Chronicle of the city of Düren / 1751–1800

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This list is a partial list of the chronicle of the city of Düren . It lists dated events in Düren in the second half of the 18th century .

1752

The manufacturers Günter and Deutgen build the iron 'rolling mill' on the northern city limits

1753

  • 23 August: The Nepomuk statue is erected on the Rur Bridge

1754

As a result of a lightning strike, most of Distelrath burns down

1755

Strong earthquakes , also in other areas of Europe until 1756

1756

In the Seven Years' War (until 1763), first the French , then Prussians , then again the French camp in Düren

1758

The French confiscate the Franciscan monastery and set up a hospital in it

1759

  • May 9th: Agreement between the city administration and the Jesuits for the extension of the 'Lauretan Chapel' to the Church of St. Anne

1771

The Lutherans get a parsonage on the farm

1773

  • July 21: Dissolution of the Jesuit order in Düren
  • September 25th: Order of the food market. The weekly market days are set to Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (retained until today). Fruit can be sold every weekday

1774

  • June 11: funeral regulations
  • October 8: Opening of the horse market

1775

  • July 5: The council decides to establish a regular postal connection with Bonn . The car is supposed to run four times a week.

1777

The Kaysermühle paper mill is created

1778

Restoration of the old grammar school building Annaplatz 3

1779

  • December 14: Inauguration of the Lutheran Church on Steinweg (built 1774–1779)

Around 1780

Construction of the first urban promenade on the demolished wall between Holz- and Philipptor (since September 22, 1932: August-Klotz-Str. )

1781

The galleries, guard houses and guard rooms on the gates and the iron knights in front of the gates are demolished by 1783

1782

1783

The Düren company from the Land Dragon Corps takes quarters in the Kornhaus

1784

The Schoellershammer paper mill is paid for from Jakob Theodor Deutgen's iron hammer

1785-1790

The paint mill at the Lendersdorfer mill pond is put into operation

1785

  • Funeral strike in Düren (until 1786)
  • January 12th: Jakob Schmitz and Theodor Zilken receive permission to dig for Eisenstein in the Düren Hochwald

1786

1787

The inner wall between Wirteltor and Zehnthof will be removed

1788

Reconstruction of the town hall until 1790

1791

  • There are 51 self-employed weavers in Düren
  • August 10th: As a spinning mill, the Kornhaus becomes a reception house for neglected children

1792

1793

  • 700 French prisoners are quartered in the Franciscan monastery
  • In Düren there are:
    • 1 iron melt
    • 2 iron hammers
    • 2 nail factories
    • 1 iron wire factory
    • 3 thimble mills in copper and iron
  • March 1st: Victory of the Austrians over the French at Aldenhoven . Large troop movements around Düren

1794

  • Burial of the French soldiers who died of an epidemic in the 'Franzosengraben' (area of ​​today's Ursulines - and Wernerstr. )
  • Establishment of a hospital in the Jesuit building; Ovens in the Marienkirche
  • October 2: The French defeat the Austrians in the second battle near Aldenhoven . The French occupy Düren for the next 20 years until January 13, 1814.
  • November 5th: French flag on the town hall
  • December: A hay store is set up in the Capuchin Church

1795

1797

  • Under Napoleon 514 houses are counted in Düren
  • Düren becomes the seat of a new government for the areas of the former Duchy of Jülich

1798

1800

  • Düren has 4,500 inhabitants
  • March 21: Start of the new vigilante guard

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