Magdeburg

History

805: first mentioned in a document
965: foundation of the archbishopric
968: Otto I. awards the city the right to hold a market, mint coins and collect customs
1188: Archbishop Wichmann von Seeburg awards privilege of the city charter

1209 -1520: construction of the Gothic cathedral
1240: Magdeburger Rider – first freestanding sculpture of a horseman in Northern Europe
1524: Martin Luther preaches in Magdeburg and the city adopts Lutheran teachings
1631: Imperial troops destroy the city in the Thirty Years War
1646: Otto von Guericke becomes mayor

1815: capital of the province of Saxony in Prussia
1838: founding of the Buckau machine works by the Magdeburger Steam Ship Company
1886: construction of the commercial port
1899: electric streetcars in Magdeburg
1908: Hans Grade undertakes first motorized flight in Germany
1938: opening of the mechanical boat lift in Rothensee
1945: Anglo-American bombers destroy Magdeburg in the night of January 16, 1945
1953: founding of the technical college

1990: Magdeburg becomes state capital of Saxony-Anhalt
1992: The University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg is officially established.
1993: foundation of the Otto von Guericke University from the Technical University, the Pedagogical College and the Medical Academy
1999: city of the 25th National Garden Show
2000: World Puppet Theater Festival “UNIMA 2000″
2002: Otto-von-Guericke year
2003: The main celebration of the Day of German Unification are held for the first time in Magdeburg.
2005: Magdeburg celebrates its 1200th anniversary with 12 highlight events.
2005: Inauguration of the Green Citadel of Magdeburg, the last architectural project by the renowned artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.