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Historical events of Cheb in timeline

11. CENTURY

1061

The first written mention of Cheb

12. CENTURY

1135

The Cheb Region becomes an administrative unit

1140

The Cheb parish first mentioned

1146

After the death of Diepold III the family of Stauf takes over the Cheb Region

1149

Cheb referred to as a fortified market place

1147

The Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa takes over the Cheb Region

1179

The Cheb Castle construction begins

13. CENTURY

1203

Cheb is first called a town

1213

The first mention of the Castle chapel

1220

Construction of St. Nicholas town church begun

1241

The first known town seal

1256

The first monastery of the Minorites constructed

1258

The Order of the German Knights settles in Cheb

1264

The first mention of the Clarissine Order in Cheb

1266

Premysl Otakar II takes charge of the administration of Cheb

1270

Big fire devastates the old town

1271

Premysl Otakar II entrusts the municipal hospital to the Order of the Knights of the Cross

1277

Cheb designated as an imperial town for the first time

1279

Rudolf of Habsburg confirms Cheb all its rights and privileges

1285

The new Minorite church consecrated

1289

King Wenceslas II negotiates with Rudolf of Habsburg in Cheb

1291

Chebs gets protection of King Wenceslas II

1296

Wenceslas II gives approval for building the Dominican Monastery

14. CENTURY

1304

Albrecht of Habsburg takes control of the Cheb Region

1310

The oldest Cheb judicial book comes into being

1315

King Lewis of Bavaria declares Cheb as lien to the Czech king

1318

John of Luxemburg and Lewis of Bavaria negotiate at the Cheb Castle

1322

The Cheb Region annexed to the Czech Crown

1330

The Emperor Lewis´s Golden Bull exempts Cheb from customs duties all over the Empire

1349

Charles IV licences Cheb for the right to mint its own coins

1350

The first big Jewish pogrom in Cheb

1352

The Town Book of Law put into writing

1355

Golden Bull of Emperor Charles IV exempts Cheb from customs duties

1375

The new synagogue construction finished

1376

King Wenceslas IV confirms Cheb all its privileges and freedoms

1389

King Wenceslas IV negotiates land peace in the Imperial Assembly in Cheb

1390

The town tax rolls founded

15. CENTURY

1414

Construction of St. Bartholomew Church finished

1430

Cheb besieged by Hussite troops

1432

A judge appointed to settle conflict between the Calixtines and the Council of Basle

1437

The Emperor Zikmund´s Golden Bull confirms Cheb all its privileges

1440

St. Jodok Church behind the Ship Gate consecrated

1458

King George of Podebrady confirms Cheb all its privileges and freedoms

1459

Negotiations in Cheb result in acknowledging the reign of King George of Podebrady

1461

King George of Podebrady summons the Imperial Council to Cheb

1467

King George of Podebrady resides at the Cheb Castle as the last ruler

1469

Interdict over town prolonged due to Cheb´s loyalty to King George of Podebrady

1470

The first printing works in Cheb opened in the Spalicek housing complex

1471

The first preserved picture of the Market Square with the Spalicek housing complex

1472

Big fire in the surroundings of the Janske Square devastates 111 houses

1475

St. Nicholas Church reconstruction in the Gothic style finished

1489

Johann Widmann from Cheb uses the signs of + and – as the first person in history

1495

The Emperor Maximilian confirms Cheb all its privileges and freedoms

16. CENTURY

1525

Cheb citizens´ revolt leads to removal of two burgomasters

1528

The fountain in the Market Square receives the first wooden statue

1531

The oldest pub At the Red Horse mentioned

1540

The town of Cheb operates the first paper mill in the Stein municipality

1542

Humanist Caspar Bruschius describes Cheb as a charming renaissance town

1547

Emperor Charles V and King Ferdinand arrive in Cheb during the Schmalkald war

1552

The new municipal armoury built

1560

Scribe Pankraz Engelhart finishes the oldest municipal chronicle

1563

Cheb doctor Georg Zechendorff´s textbook on surgery gets published

1564

The first evangelic mass celebrated in Cheb

1570

Hans Burger´s printery in Cheb starts publishing specialized literature

1589

The Adulterers´ revolt in Cheb put down brutally

17. CENTURY

1604

The new Gregorian calendar introduced in Cheb

1608

The town of Cheb takes patronage over the Cheb parish

1619

Czech patriots welcome the Winter King Friedrich of Paletinate in Cheb

1625

Albrecht of Wallenstein first arrives in Cheb to recruit soldiers

1627

Zahájení rekatolizace a vydání milostivého dekretu pro Cheb

1631

Saxony troops occupy Cheb and the Protestants return to the town

1632

Cheb re-conquered by Wallenstein´s troops

1634

Albrecht of Wallenstein assassinated in Cheb

1644

Adam Eck, an artisan woodcutter, opens a workshop specialising in making Cheb inlays

1645

Big fire devastates 82 houses in the town

1647

Cheb besieged and conquered by Swedish troops

1649

Swedish troops leave Cheb

1652

Emperor Ferdinand III orders Cheb to finish the process of recatolisation

1655

The plan for the Cheb fortress construction approved

1662

Baroque facade of the Gabler house in the Market square finished

1665

A new poorhouse built near St. Jodok Church

1669

Hans Georg Fischer, the second most significant maker of Cheb inlays, dies

1674

The foundation stone for the construction of the new Dominican Church is laid

1687

Balthasar Neumann, a significant baroque architect, was born in Cheb

1693

Johann Michael Widtmann appointed the first Cheb postmaster

1694

St. Vincent´s earthly remains buried in St. Nicholas Church

18. CENTURY

1703

The first printed newspaper Egerer Ordinari Zeitung published in Cheb

1705

The Jesuit convent construction finished

1712

The new St. Clara Church, built from Ch. Dientzenhofer´s design, consecrated

1715

The first separate map of the Cheb Region based on cartographical measurements published

1720

The new Dominican monastery construction finished

1721

The last session of the Cheb Municipal Assembly accepts the so called Pragmatic Sanction

1723

Cheb population is 6483

1728

The new renaissance town hall construction designed by G. Alliprandi finished

1740

The Cheb fortress construction finished

1742

French troops besiege and conquer Cheb, St. Nicholas Church damaged by fire

1747

Architect Balthasar Neumann finishes designs for restoring St. Nicholas towers

1782

The Clarisse convent abolished

1787

Cheb incorporated into the Prague archbishopric

1793

Fire devastates 99 houses in the castle surroundings

19. CENTURY

1800

Cheb is a fortified town with a permanent garrison

1808

The decree ordering the demolition of the Cheb fortress officially promulgated

1809

A large fire devastates the northern part of the old town

1810

The new south tower of St. Nicholas Church covered with a Neo-Gothic helm roof

1817

A new bridge over the Ohre River constructed

1826

The Ohre valley becomes accessible after the construction of the Kachni kamen footbridge

1828

The new Myslivna restaurant changes a former infirmary into a popular tourist destination

1829

A new shooting-range built beneath the Castle

1830

Dedication of the new High School building

1836

Construction started on barracks

1839

Construction of the municipal hospital on Balthasar Neumann Square completed

1845

The royal town of Cheb has 10,459 inhabitants and 802 houses

1850

Cheb becomes the seat of the District Captain

1857

Construction of the Revenue District Office

1862

Project elaborated for the new street leading to the railway station

1863

Construction of the 378 m long railway viaduct started

1864

Construction of gasworks in the suburban town of Lodní předměstí

1865

With opening of the railway station Cheb became connected to Bavaria and Saxony

1865

Construction of the Evangelic School with parsonage

1866

Demolition of the Mlýnská brána (Mill Gate) beneath the castle

1869

Laying of the foundation stone for the Evangelical Church

1871

Demolition of the Horní brána (Upper Gate) in Březinova Street

1872

Construction of the town brewery „Aktienbrauerei“ completed

1873

One of the first town museums in Bohemia was founded

1874

Opening of the new theatre building

1875

Construction of the new central school building - Rudolphinum

1880

Construction of the St. Florian Benefit Society building

1881

An iron footbridge is built beneath the castle at Písečná brána (Sand Gate)

1883

Fire of the Golden Sun Hotel on the Market Square

1885

Construction of the new Savings Bank building

1886

Handing over the first building of Municipal Barracks

1887

Unveiling of the monument to Emperor Joseph II. on the Market Square

1891

Foundation of the bicycle factory Premier

1892

New school is opened near the Upper Gate

1893

Dedication of the new synagogue

1896

Construction of the new town slaughterhouse

1898

First singing and exhibition hall in Ohře valley is built

1899

Construction of the new iron bridge over the Ohře

20. CENTURY

1900

Czech genius Jara Cimrman visits the Spalicek complex to have a few glasses of beer

1900

New building of the Escompt Bank in Svobody Street

1901

Opening of the View-point in the Ohře valley

1902

Construction of the school in Karlova Street

1904

Construction of the infirmary house

1905

Completed construction of the new law court and prison building

1907

Construction of the new Austro-Hungarian Bank building

1909

Opening of the school in Komenského sady

1910

Municipal power station is built, new town hospital opened

1911

Opening of the new municipal library, foundation of the Eska plant

1912

Unveiling of the new monument to soldiers killed in the war in the municipal park

1913

Unveiling of the Turner Monument on Špitálský vrch

1914

Construction of new barracks in front of the Mostní brána (Bridge Gate) completed

1916

A prisoner camp for 10 000 war captives is built near Cheb

1917

First military airport in Bohemia is established in Cheb

1918

Citizens of Cheb Region declare its independence from German-Bohemia on Oct. 27

1918

After agreement with town representatives Czech corps occupy Cheb on Dec.16

1922

National Day in Cheb becomes demonstration for special position of Cheb Region

1925

A new Czech school construction

1927

The Svoboda Municipal Hall starts operation

1931

A new Singer and Exhibition Hall is built in Ohře valley

1933

Sudet-German Patriotic Front founded in Cheb

1934

The first after-war Wallenstein Games revival

1935

The Sudet-German Party becomes the strongest political party in the borderland

1938

Freikorps troops occupy Cheb on Oct. 1 after signing of the Munich treaty

1939

Cheb becomes part of a German-Empire district Sudetenland

1944

First significant bombing of the town

1945

American Army liberates the town of Cheb on Apr. 26

1945

The first Czech administration is established

1946

German inhabitants ejection is finished

1947

Memorial to American Army is unveiled in Municipal Park

1948

The communists at the head of the action committees take control vigorously

1951

Memorial to American Army in Municipal Park is removed

1956

Historical town centre reconstruction begins

1958

Youth Brass Orchestra is founded

1960

The construction of the Spaleniste housing estate begins

1961

A new czech permanent theatre scene starts operating

1962

New railway station construction is finished

1965

Hradcany housing estate construction begins

1968

The Soviet Army seize Cheb

1969

The communists of Cheb started so called normalisation

1970

Beginning of the FIJO festival tradition

1971

Skalka housing estate construction begins

1979

Cheb becomes football major league town

1981

The centre of Cheb is declared as listed town reserve

1985

Earthquake damages dozens of houses

1985

Zlatý vrch (Golden Hill) housing estate construction begins

1989

Crowded square demands free elections and the end of totality

1990

First democratic town council since 1948 is elected

1990

Faculty of Economy is founded

1991

Euregio Egrensis is founded - for Bohemia, Bavaria and Vogtland

1992

Association for restoring the place of pilgrimage Maria Loreto in Hroznatov is founded

1993

By-pass highway construction begins

1994

New grammar school building and school at Golden Hill are opened

1995

The brewery of Cheb stops brewing beer after 123 years

1997

Local boiler houses switch to a smokeless fuel heating system

1998

A year after the fire the municipal theatre is reopened

21. CENTURY

2001

The tradition of the Wallenstein´s Days Festival is renewed

2002

Industrial estate construction starts

2004

A new ice stadium is opened

2005

Bismarck outlook tower is open for public

2006

Revitalisation of the right river bank culminates in the Garden Exhibition

2007

A new shopping centre grows in the place of former barracks

2008

Restoring the St. Nicholas Church towers is finished

2009

Restoration of the pedestrian zone is begun

2010

Finishing the war tombs at the municipal cemetery is done

2011

950 years passed

Historical events of Cheb in timeline

11. CENTURY

1061

The first written mention of Cheb

12. CENTURY

1135

The Cheb Region becomes an administrative unit

1140

The Cheb parish first mentioned

1146

After the death of Diepold III the family of Stauf takes over the Cheb Region

1149

Cheb referred to as a fortified market place

1147

The Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa takes over the Cheb Region

1179

The Cheb Castle construction begins

13. CENTURY

1203

Cheb is first called a town

1213

The first mention of the Castle chapel

1220

Construction of St. Nicholas town church begun

1241

The first known town seal

1256

The first monastery of the Minorites constructed

1258

The Order of the German Knights settles in Cheb

1264

The first mention of the Clarissine Order in Cheb

1266

Premysl Otakar II takes charge of the administration of Cheb

1270

Big fire devastates the old town

1271

Premysl Otakar II entrusts the municipal hospital to the Order of the Knights of the Cross

1277

Cheb designated as an imperial town for the first time

1279

Rudolf of Habsburg confirms Cheb all its rights and privileges

1285

The new Minorite church consecrated

1289

King Wenceslas II negotiates with Rudolf of Habsburg in Cheb

1291

Chebs gets protection of King Wenceslas II

1296

Wenceslas II gives approval for building the Dominican Monastery

14. CENTURY

1304

Albrecht of Habsburg takes control of the Cheb Region

1310

The oldest Cheb judicial book comes into being

1315

King Lewis of Bavaria declares Cheb as lien to the Czech king

1318

John of Luxemburg and Lewis of Bavaria negotiate at the Cheb Castle

1322

The Cheb Region annexed to the Czech Crown

1330

The Emperor Lewis´s Golden Bull exempts Cheb from customs duties all over the Empire

1349

Charles IV licences Cheb for the right to mint its own coins

1350

The first big Jewish pogrom in Cheb

1352

The Town Book of Law put into writing

1355

Golden Bull of Emperor Charles IV exempts Cheb from customs duties

1375

The new synagogue construction finished

1376

King Wenceslas IV confirms Cheb all its privileges and freedoms

1389

King Wenceslas IV negotiates land peace in the Imperial Assembly in Cheb

1390

The town tax rolls founded

15. CENTURY

1414

Construction of St. Bartholomew Church finished

1430

Cheb besieged by Hussite troops

1432

A judge appointed to settle conflict between the Calixtines and the Council of Basle

1437

The Emperor Zikmund´s Golden Bull confirms Cheb all its privileges

1440

St. Jodok Church behind the Ship Gate consecrated

1458

King George of Podebrady confirms Cheb all its privileges and freedoms

1459

Negotiations in Cheb result in acknowledging the reign of King George of Podebrady

1461

King George of Podebrady summons the Imperial Council to Cheb

1467

King George of Podebrady resides at the Cheb Castle as the last ruler

1469

Interdict over town prolonged due to Cheb´s loyalty to King George of Podebrady

1470

The first printing works in Cheb opened in the Spalicek housing complex

1471

The first preserved picture of the Market Square with the Spalicek housing complex

1472

Big fire in the surroundings of the Janske Square devastates 111 houses

1475

St. Nicholas Church reconstruction in the Gothic style finished

1489

Johann Widmann from Cheb uses the signs of + and – as the first person in history

1495

The Emperor Maximilian confirms Cheb all its privileges and freedoms

16. CENTURY

1525

Cheb citizens´ revolt leads to removal of two burgomasters

1528

The fountain in the Market Square receives the first wooden statue

1531

The oldest pub At the Red Horse mentioned

1540

The town of Cheb operates the first paper mill in the Stein municipality

1542

Humanist Caspar Bruschius describes Cheb as a charming renaissance town

1547

Emperor Charles V and King Ferdinand arrive in Cheb during the Schmalkald war

1552

The new municipal armoury built

1560

Scribe Pankraz Engelhart finishes the oldest municipal chronicle

1563

Cheb doctor Georg Zechendorff´s textbook on surgery gets published

1564

The first evangelic mass celebrated in Cheb

1570

Hans Burger´s printery in Cheb starts publishing specialized literature

1589

The Adulterers´ revolt in Cheb put down brutally

17. CENTURY

1604

The new Gregorian calendar introduced in Cheb

1608

The town of Cheb takes patronage over the Cheb parish

1619

Czech patriots welcome the Winter King Friedrich of Paletinate in Cheb

1625

Albrecht of Wallenstein first arrives in Cheb to recruit soldiers

1627

Zahájení rekatolizace a vydání milostivého dekretu pro Cheb

1631

Saxony troops occupy Cheb and the Protestants return to the town

1632

Cheb re-conquered by Wallenstein´s troops

1634

Albrecht of Wallenstein assassinated in Cheb

1644

Adam Eck, an artisan woodcutter, opens a workshop specialising in making Cheb inlays

1645

Big fire devastates 82 houses in the town

1647

Cheb besieged and conquered by Swedish troops

1649

Swedish troops leave Cheb

1652

Emperor Ferdinand III orders Cheb to finish the process of recatolisation

1655

The plan for the Cheb fortress construction approved

1662

Baroque facade of the Gabler house in the Market square finished

1665

A new poorhouse built near St. Jodok Church

1669

Hans Georg Fischer, the second most significant maker of Cheb inlays, dies

1674

The foundation stone for the construction of the new Dominican Church is laid

1687

Balthasar Neumann, a significant baroque architect, was born in Cheb

1693

Johann Michael Widtmann appointed the first Cheb postmaster

1694

St. Vincent´s earthly remains buried in St. Nicholas Church

18. CENTURY

1703

The first printed newspaper Egerer Ordinari Zeitung published in Cheb

1705

The Jesuit convent construction finished

1712

The new St. Clara Church, built from Ch. Dientzenhofer´s design, consecrated

1715

The first separate map of the Cheb Region based on cartographical measurements published

1720

The new Dominican monastery construction finished

1721

The last session of the Cheb Municipal Assembly accepts the so called Pragmatic Sanction

1723

Cheb population is 6483

1728

The new renaissance town hall construction designed by G. Alliprandi finished

1740

The Cheb fortress construction finished

1742

French troops besiege and conquer Cheb, St. Nicholas Church damaged by fire

1747

Architect Balthasar Neumann finishes designs for restoring St. Nicholas towers

1782

The Clarisse convent abolished

1787

Cheb incorporated into the Prague archbishopric

1793

Fire devastates 99 houses in the castle surroundings

19. CENTURY

1800

Cheb is a fortified town with a permanent garrison

1808

The decree ordering the demolition of the Cheb fortress officially promulgated

1809

A large fire devastates the northern part of the old town

1810

The new south tower of St. Nicholas Church covered with a Neo-Gothic helm roof

1817

A new bridge over the Ohre River constructed

1826

The Ohre valley becomes accessible after the construction of the Kachni kamen footbridge

1828

The new Myslivna restaurant changes a former infirmary into a popular tourist destination

1829

A new shooting-range built beneath the Castle

1830

Dedication of the new High School building

1836

Construction started on barracks

1839

Construction of the municipal hospital on Balthasar Neumann Square completed

1845

The royal town of Cheb has 10,459 inhabitants and 802 houses

1850

Cheb becomes the seat of the District Captain

1857

Construction of the Revenue District Office

1862

Project elaborated for the new street leading to the railway station

1863

Construction of the 378 m long railway viaduct started

1864

Construction of gasworks in the suburban town of Lodní předměstí

1865

With opening of the railway station Cheb became connected to Bavaria and Saxony

1865

Construction of the Evangelic School with parsonage

1866

Demolition of the Mlýnská brána (Mill Gate) beneath the castle

1869

Laying of the foundation stone for the Evangelical Church

1871

Demolition of the Horní brána (Upper Gate) in Březinova Street

1872

Construction of the town brewery „Aktienbrauerei“ completed

1873

One of the first town museums in Bohemia was founded

1874

Opening of the new theatre building

1875

Construction of the new central school building - Rudolphinum

1880

Construction of the St. Florian Benefit Society building

1881

An iron footbridge is built beneath the castle at Písečná brána (Sand Gate)

1883

Fire of the Golden Sun Hotel on the Market Square

1885

Construction of the new Savings Bank building

1886

Handing over the first building of Municipal Barracks

1887

Unveiling of the monument to Emperor Joseph II. on the Market Square

1891

Foundation of the bicycle factory Premier

1892

New school is opened near the Upper Gate

1893

Dedication of the new synagogue

1896

Construction of the new town slaughterhouse

1898

First singing and exhibition hall in Ohře valley is built

1899

Construction of the new iron bridge over the Ohře

20. CENTURY

1900

Czech genius Jara Cimrman visits the Spalicek complex to have a few glasses of beer

1900

New building of the Escompt Bank in Svobody Street

1901

Opening of the View-point in the Ohře valley

1902

Construction of the school in Karlova Street

1904

Construction of the infirmary house

1905

Completed construction of the new law court and prison building

1907

Construction of the new Austro-Hungarian Bank building

1909

Opening of the school in Komenského sady

1910

Municipal power station is built, new town hospital opened

1911

Opening of the new municipal library, foundation of the Eska plant

1912

Unveiling of the new monument to soldiers killed in the war in the municipal park

1913

Unveiling of the Turner Monument on Špitálský vrch

1914

Construction of new barracks in front of the Mostní brána (Bridge Gate) completed

1916

A prisoner camp for 10 000 war captives is built near Cheb

1917

First military airport in Bohemia is established in Cheb

1918

Citizens of Cheb Region declare its independence from German-Bohemia on Oct. 27

1918

After agreement with town representatives Czech corps occupy Cheb on Dec.16

1922

National Day in Cheb becomes demonstration for special position of Cheb Region

1925

A new Czech school construction

1927

The Svoboda Municipal Hall starts operation

1931

A new Singer and Exhibition Hall is built in Ohře valley

1933

Sudet-German Patriotic Front founded in Cheb

1934

The first after-war Wallenstein Games revival

1935

The Sudet-German Party becomes the strongest political party in the borderland

1938

Freikorps troops occupy Cheb on Oct. 1 after signing of the Munich treaty

1939

Cheb becomes part of a German-Empire district Sudetenland

1944

First significant bombing of the town

1945

American Army liberates the town of Cheb on Apr. 26

1945

The first Czech administration is established

1946

German inhabitants ejection is finished

1947

Memorial to American Army is unveiled in Municipal Park

1948

The communists at the head of the action committees take control vigorously

1951

Memorial to American Army in Municipal Park is removed

1956

Historical town centre reconstruction begins

1958

Youth Brass Orchestra is founded

1960

The construction of the Spaleniste housing estate begins

1961

A new czech permanent theatre scene starts operating

1962

New railway station construction is finished

1965

Hradcany housing estate construction begins

1968

The Soviet Army seize Cheb

1969

The communists of Cheb started so called normalisation

1970

Beginning of the FIJO festival tradition

1971

Skalka housing estate construction begins

1979

Cheb becomes football major league town

1981

The centre of Cheb is declared as listed town reserve

1985

Earthquake damages dozens of houses

1985

Zlatý vrch (Golden Hill) housing estate construction begins

1989

Crowded square demands free elections and the end of totality

1990

First democratic town council since 1948 is elected

1990

Faculty of Economy is founded

1991

Euregio Egrensis is founded - for Bohemia, Bavaria and Vogtland

1992

Association for restoring the place of pilgrimage Maria Loreto in Hroznatov is founded

1993

By-pass highway construction begins

1994

New grammar school building and school at Golden Hill are opened

1995

The brewery of Cheb stops brewing beer after 123 years

1997

Local boiler houses switch to a smokeless fuel heating system

1998

A year after the fire the municipal theatre is reopened

21. CENTURY

2001

The tradition of the Wallenstein´s Days Festival is renewed

2002

Industrial estate construction starts

2004

A new ice stadium is opened

2005

Bismarck outlook tower is open for public

2006

Revitalisation of the right river bank culminates in the Garden Exhibition

2007

A new shopping centre grows in the place of former barracks

2008

Restoring the St. Nicholas Church towers is finished

2009

Restoration of the pedestrian zone is begun

2010

Finishing the war tombs at the municipal cemetery is done

2011

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