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7th-8th c. - archaeological sources testify to the existence of a fortified wooden settlement on today's Ostrów Tumski (Cathedral Island)
1000 - the bishopric of Wroc³aw is established, subordinate to the archbishopric of Gniezno
1017 - the German chronicler Bishop Thietmar makes the first mention of a fortified settlement in Wroc³aw
1138 - with the division of the Polish Crown into five provinces, Wroc³aw becomes the capital of the Duchy of Silesia and the seat of the senior prince of the provincial dukes of the house of Piast
1241 - the Tartar invasion
1242 - incorporation of the city within the limits of today's central Wroc³aw, including Rynek (Town Square) and plac Solny (Salt Market)
1262 - establishment of the city council; Wroc³aw is granted privileges based on the Magdeburg Statutes
1335 - upon the death of Henry VI, the last Wroc³aw Duke of the Piast dynasty, the city along with the entire province of Silesia is incorporated into the Kingdom of Bohemia
1469 - Matthias Corvinus, the King of Hungary, ceremonially enters Wroc³aw, which pays homage to him
1498 - treaty re-incorporating Silesia into the Kingdom of Bohemia
1523 - the first Protestant sermon in Wroc³aw; the beginning of the Reformation in the city
1526 - along with Bohemia and Hungary, Wroc³aw passes to the Habsburgs
1639 - the Jesuits settle in Wroc³aw, initiating the Counter-Reformation in the city
1741 - as a result of a war between Prussia and Austria, Wroc³aw passes to Prussia
1742 - Wroc³aw becomes the third capital city of Prussia, alongside Berlin and Konigsberg
1807 - Wroc³aw is taken over by Napoleon's Army and the demolition of the city's fortifications is ordered by Jeróme Bonaparte
1809 - the first general election of a City Council
1871 - rapid development of the city begins following the unification of Germany under Prussia and large war contributions from France
1928 - the biggest ever enlargement of the city's territory (by almost 250%)
27 February 1945 - 6 May 1945 - by an order of the Nazi authorities the city is turned into a fortress; the siege of Wroc³aw by the Soviet army
9 May 1945 - the Soviet military command turns Wroc³aw over to Polish administration
1948 - the World Congress of Intellectuals for Peace is organized in Wroc³aw
1968 - the unveiling of the monument of Pope John XXIII, who recognized Poland's rights to the western territories
1951, 1973 - the administrative area of Wroc³aw is further enlarged
1980 - the Solidarity trade union movement begins; Wroc³aw becomes one of Poland's major centres of prodemocratic activity
1983 - the Polish-born Pope John Paul II visits Wroc³aw
1990 - the first fully democratic election of a City Council after the Second World War
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