West Hungarian border messenger

The West Hungarian Grenzbote was a German-language daily newspaper that was published from 1872 to 1919 in Pressburg , today's Bratislava, in the Kingdom of Hungary .

The contents of the newspaper were news from Pressburg, mixed news, economic news and advertisements. The newspaper was of regional importance for western Hungary . However, up to the end of the 19th century, it did not represent a dedicated “national German standpoint”, but, like other German-language newspapers in the area, was considered rather pro-government. It was considered a liberal daily and was founded by Julius Földes, Iván von Simonyi , Eduard Horn and Mór Jókai . The West Hungarian border messenger initially had a print run of around 4,000 copies. Its main competitor was the conservative daily Pressburger Zeitung .

The first edition appeared on May 1, 1872 and the last on December 31, 1919.

Senior Editors

Julius Földes
from December 15, 1872: Iván von Simonyi
from October 2, 1878: Ignác Deutsch
from November 5, 1881: Iván von Simonyi and Anton Windisch
from January 1, 1882: Iván von Simonyi
from June 8, 1890: Wolfgang Riepl
from February 7, 1900: Iván von Simonyi
from May 15, 1900: Gustav Mauthner

Web links

ZDB ID 2516082-5
West Hungarian border messenger at wienbibliothek.at
Digital copies of the years 1772–1919 of the West Hungarian border messenger at DIFMOE: Digital Forum Central and Eastern Europe - The portal of historical German-language periodicals in Central and Eastern Europe .

Individual evidence

^ Introduction to the history of the Carpathian Germans in Slovakia karpatendeutsche.de
↑ Bibliography of German-language periodicals from Eastern Europe, page 130
^ Gerhard Seewann : History of Germans in Hungary , Volume 2: 1860 to 2006 , Herder Institute, Marburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-87969-374-0 , page 121 [1]
↑ Werner Michler and Karl Wagner: Briefwechsel 1869-1878 , Böhlau, Vienna, 2003, ISBN 978-3205994824 , page 682, limited preview in the Google book search
^ German-language press in Hungary 1850–1920, page 90

[1] Introduction to the history of the Carpathian Germans in Slovakia karpatendeutsche.de

[ios-2] Bibliography of German-language periodicals from Eastern Europe, page 130

[3] Gerhard Seewann : History of Germans in Hungary , Volume 2: 1860 to 2006 , Herder Institute, Marburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-87969-374-0 , page 121 [1]

[4] Werner Michler and Karl Wagner: Briefwechsel 1869-1878 , Böhlau, Vienna, 2003, ISBN 978-3205994824 , page 682, limited preview in the Google book search

[oszk-5] German-language press in Hungary 1850–1920, page 90