Timeline of Kaliningrad

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kaliningrad, Russia. Prior to 1945, the city was known as Königsberg.

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Emblem of Ducal Prussia

Era of Teutonic Order

History of Brandenburg and Prussia
Northern March 965–983		Old Prussians pre-13th century
Lutician federation 983 – 12th century
Margraviate of Brandenburg 1157–1618 (1806) (HRE) (Bohemia 1373–1415)		Teutonic Order 1224–1525 (Polish fief 1466–1525)
		Duchy of Prussia 1525–1618 (1701) (Polish fief 1525–1657)		Royal (Polish) Prussia (Poland) 1454/1466 – 1772
Brandenburg-Prussia 1618–1701
Kingdom in Prussia 1701–1772
Kingdom of Prussia 1772–1918
Free State of Prussia (Germany) 1918–1947			Klaipėda Region (Lithuania) 1920–1939 / 1945–present	Recovered Territories (Poland) 1918/1945–present
Brandenburg (Germany) 1947–1952 / 1990–present		Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia) 1945–present

• 1255 – Fortress built by Teutonic Knights during Prussian Crusade.
• 1256 – Settlement formed north of the fortress.
• 1262 – Prussians begin to besiege castle during the Great Prussian Uprising.
• 1264 – Settlement developed south of the castle.
• 1286 – Königsberg chartered.[1]
• 1300 – Town of Löbenicht built.[2]
• 1324 – Town of Kneiphof founded.[2]
• 1340 – Königsberg joins Hanseatic League.[1]
• 1377 – Köttelbrücke (bridge) built.[3]
• 1379 (or 1397) – Schmiedebrücke (bridge) built.[4]
• 1380 – Cathedral built in Kneiphof (approximate date).
• 1387 – Kneiphof Town Hall renovated.

15th century

• 1457 – Königsberg becomes capital of the State of the Teutonic Order.[1]
• 1464 – Georg Steinhaupt becomes mayor.[3]
• 1466 - Second Treaty of Thorn

16th century

• 1519-21 - Polish-Teutonic War
• 1520 - Mikolaj Firlej lays siege to the town
• 1521-24 - Secularization of the Teutonic Order
• 1523 - Printing press in operation.[5]
• 1525 - Königsberg/Królewiec becomes the capital of the Duchy of Prussia, Albert becomes first Duke of Prussia[1]
• 1529 – Castle Library established
• 1542 - Pedagogium founded by Albert Hohenzollern in Kneiphof
• 1544 – Albertina University (Lutheran) founded.[2]
• 1560 - On 28 March 1560, King Zygmunt II August of Poland confers university privileges on the Albertina University, on a par with the Jagiellonian University.
• 1568 – March: Albert Frederick becomes Duke of Prussia.
• 1590 – Green Bridge rebuilt.
• 1594 – Schlosskirche (castle church) dedicated

17th century

• 1616 - A Catholic church erected by order of King Zygmunt III Vasa and the bishop of Warmia
• 1618 – Duchy of Prussia passes under control of Electors of Brandenburg, August: John Sigismund becomes Duke of Prussia
• 1619 – December: George William becomes Duke of Prussia
• 1626 – City walls built.[6]
• 1640 – December: Frederick William becomes Duke of Prussia
• 1647 – Neurossgarten Church dedicated
• 1657 -
  • Brandenburg Gate built.
  • Fort Friedrichsburg under construction[2]
• 1662 - the Brandenburg Elector enters city with an army and forces city fathers to swear an oath of allegiance[7]
• 1688 – April: Frederick becomes Duke of Prussia.

18th century

• 1701
  • 18 January: Coronation of Frederick I of Prussia in the Schlosskirche.[6]
  • Capital of Duchy of Prussia relocated from Königsberg to Berlin.
• 1709 – Plague.[6]
• 1718
  • City Library opens.[8]
  • Królewiec Post Polish-language newspaper begins publication (ceased in 1720).
• 1724
  • June: City of Königsberg expanded by uniting Altstadt, Kneiphof, and Löbenicht.[1]
  • Königsberg City Archive is located in the Town Hall (approximate date).
• 1735 – Math problem "Seven Bridges of Königsberg" presented.
• 1756 – Synagogue built.
• 1758
  • 16 January: Russian forces enter city.[6]
  • 24 January: City becomes part of Russia.
• 1764 – Russian occupation ends.[9]
• 1765 – Gumbinnen Gate built.
• 1780 – Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel becomes mayor.
• 1790 – Königshalle built.

19th century

• 1804 – 12 February: Immanuel Kant dies.
• 1807 – French in power.[6]
• 1809 – Paradeplatz city garden established.
• 1810 – August Wilhelm Heidemann becomes mayor.
• 1812 – School of church music founded.
• 1813 – Koenigsberg Observatory built.
• 1814 – Carl Friedrich Horn becomes mayor.
• 1826 – Johann Friedrich List becomes mayor.
• 1828 – Royal and University Library formed.[8]
• 1830 – Population: 54,000.[2]
• 1833 – University's Department of Chemistry opens in Neurossgarten.
• 1838 – Rudolf von Auerswald becomes mayor.
• 1845
  • Union Giesserei foundry in business.
  • New Altstadt Church dedicated.
  • Art academy opens.[10]
• 1851 – Grolman Bastion built.
• 1855
  • Sailing Club founded.
  • Rossgarten Gate rebuilt.
• 1856 – Königsberg Cathedral restored.[1]
• 1858 – Dohna Tower built.
• 1860 – Astronomic Bastion built.
• 1861
  • 18 October: Coronation of William I, German Emperor, in the Schlosskirche.
  • Albertina University new campus dedicated.
• 1867 – Population: 101,507.[11]
• 1875
  • Johann Karl Adolf Selke becomes mayor.
  • Königsberg Stock Exchange built in Vorstadt.[12]
• 1878 – Königsberger Allgemeine Zeitung (newspaper) in publication.[13]
• 1880
  • Bronsart Fort built.
  • Population: 140,800.[1]
• 1883 – High Bridge rebuilt.
• 1886 – Siemering Museum established.[14]
• 1889 – Eisenbahnbrücke (bridge) opens.
• 1890 – Population: 161,666.[1]
• 1892 – Baltika Stadium opens.
• 1893 – Hermann Theodor Hoffmann becomes mayor.
• 1896 – Zoo founded.
• 1897 – Königsberger Tageblatt (newspaper) in publication.
• 1898 – Palaestra Albertina established.[15]
• 1900
  • Football Club Königsberg formed.
  • Population: 187,897.[9]

20th century

1900-1945

• 1901
  • Queen Louise Memorial Church and Pillau-Königsberg canal built.[16][17]
  • Königsberger Volkszeitung (newspaper) in publication.[18]
• 1903 – Siegfried Körte becomes mayor.
• 1906 – Bismarck tower built near city.
• 1907 – Church of the Holy Family built.
• 1912 – Stadthalle opens.
• 1913
  • New Tragheim Church dedicated.
  • Kunsthalle Königsberg (art gallery) opens.
• 1914 – City bombed by Russian forces.[19]
• 1919
  • Hans Lohmeyer becomes mayor.
  • City becomes part of the German Reich.
  • Population: 260,895.[20]
• 1921 – Königsberg Devau Airport opens.
• 1927 – City Hall relocated to Hansaplatz.
• 1928 – Königsberg City Museum opens.
• 1929 – Central railway terminal opens.
• 1933 – Hellmuth Will becomes mayor.
• 1934 – Hansaplatz renamed Adolf-Hitler-Platz.
• 1939
  • Lasch Bunker built in Paradeplatz.
  • Population: 368,433.[19]
• 1941 – 1 September: Aerial bombing by Soviet forces begins.
• 1942 – 24 June: The Nazi SS sends the first deportation of Jews from Königsberg and East Prussia to extermination camps.[21]
• 1944 – August: Aerial bombing by British forces; city extensively damaged.
• 1945
  • January: Battle of Königsberg begins.
  • February: Metgethen massacre.
  • 9 April: Battle of Königsberg ends; Soviets in power.[19]

1946-1990s

• 1946
  • April: City becomes part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, per Potsdam Agreement.[22]
  • City renamed Kaliningrad after Bolshevik Mikhail Kalinin.
  • City becomes seat of the newly formed Kaliningrad Oblast.
  • Kaliningrad Regional Museum of History and Arts founded.
  • Kaliningradskaya Pravda newspaper begins publication.[13]
• 1947 – Kaliningrad Regional Drama Theatre established.
• 1954 – Pishchevik Kaliningrad football club formed.
• 1956 – Population: 188,000.
• 1960 – Theatre on Mira Avenue rebuilt.
• 1965 - Population: 253,000.[23]
• 1967 – Kaliningrad State University active.
• 1979
  • Khrabrovo Airport terminal built.
  • Kaliningrad Amber Museum opens.
• 1985 - Population: 385,000.[24]
• 1988 – Kaliningrad State Art Gallery established.[25]
• 1989 – Population: 401,280; oblast 871,283.
• 1990
  • Chamber of Commerce founded.[26][27]
  • City opens to foreign tourists.[28]
• 1994 – Kaliningrad State Technical University active.
• 1996 – Leonid Gorbenko becomes governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.[29]
• 1998 – The Voice from the Pregel Polish-language magazine in publication.

21st century

• 2001 – Vladimir Yegorov becomes governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.
• 2005
  • July: 750th anniversary of city founding.[30]
  • Kaiser Bridge reconstructed (approximate date).
  • Georgy Boos becomes governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.
• 2007
  • Alexander Jaroschuk becomes mayor.[31]
  • Khrabrovo Airport new terminal opens.[32]
• 2008 – Cathedral of Christ the Saviour consecrated.
• 2010
  • 30 January: Protest against governor Georgy Boos.[33]
  • Population: 431,500;[34] oblast 941,873.
  • Nikolay Tsukanov becomes governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.
• 2012 – Poland-Russia border near Kaliningrad Oblast opens.[35]

See also

• History of Kaliningrad
• Königsberg
• List of monarchs of Prussia, 1525-1701
• Timelines of other cities in the Northwestern Federal District of Russia: Pskov, St. Petersburg

References

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This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia and Russian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

Published in the 18th-19th century

• Thomas Nugent (1749), "Königsberg", The Grand Tour, 2: Germany and Holland, London: S. Birt, hdl:2027/mdp.39015030762572
• Richard Brookes (1786), "Konigsburg", The General Gazetteer (6th ed.), London: J.F.C. Rivington
• Jedidiah Morse; Richard C. Morse (1823), "Königsberg", A New Universal Gazetteer (4th ed.), New Haven: S. Converse
• Augustus Bozzi Granville (1829). "(Königsberg)". St. Petersburgh: A journal of travels to and from that capital. H. Colburn.
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• "Königsberg". Handbook for North Germany. London: J. Murray. 1877.
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Published in the 20th century

• "Kaliningrad", Scandinavian & Baltic Europe (4th ed.), Lonely Planet, 1999, p. 300+, OL 8314793M
• James Charles Roy (1999). The Vanished Kingdom: Travels Through the History of Prussia. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-8133-3793-7.
• Olga Sezneva (2000). "Historical Representation and the Politics of Memory in Kaliningrad, Former Königsberg". Polish Sociological Review (131): 323–338. JSTOR 41274763.

Published in the 21st century

• Peter Savodnik (2003). "Kaliningrad". Wilson Quarterly. 27 (2): 16–22. JSTOR 40261179.
• Ann Kennard (2010). "Case Study 1: Kaliningrad". Old Cultures, New Institutions: Around the New Eastern Border of the European Union. LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 133–161. ISBN 978-3-643-10751-0.

in other languages

• Karl Faber (1840). Die Haupt- und Residenz-Stadt Königsberg in Preußen [Capital and Residence City of Königsberg in Prussia] (in German). Königsberg: Gräfe und Unzer.
• Alexander Jung (1846). Königsberg und die Königsberger (in German). Leipzig: Hermann Kirchner.
• F.W. Schubert (1855). Zur sechshundertjährigen Jubelfeier der Stadt Königsberg [600th Jubilee Celebration of the City of Königsberg] (in German). Königsberg: Verlag von Schubert und Seidel.
• "Konigsberg". Biblioteca geographica: Verzeichniss der seit der Mitte des vorigen Jahrhunderts bis zu Ende des Jahres 1856 in Deutschland (in German). Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann. 1858. (bibliography)
• August Wilhelm Grube (1875). "Königsberg". Charakterbilder Deutschen Landes und Lebens fur Schule und Haus (in German) (10th ed.). Leipzig: F. Brandstetter.
• "Königsberg". Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon (in German) (14th ed.). Leipzig: Brockhaus. 1898.
• P. Krauss; E. Uetrecht, eds. (1913). "Konigsberg". Meyers Deutscher Städteatlas [Meyer's Atlas of German Cities] (in German). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut.
• "Konigsberg", Deutscher Städteatlas (in German), 2, Institut für vergleichende Städtegeschichte, 1979, ISBN 3891150008
• Wolfgang Adam; Siegrid Westphal, eds. (2012). "Königsberg". Handbuch kultureller Zentren der Frühen Neuzeit: Städte und Residenzen im alten deutschen Sprachraum (in German). De Gruyter. pp. 1153+. ISBN 978-3-11-029555-9.

External links

• Europeana. Items related to Kaliningrad, various dates.
• Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Kaliningrad, various dates
• Links to fulltext city directories for Konigsberg via Wikisource