Guenzburg

77/78	A Roman field camp is set up
1065	First documentary mention of ”Gunceburch”
1301	Günzburg comes into Habsburg possession
1418	The city is granted High Jurisdiction
1577-80	Construction of Castle and Court Church
1609	Günzburg becomes the residence of Margrave Karl
1735	176 houses are destroyed in the Great Fire
1736-41	Frauenkirche (Our Lady’s Church) is built by Dominikus Zimmermann
1740-80	Günzburg`s flourishing period under the reign of Empress Maria Theresia of Austria and Hungary

1764	An Imperial Mint is established
1780	Günzburg becomes a garrison
1805	Emperor Napoleon takes possesion of Günzburg

1806	The city becomes part of the Bavarian Kingdom
1853	The year of the first railway
1872	Günzburg receives County Administration status
1945	Heavy damages by bombing shortly before the end of the war
1972	The city is promoted to “Große Kreisstadt”
1978	Several neighboring communities are integrated into the city