Timeline of Münster

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Prior to 19th century

797 – School founded. 800 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster established. 800's – Charlemagne made it the residence of Saint Ludger, the newly appointed bishop of the Saxons. 1040 – Überwasserkirche convent founded. 1070 – Church of St Maurice founded. 1170 – Church of St Ludgerus erected. 1180 Prince-Bishopric of Münster established. Municipal charter received. 13th C. – Member of the Hanseatic League. 1250 – Town Hall in use (approximate date). 1253 – Munster joins the . 1264 - Münster Cathedral built. 1340 - Our Lady's Church built. 1444 - (béguinage) founded. 1450 – Münster Diocesan Feud begins. 1458 – (cloth inspection entity) established (approximate date). 1485 – Printing press in operation. 1532 – Protestant Reformation. 1534 – February: Münster Rebellion; Anabaptists in power. 1588 – founded. 1589 (guild hall) built. Jesuit College's (library) active. 1617 – construction begins on the Stubengasse. 1630 – (militia) formed. 1648 – Dutch-Spanish peace treaty signed in Munster. 1661 – Forces of Christoph Bernhard von Galen occupy Munster. 1662 – built. 1665 – An alliance with Christoph Bernhard von Galen was sought by the English against Holland. 1720 – publisher in business. 1759 - City besieged by Hanoverian forces during the Seven Years' War. 1780 - University of Münster founded. 1787 - Schloss Münster (palace) built. 1800 – founded.

19th century 1803 Münster Regierungsbezirk (administrative region) established. Botanischer Garten Münster established. The bishopric was secularized and annexed to Prussia. 1806 – French in power. 1810 – Münster "annexed to France." 1815 – Münster "ceded to Prussia" per Congress of Vienna. 1816 – Population: 17,316. 1825 – (historical society) founded. 1829 – (regional archive) established. 1835 - "Revidierte Städteordnung" (city self-administration) in effect. 1848 25 May: Münster–Hamm railway begins operating. Münster Hauptbahnhof opens. 1861 - Population: 27,332 (city). 1874 – Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway in operation. 1875 Lamberti, St. Mauritz, and Überwasser become part of city. established. 1880 - Population: 40,434. 1885 - Population: 44,060. 1890 – Münster Hauptbahnhof opened. 1892 – Westfälisches Museum für Naturkunde opens. 1895 Lortzing-Theater opens. Population: 57,135. 1897 – (newspaper) in publication. 1899 – and Dortmund–Ems Canal open.

20th century

1901 Tram begins operating. established. 1905 – Population: 81,468. 1906 – (library) and SC Preußen Münster (football club) founded. 1908 – Westphalian State Museum opens. 1919 founded. Population: 100,452. 1926 – Halle Münsterland and Preußenstadion (stadium) open. 1929 – (regional history institute) founded. 1940 16 May: Bombing of city by Allied forces begins.(de) Oflag VI-D prisoner-of-war camp mostly for French, but also some Polish and Soviet, officers founded. Population: 144,945. 1944 - September: Allied prisoners of war relocated from Oflag VI-D to Oflag VI-A in Soest. 1946 - newspaper begins publication. 1947 - Reconstruction of Prinzipalmarkt begins. 1948 - University of Münster's established. 1956 – Städtische Bühnen Münster (theatre) built. 1958 – Old City Hall reconstructed. 1960 City twinned with Orléans, France. Population: 180,117. 1971 – Fachhochschule Münster established. 1972 – Münster/Osnabrück Airport begins operating. 1974 – Population: 200,448. 1975 becomes part of city. Population: 264,546. 1977 pedestrianized. Skulptur Projekte Münster begins. 1979 founded. created. 1981 – begins. 1984 – becomes mayor. 1985 – Fernmeldeturm Münster (TV tower) erected. 1987 – Catholic pope visits city. 1993 survey begins. opens. 1994 – becomes mayor. 1999 – becomes mayor.

21st century

2003 – mosque opens in Hiltrup. 2005 – begins operating. 2007 – January: Storm. 2009 – becomes mayor (CDU). 2010 – Population: 279,803. 2012 – British military stationed in York Barracks in Gremmendorf depart. 2018 – 2018 Münster attack. 2025 – Tilman Fuchs becomes mayor (Greens).

Timeline of Münster

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