Timeline of Halle (Saale)

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Halle an der Saale, Germany.

Prior to 19th century

981 – Town chartered by Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor.^[1]
1281 – Halle was an important member of the Hanseatic League^[1]
1388 – Moritzkirche (Halle) [de] (church) construction begins.
1478 – Halle leaves the Hanseatic League.^[1]
1484 – Moritzburg (Halle) (castle) construction begins.^[2]
1506 – Roter Turm (Halle) [de] (tower) built.
1552 – Marienbibliothek [de] (library) founded.^[3]
1554 – Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen (church) built.^[2]
1648 – After the Peace of Westphalia, the city came into the possession of the House of Brandenburg^[1]
1685 – Future composer George Frideric Handel born in Halle.
1694 – University founded.^[1]
1696 – University library [de] founded.^[3]
1751 – Population: 13,460.^(de)

1806 – 17 October: Battle of Halle fought during the War of the Fourth Coalition; French win.^[1]
1813 – Town was taken by the Prussians.^[1]
1815 – University of Halle-Wittenberg active.^[1]
1819 – Population: 23,408.^(de)
1870 – Gewerblichen Zeichenschule (school) founded.^[4]
1872 – Halle–Cottbus railway begins operating.
1880 – Population: 71,484.^[5]
1882 – Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
1886 – Stadttheater built.
1890 – Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof (train station) opens.
1894 – Stadthaus (Halle) [de] (city hall) built.
1891 – Electric tram begins operating.
1900 – Population: 156,609.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Britannica 1910.
^ ^a ^b Chambers 1901.
^ ^a ^b Krause 2000.
^ Königliche Museen zu Berlin (1904). Kunsthandbuch für Deutschland (in German) (6th ed.). Verlag Georg Reimer.
^ "Germany: Prussia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1885. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590469 – via HathiTrust.
^ "German Empire: Prussia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1904. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368424.
^ "Germany". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 – via HathiTrust.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Stadtgeschichte: Chronik" [City History: Chronology]. Halle.de (in German). Stadt Halle. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^ Kertscher 2012.
^ "Verein für hallische Stadtgeschichte" (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2016.

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

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"Jahrbuch für hallische Stadtgeschichte", Jahrbuch für Hallische Stadtgeschichte (in German), ISSN 1612-8192 2003–
Hans-Joachim Kertscher (2012). "Halle an der Saale". In Wolfgang Adam; Siegrid Westphal (eds.). Handbuch kultureller Zentren der Frühen Neuzeit: Städte und Residenzen im alten deutschen Sprachraum [Handbook of cultural centers of the early modern period: cities and capitals in the old German-speaking areas] (in German). De Gruyter. pp. 757–796. ISBN 978-3-11-029555-9.