Historical Facts about Rudolstadt
Rudolstadt is an ancient town and rich in history.The Saale River, the Thueringer Forest and the rich landscape attracted the first settlers here long, long ago.
These are the main historical events:
| Year | Event |
| 776 | First mentioned |
| 1326 | City Charter granted |
| 1337 | New owners - the Schwarzburgians |
| 1571-1918 | Residence of the principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
| 1635 | First mention of a local orchestra |
| 1665 | Festival of Heidecksburg - the first castle festival in Germany |
| 1722 | First "Vogelschießen" (shooting-match) |
| 1788 | Rudolstadt Summer (Schiller) |
| 1788 | First meeting of Goethe and Schiller |
| 1792/3 | Theatre established |
| 1806 | Prince Ferdinand visits Heidecksburg |
| 1813 | Schopenhauer writes dissertation in "Ritter" |
| 1829 | Paganini in the theatre |
| 1824 | Franz Liszt in the theatre |
| 1834 | Richard Wagner as corepetitor in the theatre |
| 1874 | The Railroad arrives at Rudolstadt (Saale-Eisenbahn) |
| 1919 | First industrial-like X-ray tube produced here |
| 1922-1995 | "Kreisstadt" - County Seat of the region Rudolstadt |
| 1955 | First dancing festival |
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