''Allgemeine Zeitung'' is a German regional daily newspaper, published in Mainz, the capital of

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

. Founded in 1850, it is now part of the , published by .

History

The paper was founded in 1850 as the ''Täglicher Straßenanzeiger'' (daily street advertisement). From 1854 a redaction developed political, business, cultural and local news. The name was changed to ''Mainzer Anzeiger''. After World War I, the paper developed to a regionally read daily. The publication house was destroyed in the Air raid on 27 February 1945. In the fall of 1945, a paper was founded named ''Neuer Mainzer Anzeiger'', changed once more in May 1947 to ''Allgemeine Zeitung''.Frank Schmidt-Wyk: ''Journalisten unter Dampf'' (in German), in: Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz, 27 July 2010, p. 11.

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history {{DEFAULTSORT:Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz German-language newspapers Daily newspapers published in Germany Mass media in Mainz Publications established in 1850