Timeline of Rostock

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

Prior to 18th century

• 1218 - Rostock granted Lübeck law city rights by Henry Borwin I, Lord of Mecklenburg.
• 1230 - Nikolaikirche (Rostock) (church) construction begins (approximate date).
• 1252 - Reference to predecessor church of St. Peter's Church.
• 1265
  • St. Mary's Church designated as the main parish church.
  • Rostock acquires Rostock Heath.
• 1270 - Abbey of the Holy Cross, Rostock founded.
• 1323 - Warnemünde becomes part of Rostock.
• 1358 - Hansetag (meeting of Hanseatic League) held in Rostock.
• 1362 - Hansetag held in Rostock.
• 1378 - Population: 10,785.^(de)
• 1380 - Public clock installed (approximate date).
• 1417 - Hansetag held in Rostock.
• 1419 - University of Rostock founded.
• 1569 - Universitätsbibliothek Rostock (library) founded.
• 1588 - Jakobikirche (Rostock) (church) built.
• 1677 - Rostock fire of 1677.
• 1695 - Rostock becomes part of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

18th-19th centuries

• 1702 - Ducal palace built.
• 1712 - Rostock "taken by the Swedes."
• 1716 - Rostock "taken by the Russians."
• 1726 - Rostocker Rathaus (town hall) expanded.
• 1786 - Theatre built.
• 1788 - Municipal constitution effected.
• 1846 - Rostocker Zeitung (newspaper) in publication.
• 1880 - Population: 36,967.
• 1883 - Vereins für Rostocks Altertümer (history society) founded.
• 1890 - Neptun shipyard in business.
• 1893 - Ständehaus (estates hall) built.
• 1895 - Stadttheater Rostock opens
• 1897 - Rostocker Stadt- und Theaterorchester founded (now Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock)

20th century

• 1905 - Population: 60,790.
• 1913 - Dierkow becomes part of Rostock.^(de)
• 1919
  • Barnstorf, Bartelsdorf, Bramow, Brinckmansdorf, Dalwitzhof, Damerow, Kassebohm, and Riekdahl become part of Rostock.^(de)
  • Population: 67,953.
• 1922 - Heinkel aircraft manufactory in business.
• 1924 - Hinrichshagen, Markgrafenheide, Meyers Hausstelle, Schnatermann, Torfbrücke, Waldhaus, and Wiethagen become part of Rostock.^(de)
• 1934 - Diedrichshagen, Gehlsdorf, Groß Klein, Lütten Klein, Marienehe, Schmarl, and Schutow become part of Rostock.^(de)
• 1935 - Population: 104,585.^(de)
• 1942 - City bombed during World War II.
• 1949 - City becomes part of the German Democratic Republic.
• 1952 - City becomes seat of newly formed Bezirk Rostock district.
• 1953 - Uprising of 1953 in East Germany.
• 1954 - Ostseestadion built.
• 1955 - Population: 150,004.^(de)
• 1956 - Rostock Zoo opens.
• 1960
  • Rostock Port opens.
  • Hinrichsdorf and Nienhagen become part of Rostock.^(de)
• 1965 - F.C. Hansa Rostock (football club) formed.
• 1978 - Jürgeshof becomes part of Rostock.^(de)
• 1990 - City becomes part of the newly formed Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state in the reunited nation of Germany.
• 1992 - August: Anti-migrant Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots.
• 1994 - Rostock University of Music and Theatre established.
• 1995 - Vereins für Rostocker Geschichte (history society) founded.

21st century

• 2003 - National Bundesgartenschau (garden show) held in Rostock.
• 2005 - Roland Methling becomes mayor.
• 2010 - Population: 202,735.^(de)

See also

• Rostock history
• History of Rostock
• List of mayors of Rostock
• List of monuments in Rostock
• Mecklenburg history (region) (de)
• List of cities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (state)
• Music in Rostock

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

External links

• "Archiv der Hansestadt Rostock". Rathaus.rostock.de (in German). Hansestadt Rostock. (city archives)
• Items related to Rostock, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Rostock, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

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