Luzerner Zeitung

Luzerner Zeitung (LZ) is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published in Lucerne.^[1]

Luzerner Zeitung

Type	Daily newspaper
Owner(s)	CH Media
Editor-in-chief	Thomas Bornhauser
Founded	1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Language	German
Headquarters	Lucerne, Switzerland
Circulation	127,244 (2009)
Sister newspapers	Neue Zürcher Zeitung St. Galler Tagblatt
ISSN	1421-7430
OCLC number	605736113
Website	luzernerzeitung.ch (in German)

History and profile

Luzerner Zeitung was created in 1996 through the merger of Luzerner Zeitung (LZ) and Luzerner Neuste Nachrichten (LNN). Luzerner Zeitung (1991–1996) had replaced the two daily newspapers Luzerner Tagblatt and Vaterland. The paper is owned by CH Media which also owns Neue Zürcher Zeitung and St. Galler Tagblatt.^[2] Its editor-in-chief is Thomas Bornhauser.

The newspaper is published in six regional editions:

Regional title	Canton
–	Lucerne
Neue Nidwaldner Zeitung	Nidwalden
Neue Obwaldner Zeitung	Obwalden
Neue Urner Zeitung	Uri
Neue Zuger Zeitung	Zug

In 1997 Neue Luzerner Zeitung had a circulation of 131,761 copies.^[3] Its circulation was 133,000 copies in 2003.^[4] According to WEMF AG, as of 2004^[update], the newspaper had a certified distribution of 134,526 copies and a readership of 290,000. The 2006 circulation of the paper was 131,004 copies.^[5] It was 127,244 copies in 2009.^[2]

See also

• List of newspapers in Switzerland