BwieBasel

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description Subscribed magazine about the past and present of the city and region of Basel
publishing company Spalentor Verlag AG (Switzerland)
Headquarters Basel
First edition 1984
Frequency of publication six times a year
Web link www.bwiebasel.ch
ISSN (print) 977-142455880-2

BwieBasel is a subscription magazine about the city of Basel with historical and current articles. It has been published since 1984 and was initially a kind of city magazine with many different articles about history, events, people, photos and illustrations. It has been published by Spalentor Verlag since 1997 as a monothematic magazine.

history

From 1984 to August 1997

Cover and inside of the first BwieBasel edition from 1984

In 1984 the Birkhäuser Verlag Basel decided to publish a magazine in the newly founded "3B Verlags AG". In November 1984 the first issue of the magazine BwieBasel appeared with the title "How child-hostile are we Basler?"

It was a hodgepodge of political, social and general issues. Various journalists, who mainly worked for the local daily newspapers, were commissioned for the content. They were not used to writing articles for a magazine. In addition, they did not have the appropriate visual material; the photographers usually provided pictures of celebrities, politicians, accidents or current shots of daily events. In addition, the magazine - in order to fully utilize the in-house print shop - was printed on newsprint using web offset ; the print quality was very poor, the paper looked cheap and yellowed quickly. Since the publication did not sell well, the board of directors actually wanted to discontinue publication.

But the director at the time insisted on a second attempt: he sought contact with the management of the Basler Zeitung (Basel, BS), and together they founded Multipress, the publisher of the new magazine BwieBasel. They commissioned graphic artists Albert Gomm and Peter Affolter to design a logo for the magazine and appointed Doris Tschan as the new editor. The first issue of BwieBasel with the new look was to appear as a review of the Basel Carnival in 1985. Doris Tschan asked her brother Walter Sütterlin to accompany her to the carnival and to take as many photos as possible. Sütterlin was actually a teacher, but photography had been his hobby for a long time. The first issue of BwieBasel with the new logo and many expressive photos was published at the end of March under the title “F for Fasnacht”. The company Multipress had the title and the spelling registered as a trademark with the Office for Intellectual Property. (The brand is now owned by Spalentor Verlag AG)

The first BwieBasel issue with the new logo and a cover from the tram line series

As a result, several issues were always published within the framework of one topic; after “F as in Carnival”, topics were dealt with in alphabetical order; it was followed by "B like ..." (Barfüsserplatz, Ballett, Bank, Bäcker), "C like ..." (Claraplatz, Chemie, Chrischona, Centralbahnplatz, Coguff), "D like ..." (roofs, Dalbe, Dreispitz, Dornach, de Wette, Dekor / Drache) etc. Another series dealt with the Basel tram lines, which were accompanied by photographs and text, there were issues in which the editorial team followed a wind direction - starting from the Basel market square (Basel im Northwest etc.) or where a country was presented (“Basel and Denmark”). Individual topics followed later ("Das underground Basel", "Das weisse Basel"). The majority of the photos were created by Walter Sütterlin and enjoyed great popularity. The number of subscribers and kiosk sales rose to around 10,000 copies, and the editorial team was steadily expanded. Doris Tschan placed orders with local journalists and editors such as -minu , Corinna Christen or Meta Zweifel. She also founded a publishing house (B-Basel Verlag) herself and published books in which photos of her brother were published. After a restructuring of the Birkhäuser Verlag , it no longer wanted to publish the magazine BwieBasel. The expenses for the editorial team, a publishing director, a secretary and others had become too high, and the publisher wanted to get out of the magazine business entirely.

Since September 1997

Today's editorial team (at that time still operating under the name Effort Verlag) found out about the sales request through a printing specialist and acquired the magazine with all subscribers and trademark rights in June 1997 after negotiations with the then Birkhauser managing director Helmut A. Billich. The parties have agreed not to disclose the sales price. Editor-in-chief Doris Tschan was not at all pleased about the sale and "said goodbye" to the readers with the last issue "A for Aadie".

The BwieBasel edition May 1997 and the last edition under the direction of Doris Tschan from August 1997

The new owners, Christian Lienhard and Christiane Widmer Lienhard, decided to realign the magazine. Since the first issue under her direction, each magazine has only ever been dedicated to one topic. This is a historic items presented (footage from state institutions such as the State Archives of Basel-Stadt , the Basel Historical Museum , the Archaeological Soil Research Basel-Stadt, the University Library of Basel-Stadt, etc.). Reports, interviews, impressions or architectural considerations deepen the topic and bring it to the present. The subscribers were welcomed with the first two issues: in September 1997 “Basel und seine Salz” appeared, in October 1997 “Basel und das Brot”. In 2004, the two owners acquired Spalentor Verlag AG, to which they transferred the magazine. The same team has been responsible for research, texts, photos, graphics, layout, implementation and production since 1997: Christiane Widmer researches and writes, Christian Lienhard photographs and designs.

Every year there is a review of the Basel Carnival with photos, excerpts from Schnitzelbanggen and a selection of clique jewelry. Here is the 2019 edition.

From 1997 to the end of 2016, BwieBasel was published ten times a year; then the rhythm was reduced to six annual editions.

Special and themed issues

In addition to the regular editions, special issues on behalf of companies or institutions or annual themed issues such as “Basel and Health” appear at irregular intervals.

The special issues are each sent to all subscribers and to the kiosk with a regular issue and are available free of charge on the Spalentor Verlag website as a PDF or to leaf through. The following special issues have been published by 2020:

  • 05/2006 111 years of Basler Verkehrsbetriebe
  • 07/2008 25 years of Em Bebbi sy Jazz
  • 03/2009 Kurzentrum Rheinfelden
  • 05/2011 175 years of salt from Schweizerhalle
  • 07/2011 BVB depot Wiesenplatz
  • 12/2012 150 years of Basel-City Pharmacists' Association
  • 03/2013 Cantonal and urban development Basel-Stadt
  • 06/2014 50 years of Gustav Benz Haus - 50 years of Wesley Haus
  • 09-10 / 2017 Extension of tram line 3
  • 09-10 / 2018 10 years of Swiss Rhine ports
  • 01-02 / 2020 100 years of Chronometry Spinnler + Schweizer

The special issue "Basel and its health" was published with the following main topics:

  • 2017 The family doctor
  • 2018 The Cantonal Laboratory of Basel-Stadt
  • 2019 The pharmacist

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Swiss National Library: BwieBasel. In: Journal catalog. Switzerland. Confederation, accessed on March 2, 2020 (German).
  2. ↑ cover of the first edition BwieBasel from November 1984
  3. ↑ All printed BwieBasel editions. Retrieved February 14, 2020 .
  4. ^ Editorial address for readers' contributions in the first edition from 1984. Spalentor Verlag AG magazine archive
  5. ↑ Cover of the first edition with the note “No. 1, 1st year, November 2, 1984 "(see illustration)
  6. ↑ Chronicle. In: Chronicle of the Basler Stadtbuch. Christoph Merian Verlag Basel, November 2, 1984, accessed on March 1, 2020 (German).
  7. ↑ Collected volumes of all published editions with tables of contents of the individual copies. Magazine archive Spalentor Verlag AG
  8. ↑ a b magazine archive Spalentor Verlag AG; all copies bound
  9. ↑ IDS Basel Bern. Retrieved February 19, 2020 .
  10. ↑ obituary portal.ch. Retrieved February 18, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Imprint of the magazine BwieBasel from 03/1985 to 08/1997. Magazine archive Spalentor Verlag AG, Basel
  12. ↑ Walter Sütterlin: CV and references, including BwieBasel. In: website of the photographer. Walter Sütterlin, accessed on March 2, 2020 .
  13. ^ Office for Intellectual Property Bern: Trademark Register. Retrieved on February 19, 2020 (German).
  14. ↑ SHAB 1997-135 / 1997 - July 17, 1997: B-Verlag Basel AG, in Basel, books etc., stock corporation (entry SHAB No. 196 of October 10, 1995, p. 5581). New company: B-Verlag Basel AG in Liq. New domicile: c / o Tschan AG for advertising and communication, c / o TMP Tschan Merz & Partner Werbung, Kommunikation AG, Engelgasse 77, 4052 Basel. Dissolution of the company by the general meeting on July 3rd, 1997. Registered persons new or changed: Tschan, Doris, von Solothurn, in Allschwil, liquidator, with individual signature [previously: member of the board of directors]
  15. ↑ Tschan Doris: A for Aadie . In: Multipress AG (Ed.): BwieBasel . August 1997, no. 08/1997 . Multipress / Birkhäuser AG, Basel and Reinach August 1997, p. 1 .
  16. ↑ Widmer Christiane, Lienhard Christian: For topic see table . In: Spalentor Verlag AG (Ed.): BwieBasel . tape 09/1997 . Spalentor Verlag AG, 1997, ISSN  977-142455880-2 .
  17. ^ Christiane Widmer: The team. In: Spalentor Verlag AG. Accessed March 1, 2020 (German).
  18. ↑ a b Christiane Widmer: Basel and Health 2017-2018. Spalentor Verlag AG, 2017, accessed on February 18, 2020 (German).
  19. ↑ Special and themed issues BwieBasel. Retrieved February 18, 2020 .
  20. ↑ 111 years BVB. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
  21. ↑ Em Bebbi sy Jazz. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
  22. ^ Rheinfelden spa center. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
  23. ↑ Swiss saltworks in the Rhine. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
  24. ↑ BVB depot Wiesenplatz. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
  25. ↑ Basel-City Pharmacists Association. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
  26. ↑ Cantonal and urban development. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
  27. ↑ Zämme hundred. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
  28. ^ Christiane Widmer: Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe - Extension of the tram line 3. Spalentor Verlag AG, 2017, accessed on February 18, 2020 (German).
  29. ^ Christiane Widmer: 10 years of Swiss Rhine ports. Spalentor Verlag AG, 2018, accessed on February 18, 2020 (German).
  30. ^ Christiane Widmer: 100 years of Chronometrie Spinnler + Schweizer AG, Basel. Spalentor Verlag AG, 2020, accessed on February 18, 2020 (German).
  31. ↑ Christiane Widmer: Basel and Health 2018-2019. Spalentor Verlag AG, 2019, accessed on February 18, 2020 (German).
  32. ↑ Christiane Widmer: Basel and Health 2019-2020. Spalentor Verlag AG, 2019, accessed on February 18, 2020 (German).