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.
  • 1552 - Town adopted the Protestant faith.[1]
  • 1686 - Town captured by the imperial forces.[1]
  • 1693 - Town was made a royal free city.[1]
  • 1746 - Church of St. Anne, Debrecen built.[2]
  • 1822 - Reformed Great Church built.[2]
  • 1849
  • 1857 - Budapest-Debrecen railway begins operating.
  • 1861 - Emlékkert (Debrecen) (park) established.[4]
  • 1869 - Debrecen newspaper in publication.[5]
  • 1884 - Horse-drawn tram begins operating.
  • 1890 - Population: 58,952.[6]
  • 1893 - Synagogue built on Pásti Street.[7]
  • 1895 - De Ruyter obelisk erected.[3]
  • 1897 - Synagogue opens on Deák Ferenc Street.[7]
  • 1900 - Population: 75,006.[8]

20th century

  • 1902 - Déri Múzeum and Debreceni VSC (sport club) established.
  • 1903 - Debreceni Független Újság newspaper in publication.[5]
  • 1910 - Population: 92,729.[8]
  • 1911
    • Electric tram begins operating.
    • Debreceni Nagy Újság newspaper in publication.[5]
Debrecen in 1912

21st century

Debrecen in the 2010s

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Britannica 1910.
  2. 1 2 Dora Wiebenson; Sisa József, eds. (1998). Architecture of Historic Hungary. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-23192-3.
  3. 1 2 Baedeker 1905.
  4. ↑ Szűcs 1871.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Albert Tezla (1970). Hungarian Authors; a Bibliographical Handbook. Harvard University Press. p. 707. ISBN 978-0-674-42650-4.
  6. ↑ Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1899). "Hungary: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550.
  7. 1 2 "Debrecen". Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Hungary: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1916. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368341 – via HathiTrust.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. 1 2 "W Debreczynie odsłonięto pomnik św. Jana Pawła II". Dzieje.pl (in Polish). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Hungary". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Debreczyn". lublin.eu (in Polish). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  15. ↑ 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 [in Hungarian] (1871). Debreczen város tőrténelme [Historic City of Debreczen] (in Hungarian). Debreczen.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Bela Toth (1981), "Debrecen konyvtari kulturaja a 18. szazadban" [Library Facilities in 18th century Debrecen], Magyar Konyvszemle (in Hungarian), vol. 1–2
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