The ''Schlesische Zeitung (Silesian Newspaper)'' was a newspaper in
Prussia
Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ...
and the
German Reich
German ''Reich'' (lit. German Realm, German Empire, from german: Deutsches Reich, ) was the constitutional name for the German nation state that existed from 1871 to 1945. The ''Reich'' became understood as deriving its authority and sovereignty ...
. It was founded in 1742 and ceased publication in 1945.
It was founded when the Breslau bookseller Johann Jacob Korn was granted the newspaper concession by
Frederick II of Prussia after Prussia seized power in
Silesia
Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...
. On 3 January 1742 Korn published a new newspaper under the title ''Schlesische Privilegierte Staats-, Kriegs- und Friedenszeitung''. Initially published three times a week, it sold 1,200 to 1300 copies in 1801 from eight hand-operated presses. It became the ''Schlesische privilegirte Zeitung'' in 1813 and in its 34th edition on 20 March 1813 it published ''
An Mein Volk
The proclamation ''An Mein Volk'' ("To my People") was issued by King Frederick William III of Prussia on 17 March 1813 in Breslau (present-day Wrocław, Poland). Addressed to his subjects, ''Preußen und Deutsche'' ("Prussians and Germans" &mdash ...
'',
Frederick William III of Prussia's speech which triggered the
German campaign of the
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...
– by that time it was available in all royal post offices in Prussia.
Defunct newspapers published in Germany
Publications established in 1742
Publications disestablished in 1945
1945 disestablishments in Germany
1742 establishments in Prussia
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