Unna's Town history

28.09.1907
Unna is being provided for the first time with electricity.

01.08.1914
Inauguration of the new town hall in the Bahnhofstra�e

15.07.1928
Founding of the Hellweg-Museum

17.10.1930
Unna becomes district town.

07.10.1934
Consecration of new catholic St.-Katharinen- Church

09.11.1938
As a consequence of the Nazi-terror thesynagogue at theKlosterwall is being burnt down.

19.07.1940
During the Second World War Unna become for the first time a theatre of war through allied air raids.

1940/41
Closing of Saline andthe bath K�nigsborn

1941-1943
Deportation of Jewish Unna citizens to extermination camps.

1944/45
Bombarding mainlyof army arsenal, train station and industrial facilities

June 1945
The American occupation follows the British.

1.03.1946
The British military government established a town representation of a parity of democratic parties.

15.09.1946
First communal election after the war.

1946-1956
Unna is location for the Belgian garrison.

1950
The town Unna celebrates its 700-year town jubilee that is not quite clearly authenticated.

20. 05. 1951
Building start of the main transit camp Unna-Massen

25.06.1956
Unna becomes Bundeswehr-Location Administration.

27.02.1959
Election of Erich G�pferts to mayor

1961
Discontinuation of mining