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Timeline of Chemnitz

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

Prior to 20th century

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20th century

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Castle Church at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
Arbeiterfestspiele participants in front of City Hall, 1960

21st century

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  • 2001 – Villa Esche [de] restored as a cultural space.[10]
  • 2002 – Neue Synagoge opens.
  • 2002 – Multi-system tramway network ("Chemnitzer Modell") starts.
  • 2003 – Chemnitz Industrial Museum [de] opens.[citation needed]
  • 2006 – Barbara Ludwig [de] becomes mayor.
  • 2007 – Gunzenhauser Museum opens.[10]
  • 2010 – Population: 243,248.
  • 2012 – Thor Steinar "Brevik" shop in business.[12]
  • 2014 – March: Neo-Nazi Nationale Sozialisten Chemnitz [de] group banned.[citation needed]
  • 2014 – SMAC (Saxonian Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz) opens in the restored historical Mendelsohn building (former "Schocken").
  • 2018 – Protests.
  • 2020 – Stefan-Heym-Forum opens in a restored historical building (today "Kulturkaufhaus Tietz").
  • 2020 – Sven Schulze becomes mayor.
  • 2020 – Central academic library of the TU Chemnitz opens.
  • 2020 – Schauplatz Eisenbahn is part of the Saxon Exhibition "Boom".
  • 2021 – Chemnitz becomes German main part of the Hydrogen and Mobility Innovation Center ("HIC").

See also

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Other cities in the state of Saxony:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Britannica 1910.
  2. ^ Wilhelm Sandermann (2013). "Beginn der Papierherstellung in einigen Landern". Papier: Eine spannende Kulturgeschichte (in German). Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-662-09193-7. (timeline)
  3. ^ Colin Lawson, ed. (2003). "Orchestras Founded in the 19th Century (chronological list)". Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00132-8.
  4. ^ a b c d Brockhaus 1896.
  5. ^ "German Empire: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590527.
  6. ^ "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1908. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590592.
  7. ^ "Germany: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 – via HathiTrust.
  8. ^ a b "Chemnitz Subcamp". KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Garden Search: Germany". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  10. ^ a b c "In Germany, an Unlikely Art Hub Honed by Enthusiasm", New York Times, 27 July 2012
  11. ^ "Kurt Weill's Heritage: Honor Replaces Scorn; A German City Performs His Jewish Opera", New York Times, 28 June 1999
  12. ^ "Furore over German 'Brevik' clothing shop in Chemnitz", BBC News, 6 March 2012

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

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