Lower Saxony. Magazine for culture, history, homeland and nature since 1895

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The magazine " Niedersachsen " is a regional magazine between the trade journal and the general-interest magazine . It is aimed at readers who are interested in culture, history, home and nature in Lower Saxony - beyond the daily news.

history

Title page of Lower Saxony magazine, August 1901

The Lower Saxony magazine has been published since 1895. It was founded by the brothers Friedrich and August Freudenthal as a supraregional bi-monthly publication. Friedrich Freudenthal headed the Low German section for almost 30 years.

Initially, the magazine was published twice a month by Carl-Schünemann- Verlag in Bremen and was supposed to provide information on history, regional and folklore as well as language and literature in Lower Saxony with a circulation of 4,000 copies .

The editor around 1930 and again after the Second World War was the writer Alma Rogge (1894–1969).

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In the 1990s the magazine was published 6 times a year by Landbuch-Verlag (Hanover) with a volume of 48 pages. The photos on the inside were in black and white (from issue 5/1998 partly in color), the title page was designed with the help of a color photo. From August 2000, “Lower Saxony” appeared in a new design - now monthly - by Landbuch-Verlag (Hanover). Each issue was now completely in color and had a total of 64 pages - including advertisements. The magazine claimed to “continue to provide well-founded and competent information about the country and its regions”, but it should also be fun according to the motto “experience culture - enjoy free time”.

present

Since May 2004 the magazine has been published quarterly with a length of 64 pages in a modern design. The focus is on the critical communication of culture, history, home and nature. In addition, a special issue is published annually.

The publisher is the Lower Saxony Heimatbund eV with its president Hansjörg Küster and the managing director Wolfgang Rüther. The magazine is published by CULTURCON medien ; The publisher is Bernd Oeljeschläger.

literature

  • The table of contents of the Lower Saxony magazine, 1st - 75th year, 1895-1975, in 9 registers with an overview table. Edited by Otto Wilhelm, published by the NHB (Lower Saxony Homeland Association), 1991, 618 pp.
  • Waldemar R. Röhrbein : Lower Saxony. Magazine for culture, history, homeland etc. Nature since 1895. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 470.

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