Living in Frankfurt - Frankfurt am Main

Ë city historyA BRIEF CHRONICLEOF FRANKFURT794 “Franconovurt” is fi rstmentioned in a document1150 The Frankfurt Fair is fi rstmentioned1356 The Golden Bull decreesFrankfurt to be the citywhere German kings wouldbe elected1405 The buildings called“Zum Römer” and “ZumGoldenen Schwan” areconverted into a city hall1533 The Reformation reachesFrankfurt1585 The Stock Exchange isestablished1614 The “Fettmilch Rebellion,”triggered by Frankfurt’senormous debts, leads toanti-Jewish riots1711 Fire in the Jewish ghetto1749 Johann Wolfgang Goethe isborn1792 Francis II is the last Emperorcrowned in Frankfurt1815 Frankfurt becomes a FreeCity and the seat of theFederal Assembly of theGerman Federation, the“Bundestag”1833 “Frankfurter Wachensturm”(Guard House Assault): thefailed attempt of radicalstudents and craftsmento start a revolutionaryuprising1848 The fi rst German NationalAssembly convenes at St.Paul’s Church1866 Frankfurt is annexed byPrussia1871 The Treaty of Frankfurtends the Franco-PrussianWar1875 Frankfurt’s populationexceeds 100,000 for thefi rst time1888 The Central station(Hauptbahnhof) opens1914 Foundation of theJohann Wolfgang GoetheUniversity1925–1930 City architect and plannerErnst May stimulates urbandevelopment1928–1931 The main building of IGFarben (Poelzig Building) iserected1933 The National Socialists takeover the city hall and forceMayor Ludwig Landmanninto exile1944 Frankfurt’s city centeris almost completelydestroyed in air raids1945 U.S. troops liberate the city1949 Frankfurt almost becomesthe capital of the FederalRepublic of Germany1955 The population exceeds600,0001957 The German Bundesbank(Federal Bank) beginsoperation1963–1965 The “Auschwitz Trial” takesplace in Frankfurt1968 The Frankfurt subwaysystems is opened1981 The Old Opera House,which had been destroyedin World War II, is rebuilt1984 Development of theMuseum Riverbank begins1997 Frankfurt’s tallestskyscraper is completed1998 The European Central Bank(ECB) begins operation2000 The University begins torelocate to the PoelzigBuilding and to Riedberg2005 The Römer celebrates its600th anniversary2006 Frankfurt is one of thevenues of the FIFA SoccerWorld Cup2008 The 60th annual FrankfurtBook Fair sets a new visitorrecordPhotos: Institut für Stadtgeschichte, Tourismus + Congress GmbH, Stadt Frankfurt am Main