Timeline of Debrecen

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Debrecen, Hungary.

Prior to 20th century

  • 1317 - Battle of Debrecen (1317).
  • 1538 - Debrecen Calvinist College founded.
  • 1746 - Church of St. Anne, Debrecen built.[1]
  • 1822 - Reformed Great Church built.[1]
  • 1849
    • 14 April: Kossuth proclaimed the deposition of the Habsburg dynasty[2]
    • August: Battle of Debrecen (1849).
    • Heroes' Cemetery, Debrecen established.
  • 1857 - Budapest-Debrecen railway begins operating.
  • 1861 - Emlékkert (Debrecen) (park) established.[3]
  • 1869 - Debrecen newspaper in publication.[4]
  • 1884 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
  • 1890 - Population: 58,952.[5]
  • 1893 - Synagogue built on Pásti Street.[6]
  • 1895 - De Ruyter obelisk erected.[2]
  • 1897 - Synagogue opens on Deák Ferenc Street.[6]
  • 1900 - Population: 75,006.[7]

20th century

21st century

See also

References

  1. Dora Wiebenson; Sisa József, eds. (1998). Architecture of Historic Hungary. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-23192-3.
  2. Baedeker 1905.
  3. Szűcs 1871.
  4. Albert Tezla (1970). Hungarian Authors; a Bibliographical Handbook. Harvard University Press. p. 707. ISBN 978-0-674-42650-4.
  5. "Hungary: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899.
  6. "Debrecen". Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. "Hungary: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1916 via HathiTrust.
  8. Eric Roman (2003). "Chronologies: Hungary: the Regency 1918-2000". Austria-Hungary & the Successor States: A Reference Guide. Facts on File. ISBN 978-0-8160-7469-3.
  9. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
  10. Colin Lawson, ed. (2003). "Orchestras Founded in the 20th Century (chronological list)". Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00132-8.
  11. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Hungary". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  12. Hungarian police use tear gas to break up clashes at migrant camp, Reuters, 29 June 2015

This article incorporates information from the Hungarian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

in other languages

  • István Szűcs (jurist) (1871). Debreczen város tőrténelme [Historic City of Debreczen] (in Hungarian). Debreczen.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Bela Toth (1981), "Debrecen konyvtari kulturaja a 18. szazadban" [Library Facilities in 18th century Debrecen], Magyar Konyvszemle (in Hungarian), 1–2

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