''Libelle'' (

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weekly lifestyle and

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based in

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, Belgium. The magazine is the spin-off the magazine with the same name, ''

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History and profile

''Libelle'' was started as a spin-off of the Dutch magazine with the same name in 1938. The parent brand of ''Libelle'' is published in the Netherlands. Each magazine has an independent

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. ''Libelle'' was the first Flemish women's magazine. It was also the first Belgian women's magazine, which did not heavily cover

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serial novels. The publication of the magazine stopped during

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, and it was relaunched as a weekly in November 1945.

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is the owner of the magazine, which targets women and offers articles about home, recipes and

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. The magazine is published by Sanoma Magazines Belgium on a weekly basis. The magazine had its headquarters in Antwerp before moving to Mechelen. In 1970 ''Libelle'' merged with another Flemish women's magazine, ''Rosita''. The magazine has had a

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stance since then. In 1990 it merged with another magazine, '' Het Rijk der Vrouw''. ''Libelle'' has its own clothing collection which is sold in cooperating stores. In 2004 the website of the magazine was started. ''Libelle'' is the recipient of the 2003 Zorra Public Award for its woman-friendly commercial. The magazine also awarded the 2004 silver EFFIE prize.

Circulation

In 2000 ''Libelle'' sold 214,700 copies. During the period of 2006-2007 it was the best-selling women's magazine in Belgium selling 267,000 copies. The circulation of the magazine was 226,161 copies in 2010 and 223,476 copies in 2011. It fell to 214,333 copies in 2012 and to 212,251 copies in 2013.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Libelle 1938 establishments in Belgium Conservatism in Belgium Conservative magazines Dutch-language magazines Lifestyle magazines Magazines established in 1938 Magazines published in Flanders Mass media in Antwerp Mass media in Mechelen Weekly magazines published in Belgium Women's magazines published in Belgium

History and profile

Circulation

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