Chronological Table
| around 973 | trading location was founded near Torgau |
| 1442/82 | several fires destroyed large parts of the town |
| 1485 | construction began on Hartenfels Castle (until 1623) |
| 1519 | first sermon in German language |
| 1524 | first Protestant church hymn book |
| 1525 | Torgau Alliance |
| 1530 | Torgau Articles |
| 1532 | Torgau became main residence of the Saxon electorate |
| 1534 | publishing of first bible in German language |
| 1542 | procession of the warriors |
| 1544 | Luther established the Castle Chapel - first new protestant church building |
| 1547 | battle near Muehlberg |
| 1551 | Torgau Electors Alliance |
| 1555 | Religious Peace of Augsburg |
| 1760 | battle at the Sueptitz Heights |
| 1811 | Napoleon conquered Torgau and let the town be build into a fortress |
| 1815 | After the Congress of Vienna Torgau was under Prussian rule |
| after 1815 | Torgau became administrative centre of the Prussian controlled province Saxony |
| End of 19th century | time of Torgau being a fortress was over, beginning of industrialization in Torgau |
| 1945 | April 25: Soviet and US-American soldiers met in Torgau |
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