Timeline of Dortmund

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

1005

„Ecclesiastical council“ meets in Dortmund.

1016

„Imperial diet“ meets in Dortmund.

1215

Katharinenkloster Dortmund [de] consecrated

1220

Dortmund becomes an imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire

1240

Town Hall [de] in use (approximate date).

1253

Dortmund joins the City Alliance of Werne

1267

St. Mary’s Church first mentioned.

1270

St. Reinold’s Church built.

1293

Brewing right granted

1322

Petrikirche (Dortmund) [de] (church) construction begins.

1332

City rights confirmed per „Privilegium Ludovicum.“

1387/8

Dortmund besieged by forces of Friedrich III. von Saarwerden [de], Archbishop of Cologne.

1388

Dortmunder Bürgerschützenverein (militia) formed.

1400

Vehmic court established (approximate date).

1454

Tower built on St. Reinold’s Church.

1521

„Golden Wonder of Westphalia [de]“ altarpiece installed in the Petrikirche.

1523

Protestant Reformation.

1543

Stadtgymnasium Dortmund [de] (school) founded.

1546

Tower for the Dortmund City Archive [de] added to Town Hall.

1570

Dortmund adopts Lutheranism per the „Augsburg Confession“

1609

Jülich-Cleves-related agreement [de] signed in Dortmund.

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