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The following is a
timeline of the
history of the
municipality of
Maastricht ,
Netherlands .
Roman Period
Middle Ages
ca. 570 - Bishop
Monulph builds a large stone church on the grave of Saint Servatius.
ca. 590-670 - At least twelve royal
mint masters active in Maastricht.
595 -
Childebert II in Maastricht.
667-670 -
Childeric II in Maastricht.
690-695 -
Clovis IV in Maastricht.
ca. 700 - Murder of
Lambert of Maastricht .
720 - Seat of the Maastricht diocese moved to
Liège (traditional date; this may have happened later in the 8th/9th c.).
late 8th/early 9th c. -
Alcuin and
Einhard (lay) abbots of Saint Servatius.
881 -
Sack of Maastricht [
nl ] by Vikings.
[2]
1001 - Reburial of
Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine in the crypt of the
church of Saint Servatius .
11th/12th c. -
Chapter of Saint Servatius [
nl ] at its apogee; at least five successive
provosts were
chancellors of the
Holy Roman Empire ; collegiate churches of
Saint Servatius and
Our Lady renewed.
1204 -
Siege of Maastricht (1204) [
nl ] by
Hugues de Pierrepont, prince-bishop of Liège , and
Louis II, Count of Loon ;
Maastricht condominium [
nl ] established between Liège and Brabant.
1229 -
Duke of Brabant gives permission to replace the (partly?) earthen defence works by a stone
city wall .
1230 -
Order of St Mary Magdalene ("white nuns") establish monastery in Maastricht (until 1796).
1234 -
Franciscans establish a monastery in Maastricht (throughout the ages around
twenty Franciscan monasteries [
nl ] existed in Maastricht, including
Third Order monasteries).
ca. 1240 -
Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony establish monastery ('
commandry ') in Maastricht (until 1783).
ca. 1250 -
Dominicans and
Augustinians establish monasteries in Maastricht (until 1796).
1251 - First mention of
Nieuwenhof [
nl ]
beguinage , later turned into several monasteries of Third Order Franciscan nuns and friars.
1275 - Roman bridge collapses during a procession; many drowned.
1280-98 -
Sint Servaasbrug (bridge) built.
1282 -
Teutonic Order establish a
commandry in Maastricht (until 1796).
mid-14th century - second Medieval city wall built, enlarging the city surface by 400%.
1376 - first mention of
Saint Andrew Monastery [
nl ] , first a
beguinage , later a monastery of Third Order Franciscan nuns.
1391 - First recorded instance of the seven-yearly
Pilgrimage of the Relics .
1407/08 -
Siege of Maastricht (1407/08) [
nl ] by Liège rebels.
1438 -
Crosier Monastery, Maastricht established (until 1796)
ca. 1470 -
Dinghuis courthouse built.
1476 -
De Beyart [
nl ] established, monastery of Third Order Franciscan nuns.
16th–18th century
19th century
1805 -
Generaalshuis [
nl ] (now a theater) built in
Vrijthof .
1811 -
General Cemetery Tongerseweg [
nl ] established (including
Jewish Cemetery, Maastricht [
nl ] ).
1815 - Maastricht becomes capital of the
Province of Limburg , as part of the
United Kingdom of the Netherlands .
1822 - Société des Amis des Sciences, Lettres et Arts founded (precursor of Limburg Historical and Antiquarian Society; see 1929).
1824 - Population: 20,271.
[10]
1826 -
Zuid-Willemsvaart (canal), including
Bassin, Maastricht [
nl ] (port) opened.
1834 -
Petrus Regout [
nl ] manufacturer of glass and pottery in business.
[11]
1837 -
Maastricht City Park [
nl ] in use.
1838 -
Saint Nicholas Church, Maastricht [
nl ] demolished.
1840 -
Maastricht Synagogue [
nl ] built.
[12]
1850 -
Liège-Maastricht Canal [
nl ] dug, parallel to Meuse. Many buildings on the riverside demolished, including
Antonite Church, Maastricht [
nl ]
1851 -
Le Courrier de la Meuse [
nl ] French-language newspaper begins publication.
1853 -
Aachen-Maastricht Railway Company [
nl ] begins operating.
[13]
1859 -
Saint Martin's Church, Maastricht [
nl ] rebuilt.
1861 -
Liège–Maastricht railway begins operating.
1863 -
Société Céramique [
nl ] manufactory in business.
1865 -
Maastricht–Venlo railway begins operating.
1866 - Population: 28,495.
[14]
1867 - Maastricht taken off list of fortified cities. Medieval city wall and ring of outer fortifications largely dismantled between 1867 and circa 1920.
1877 - Population: 29,083.
[15]
1881 - Limburg
State Archives headquartered in former
First Minorite Church, Maastricht [
nl ] .
[16]
1884 -
Bonnefantenmuseum established (as a museum of archaeology and local history).
1886 - Courrier du Limbourg newspaper begins publication.
[17]
20th century
Liberation of Maastricht on 14 September 1944
1940, 10 May -
Battle of Maastricht ; German occupation begins.
1942 - Most of Maastricht's more than 500 Jews deported and killed in German concentration and extermination camps.
1944, 13/14 September -
Liberation of Maastricht [
nl ] : US troops of
30th Infantry Division ("Old Hickory") liberate the city.
1944/45 - Maastricht serves as 'rest center' for allied forces.
Maastricht Aachen Airport begins operating.
1944, 7 December -
Maastricht Meeting . Allied commanders
Omar Bradley ,
Arthur Tedder ,
Dwight Eisenhower ,
Bernard Montgomery and
William Hood Simpson meet in Maastricht to discuss further strategy.
1948 -
Jan Van Eyck Academie established.
1950 -
Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts established.
1959 -
Maastricht Institute of Arts active.
1960 - Population: 90,202.
1961 -
De Geusselt stadium built.
1962 -
Maastricht Academy of Music established.
1968 -
John F. Kennedy Bridge, Maastricht [
nl ] opens.
[19]
1970 - Annexation of
Borgharen ,
Itteren ,
Amby and
Heer , as well as parts of
Meerssen ,
Bemelen and
Gronsveld . The area of the municipality of Maastricht increases from 35 km2 to 59 km2 and its population from 93,500 to 112,500.
1973 -
Museum aan het Vrijthof established.
1975 -
The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) starts as Pictura Fine Art Fair in Eurohal Exhibition Centre.
1976 -
Maastricht University opens.
[20]
1981 - First
European Council in Maastricht.
1987 -
Maastricht Randwyck railway station and Lumiere Cinema
[21] open.
1988 -
TEFAF moves to
MECC Maastricht ;
Museumkelder Derlon [
nl ] (Roman excavation site) opens.
1990 - Population: 117,008.
1991 -
Academic Hospital Maastricht opens. 9/10 December: Second
European Council in Maastricht.
1992 - 7 February:
Maastricht Treaty signed in city;
[11]
Theater aan het Vrijthof [
nl ] opens.
1995 -
Bonnefantenmuseum moves to new building by
Aldo Rossi in
Céramique [
nl ] district.
1999 -
Centre Céramique [
nl ] (library and arts centre) opens.
21st century
See also
Maastricht history
History of Maastricht [
nl ]
List of mayors of Maastricht
List of rijksmonuments in Maastricht [
nl ]
Other names of Maastricht
Timelines of other
municipalities in the Netherlands:
Amsterdam ,
Breda ,
Delft ,
Eindhoven ,
Groningen ,
Haarlem ,
The Hague ,
's-Hertogenbosch ,
Leiden ,
Nijmegen ,
Rotterdam ,
Utrecht
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