| 1196 |
- |
First
documentary mention as castle and fixed place |
| around
1200 |
- |
The
construction of the two churches "St. Marien"
and "St. Nikolai". |
| around
1228 |
- |
Foundation
of the Zisterzienser- convent in Neuendorf not far from
Gardelegen |
| 1241 |
- |
construction
of a store and exhibition house (later it became the town
hall) |
| 1314 |
- |
award
of the right of malt |
| 1316 |
- |
The
town acquired the Schulzenamt and therefore the "high
cognisance" |
| 1319 |
- |
The
big hospital "St. Spiritus" was equipped with a
beneficence. |
| 1340 |
- |
the
council of Gardelegen took over the patronage of the
schools of the town. |
| 1353 |
- |
Gardelegen
becomes a member of the federation of the towns in the
Altmark. |
| 1358 |
- |
Gardelegen
gets an invitation for the Hanseatic Day in Lübeck. |
| 1488 |
- |
conflict
of the "Bierziese" with the elector caused by a
randomised increase of the rate
of taxes (ziese means tax) |
| 1526 |
- |
Beginning
of the rebuilding of the town hall after a fire |
| 1539 |
- |
Bartholomäus
Rieseberg (1492-1566) carried out the reformation in
Gardelegen. |
| 1546 |
- |
construction
of the big town school at the Holzmarkt |
| 1553 |
- |
construction
of the city wall with the Magdeburger, Stendaler and
Salzwedeler Tor is completed |
| 1618/48 |
- |
destruction,
epidemics of pestilence, fall of the number of inhabitants |
| 1628 |
- |
the
army of Pappenheims has been in Gardelegen during the
30-year-war |
| 1658/1667/1685 |
- |
big
town fire |
| 1668 |
- |
The
chronicle of the town by Christophorus Schultze appeared. |
| 1706 |
- |
the
tower of the town hall was renewed. |
| 1715 |
- |
Gardelegen
becomes a brandenburgisch-preußische garrison town. |
| 1727 |
- |
the
Roland of Gardelegen collapsed. |
| 1752 |
- |
Christoph
August Tiedge (+ 1841) was born in Gardelegen |
| 1767 |
- |
Wilhelm
Bornemann (+1851) was born in Gardelegen |
| 1771 |
- |
Gardelegen
counted 2,471 "souls". |
| 1806-13 |
- |
Gardelegen
belonged to the kingdom of Westphalen. |
| 1816 |
- |
The
rural district Gardelegen was formed with 144 villages. |
| 1841 |
- |
Introduction
of the industry of buttons by Carl Koch (foundation of the
factory of buttons ) |
| 1860 |
- |
Gardelegen
is again garrison town with the help of disposer of the
cabinet |
| 1864 |
- |
Gardelegen
has 6,023 inhabitants |
| 1870 |
- |
Otto
Reutter († 1931)
was born in Gardelegen |
| 1871 |
- |
opening
of the railway-path Berlin -Gardelegen -Lehrte |
| 1878 |
- |
a
hospital was build up by the united federation of
hospitals. |
| 1890/91 |
- |
there
were still five manual-worker-guilds |
| 1910/11 |
- |
the
town gets water pipes, canalisation and an electric power
station (interurban central station) |
| 1914/18 |
- |
rebuilding
of the town hall |
| 1927 |
- |
foundation
of the "club for local history" in Gardelegen |
| 1929 |
- |
establishment
of a museum of local history; opening of the new fire
brigade-depot |
| 1931/32 |
- |
building
of the new post office |
| as
of 1933 |
- |
build-up
and reestablishment of military constructions with
residential buildings for the staff |
| as
of 1939 |
- |
air
base and base of paratroopers |
| 1939-41 |
- |
new
building of the hospital |
| 3-15-1945 |
- |
bomb-attacks
on Gardelegen, 52 dead, the church "St. Nikolai"
and further buildings are been destroyed |
| 04-13-1945 |
- |
1016
concentration camp prisoners are been murdered in the
field-barn "Isenschnibbe" |
| 04-14-1945 |
- |
the
town is handed over to the allies without any fights; 5
soviet troops take the town over |
| 1960 |
- |
laying
of the foundation stone for an asbestos- and cement
factory |
| 1970 |
- |
the
swimming pool Gardelegen near Zienau can be used from that
time on. |
| 1974-84 |
- |
the
development of apartment buildings made from prefabricated
cement-slabs in the new building area "Schlüsselkorb" |
| 1990 |
- |
first
freely elected city council assemblies after the
"Wende"; new foundation of business enterprises,
associations |
| 1994 |
- |
Gardelegen
loses the status as a county seat and belongs to the
district of Salzwedel from 7-1-1994 on; Gardelegen has
13,414 inhabitants |
| 1990-96 |
- |
agile
construction action in the town; residential areas,
industry and business areas emerge |
| 2002 |
- |
The
town gets a new Roland. |
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