Augsburger Allgemeine
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The Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung is a major German
regional daily newspaper published since 1945.
Bernhard MacMahon of the US military government in Bavaria.
After Curt Frenzel's death in 1970, his daughter Ellinor Holland continued the newspaper that was renamed to Augsburger Allgemeine on 1 November 1959. The newspaper and publishing company are still fully owned by the Holland family and now managed by the third generation.
In the second quarter of 2008, the newspaper sold 344,537 copies.
From 1807 to 1882, a Allgemeine Zeitung
was published in Augsburg but it is not connected to the later newspaper.
and parts of Upper Bavaria
, these being:
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
regional daily newspaper published since 1945.
History
The newspaper was first published on 30 October 1945 under the name of Schwäbische Landeszeitung, under the initiative of Curt Frenzel. Originally, due to the restrictions in early post-war Germany, it was only published twice-weekly. Frenzel had received a licence to publish a newspaper from ColonelColonel
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Bernhard MacMahon of the US military government in Bavaria.
After Curt Frenzel's death in 1970, his daughter Ellinor Holland continued the newspaper that was renamed to Augsburger Allgemeine on 1 November 1959. The newspaper and publishing company are still fully owned by the Holland family and now managed by the third generation.
In the second quarter of 2008, the newspaper sold 344,537 copies.
From 1807 to 1882, a Allgemeine Zeitung
Allgemeine Zeitung
The Allgemeine Zeitung was in the first part of the 19th century the leading political daily journal in Germany. It has been widely recognised as the first world class German journal and is a symbol of the German press abroad....
was published in Augsburg but it is not connected to the later newspaper.
Local newspapers
The Augsburger Allgemeine is part of a network of local newspapers in SwabiaSwabia (administrative region)
Swabia is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.- Geography :Swabia is located in southwest Bavaria. It was formed out of the part of the historic region of Swabia which was annexed by Bavaria in 1803. It was once formally ruled by dukes of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. During...
and parts of Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.- Geography :Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered around the city of Munich. It is subdivided into four regions : Ingolstadt, Munich, Bayerisches Oberland , and Südostoberbayern...
, these being:
- 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