| Around
50 BC. |
Roman
troops on the Rhine |
| Mid-
4th Century |
Expansion
of the Roman military camp to the fortified castle with
thermal system |
| 5th
Century |
Withdrawal
of the Romans. Occupation by the Franks. Construction
of a Christian church with baptismal font |
| 10th
- 12th Century |
Residence
of Ottonian and Hohenstaufen Kings and Emperors |
| 1123 |
Founding
of the Benedictine monastery Marienberg |
| 1216 |
First
town seal |
| 1236 |
Completion
of the Severus church. Second seal of the town of Boppard
which was self-governing under the Kaiser |
| 1312 |
'Mortgaging'
of the town to Electoral Prince Balduin of Trier |
| 1327 |
Construction
began of the electoral prince's castle as stronghold
and tollgate |
| 1497 |
Final
subjugation of the town in the so-called. "Boppard
War"
to the rule of the electoral prince of Trier |
| 1618-1648 |
During
the 30 year war there was periodic occupation by the
Spanish, Swedish, French, Imperial and Bavarian troops |
| 1794 |
Occupation
by French revolutionary forces |
| 1815 |
Incorporation
into the Prussian Kingdom |
| 1859 |
Completion
of the Koblenz to Bingen railway line |
| 1908 |
Completion
of the Boppard - Simmern Hunsrück railway line |
| 1937 |
Construction
of the Hunsrückhöhenstraße |
| 1952 |
Founding
of the Buchenau estate |
| 1969 |
Incorporation
into the Rhine-Hunsrück district |
| 1975 |
Completion
of the A 61 motorway |
| 1975 |
Merging
of ten local communities into the independent town of
Boppard |
