Chronology of the city of Soest

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Chronology of the city of Soest in Westphalia

Before Christ

1st millennium after Christ

  • Around 500 ; Salt production at Kohlbrink (Platz am Soestbach and district in the northern old town)

8th century

  • Around 780 : predecessor of the Petrikirche , as a mission church for Saxony

9th century

  • 836 : First written mention of Soest as "vila sosat"

10th century

12th Century

  • 1140 : by 1150 development of the first Soest town seal
  • 1144 : Transfer of Soest market law practices to Medebach (first of 65 right-leaning cities)
  • 1150 : Consecration of St. Peter's Church and renovation; the Soest long-distance trade expands to Russia
  • To 1160 : From the Soest city charter , the developed Lübeck law
  • Around 1175 : oldest German panel painting ( retable )
  • Around 1180 : Great Wall Ring (3.8 km): 102 ha urban area
  • 1188 : The Archbishop of Paderborn gives Korbach the city charter of Soest

13th Century

14th Century

15th century

  • June 5, 1444 : Acceptance of the Duke of Kleve-Mark as the new lord of the city
  • 1444 to 1449 : Soest feud with siege of the city by troops in the service of the Archbishops of Cologne

16th Century

  • Around 1500 : "Soester Last Supper", glass window in the Wiesenkirche
  • 1520 : Klepping or Barbara altar in the Petrikirche
  • Around 1530 : Marien Altar in St. Maria zur Wiese by Heinrich Aldegrever
  • 1531 : Reformation - Six parish churches become Protestant
  • 1586 : Parts of the outer walls of the city fortifications are torn down

17th century

18th century

  • 1709 : Baroque dome of the Petrikirche
  • 1751 : The council constitution, which has existed since 1260, is repealed by Friedrich II of Prussia
  • 1763 : Soest has 3,800 inhabitants (that is at least 10,000 fewer than in the 15th century), the lowest point of development as a result of the Seven Years' War

19th century

20th century

  • 1905 - 1917 : Soest becomes the center of the so-called Westphalian Expressionism
  • 1925 : Soest has 20,995 inhabitants (Protestant 11,597, Roman Catholic 9,047, otherwise Christian 38, Jewish 192)
  • 1933 : Soest has 22,573 inhabitants (Protestant 12,534, Roman Catholic 9,732, otherwise Christian 1, Jewish 162)
  • 1934 : Art historian Wilhelm Pinder's proposal to declare Soest a national monument
  • 1939 : Soest has 23,400 inhabitants (Protestant 11,994, Roman Catholic 10,431, otherwise Christians 36, Jewish 66)
  • 1940 - 1945 : Over 30 air raids destroy almost 60% of the old town
  • 1945 : Serious damage to the Petrikirche and the Wiesenkirche in a bomb attack
  • October 14, 1945 : The German Center Party is re-established in Soest
  • 1955 : Completion of the reconstruction of the Petrikirche
  • 1969 : During the municipal reform, 18 surrounding municipalities are merged with the municipality of Soest, see Soest districts
  • 1975 : The new greater district of Soest is created as part of the municipal reorganization with Soest as the district town
  • 1976 : The "Jägerken of Soest" is a symbol of the city on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the death of Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen lifted out of the baptism
  • 1982 : Establishment of a city history museum in the restored Osthofentor, exhibition of the largest collection of crossbow bolts in Germany
  • 1987 : 650th celebration of the All Saints' Fair
  • 1987 : In August, the new construction work on the Wiesenkirche begins
  • 1991 : Opening of the Soest town hall and the “Alter Schlachthof” community center.
  • 1992 : 600 houses in Soest are listed

21st century

  • 2005 : Soest has 48,534 inhabitants
  • 2006 : After years of discussion and planning, Soest has a covered swimming pool again: the Aquafun is opened

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