9th/10th century
A large dam castle was built for the protection in the cathedral area and on the area of today's castle hill. This castle protects the population against attacks by the Vikings and Hungarians. The remains were discovered during excavations in 1959 and 1962.

1028
The first stone church in succession of two burnt down wooden churches was consecrated on the 23rd November.

1034
Earliest documentary mention as the "City of Verden".

around 1150
The St. Johannis-church in Verden is the earliest Romanesque brick building in the north of Germany.

1150 - 1180
The Romanesque cathedral was built as a basilica. The eastern part of the cross path as well as the tower remained.

1210
Bishop Yso built for the protection of the Norderstadt the city wall. Parts of the wall and the defence tower near the Johanniswall are still preserved. Yso was buried in the St. Andreas-church which was built in 1220. A memorial plate made from brass, which is deemed the oldest grave plate made from brass on the continent, reminds the people of his grave.

1220
The first time a bridge across the river Aller was mentioned.

1290 - 1490
The cathedral is built the second time, after the archbishop of Bremen arranged its destruction due to border dispute.

1330
The city of Verden granted itself a town charter on the 1st May. At that time the college of the eldest citizen already held meetings in the "Domus Consulum", the town hall.

1350
The insufficiently protected Süderstadt received a city wall, which was connected with the already existing wall of the Norderstadt near today's Schleppenföhrer Straße in 1371. The new wall surrounded the Süderstadt in the east and the south; westerly near the Aller the city was only fortified in 1520. Between both cities the separation wall, which followed the Prediger Straße/Nagelschmied Straße, remained until the unification in 1667.

1402
The pirate Claus Störtebecker was executed in Hamburg. He was supposed to have donated seven windows for the cathedral to Verden in repentance for his seven deadly sins. A foundation reminds of him which shall distribute, every year bread and herrings among the poor people of the town on Monday after Laetare Sunday.

1406
Verden became a free imperial city until the end of the Thirty Year War.

1568
The reformation was ceremoniously proclaimed in the cathedral.
1572
The Nicolai school already exists on the sand hill as a city school, 1893 relocated to the Zoll-street.

1578
The present cathedral school of Bishop Eberhard von Holles, cathedral chapter and the city council was founded as a school for Latin. Such a school was already established well before the year 1000.

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