// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Timeline of Leuven say to its date? "You're lined up.

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Leuven, Belgium.

Pre-20th century

883 – Battle of Leuven (883) [nl].
891 – Battle of Leuven (891).
950 - Birth of Lambert I, Count of Louvain the first Count of Leuven.
1090 – Hospital established (approximate date).^[1]
1100 – St. Peter's Church built (approximate date).^[2]
1165 – Saint Michael's Church, Leuven [de] built.^[2]
1183 – Leuven becomes part of the Duchy of Brabant of the Holy Roman Empire.^[3]
1222 – Saint Quentin's Church built (approx. date).^[2]
1225 – Arnold Nobel [nl] becomes mayor.
1230 – Saint Jacob's Church, Leuven [nl] built.^[2]
1317 – Lakenhal (Leuven) [nl] (cloth hall) built.^[3]
1356 - Louvain was the scene of the Joyeuse Entrée of Wenceslas.^[3]
1379 – Defenestration of Leuven [nl] (political unrest).^[3]
1425 – Old University of Leuven founded by John IV, Duke of Brabant.^[4]^[3]
1463 – Leuven Town Hall built.^[5]^[3]
1474 – Printing press in operation.^[6]
1497 – St. Peter's Church rebuilt.^[3]
1502 – Erasmus moves to Leuven.
1547 - Leuven Vulgate edited by Hentenius published in Louvain.
1571 – City Archive relocated to City Hall.^[7]
1635 – June–July: Siege of Leuven.
Siege of Leuven in 1635
1717 – Artois brewery in business.^[8]
1727 – Public celebration on 10 November of the third centenary of the university's founding.^[9]
1738 – Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis (botanical garden) established.^[10]
1786 – Seminary established.^[11]
1795 – City becomes part of the Dyle (department) of the French First Republic.
1804 – City becomes part of the First French Empire.
1815 – City becomes part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
1830 – City becomes part of the Kingdom of Belgium.
1831 – 12 August: Battle of Leuven (1831).^[11]
1834 – Catholic University of Leuven established.^[12]
1837 - Leuven railway station opened.
1843 – Heilige Drievuldigheidscollege (school) established.
1867 – Leuven City Theatre [nl] built on Statiestraat.
1883 – Population: 36,813.^[13]
1899 – Keizersberg Abbey founded.

20th century

1903 – K. Stade Leuven football club formed.
1904 - Population: 42,194.^[14]
1914
- Burning of Louvain^[15] Library of the Catholic University of Leuven destroyed.^[5]
- Population: 42,490.^[14]
1919 – Population: 40,069.^[16]
1921
- Post war reconstruction well underway, about 700 out of 1,200 houses had been rebuilt.^[14]
- New purpose-built library was begun, helped by John Rylands Library in Manchester.^[14]
1928
- UZ Leuven (hospital) active.^{[citation needed]}
- Library of the Catholic University of Leuven rebuilt.^[5]
1940 – Library of the Catholic University of Leuven destroyed again.^[5]
1947 – Alfons Smets [nl] becomes mayor.
1967 – November: French–Flemish Affaire de Louvain [fr] begins.^[17]
1968
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven established.^[4]
- Lemmensinstituut (music conservatory) active.
- Studio 1 cinema in business.^[18]
1977
- Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, and Wilsele become part of city.^[19]
- Alfred Vansina [nl] becomes mayor.
1982 – Marktrock music fest begins.
1988 – Vlaams Filmmuseum en -archief (Flemish film museum) established.^[20]
1995
- Louis Tobback becomes mayor.
- City becomes part of the Flemish Brabant province.
- Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven [nl] (school) established.
1998 – Grand Béguinage designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

21st century

2002
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven football club formed.
2008 – Anheuser-Busch InBev headquartered in city.
2011 – Cyclocross Leuven begins.
2013 – Population: 97,656.
2021 - 2021 UCI Road World Championships road race events finish in Leuven.

References

↑ James Brodman (2009). Charity and Religion in Medieval Europe. Catholic University of America Press. ISBN 978-0-8132-1580-8.
1 2 3 4 Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Leuven". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Britannica 1910.
1 2 Walter Rüegg [in German], ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
1 2 3 4 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1087, OL 6112221M
↑ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Belgium: Louvain". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450632 – via HathiTrust.
↑ "Archief: Historiek" (in Dutch). Stad Leuven. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
↑ Collectif; Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2014). "Louvain". Belgique. Petit Futé (in French). ISBN 9782746971233.
↑ Edward van Even (1871). "Drie honderdjarig jubelfeest van de stichting der hoogeschool van Leuven, gevierd in 1727". Mengelingen van de geschiedenis van Braband. C.-J. Fonteyn, Sr. pp. 483–484.
↑ "Garden Search: Belgium". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
1 2 Léon van der Essen (1920). A Short History of Belgium. University of Chicago Press.
↑ Herbermann, Charles George (1913). "University of Louvain". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
↑ Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1885). "Belgium". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590469.
1 2 3 4 Britannica 1922.
↑ Stephen Pope; Elizabeth-Anne Wheal (1995). "Select Chronology". Dictionary of the First World War. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-85052-979-1.
↑ "Belgium". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
↑ "In Belgium, Leuven-Louvain Split Speaks Loud", New York Times, 11 November 1997
↑ "Movie Theaters in Leuven, Belgium". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
↑ "Archief: Archievenoverzicht" (in Dutch). Stad Leuven. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
↑ Film and Television Collections in Europe: the MAP-TV Guide. Routledge. 1995. ISBN 978-1-135-37262-0.

This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia and French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Published in the 18th-19th c.

Thomas Nugent (1749), "Lovain", The Grand Tour, vol. 1: Netherlands, London: S. Birt, hdl:2027/mdp.39015030762598
"Louvain". Gazetteer of the Netherlands. Attributed to Clement Cruttwell. London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson. 1794.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Abraham Rees (1819), "Louvain, a city of France", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t5n87hg3d
"Louvain". Galignani's Traveller's Guide through Holland and Belgium (4th ed.). Paris: A. and W. Galignani. 1822. hdl:2027/njp.32101073846667.
William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Louvain". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t9m32q949 – via HathiTrust.
"Louvain", Handbook for Travellers in Holland and Belgium (20th ed.), London: John Murray, 1881, hdl:2027/hvd.hn2ha2
W. Pembroke Fetridge (1885), "Louvain", Harper's Hand-Book for Travellers in Europe and the east, New York: Harper & Brothers

Published in the 20th c.

"Louvain". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. Vol. 6. London. 1901. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t7zk5ms79.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"Louvain", Belgium and Holland (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910, OCLC 397759 (+ 1881 ed.)
"Louvain" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 67.
"Louvain". Belgium. Grieben's Guide Books. Vol. 141. London: Williams & Norgate. 1910. hdl:2027/uiuc.3096224_001.
"Louvain", Traveller's Handbook for Belgium and the Ardennes, London: T. Cook & Son, 1921
"Louvain" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 31 (12th ed.). 1922.
Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Louvain". Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9.

External links

Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Leuven, various dates

[Brodman2009-1] James Brodman (2009). Charity and Religion in Medieval Europe. Catholic University of America Press. ISBN 978-0-8132-1580-8.

[Hourihane2012-2] 1 2 3 4 Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Leuven". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Britannica 1910.

[Ruegg2011-4] 1 2 Walter Rüegg [in German], ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.

[lippincott1952-5] 1 2 3 4 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1087, OL 6112221M

[proctor1898-6] Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Belgium: Louvain". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450632 – via HathiTrust.

[7] "Archief: Historiek" (in Dutch). Stad Leuven. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[8] Collectif; Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2014). "Louvain". Belgique. Petit Futé (in French). ISBN 9782746971233.

[9] Edward van Even (1871). "Drie honderdjarig jubelfeest van de stichting der hoogeschool van Leuven, gevierd in 1727". Mengelingen van de geschiedenis van Braband. C.-J. Fonteyn, Sr. pp. 483–484.

[botanic-10] "Garden Search: Belgium". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[Essen1920-11] 1 2 Léon van der Essen (1920). A Short History of Belgium. University of Chicago Press.

[12] Herbermann, Charles George (1913). "University of Louvain". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[13] Hunter, Brian; Paxton, John; Steinberg, S. H.; Epstein, Mortimer; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Keltie, John Scott; Martin, Frederick (1885). "Belgium". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590469.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1922-14] 1 2 3 4 Britannica 1922.

[15] Stephen Pope; Elizabeth-Anne Wheal (1995). "Select Chronology". Dictionary of the First World War. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-85052-979-1.

[16] "Belgium". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.

[17] "In Belgium, Leuven-Louvain Split Speaks Loud", New York Times, 11 November 1997

[cinema-18] "Movie Theaters in Leuven, Belgium". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[19] "Archief: Archievenoverzicht" (in Dutch). Stad Leuven. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[maptv1995-20] Film and Television Collections in Europe: the MAP-TV Guide. Routledge. 1995. ISBN 978-1-135-37262-0.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

v t e Timelines of cities in Belgium
Brussels	Brussels 19th century 20th century 21stcentury
Flanders	Antwerp Bruges Ghent Leuven
Wallonia	Liège

This page was redesigned at the edge.

A page that knows where it met you.

// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Timeline of Leuven say to its date? "You're lined up.

Pre-20th century

20th century

21st century

See also

References

Bibliography

External links