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

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) 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 sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...

. 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 Newspapers established in 1850