Pärnu Postimees

Pärnu Postimees (originally Perno Postimees ehk Näddalileht) is an Estonian regional newspaper published in Pärnu County. First published on 5 June 1857, it is one of the oldest papers in the country, and also a forerunner to the national newspaper Postimees.

Pärnu Postimees
Owner(s)Postimees Group
Founder(s)Johan Woldemar Jannsen
Founded1857 (1857)
LanguageEstonian
ISSN1406-2917
OCLC number473226655
Websiteparnu.postimees.ee

History

The first issue of Perno Postimees ehk Näddalileht, published on 5 June 1857

The newspaper was first published on 5 June 1857 as Perno Postimees ehk Näddalileht.[1] It was founded by Johann Voldemar Jannsen,[1] who was an architect by profession and has been described as "the father or Estonian journalism".[2]

The paper aimed at encouraging Estonians and at publishing Estonian literary work.[1] In 1863, the paper moved to Dorpat (Tartu) and was renamed as Eesti Postimees (meaning the Estonian Postman in English).[1]

References

  1. Ion Stanciu; Silviu Miloiu. Europe as viewed from the margins. An East-Central European perspective during the long 19th Century. Silviu Miloiu. p. 111. ISBN 978-973-7925-92-3. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. "Sculpture of Johann Voldemar Jannsen". Visit Estonia. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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