Timeline of Metz

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• 1st–2nd C. CE – Gorze-Metz aqueduct built.[1]
• 2nd C. CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz active (approximate date).[2]
• 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.[3]
• 768 – Metz becomes part of the Carolingian Empire.
• 843 – Metz becomes part of Middle Francia.[4]
• 863 – Religious council held in Metz.[5]
• 1130 – Notre Dame de la Ronde church built.[6]
• 13th C.
  • Metz becomes a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.[4]
  • Metz rampart and Porte des Allemands (gate)[7] construction begins.
• 1220 – Templars' Chapel, Metz built.
• 1343 – Grand pont des Morts (bridge) built.[8]
• 1356 – Diet of Metz (1356/57) held; Golden Bull issued.[3]
• 1400 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[9]
• 1427 – Metz Cathedral spire built.[6]
• 1437 – Tour Camoufle (tower) construction begins.
• 1444 – Siege of Metz (1444) by forces of Charles VII of France.[10]
• 1482 – Printing press in operation.[11]
• 1552
  • Metz comes under French rule per Treaty of Chambord.[3]
  • Siege of Metz (1552).[10]
• 1560 – Magasin aux vivres de Metz (military building) constructed.
• 1561 – Porte Serpenoise (gate) demolished.[8]
• 1564 – Metz Citadel built.
• 1613 – City customary laws published.[12]
• 1633 – Parliament of Metz established.
• 1648 – Metz officially becomes part of France per Treaty of Westphalia.[3]
• 1731 – Fort de Bellecroix construction begins.[6]
• 1733 – Fort Moselle military hospital built.
• 1743 – Hôtel de l’Intendance (mansion) built.
• 1744 – Louis XV of France visits Metz.[13]
• 1752 – Opera opens on the Place de la Comédie (Metz).
• 1757 – Académie nationale de Metz founded, as the Société Royale des Sciences et des Arts de Metz.[14]
• 1760 - R. Samuel Hilman b. Israel Halperin (1670-1766) appointed rabbi of Jewish community in Metz.
• 1777 – Metz Courthouse built.
• 1787 – Église des Trinitaires (church) built.
• 1790 – Metz becomes part of the Moselle souveraineté.[15]
• 1793 – Population: 36,878.[15]
• 1794 – École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie (military school) established.^(fr)

• 1814 – City successfully defended by the French during the Siege of Metz (1814).
• 1816 – Metz Esplanade (park) opens.
• 1821 – Population: 42,030.[15]
• 1831 – Covered Market, Metz opens.
• 1835 – Metz Conservatory founded.
• 1844 – 30 March: Birth of Paul Verlaine.
• 1850 – Metz Synagogue built.
• 1851 – Réding-Metz railway begins operating.
• 1854 – Metz–Luxembourg railway begins operating.
• 1861 – Metz Exposition Universelle (1861) held.[13]
• 1864 – Arsenal built.
• 1866 – Population: 54,817.[16]
• 1868 – Brasserie Amos (brewery) founded.
• 1870
  • Fort de Plappeville and Fort de Queuleu built.
  • Siege of Metz (1870); Prussians in power.[4]
• 1871
  • 10 May: Metz becomes part of Germany per the Treaty of Frankfurt (1871).[10]
  • Metz becomes part of the Alsace-Lorraine imperial territory.
• 1872 – Kriegsschule Metz (military school) established.^(fr)
• 1877 – Lérouville-Metz railway begins operating.
• 1878 – Train station built.
• 1881 – Temple de Garnison (church) built.[4]

Metz at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries

• 1901 – Metz power plant built in Pontiffroy.
• 1903
  • Porte Serpenoise (gate) rebuilt.
  • Wilhelm II, German Emperor visits Metz.
• 1905
  • Governor's Palace, Metz built.
  • Population: 60,419.[17]
• 1906 – Plantières Queuleu becomes part of Metz.[15]
• 1907 – Devant-les-Ponts becomes part of Metz.[15]
• 1908 – Gare de Metz-Ville (rail station) and Feste Kaiserin (fort) built.
• 1910 – Le Sablon (Moselle) becomes part of Metz.[15]
• 1911
  • Post office built.[18]
  • Population: 68,598.[19]

French Army in Metz in 1918

• 1918 – Metz becomes again part of France.[20]
• 1919 – Le Républicain Lorrain newspaper begins publication.
• 1923 – Stade Saint-Symphorien (stadium) opens.
• 1932 – Football Club de Metz formed.
• 1936 – Population: 83,119.[15]
• 1940
  • Annexation of the Moselle (1940) by Germany during World War II.
  • July: Frontstalag 212 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans.[21]
  • December: Frontstalag 212 POW camp dissolved.[21] Stalag XII-E POW camp established.[22]
• 1942 – Stalag XII-E POW camp dissolved.[22]
• 1944
  • 27 September: Battle of Fort Driant begins near city (part of Battle of Metz).[23]
  • 13 December: Battle of Metz ends; Germans ousted.
• 1947 - December: Flood.[13]
• 1954 - Population: 85,701.[15]
• 1960 – Les Trinitaires cultural venue created.
• 1961 – Borny, Magny (Moselle), and Vallières-lès-Metz become part of Metz.[15]
• 1962 – Population: 102,771.[15]
• 1970 – Renaissance du vieux Metz (historical society) founded.[24]
• 1971 – Jean-Marie Rausch becomes mayor.
• 1973 – Lorraine Marathon begins.
• 1975 – Groupe Histoire et patrimoine lorrains (historical society) founded.[24]
• 1977 – Metz library-media centre 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.[15]

• 2002 – Arènes de Metz (arena) opens.
• 2006 – May: European Trampoline Championships, 2006 held in Metz.
• 2007 – TGV hi-speed train begins operating.[20]
• 2008 – Dominique Gros becomes mayor.
• 2010
  • Centre Pompidou-Metz opens.
  • Metz-Mirabelle Marathon begins.
• 2011 – Population: 119,962.
• 2012 – 6 July: 2012 Tour de France cycling race passes through Metz.
• 2014 – March: Metz municipal election, 2014 held.
• 2015
  • Canton of Metz-1, 2, and 3 created per 2014 France cantonal redistricting.
  • December: Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine regional election, 2015 held.[25]
• 2016 – Metz becomes part of the Grand Est region.

• History of Metz
• Divodurum Mediomatricorum (Roman-era settlement)
• List of mayors of Metz
• List of historic sites in Metz, France
• List of bridges in Metz
• List of religious buildings in Metz
• History of Moselle department

Other cities in the Grand Est region:

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

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

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