Flensborg Avis
Flensborg Avis is a Danish language daily newspaper, published in Flensburg (Danish: Flensborg), Germany. It regularly cooperates with Flensburger Tageblatt, a German majority newspaper in the city, and Der Nordschleswiger, a German minority newspaper published in Denmark.
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| Type | Daily newspaper (six times per week) |
|---|---|
| Format | Berliner |
| Owner(s) | Flensborg Avis AG |
| Publisher | Flensborg Avis AG |
| Editor-in-chief | Jørgen Møllekær |
| Founded | 1 October 1869 |
| Political alignment | None |
| Language | Danish (2/3) and German (1/3) |
| Headquarters | Flensburg, Germany |
| Website | fla.de |
History and profile
Flensborg Avis was first published on 1 October 1869 in Flensburg by members of the Danish minority in the Province of Schleswig-Holstein.[1] The paper represents the Danish minority in Southern Schleswig.[1][2] The headquarters of the paper is in Flensburg[3] and there are local editorial offices in the towns of Schleswig (Slesvig), Husum and Niebüll (Nibøl).[1] The paper is published in Berliner format six times per week.[1]
During the Nazi rule in Germany the German supplement of Flensborg Avis, Der Schleswiger, was suspended several times.[4]
Since 1974 the paper has a German language section as well. In addition, Flensborg Avis is co-owner of Radio Schleswig-Holstein, a private radio station in Northern Germany, which broadcasts daily news in Danish. In 2013 the past issues of the paper was digitalised.[2]
Flensborg Avis had a circulation of 6,000 copies in March 2008.[3]
References
- "Flensborg Avis" (PDF). Midas Press. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- Jan Christensen. "New life for old newspapers online" (PDF). WAN IFRA. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Flensborg Avis". Euro topics. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- Norman Berdichevsky (20 February 2004). Nations, Language and Citizenship. McFarland. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-7864-2700-0. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
