Timeline of Mulhouse
# Timeline of Mulhouse

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mulhouse, France.

## Prior to 20th century

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History of France :

Ancient Prehistory   Greek colonies 600 BC – 49 BC Celtic Gaul   until 50 BC Roman Gaul 50 BC – 486 AD :

Middle Ages Francia and the Franks   Merovingians 481–751 Carolingians 751–987 Direct Capetians 987–1328 Valois 1328–1498 :

Early modernAncien Régime

Valois-Orléans kings 1498–1515 Valois-Angoulême kings 1515–1589 Bourbon kings 1589–1792 :

Long 19th century French Revolution 1789–1799 Kingdom of France 1791–1792 First Republic 1792–1804 First Empire 1804–1814 Restoration 1814–1830 July Monarchy 1830–1848 Second Republic 1848–1852 Second Empire 1852–1870 Third Republic 1870–1940     Belle Époque 1871–1914 :

20th century Third Republic 1870–1940     Interwar period 1919–1939         Années folles 1920–1929 Free FranceVichy France 1940–1944 Provisional Republic 1944–1946 Fourth Republic 1946–1958 Fifth Republic 1958–present :

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* 1273 – Mulhouse becomes an Imperial Free City of the Holy Roman Empire and receives privileges from Rudolph of Hapsburg.
* 1466 – Mulhouse "formed an alliance with the Swiss."
* 1515 – Mulhouse becomes part of the Swiss Confederacy.
* 1528 – Protestant reformation.
* 1553 – Hôtel de ville de Mulhouse [fr] (city hall) rebuilt.
* 1674 – Battle of Mulhouse.
* 1746 – Cotton manufacturing begins.
* 1798 – Mulhouse becomes part of France per treaty.
* 1800 – Population: 6,018.
* 1801 – Mulhouse becomes part of the Haut-Rhin department.
* 1826 – Société industrielle de Mulhouse [fr] founded.
* 1830 – Rhone–Rhine Canal built.
* 1836 – Population: 16,932.
* 1839 - Mulhouse-Ville station opened.
* 1849 – Synagogue de Mulhouse [fr] built.
* 1853 – Cité ouvrière (residential area for factory workers) developed.
* 1856 – Population: 45,981.
* 1857
   * Paris–Mulhouse railway begins operating.
   * Musée de dessin industriel [fr] (museum) founded.
* 1859 - Temple Saint-Étienne founded.
* 1861 – Canton of Mulhouse-Nord [fr] and Canton of Mulhouse-Sud [fr] created.
* 1864 – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mulhouse established.
* 1866 – Population: 58,773.
* 1867 – Théâtre de la Sinne built.
* 1868 - Mulhouse Zoological and Botanical Park created.
* 1871 – Mulhouse becomes part of German Empire.
* 1874 – Musée historique de Mulhouse established.
* 1880 – Population: 68,140.
* 1882 – Mulhouse tramway (1882) [fr] begins operating.

## 20th century

* 1906 – Population: 94,498.
* 1914
   * 7–10 August: Battle of Mulhouse; German forces win.
   * 19 August: Battle of Dornach (1914) [fr].
   * Dornach [fr] becomes part of Mulhouse.
* 1919 – Mulhouse becomes part of France again.
* 1923 – Société d'histoire de Mulhouse (history society) founded.
* 1925 – Bains municipaux de Mulhouse [fr] built.
* 1932 – Gare de Mulhouse (train station) built.
* 1940
   * June: German occupation of city begins.
   * August: Frontstalag 213 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans.
   * December: Frontstalag 213 POW camp dissolved. Stalag V-E POW camp established.
* 1942 – March: Stalag V-E POW camp dissolved.
* 1944 – November: German occupation of city ends.
* 1947 – Bourtzwiller becomes part of Mulhouse.
* 1955 – Musée de l'impression sur étoffes [fr] (museum) active.
* 1958 – Canton of Mulhouse-Est [fr] and Canton of Mulhouse-Ouest [fr] created.
* 1959 – 1959 Tour de France bicycle race departs from Mulhouse.
* 1962 – Population: 108,995.
* 1971
   * 1971 Tour de France bicycle race departs from Mulhouse.
   * Musée français du chemin de fer (train museum) established.
* 1972 – Regional Opéra national du Rhin established.
* 1978 - Cité de l'Automobile established.
* 1986 – Bibliothèque de l'université et de la Société industrielle de Mulhouse [fr] (library) established.
* 1989 – Jean-Marie Bockel becomes mayor.
* 1992 – Musée EDF Electropolis [fr] (museum) opens.
* 1999 – Kinepolis Mulhouse (cinema) opens.

## 21st century

* 2006 – Mulhouse tramway begins operating.
* 2009 – Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération (regional government) created.
* 2010
   * Tram-train Mulhouse Vallée de la Thur [fr] begins operating.
   * Jean Rottner becomes mayor.
* 2013
   * June: City hosts the 2013 Men's World Team Squash Championships.
   * Population: 112,063.
* 2015 – Cantons 1, 2, and 3 created.
* 2016 – Mulhouse becomes part of the Grand Est region.
