History
| 800 BC | Stone-Age settlements |
| 3rd century AD | Settlement of East-Germanic tribes |
| 7th century AD | Immigration of the "Milzener", a Slavic tribe, into this area |
| 1002 | First written mention of Bautzen as "Budusin" |
| 1018 | Peace of Bautzen between the German city and the Polish Duchy |
| 1231 | First written mention of Bautzen's town ordinances and privileges |
| 1250 | Status of a free community |
| 1346 | Foundation of the "Six-City League of Upper Lusatia" together with Goerlitz, Kamenz, Lauben, Loebau and Zittau |
| 1391 | The right to free elections of the town council is established |
| 1400/ 1408 | Revolt of the craftsmen |
| 1429/ 1431 | Hussites fail in laying siege to the city |
| 1524 | Foundation of the Protestant Church in Bautzen; The cathedral becomes an interdenominational church |
| 1618–1648 | Repeated occupations and destruction during the Thirty Year's War (disastrous city fires in 1620 / 1634) |
| 1635 | Bautzen becomes permanent part of Saxony |
| 1707/ 1720 | Devastating city fires |
| 1813 | Battles around Bautzen against Napoleon's army |
| 1815 | Termination of the "Six-City League of Upper Lusatia" |
| 1846 | The Dresden - Bautzen railway line opened |
| 1868 | "Bautzen" becomes the final and fixed German name of the city |
| 1872 | Establishment of the first German school planetarium |
| 1888-1891 | Construction of the new Maria and Martha Church at the present August-Bebel-Platz |
| 1897-1904 | Erection of the "Wendish House" (Sorbian House) - destroyed in 1945 |
| 1902 | Bautzen receives the "Rietschel Gable" from the Saxon King George, which was placed on the east-gable of the town theatre |
| 1902-1906 | Construction of the judicial buildings |
| 1904 | Penal Institution of Saxony (Gelbes Elend – Yellow Misery) is officially opened |
| 1908-1909 | Construction of the Throne Prince Bridge, today known as the " Friedensbruecke" (the Bridge of Peace) |
| 1912 | Establishment of the "Domowina" as foundation of all Sorbian associations |
| 1913 | Inclusion of the village Strehla into the municipality |
| 1915 |
Beginning of the Great Donations Action for the financing of World War I |
| 1917 |
In Bautzen eleven church bells and secular ones are sacrificed to the cause |
| 1920 | Opening of the Spree Baths |
| 1921 | Establishment of the diocese of Meissen with its headquarters in Bautzen by pope Benedict XV. The Chapter becomes cathedral chapter and St. Peter’s Cathedral – cathedral of the diocese of Meissen |
| 1922 | Inclusion of the village Seidau into the municipality of Bautzen |
| 1925 | Establishment of the Convent of the Franciscans of the Holiest Sacrament by Bishop Christian Schreiber in Bautzen (Klosterstraße) |
| 1928 | First official Easter equestrian procession from Bautzen to Radibor since it had been a custom until the end of the 18th century |
| 1933 | Millennial celebrations on the occasion of the beginning of legal relationships between the Upper Lusatia and the German Empire, after the "Milzener", a Slavic tribe, had been subjugated |
| 1938 | Persecution of the Jews living in Bautzen and destruction of Jewish-owned businesses during the "Reich’s Crystal Night" |
| 1944 | Construction of an external camp as part of the concentration camp Gross-Rosen inside the company "Waggonbau" |
| 1945 | Fortress-like construction of the town as protection against the Allied troops near the end of the war. During the fighting, approximately 10% of the residential buildings with almost 34% of the town’s living space were destroyed. Eighteen bridges, 33 public buildings, 46 small firms and 23 larger firms were completely destroyed. It is said that approximately 6.500 soldiers from both sides fell in the battles. According to other statistics, it is said that 350 civilians were killed in Bautzen during this time. |
| 1945–1950 | The occupying power use the prison Bautzen I (situated in the street "Breitscheidstrasse") as an internment camp; records show that 2,714 people died there. |
| 1956–1989 | Those people, who were investigated by the East German secret service (MfS), are kept in custody in prison Bautzen II (Weigangstrasse) |
| 1966–1989 | 7 Festivals of Sorbian culture are carried out here |
| 1969 | The old city theatre (at the Kornmarkt with gables by Rietschel) and the Reichentor (a town gate) are demolished |
| 1973–1975 | The new housing estate "Dr.- Salvador-Allende-Strasse" with 1, 500 flats is built |
| 1974 | The dam of the river Spree near Bautzen is completed |
| 1975 | The "German-Sorbian Folk Theatre" gets a new building |
| 1977–1987 | The new housing estate "Gesundbrunnen" with 5, 900 flats is built |
| 1991 | Renewed foundation of the "Six-City League of Upper Lusatia"; Establishment of the "Foundation for the Sorbian Folk" |
| 1992 | The resolution for redevelopment of the old town is passed |
| 1994 | The villages "Niederkaina" and "Stiebitz" become an area of Bautzen- city |
| 1995 | Bautzen becomes a regional administrative centre |
| 1999 | The village "Kleinwelka" becomes an area of Bautzen-city |
| 2002 | 1000 year celebration of the original first historical record of the city |
