''Der Sonntag'' is a free periodical published on Sunday in the south Baden with a circulation of approximately 330,000.
Five different editions are published: one for the region of
Freiburg im Breisgau
Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...
, one each for the district of
Emmendingen ("north Breisgau") and
Lörrach
Lörrach () is a town in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss borders. It is the capital of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. It is the home of a number of large employers, including the ...
, one for the
Markgräferland region as well as one for
Bad Säckingen and its surrounding area ("Upper Rhine"). The newspaper, which has been published weekly since 1997, focuses on politics, economy, culture, food, leisure and sport. There are also national topics covering pop, lifestyle, cinema and technology. Its publishing house belongs to the ''Badisches Pressehaus GmbH & Co. KG'', a holding company belonging to ''
Badische Zeitung''.
The editorial offices can be found in Freiburg, Lörrach, Bad Säckingen and Müllheim.
In 2013, the publisher of the ''Badische Zeitung'' awarded the newspaper the ''Ralf-Dahrendorf-Preis'' for local journalism. Wolfgang Messner from the
Stuttgarter Zeitung and Daniel Gräber from ''Der Sonntag'' shared third prize, both having reported on the dubious privatization of the ''Hochrhein-Eggberg-Klinik'' in Bad Säckingen. The combination of two different media from two different publishers was also honored.
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References
Free newspapers
Newspapers established in 1997
1997 establishments in Germany
Weekly newspapers published in Germany