The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Ghent, Belgium.
Prior to 19th century edit
- 941 - Origins of the crypt of what became St Bavo's Cathedral.[1]
- 1274/1300 - Origins of the choir of what became St Bavo's Cathedral.[1]
- 1336 - Tapestry-weavers' guild established.[2]
- 1380
- Belfry of Ghent built.
- Public clock installed (approximate date).[3]
- 1432 - Artist Van Eyck paints altarpiece for St. John's Church.[4]
- 1448 - "De Fonteine" chamber of rhetoric constituted.[5][6]
- 1480 - Saint Michael's Church built.[1]
- 1483 - Printing press in operation.[7]
- 1531 - St Bavo's Cathedral built.[8]
- 1559 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent established.[9]
- 1576 - Pacification of Ghent signed - an alliance of the provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands.[8][1]
- 1584 - Spaniards in power.[8]
- 1667 - The oldest Belgian newspaper, the Gazet van Gent was founded.[1]
- 1714 - Formed part of the Austrian Netherlands.[1]
- 1771 - Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent) active.
- 1794 - Became the capital of the French department of the Scheldt.[1]
19th century edit
- 1814 - Treaty of Ghent signed between the US and the UK.[8]
- 1817 - Ghent University established by William I of the Netherlands.[1]
- 1827 - Ghent–Terneuzen Canal built.
- 1833 - Archaeological Museum (Ghent) founded.
- 1835 - Royal Conservatory of Ghent founded.
- 1841 - Bank of Flanders established.[10]
- 1845 - Population: 105,711.[11]
- 1861 - Gent-Dampoort railway station opens.
- 1863 - Statue of Jacob van Artevelde erected in Friday Market Square.
- 1866/1867 - A serious outbreak of cholera.[1]
- 1874 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
- 1875 - Station Gent-Oost opens.
- 1879 - De Gentenaar newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1880
- Coöperatieve Maatschappij Vooruit (cooperative) founded.
- Population: 131,431.[1]
- 1881 - Bank of Ghent established.[10]
- 1883 - Royal Sport Nautique de Gand rowing club formed.
- 1891 - Het Volk newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1895 - Emile Braun becomes mayor.
- 1897 - Cluysen - Ter Donck Regatta begins.
- 1900
- Ghent system of unemployment benefits introduced.[8]
- K.A.A. Gent football club formed.
20th century edit
- 1902 - Ghent University Botanic Garden established.[13]
- 1904
- 1912 - Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station and Patria Cinema[14] open.
- 1913 - Exposition universelle et internationale (1913) held in city.
- 1914 - Vooruit built.
- 1919 - Population: 165,655.[15]
- 1920 - Jules Ottenstadion (stadium) built.
- 1930 - Population: 170,358.
- 1942 - Ghent University Library Book Tower built.
- 1947 - Emile Claeys becomes mayor.
- 1959 - Ghent University Hospital opens.
- 1965 - Section of Mendonk becomes part of Ghent.[citation needed]
- 1970
- Studio Skoop (cinema) opens.[14]
- Population: 148,860.
- 1973 - Gentbrugge railway station built.
- 1975 - Station Gent-Zeehaven opens.
- 1976 - Mariakerke becomes part of Ghent.[citation needed]
- 1977 - Gentbrugge becomes part of city.
- 1980
- Amsab-Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis founded.[16]
- Population: 241,695.
- 1981 - Decascoop (cinema) built.[14]
- 1987 - Flanders Expo arena built.
- 1995 - Hogeschool Gent (college) established.
21st century edit
- 2006 - Project Gent-Sint-Pieters begins.
- 2007 - Daniël Termont becomes mayor.
- 2010 - Ghent City Museum opens.
- 2012 - Arteveldetoren hi-rise built.
- 2013
- Ghelamco Arena opens.
- Population: 248,242.
- 2014 - Virginie Lovelinggebouw built.
- 2020 - Ghent University Museum opens.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Britannica 1910.
- ^ Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Ghent". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.
- ^ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
- ^ "Low Countries, 1400–1600 A.D.: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Arjan Van Dixhoorn (2008). "Chambers of Rhetoric". In Arjan Van Dixhoorn; Susie Speakman Sutch (eds.). The Reach of the Republic of Letters: Literary and Learned Societies in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe. Brill. pp. 119–158. ISBN 978-90-04-16955-5.
- ^ "Overzichten: de nederlandse literatuur in Gent". Literair Gent (in Dutch). Stedelijke Openbare Bibliotheek Gent and Stadsmuseum Gent. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Belgium: Gand". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450632 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ a b c d e Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 679, OL 6112221M
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Belgium". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Belgium". International Banking Directory. New York: Bankers Publishing Company. 1922. hdl:2027/hvd.hb1sji.
- ^ C.H. Van Boekel, ed. (1846). Vlaemsche Volks-Almanak (in Dutch). Gent: F.L. Dulle-Plus. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081727558.
- ^ a b "Belgium". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
- ^ "Garden Search: Belgium". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Gent, Belgium". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Belgium". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
- ^ "Amsab-Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis - Geschiedenis". www3.amsab.be.
This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.
Bibliography edit
in English
- Thomas Nugent (1749), "Ghent", The Grand Tour, vol. 1: Netherlands, London: S. Birt, hdl:2027/mdp.39015030762598
- "Ghent". Gazetteer of the Netherlands. London: G.G. and J. Robinson. 1794.
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Ghent, a city of France", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9571pn88
- "Ghent", Handbook for Travellers in Holland and Belgium (20th ed.), London: John Murray, 1881, hdl:2027/hvd.hn2ha2 – via HathiTrust
- The visitors universal handybook and guide to Antwerp, Brussels, Waterloo, Ghent, Bruges, Liège, etc. etc (5th ed.). Antwerp: John De Wit & Joris. 1884.
- W. Pembroke Fetridge (1885), "Ghent", Harper's Hand-Book for Travellers in Europe and the East, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "Ghent". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. Vol. 5. London. 1901. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t1fj2r624.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Ghent", Belgium and Holland (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910, OCLC 397759 (+ 1881 ed.)
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 919–920.
- Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Ghent", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co., hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949
- Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Ghent". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 299+. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.
in other languages
- Nieuwen Almanach ... der Stad Gend (in Dutch), Gend: Philippe Gimblet 1770-
- Victor Van der Haeghen (1896), Inventaire des archives de la ville de Gand [Inventory of the Ghent City Archives] (in French), Gand: C. Annoot-Braeckman, OCLC 64460660
- Henri Zondervan, ed. (1917), "Gent", Winkler Prins' Geillustreerde Encyclopaedie (in Dutch) (4th ed.), Amsterdam: Uitgevers-Maatschappy "Elsevier", hdl:2027/mdp.39015068347981
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