''Merian'' is a German travel magazine which was founded in 1948. It is named after
Matthäus Merian Matthäus is a given name or surname. Notable people with the name include:
;Surname
* Lothar Matthäus, (born 1961), German former football player and manager
;Given name
* Matthäus Aurogallus, Professor of Hebrew at the University of Wittenberg ...
. The magazine is published by
Jahreszeiten Verlag in
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...
. Each issue of this monthly print publication is devoted to a specific city or region. The issues each deal with a geographical region: a country, a part of a country, a group of countries or a city. The name of the journal recalls the Basel engraver Matthäus Merian, who published illustrated descriptions of cities in the 17th century.
[ Süddeutsche.de, 1. Juli 2008]
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1948 establishments in Germany
German-language magazines
Magazines established in 1948
Magazines published in Hamburg
Monthly magazines published in Germany
Tourism magazines
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