Sunday, July 26, 2015

Oldest Newspapers


List of Oldest Newspapers




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Avisa Relation oder Zeitung, the second oldest newspaper


 

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Ordinari Post Tijdender, the world's oldest newspaper still published (since 1645)



Definition


    This list of the oldest newspapers sorts the newspapers of the world by the date of their first publication.





 

Date
Newspaper
Language
Place
Country/Region
Notes
1605
Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien
German
Strasbourg
Holy Roman Empire
World's first newspaper
1609
Avisa Relation oder Zeitung
German
Wolfenbüttel
Holy Roman Empire
1610
Name not given in source
German
Basel
Swiss Confederacy
1615
Name not given in source
German
Frankfurt
Holy Roman Empire
1617
Name not given in source
German
Berlin
Holy Roman Empire
1618
Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c.
Dutch
Amsterdam
Dutch Republic
Considered the world's first broadsheet because it was published in folio instead of quarto-size size. Defunct 1664
1618
Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c.
Dutch
Amsterdam
Dutch Republic
Considered the world's first broadsheet because it was published in folio instead of quarto-size size. Defunct 1664
1631
La Gazette
French
Paris
France
First French-language newspaper and first weekly magazine published in France. Existed between May 30, 1631 and September 30, 1915.
1641
Gazeta
Catalan
Barcelona
Spain
First Catalan-language newspaper and first periodical published in Iberian Peninsula. Only two issues were published.
1645
Ordinari Post Tijdender
Swedish
Stockholm
Sweden
Oldest still published newspaper in the world. Online-only since 2007.
1656
Weeckelycke Courante van Europa
Dutch
Haarlem
Dutch Republic
The name was changed to Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant in 1664. The newspaper merged with the Haarlems Dagblad in 1942, which is still published.
1661
La Gazeta
Spanish
Madrid
Kingdom of Spain
Until 2008 December, oldest print edition still published in the world, under the name "Boletín Oficial del Estado". From 2009, only online edition.
1661
Merkuriusz Polski Ordynaryjny
Polish
Kraków
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Moved to Warsaw in May 1661, last issues published 22 July 1661.
1664
Gazzetta di Mantova
Italian
Mantua
Duchy of Mantua, Holy Roman Empire
Oldest private newspaper still published in the world, and oldest continuously published in print.
1665
Oxford Gazette
English
Oxford
England
From issue 24 in 1666, the paper was printed in London and renamed London Gazette; this is still published.
1666
Den Danske Mercurius
Danish
Copenhagen
Denmark
1702
Daily Courant
English
London
England
World first daily newspaper. Last issue in 1735, when it merged with the Daily Gazetteer.
1702
Vedomosti
Russian
Moscow
Russia
Moved to St. Petersburg in 1711, in 1728 renamed Sankt-Petersburgskie Vedomosti, in 1914 renamed Petrogradskie Vedomosti. Last issue in 1917.
1703
Wiener Zeitung
German
Vienna
Austria
Still published
1704
The Review
English
London
England
Founded by Daniel Defoe in 1704 as A Review of the Affairs of France. The Review ran three times a week without interruption until 1713.
1704
The Boston News-Letter
English
Boston, Massachusetts
Thirteen Colonies
Defunct
1705
Hildesheimer Relations-Courier
German
Hildesheim
Germany
Oldest surviving newspaper in Germany, nowadays published as Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung
1705
Mercurius Hungaricus
Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary
Oldest Hungarian newspaper, written in Latin, it had 7 issues and last printed in 1710
1709
The Tatler
English
London
Kingdom of Great Britain
Founded by Richard Steele. Last issue in 1711.

1709
The Worcester Post-Man
English
Worcester
Kingdom of Great Britain
Published since 1753 as Berrow's Worcester Journal.[17] No evidence for claimed publication since 1690.[18]

1710
The Examiner
English
London
Kingdom of Great Britain
Best known for the contributions by Jonathan Swift. Last issue in 1714.
1711
The Spectator
English
London
Kingdom of Great Britain
Founded by Joseph Addison in 1711. Last issue in 1712.
 






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