Municipal (Austria)
| Municipal (original spelling: KOMMUNAL) |
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| description | political journal |
| language | German |
| publishing company | Österreichischer Kommunal-Verlag GmbH ( Austria )
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| Headquarters | Vienna |
| First edition | 1989 |
| Frequency of publication | per month |
| Editor-in-chief | Hans Braun |
| Web link | Kommunal.at |
| ISSN (print) | 1605-1440 |
The Kommunal (original spelling : KOMMUNAL ) is a monthly, non-partisan specialist magazine and is aimed at Austrian municipalities. The magazine was first published in its earliest form in 1989. The Österreichische Kommunal-Verlag GmbH (alternative spelling: Kommunalverlag ) and the Austrian Association of Municipalities work together to design the content . The media owner is the Österreichische Kommunal-Verlag.
history
The desire for a trade journal for the municipalities and an exchange of experiences was formulated in Austria in 1948 by the Secretary General of the Association of Municipalities, Alfred Sponner . A first attempt was made in 1963 with the Austrian municipality of Rundschau to meet this request. The sporadic publication dates of the Rundschau did not meet the information needs of the association of municipalities. This need became particularly clear when the Austrian Association of Municipalities was anchored in the Federal Constitution of 1988 ( Art. 115 Para. 3 ). On January 24, 1989, the board of directors of the association of municipalities decided to publish its own newspaper, which was initially called the communal journal . The first publisher was the journalist Karl-Heinz Richter and the first edition appeared in March 1989. In May 1989, the communal journal comprised 32 pages and had a checked circulation of 10,000 copies.
After the death of Richter in 1993, Walter Zimper took over the magazine of the association of municipalities with the NÖ ZeitschriftenverlagsgmbH , which was published under the name Kommunal-Magazin from that time on . The dominant topic in the following years was Austria's accession to the EU . In 1994 the controlled circulation was 13,500 copies. The communal fair was held for the first time in 1995 and continues to accompany the communal day today.
In 1996 the publisher founded a branch in Vienna, which is now the company's headquarters. The headquarters are in Löwelstrasse in Palais Montenuovo , right next to the Federal Chancellery . The association of municipalities is now in the same building. A relaunch took place in 1997 and the ÖAK had a circulation of 30,000. In the same year, Hans Braun took over the editorial office. To this day he is editor-in-chief of the trade magazine.
In 1996 a daily special edition was established on the occasion of the annual community day, which accompanies the event to this day. In 1997 the current name Kommunal (original spelling : KOMMUNAL ) was introduced and the magazine has been published on a monthly basis ever since. In 1999 the municipality started its first online presence.
In 2003 the then Federal President Thomas Klestil awarded Walter Zimper the honorary title of "Professor" for the establishment of a "qualitative local press ".
In 2008 Walter Zimper, the head of the local authority for many years, died. The eldest son Walter took over the municipal publishing house, which he had already worked on in previous years. In 2009 the 150th edition of the Kommunal was published. In 2010 Walter Zimper Jun. Died and the management of the publishing house was taken over by Michael Zimper. In 2010, the Austrian circulation control documented a circulation number of more than 35,000 copies per month.
In 2013 the Kommunal-Verlag introduced an innovation award called Impulse (original spelling : IMPULS ) for the Austrian municipalities. In the fall of 2014, the local authority's online presence was redesigned.
Expansion to Germany
In 2015 the publisher expanded to Germany. Kommunal Deutschland , which is almost identical in structure, can be described as the sister magazine of Kommunal Österreich . In cooperation with the German Association of Cities and Towns , the magazine is produced by Zimper Media GmbH, based in Berlin .
target group
The local authority serves as an information tool for mayors , deputy mayors, executive councilors , office managers , treasurers, building yard managers and water managers .
Technical importance
Due to the large number of legal specialist articles, local authorities are quoted on many occasions .
Further publications by Kommunal-Verlag
- Lower Austria municipality - specialist magazine of the ÖVP Lower Austria
- Drywall Journal - specialist body for plasterers and drywall construction companies
- School & Sports Facility - Specialist journal of the Austrian Institute for School and Sports Facility Construction
- a3bau - specialist journal for the construction industry
- Hand in Hand - Brochure in cooperation with the Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit and guest appearances by Helmi to train children in traffic safety
Municipal needs
Since 2016 the Kommunal-Verlag, the media owner of the municipality , has been trying to supplement the information offering for municipalities with a range of goods for municipalities in Austria. With this motivation, the municipal marketplace Kommunalbedarf.at was created.
Web links
- Website of the KOMMUNAL magazine
- Website of the German edition of the KOMMUNAL magazine
- Website of the municipal fair
- Website of the marketplace for municipalities (Kommunalbedarf.at)
literature
- 25 years of local authority 1989–2014. In: Municipal. Issue 06, 2014, pp. 10-23.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Braun: The story of COMMUNAL. In: Historical. September 3, 2019. From Kommunal.at, accessed on September 20, 2019.
- ^ The Austrian community, page 47
- ↑ 25 years of municipal issue 06/2014
- ^ Palais Montenuovo on Burgen Austria
- ↑ Free query on edition details
- ^ Werner Sedlacek: earned income determines pension. In: Municipal. 06/2004, p. 14 ff.