De Limburger

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De Limburger
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s) Mediahuis
Editor Bjorn Oostra
Founded1996
Language Dutch
Headquarters Maastricht (hoofdkantoor) en Venlo
Circulation 120,000 [1]
Website Limburger.nl
Former building of De Limburger Maastricht-Stokstraatkwartier, Havenstraat01.jpg
Former building of De Limburger

De Limburger is a Dutch newspaper covering the province of Limburg. The Limburgs Dagblad merged into De Limburger at the end 2017. [2] Both newspapers were owned by Mediahuis. Dagblad De Limburger, the previous name of De Limburger, was founded after a merger of Dagblad voor Noord-Limburg and De Limburger.

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Limburgs Dagblad

Limburgs Dagblad
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s) Mecom Group
Editor Huub Paulissen
Founded26 October 1918;106 years ago (1918-10-26)
Language Dutch
Ceased publication29 December 2017
Headquarters Sittard
Circulation 46,209 (2008)

Limburgs Dagblad was a Dutch newspaper published in Sittard, Limburg. Founded in 1918, in 2008 the newspaper had a circulation of 46,209. [3] Its last issue was on 29 December 2017, after which the merger with De Limburger was complete.

Even before the merger was finalized, both newspapers operated as the Media Groep Limburg, owned by Mecom Group. [4] The newspapers operated a common website. In 2000 both newspapers were acquired by De Telegraaf , however, the Netherlands Competition Authority would only agree to this if both newspapers would stay separate. In 2005 this demand was dropped, and since then the newspapers have been working towards more cooperation. In 2006 the Media Group Limburg was sold to the British Mecom Group.

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