''Bayernkurier'' is a defunct German monthly political and

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. The magazine was based in Munich and was published between 1950 and November 2019.

History and profile

''Bayernkurier'' was first published on 3 June 1950.

Franz Josef Strauß Franz Josef Strauss ( ; 6 September 1915 – 3 October 1988) was a German politician. He was the long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988, member of the federal cabinet in different positions between ...

was the founding

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of the magazine. It was associated with the

Christian Social Union in Bavaria The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (German: , CSU) is a Christian-democratic and conservative political party in Germany. Having a regionalist identity, the CSU operates only in Bavaria while its larger counterpart, the Christian Democratic ...

. The magazine was published by a company with the same name and had a right-wing political stance. The headquarters was in Munich. It ended publication on 16 November 2019. The circulation of ''Bayernkurier'' was 79,000 copies in 2005 and fell to 60,800 copies in 2010.

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WorldCat record
* 1950 establishments in West Germany 2019 disestablishments in Germany Defunct political magazines published in Germany German-language magazines Magazines established in 1950 Magazines disestablished in 2019 Magazines published in Munich News magazines published in Germany Weekly magazines published in Germany {{News-mag-stub