Augsburger Allgemeine

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Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung

The September 17, 2010 front page of Augsburger Allgemeine
Type Daily newspaper
Owner(s) Mediengruppe Pressedruck
Founded 30 October 1945
Headquarters Augsburg, Germany
Official website www.augsburger-allgemeine.de

The Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung is a major German regional daily newspaper published since 1945.[1]

History

The newspaper was first published on 30 October 1945 under the name of Schwäbische Landeszeitung, under the initiative of Curt Frenzel.[2] Originally, due to the restrictions in early post-war Germany, it was only published twice-weekly.[3] Frenzel had received a licence to publish a newspaper from Colonel Bernhard MacMahon of the US military government in Bavaria.[4]

After Curt Frenzel's death in 1970, his daughter Ellinor Holland continued the newspaper that was renamed to Augsburger Allgemeine on 1 November 1959.[5] The newspaper and publishing company are still fully owned by the Holland family and now managed by the third generation.[4]

In the second quarter of 2008, the newspaper sold 344,537 copies.[6]

From 1807 to 1882, an Allgemeine Zeitung was published in Augsburg but it is not connected to the later newspaper.[5]

Local newspapers

The Augsburger Allgemeine is part of a network of local newspapers in Swabia and parts of Upper Bavaria, these being:[7]

  • Aichacher Nachrichten
  • Donau-Zeitung
  • Donauwörther Zeitung
  • Friedberger Allgemeine
  • Günzburger Zeitung
  • Illertisser Zeitung
  • Mittelschwäbische Nachrichten
  • Landsberger Tagblatt
  • Mindelheimer Zeitung
  • Neuburger Rundschau
  • Neu-Ulmer Zeitung
  • Rieser Nachrichten
  • Schwabmünchner Allgemeine
  • Wertinger Zeitung

References

  1. ↑ "Augsburger Allgemeine beteiligt sich an Timeshot". Augsburger Allgemeine. June 1, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 
  2. ↑ Von der Zeitung zur Mediengruppe (German), accessed: 16 November 2008
  3. ↑ Schwäbische Landeszeitung - Edition 1 (German) Published: 30 October 1945, accessed: 16 December 2008
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Presse-Druck- und Verlags-GmbH Short history, accessed: 16 December 2008
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 In Augsburg verlegte Zeitungen (Bestände Augsburger Institutionen) (German) List of newspapers published in Augsburg, accessed: 16 December 2008
  6. ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine website List of associated newspapers with publication numbers, accessed: 16 December 2008
  7. ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine website List of associated newspapers with publication numbers, accessed: 15 December 2008

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