Roskilde Avis - 1829 - Royal Danish Library

''Roskilde Avis'' is a weekly newspaper published in

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,354 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. It is today owned by

Sjællandske Medier Sjællandske Medier is a regional Denmark, Danish media company with activities on the island of Zealand (outside Copenhagen) and headquarters in Ringsted, Denmark. It publishes the newspapers ''Dagbladet'', ''Frederiksborg amtsavis'' and ''Sjæll ...

History

''Roskilde Avis'' was founded in 1829 by merchant J. H. T. Gemzøe. The newspaper was in 1950 owned and published by Svend Jacobsen (born 1894). He was also the owner of Roskilde Avis Bogtrykkeri.

Today

Roskilde Mediecenter was from 1897 owned by

(50 %) and Politikens Lokalaviser (50 %). The company published ''Roskilde Avis'' Midtuge (Roskilde Newspaper Mid-Week) and ''Roskilde Avis Weekend'' (Roskilde Newspaper Weekend), both with a circulation of 50,000 in the Roskilde area. On 1 December 2016, Sjællandske Medier acquired Politikens Lokalaviser's share of the company.

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Weekly newspapers published in Denmark Danish-language newspapers Danish companies established in 1829 Newspapers established in 1829 {{Denmark-newspaper-stub