Laying the drainage channel in the reconstructed part of pedestrian zone has started. It will bear artistically designed cover by the same author who won the competition for artefact production in the frames of pedestrian zone reconstruction, carying time axis representing significant historical dates connected with the town of Cheb. The installation will start next to former Bata shop since its end (2011: 950 years passed since the first written mention about Cheb - which is the year when the third, final reconstruction period will be finished) and it will end at the top of the square where the pedestrian zone ends. Which dates - in Czech, German and English will it bear?

1061
...que procedit de Egire...
First written mention of Cheb
 
1135
Cheb Region becomes an administrative unit
  
1140
Cheb parish first mentionned

1146
After Diepold III death Staufs gain Cheb Region

1149
Cheb is called "a fortified market place"

1167
The emperor Friedrich Barbarossa gains Cheb Region

1179
Cheb castle construction begins

1203
Cheb is first called a town

1213
First remark of the castle chapel

1220
St. Nicholas town church construction

1241
First known town seal

1256
First  Minorites monastery building constructed
   
1258
German Knights Friary settles in Cheb
   
1264
First remark of Clarissine convent in Cheb
   
1266
Premysl Otakar II takes charge of Cheb administrative

1270
Big fire devastates the old town

1271
Premysl Otakar II entrusts the hospital to the Knights of the Cross Friary
   
1277
Cheb ist first designated as imperial town

1279
Rudolf of Habsburg confirms Cheb all rights and privileges

1285
The new Minorite church dedication

1289
King Vaclav II negotiates with Rudolf of Habsburg in Cheb

1291
Chebs gets protection of the king Vaclav II

1296
Vaclav II gives permission for building the Dominican Monastery
   
1304
Albrecht of Habsburg takes control over Cheb Region

1310
The oldest Cheb judical book comes into being
   
1315
King Luis of Bavaria declares Cheb as lien to the Czech king

1318
Jan of Luxemburg and Luis of Bavaria negotiate at the Cheb kastle

1322
Egerland is annected to the Czech Crown 
   
1330
Emperor Luis Golden Bull extempts Cheb from taxes in the whole empire

1349
Charles IV licences Cheb the right  to mint  own coins
   
1350
The first big Jewish pogrom in Cheb
   
1352
Town Book of Law put into writing
   
1355
Charles IV Golden Bull extempts Cheb from taxes in the whole empire
   
1375
The new synagogue construction finished
   
1376
Vaclav IV confirms Cheb all its privileges and freedoms
   
1389
King Vaclav IV negotiates land peace in the Imperial Assembly in Cheb
   
1390
The town tax rolls are founded
   
1414
Construction of St. Bartholomeus Church is finished

1430
Cheb is sieged by Hussite troops

1432
A "Judge" was appointed in Cheb between the Calixtines and the Council

1437
Emperor Zikmund´s Golden Bull confirms Cheb all privileges
   
1440
St. Jodok Church dedication (behind the Lodní brána - Ship Gate)
   
1458
Georg of Poděbrady confirms Cheb all privileges and freedoms
   
1459
Georg of Poděbrady negotiates acknowledgement of his reign in Cheb
   
1461
Georg of Poděbrady calls the Imperial Council  to order in Cheb

1467
Georg of Poděbrady resides as the last ruler at the Cheb Castle

1469
The Interdict over the town is prolonged due to loyalty to the king Georg of Poděbrady

1470
First printing works in Cheb were opened in Špalíček    

1471
First preserved picture of the Market Square with Špalíček

1472
Big fire in the surroundings of Jánské Square devastates 111 hauses

1475
St. Nicholas Church gothic reconstruction finished

1489
Mathematics textbook by Johann Widmann from Cheb is issued, who first used the signs + and -

1495
The emperor Maximilian confirms Cheb all privileges and freedoms

1525
Cheb citizens´ revolt leads to removal of two portreeves

1528
The fountain on the Market Square receives the first wooden statue

1531
The first pub At the Red horse is mentionned

1540
The town of Cheb runs the first papermill in Stein municipality
 
1542
The humanist Caspar Bruchsius describes Cheb as a charming renaissance town

1547
Emperor Charles IV and  king Ferdinand´s arrival during the Schmalkland war

1552
New municipal armory is built

1560
Scribe Pankraz Engelhart finishes the oldest municipal chronicle

1563
Cheb doctor Georg Zechendorff issues his textbook on surgery

1564
The first evangelic mass is celebrated in Cheb

1570
Hans Burger´s printery in Cheb starts issuing specialized literature

1589
Adulterers´ revolt in Cheb is strictly punished

1604
New Gregorian calendar is established in Cheb

1608
The town of Cheb takes patronage over the Cheb parish

1619
Czech patriots welcome the winter king Friedrich of Paletinate in Cheb

1625
Albrecht of Valdštejn´s  first arrival in Cheb connected with recruitment

1627
Recatolisation begins and a pardon patent for Cheb is issued

1631
Saxony troops occupy Cheb and protestants come back to town

1632
Cheb is re-conquered by Valdštejn´s troops

1634
Valdštejn is assassinated in Cheb

1644
Adam Eck, an artisan woodcutter, opens his workshop producing Cheb inlays

1645
Big fire devastates 82 houses in the town

1647
Cheb is besieged and conquered by Swedish troops

1649
Swedish troops leave Cheb

1652
Emperor Ferdinand III orders Cheb to finish recatolisation

1655
Plan for Cheb fortress construction is authorized

1662
Baroque facade of the Gabler house in the Market square is finished

1665
A new poorhouse is built at the St. Jodok Church

1669
Hans Georg Fischer, the second most significant inlay producer dies

1674
Foundation stone for construction the new Dominican Church is laid

1687
A significant baroque architect Balthasar Neumann was born in Cheb

1693
Johann Michael Widtmann is designated as the first Cheb postman

1694
St. Vincent´s earthly remains as a symbol of finished recatolisation are laid in St.

1703
First printed newspaper Egerer Ordinari Zeitung is issued in Cheb

1705
Jesuit convent construction is finished

1712
Dedication of the new St. Clara Church built according to  Ch. Dientzenhofer´s plans

1715
First separate map of Cheb Region according to cartographical measuring is set out
 
1720
The new Dominician monastery construction is finished

1721
Cheb Municipal Assembly last session accepts the Pragmatic Sanction

1723
Cheb has 6483 inhabitants

1728
New renaissance town hall construction according the G. Alliprandi´s plans is finished

1740
Cheb fortress construction is finished

1742
French troops besiege and conquer Cheb, St. Nicholas Church is damaged by fire

1747
The architect Balthasar Neumann finishes plans for restoring St. Nicholas Church towers

1782
Clarisse convent abolition

1787
Cheb is aggregated to Prague archpishopric

1793
Big fire devastates 99 houses in the castle surroundings

1800
Cheb is a fortified town with a permanent garrison

1808
The patent on the demolition of the Cheb fortress is officially pronounced

1809
A large fire devastated the northern part of the old town

1810
The new southern tower of the St. Nicholas Church was covered with a Neo-Gothic helm roof

1817
A new bridge over the Ohře river was constructed

1826
The Ohře valley was made accessible after the construction of the footbridge at the Kachní kámen

1828
The former infirmary becomes a popular outing destination after the construction of the new restaurant Myslivna

1829
Construction of the new Shooter's House beneath the castle

1830
Dedication of the new High School building

1836
Construction started on barracks

1839 
Construction of the municipal hospital on the Balthasar Neumann Square completed

1845 
The royal town of Cheb has 10,459 inhabitants and 802 houses

1850
Cheb becomes the seat of the District Captain

1857  
Construction of the Revenue District Office

1862
Project elaborated for the new street leading to the railway station

1863
Construction of the 378 m long railway viaduct started

1864
Construction of gasworks in the suburban town of Lodní předměstí

1865
With opening of the railway station Cheb became connected to Bavaria and Saxony, construction of the Evangelic School with parsonage

1866
Demolition of the Mlýnská brána (Mill Gate) beneath the castle

1869
Laying of the foundation stone for the Evangelical Church

1871
Demolition of the Horní brána (Upper Gate) in Březinova Street, former Holzgasse
 
1872
Construction of the Town Brewery „Aktienbrauerei" completed

1873
One of the first town museums in Bohemia was founded

1874
Opening of the new theater building

1875
Construction of the new central school building - Rudolphinum

1880
Construction of the St. Florian Benefit Society building

1881
Construction of the new Iron Footbridge beneath the castle at the Písečná brána (Sand Gate)

1883
Fire of the Golden Sun Hotel on the Market Square

1885
Construction of the new Savings Bank building

1886
Handing over of the first building of Municipal Barracks

1887
Unveiling of the monument to Emperor Joseph II. on the Market Square

1891
Foundation of the bike factory Premier

1892
New school is opened near the Upper Gate

1893
Dedication of the new synagogue

1896
Construction of the new town slaughterhouse

1898
Construction of the first singing and exhibition hall in the Ohře valley, former Brühlwiese

1899
Construction of the new iron bridge over the Ohře

1900
New building of the Escompt Bank in Svobody Street

1901
Opening of the View-point, former Egerwarte, in the Ohře valley

1902
Construction of the school in Karlova Street, former Schmerlingstraße

1904
Construction of the infirmary house

1905
Completed construction of the new law court and prison building

1907
Construction of the new Austro-Hungarian Bank building

1909
Opening of the school in Komenského sady, former Schillerpark

1910
Municipal power station is built, new town hospital opened

1911
Opening of the new municipal library, foundation of the Eska plant

1912
Unveiling of the new monument to soldiers killed in the war in the municipal park

1913
Unveiling of the Turner Monument on Špitálský vrch, former Spittelberg

1914
Completed construction of new barracks in front of the Mostní brána (Bridge Gate)

1916
A prisoner camp for 10 000 war captives is built near Cheb

1917
First military airport in Bohemia is established in Cheb

1918
Cheb citizens proclaim independence of Cheb Region as part of German-Bohemia on 27.10., after agreement with town representatives Czech corps occupy Cheb on 16.12. 

1922
The National Day in Cheb becomes a demonstration for exceptional position of Cheb Region

1925
A new Czech school construction

1927
Svoboda hall construction started

1931
A new Singer and Exhibition Hall is built in Ohře valley

1933
Sudet-German Patriotic Front founded in Cheb

1934
The first  after-war Valdštejn Games revival

1935
The Sudet-German Party becomes the strongest political party in the borderland

1938
Freikorps troops occupy Cheb on 1.10. after signature the Munich treaty

1939
Cheb becomes part of a German-Empire district Sudety

1944
First significant bombarding the town

1945
American Army liberates the town of Cheb on 26.4., the first Czech administration is established

1946
German inhabitants ejection is finished

1947
Memorial to American Army is unveiled in Municipal Park

1948
The communists at the head of action commitees take control vigorously

1951
Memorial to American Army in Municipal Park is removed

1956
Historical town centre reconstruction begins

1958
Youth Brass Orchestra is founded

1960
Cheb becomes a district town, Spaleniste housing estate construction begins

1961
Permanent theatre scene starts

1962
New railway station construction is finished

1965
Hradcany housing estate construction begins

1968
Soviet Army together with German Demokratic Republic  Army occupy Cheb

1969
The communists of Cheb started so called normalisation

1970
Beginning of the FIJO festival tradition

1971
Skalka housing estate construction begins

1979
Cheb becomes football major league town

1981
The centre of Cheb is declared as listed town reserve

1985
Earthquake damages dozens of houses, Zlatý vrch (Golden Hill) housing estate construction begins

1989
Crowded square demands free elections and the end of totality

1990
First democratic town council since

1948 is elected, Faculty of Economy is founded

1991
Euregio Egrensis is founded - for Bohemia, Bavaria and Vogtland

1992
Association for restoring the place of pilgrimage Maria Loreto in Hroznatov is founded
   
1993
By-pass highway construction begins

1994
New grammar school building and school at Golden Hill are opened

1995
The brewery of Cheb stops brewing beer after 123 years

1997
Boiler houses change to smokeless fuel

1998
The theatre is reopened a year after fire

2001
Valdstejn´s Days are organized again after 67 years

2002
Industrial estate construction starts

2004
New ice stadium is open

2005
Bismarck outlook tower is open for public

2006
Revitalisation of the right river bank culminates with the Garden Exhibition

2007
A new shopping centre grows in the place of former barracks

2008
Restoring the towers of  St. Nicholas Church is finished

2009
Pedestrian zone restoration started

2010
Finishing the war tombs at the municipal cemetery is done

2011
...que procedit de Egire...
950 years passed since the first written mention about Cheb




Mgr. Martina Kuželová, mluvčí Městského úřadu Cheb