The following is atimeline of thehistory of themunicipality ofZürich, Switzerland.

• 4th millennium BC –Prehistoric pile dwellingsAlpenquai atBürkliplatz andKleiner Hafner atSechseläutenplatz on then islands or peninsulas at the outflow of theLimmat, and theGrosser Hafner island in theLake Zurich, an area of about 0.2 square kilometres (49.42 acres).^[1][2]
• 4th century BC –Helvetii/ CelticOppidum Uetliberg
• 1st century BC – Helvetii tribe:Oppidum Zürich-Lindenhof^[3][4]

• 70 CE –RomanVicus andGallo-Roman settlementTuricum,^[5]Thermengasse hypocaust betweenWeinplatz andMünsterhof^[3]
• 122 or before – Roman island sanctuary onGrosser Hafner island.^[6]
• 256 - Town rebuilt byAlemanni.^{[4][non sequitur]}
• 610 –Castellum turegum mentioned by Columban, meaning probably the Gallo-Roman-Allemanic settlement

• 853 –Fraumünster founded.
• 857 –St. Peter church first mentioned.^[7]
• before 1200 –Pfalz on theLindenhof hill^[3]
• 1218 – Zürich becomesfree imperial city.
• 1220 –Grossmünster inaugurated (approximate date).
• 1230 –Predigerkloster founded (no foundation document).
• 1231 –Predigerkirche Zürich, construction started.
• 1237 –Oetenbach nunnery first mentioned.
• 1267 – Feud between Zürich and Rudolf I von Habsburg against theRegensberg family (1267/68).
• 1270 –Augustinerkloster Zürich established andAugustinerkirche Zürich built.
• 1273 – First mention ofJews in Zürich.^[8]
• 1280 –Grimmenturm built by theBilgeri ministerialis (around, maybe ~1250)
• 1291 – On 28 November 1291 CountessElisabeth von Rapperswil concluded a three-year alliance with the city of Zürich against the Dukes of Austria-Habsburg.^[9]
• 1292 – Battle nearby Winterthur, Zürich defeated, legendary siege of Zürich.
• 1336
  • Guilds in operation, some members of the previous council refuged toJohann I (Habsburg-Laufenburg).
  • Zunft zum Kämbel established.
• 1349 –Pogrom against the Jewish population of Zürich.^[10]
• 1350 – Brun opponents executed on occasion of the so-calledMordnacht,Rapperswil Castle destroyed by Brun troops,Count Johann II von Rapperswil imprisoned,^[11] Dukes of Habsburg started counterattack and forced Zürich to search for new allies.^[12]
• 1351 – Zürich joinsSwiss confederation.^[13]
• 1354 – Jews resettle in Zürich.^[14]
• 1377 –Haus zum Rüden (guildhouse) first mentioned.^[15]
• 1383 – Jewish citizens allowed to renew theSynagogue and the Jewish cemetery.^[16]
• 1389 –Zunfthaus zur Haue (guildhouse) first mentioned.^[17]

• 1407 –Herrschaft Regensberg becameäussere Vogtei of Zürich.^{[18][clarification needed]}
• 1423 – Jewish citizens forced to leave Zürich^[19] until 1850.^[10]
• 1437 –Elisabeth von Matsch granted the mayor and council of the city of Zürich or their representatives the authority to act on their behalf, immediately after the usurpations of lands of the Toggenburg County by the cantons of Schwyz and Glarus, and to lockGrynow.^[20]
• 1440 – Zürich expelled from Swiss confederation;Old Zürich War begins.
• 1443 –Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl.
• 1451 – Zürich re-admitted to Swiss confederation.^[21]
• 1460 –Thurgau becomes part of city.
• 1467 –Winterthur becomes part of city.
• 1484 –Stein am Rhein becomes part of city.
• 1496 –Eglisau becomes part of city.

• 1518 –Huldrych Zwingli becomes pastor ofGrossmünster.
• 1522 –Affair of the Sausages.
• 1522 –Katharina von Zimmern, last imperial abbess of Zürich, passed theFraumünster Abbey into the possession of the city of Zürich.^[22][23]
• 1524
  • Reformation in Zürich
  • Augustiner andPrediger monasteries andOetenbach nunnery in Zürich andRüti Monastery in Rüti nearbyRapperswil disestablished.
• 1525 -Carolinum Zürich andRütiamt established
• 1527 –Kappel Abbey disestablished.
• 1531 –Froschauer Bible published.
• 1535 -Coverdale Bible published.^[24]
• 1576 –Murerplan published.

• 1634 – City library established.
• 1634 – Jews are forbidden from entering the city.^[25]
• 1642 –Fortifications expanded
• 1648 – City status changes fromReichsstadt to Republik.
• 1662 –Bauschänzli atBürkliplatz built.
• 1746
  • Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Zürich (scientific society).^[26]
  • Old botanical garden established.
• 1757 –Zunfthaus zur Meisen built.
• 1770 –Orell, Gessner, Füssli & Cie in business.^[27]
• 1780 -Zürcher Zeitung (newspaper) begins publication.^[28]
• 1799
  • June –First Battle of Zurich.^[13]
  • September –Second Battle of Zurich.^[13]

• 1804 –Kantonspolizei Zürich (police) established as "Landjäger-Corps des Kantons Zürich."^[29]
• 1814 –Zürich District established.
• 1832 –Zunfthaus zur Saffran built.
• 1833 –University of Zurich founded.^[4]
• 1834 – Aktientheater built.
• 1836 -Confiserie Sprüngli in business.
• 1837
  • Staatsarchiv Zürich established.
  • Predecessor construction ofFrauenbad Stadthausquai inaugurated.
• 1838 -Villa Belvoir andMünsterbrücke (bridge) built.
• 1839 –Züriputsch.^[4]
• 1847
  • Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn begins operating;Zürich Hauptbahnhof opens.
  • Bahnhofbrücke (bridge) built.
• 1850
  • Population 35,483 in city;^[30] 250,698 in canton.^[31]
  • The Jewish citizens are allowed to re-settle in Zürich (see 1423).^[10]
• 1853 –Villa Tobler built.
• 1855
  • Stock Exchange established.
  • Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule andZürich Oerlikon railway station open.
• 1859
  • 10 November:Peace treaty signed in Zürich.^[32]
  • Limmatquai built.
• 1860
  • Public schools established.^[30]
  • Population 44,978.^[30]
• 1862 –Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zürich (ICZ) founded.
• 1868 -Tonhalle Orchester Zürich formed.^[33]
• 1870 – Population: 58,657.^[30]
• 1875 –Pestalozzianum founded.
• 1880 – Population: 78,345 in city;^[30] 316,074 in canton.^[31]
• 1884
  • Synagoge Zürich Löwenstrasse built.
  • Quaibrücke (bridge) built.
• 1886 –Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen opened.
• 1887 –Seeuferanlage byArnold Bürkli,Arboretum Zürich andBürkliplatz inaugurated.
• 1888
  • Population: 94,129.^[30]
  • Frauenbad Stadthausquai (public bath) opened.
• 1889 –Knabenschiessen begins.
• 1890 –Seebad Utoquai opened.
• 1891
  • Eduard Spelterini starts hisUrania balloon.
  • Stadttheater Zürich [de] opens.
  • Gottfried Keller Stiftung founded byLydia Escher (1858–1891).^[22][23]
• 1892 –Volkstheater am Pfauen built.
• 1893
  • City expands, incorporatingWollishofen,Enge,Leimbach,Wiedikon,Wipkingen,Fluntern andHottingen,Aussersihl,Oberstrass,Unterstrass,Riesbach andHirslanden.
  • Rathausbrücke built.
  • August: InternationalSocialist and Labour Congress held in Zürich.
  • Tages-Anzeiger newspaper begins publication.^[28]
• 1895 – Orthodox Jews found theIsraelitische Religionsgesellschaft Zürich.
• 1896
  • Akademischer Alpen-Club Zürich [de] (hiking club) formed.^[34]
  • Sechseläutenplatz first mentioned.
• 1898
  • Bund Schweizerischer Frauenvereine (BSF) founded.
  • Swiss National Museum opens.^[13][30]
• 1900 – Population: 150,703 in city;^[30] 431,036 in canton.^[31]

• 1901 –Kriminalmuseum associated with theKantonspolizei Zürich founded.
• 1902
  • Sechseläuten and Böögg-burning event commences.
  • Voliere Zürich established.
• 1903 –Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) founded.
• 1909 –PaddlesteamerStadt Zürich put into commission.
• 1910
  • Kunsthaus Zürich opens.
  • Water airport Zürichhorn opens.
• 1906 -Schweizerisches Sozialarchiv founded.
• 1914
  • Zentralbibliothek Zürich (library) founded.
  • PaddlesteamerStadt Rapperswil put into commission.
• 1915 –Mieterverband founded.
• 1916 -Cabaret Voltaire andDada art movement founded.^[35]
• 1918 - During theSwiss General Strike, the Swiss Government responded by deploying 20,000 soldiers to Zürich.
• 1919 –Ad Astra Aero founded.
• 1920 - Population: 206,120 in city;^[36] 538,602 in canton.^[31]
• 1922
  • Kino Walche (cinema) opens.^[37]
  • Strandbad Mythenquai opened.
• 1926 –Der Schweizerische Beobachter founded.
• 1928
  • SAFFA exhibition atSaffa-Insel held.
  • Weltklasse Zürich begins.
• 1929 -Zürich Zoologischer Garten (zoo) opens.^[38]
• 1929 – Zürich hosts the sixteenthWorld Zionist congress.
• 1931 –Sukkulentensammlung established.
• 1937 - 2 June: Premiere of Berg's operaLulu.^[39]
• 1937 – Zürich hosts the twentieth World Zionist congress.
• 1939
  • Hallenstadion opens.
  • Landi39 atZürichhorn andMythenquai
• 1941 –Bernhard-Theater Zürich founded byRudolf Bernhard.
• 1945 – 4 March:Bombing by Allied forces.^[40]
• 1948 –Klubschule Migros founded.
• 1949 –Ex Libris (bookshop) became part the Migros group.^{[41][relevant?]}

• 1951 –Reederei Zürich AG established.^[42]
• 1952 – Reederei Zürich cargo linerAdele christened byAdele Duttweiler^[43]
• 1954 – Zürich 6-day race begins.
• 1956 –Besuch der alten Dame premiered atSchauspielhaus Zürich,Ruedi Walter played the blind eunuchLoby,^[44] andPaul Bühlmann the conductor.^[45]
• 1959 –Theater am Hechtplatz opened.
• 1960 - Population: 440,170 in city; 952,304 in canton.^[31]
• 1961 –Theater am Neumarkt opened.
• 1962 –Les Sauterelles founded.
• 1963 –Mahmood Mosque, Zürich built.
• 1964 –Theater an der Winkelwiese opened.
• 1966 –Sigmund Widmer elected mayor.
• 1967 –Centre Le Corbusier inaugurated.
• 1971 –Musikabteilung established.^[46]
• 1975 –Limmat Verlag founded.
• 1976 –Rotpunktverlag founded.
• 1977 –Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich opens.^[47]
• 1979 –Ursula Koch refuses to swear on 'Vaterland'^[48]
• 1980
  • May:Opernhauskrawalle, theOpernhaus youth protests known asZüri brännt^[49] meaningZürich is burning.
  • September:Zürcher Theater Spektakel begins.
  • October:Rote Fabrik opens as a youth culture centre.
• 1981
  • WOZ Die Wochenzeitung founded.
  • Züri brännt (movie), a documentary film of 1981.^{[49][clarification needed]}
• 1984
  • Opera House renovated.
  • Theater Rigiblick opened, built in 1901 asRigiblick restaurant and formerGastsaal venue.^[50]
• 1986 –Irchelpark opened.
• 1988 –Sozialwerke Pfarrer Sieber founded by pastorErnst Sieber.
• 1989 –Gesellschaft zu Fraumünster founded.
• 1992 –Street Parade begins.
• 1993 –Technopark Zürich established.
• 1995 – TheETH Zurich opens a documentation centre for Jewish history in their historical archives.
• 1996 –Langstrasse festival begins.
• 2000 - Population: 363,273 in city; 1,247,906 in canton.^[31]

• 2001 –Digitec founded.
• 2003 -Sister city relationship established withSan Francisco, US.^[51]
• 2005 –Zurich Film Festival andNeujahrsmarathon Zürich begin.
• 2005 – The Jewish religious communities are recognised as legal entities in the canton of Zürich.^[52]
• 2008 –SIX Group formed.
• 2009
  • Corine Mauch elected mayor.^[53]
  • Uetliberg Tunnel [de] opens on theA3 motorway in vicinity of city.^[54]

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