st–2nd C. CE – built.
* 2nd C. CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz active (approximate date).
* 407(?) – Metz is attacked by the Vandals and Alans after crossing the Rhine.
* 451 – Metz is sacked by the hordes of Attila the Hun during his campaign into Gaul.
* 6th C. - Metz becomes capital of Austrasia.
* 768 – Metz becomes part of the Carolingian Empire.
* 843 – Metz becomes part of Middle Francia.
* 863 – Religious council held in Metz. (chronological list)
* 1130 – Notre Dame de la Ronde church built.
* 13th C.
** Metz becomes a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.
** and Porte des Allemands (gate) construction begins.
* 1220 – built.
* 1343 – (bridge) built.
* 1356 – Diet of Metz (1356/57) held; Golden Bull issued.
* 1400 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
* 1427 – Metz Cathedral spire built.
* 1437 – (tower) construction begins.
* 1444 – by forces of Charles VII of France.
* 1482 – Printing press in operation.
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* 1552
** Metz comes under French rule per Treaty of Chambord.
** Siege of Metz (1552).
* 1560 – (military building) constructed.
* 1561 – (gate) demolished.
* 1564 – Metz Citadel built.
* 1613 – City customary laws published.
* 1633 – established.
* 1648 – Metz officially becomes part of France per Treaty of Westphalia.
* 1731 – construction begins.
* 1733 – built.
* 1743 – (mansion) built.
* 1744 – Louis XV of France visits Metz.
* 1752 – Opera opens on the .
* 1757 – founded, as the Société Royale des Sciences et des Arts de Metz.
*1760 - R. Samuel Hilman b. Israel Halperin (1670-1766) appointed rabbi of Jewish community in Metz.
* 1777 – built.
* 1787 – (church) built.
* 1790 – Metz becomes part of the Moselle souveraineté.
* 1793 – Population: 36,878.
* 1794 – (military school) established.^{( fr)}

19th century

* 1814 – City successfully defended by the French during the Siege of Metz (1814).
* 1816 – (park) opens.
* 1821 – Population: 42,030.
* 1831 – Covered Market, Metz opens.
* 1835 – founded.
* 1844 – 30 March: Birth of Paul Verlaine.
* 1850 – built.
* 1851 – begins operating.
* 1854 – Metz–Luxembourg railway begins operating.
* 1861 – held.
* 1864 – Arsenal built.
* 1866 – Population: 54,817.
* 1868 – (brewery) founded.
* 1870
** Fort de Plappeville and Fort de Queuleu built.
** Siege of Metz (1870); Prussians in power.
* 1871
** 10 May: Metz becomes part of Germany per the Treaty of Frankfurt (1871).
** Metz becomes part of the Alsace-Lorraine imperial territory.
* 1872 – (military school) established.^{( fr)}
* 1877 – begins operating.
* 1878 – built.
* 1881 – (church) built.

20th century

* 1901 – built in .
* 1903
** Porte Serpenoise (gate) rebuilt.
** Wilhelm II, German Emperor visits Metz.
* 1905
** built.
** Population: 60,419.
* 1906 – becomes part of Metz.
* 1907 – becomes part of Metz.
* 1908 – Gare de Metz-Ville (rail station) and Feste Kaiserin (fort) built.
* 1910 – becomes part of Metz.
* 1911
** built.
** Population: 68,598.

* 1918 – Metz becomes again part of France.
* 1919 – '' Le Républicain Lorrain'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1923 – Stade Saint-Symphorien (stadium) opens.
* 1932 – Football Club de Metz formed.
* 1936 – Population: 83,119.
* 1940
** by Germany during World War II.
** July: Frontstalag 212 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans.
** December: Frontstalag 212 POW camp dissolved. Stalag XII-E POW camp established.
* 1942 – Stalag XII-E POW camp dissolved.
* 1944
** 27 September: Battle of Fort Driant begins near city (part of Battle of Metz).
** 13 December: Battle of Metz ends; Germans ousted.
* 1947 - December: Flood.
* 1954 - Population: 85,701.
* 1960 – cultural venue created.
* 1961 – , , and become part of Metz.
* 1962 – Population: 102,771.
* 1970 – Renaissance du vieux Metz (historical society) founded.
* 1971 – Jean-Marie Rausch becomes mayor.
* 1973 – Lorraine Marathon begins.
* 1975 – Groupe Histoire et patrimoine lorrains (historical society) founded.
* 1977 – built in Pontiffroy.
* 1979 – Socialist Party national congress held in Metz.
* 1980 – Moselle Open tennis tournament begins.
* 1982 – Metz becomes part of the Lorraine region.
* 1983 – Metz Science Park opens.
* 1989 – Arsenal de Metz concert hall opens.
* 1991 – Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport opens.
* 1999 – Population: 123,776.

21st century

* 2002 – Arènes de Metz (arena) opens.
* 2006 – May: held in Metz.
* 2007 – TGV hi-speed train begins operating.
* 2008 – Dominique Gros becomes mayor.
* 2010
** Centre Pompidou-Metz opens.
** begins.
* 2011 – Population: 119,962.
* 2012 – 6 July: 2012 Tour de France cycling race passes through Metz.
* 2014 – March: held.
* 2015
** Canton of Metz-1, 2, and 3 created per .
** December: held.
* 2016 – Metz becomes part of the Grand Est region.

See also

* History of Metz
* (Roman-era settlement)
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* List of historic sites in Metz, France
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* department

Other cities in the Grand Est region:
* Timeline of Mulhouse
* Timeline of Nancy, France
* Timeline of Reims
* Timeline of Strasbourg
* Timeline of Troyes

References

''This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.''

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