History
1244
first documentary mentioning of the castle
1320
taking possession of the settlement Stollberg by the noble family Schönburger
1343
market and town rights for the first time
1423
the authority is Wettnisch but it still is Bohemian fiefdom
1473
town Stollberg is sold to the bishop of Meißen Dietrich IV
1564
the town is sold again to Saxony’s elector August I for the price of 74222 gulden
General view of Stollberg from Dillich 1624
1624
Dillich draw Stollberg on behalf of Johann Georg I.
1633
during the Thirty Years' War the city and the castle were burnt down
1683
the guesthouse “Weißes Roß” was named in association with the postal column
1704
The name “Castle Hoheneck” appeared for the first time.
4 Sep 1809
fire destroyed nearly the whole town, the market with the town hall and the department as well as the boy school and the church within four hours.
9 May 1812
laying of the foundation stone for the town hall
1815
reconstruction of the "Castle Hoheneck"
1837
establishment of an independent superintendentur
1 May 1841
first weekly paper was printed by F. Keller
1 May 1853
first edition of the scoreboard for Stollberg and vicinity
1 Oct 1855
opening of the municipal saving bank
1855
Coustruction of the big factory buildings of the company F. E . Woller (stocking producer)
1864
opening of the “Castle Hoheneck” as a prison
1866
interoduction of a farmer's market in Stollberg
1868
opening of the first telegraph station
17 May 1873
opening of the secondary modern school with 12 secondary school classes and 3 grammar school classes
15 May 1879
opening of the rail connection between Stollberg and St.Egidien
1879
consecration of the steeple of St. Jakobi
1886
laying the foundation stone for the new town hall
1889
opening of the rail connection between Stollberg and Zwönitz
1898
construction of the post office
1899
construction of the municipal slaughterhouse
1903
consecration of the Royal Teacher Seminar
1910
opening the royal office main team
1939
opening of the motorway section Chemnitz – Stollberg
April 1945
bombardment of the city by Americans forces
01 Oct 1945
opening of the school
1949
establishment of the miners' hospital
1952
reformation of the district Stollberg Stollberg became district town
1953
the Querenbachtalsperre is finished
1954
floods in Stollberg
from 1955
different residential areas are built
1966
construction of the new bus station
1983
opening of the new municipal library
04 Nov 1989
first demonstration of the civil right movement "New Forum" on the market
06 May 1990
council elections
03.10.1990
German Reunification Day mayor Mathias Wirth plants the lime tree for the German unity
1993
650- year-anniversary
2001
closing down of the women's prison "Hoheneck"
2005
opening of the ringroad B 180