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99-523: The population of Lahr passed the 20,000 mark in the mid-1950s. When the new body of Municipal Law for Baden-Württemberg came into effect on April 1, 1956, the city was therefore immediately accorded Große Kreisstadt status. In addition, Lahr cooperates with the town of Kippenheim in administrative matters. Lahr is located on the western edge of the Black Forest where the Schutter Valley merges with

198-557: A Simultaneum existed between 1773 and 1959 where Catholics and Protestants used the same church building. In addition to the two large denominations the following are also represented in Lahr: several independent Protestant churches among them Baptists , Methodists and Pentecostals , and the New Apostolic Church . In conjunction with several district reforms the following towns were merged with Lahr: Figures reflect city limits at

297-475: A portcullis that is pulled halfway up. The city colors are blue and white. The symbol in the coat of arms was used in official seals since at least 1305. It originates from the coat of arms of the House Geroldseck, founders of the city, and included the then customary symbol for cities, the wall. The wall was replaced with a parapet in the fifteenth century. Between 1898 and 1958 the coat of arms depicted only

396-564: A Jewish woman and rejected calls for her dismissal; this may explain why the company was never designated a "model National Socialist company". Burda also intervened against the deportation of an employee's Jewish wife, which led to Burda being reported to the Gestapo . An unauthorised biography of the family, Die Burdas, characterised Franz's membership of the Nazi party as more financial expediency than political ideology. In later official hearings Franz

495-475: A border with Lahr. They are listed clockwise starting from the north: Friesenheim , Seelbach , Kippenheim , Kappel-Grafenhausen and Schwanau . Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is " Cfb " ( Oceanic climate ). Lahr developed around the Storchenturm ("stork tower") owned by

594-538: A circulation of 300,000 sold copies. Its advertising revenues would go on to surpass "Der Spiegel". "Focus" was key to the development of the Burda publishing house into a media corporation . With the retirement of Aenne Burda in 1994, Hubert Burda purchased all the shares of the remaining family members and thus became the sole owner of the publishing house. It was integrated into the Group but remained largely independent. At

693-535: A collegiate monastery in 1482. In 1492 the parish of Burgberg was moved to Lahr and the Chapel of Our Lady became the parish church. After the Reformation was introduced in 1558 until 1567, the monastery was dissolved and Lahr remained exclusively Protestant for the next several centuries. After Lahr came to Baden, the church became seat of a deanery which serves the entire surrounding area. Two other parishes developed from

792-811: A daily edition with a very comprehensive local section for Lahr and the surrounding area. Lahr is home to the IV. Division of the Bereitschaftspolizei and several regional and state courts and of the Departments of Finance and Labor, as well as a notary public maintain branch locations here. Lahr is also the seat of the Deaconies Lahr of both the Archdiocese Freiburg and the Evangelical Church in Baden . There

891-638: A friendship after 1945, with Hans Reiss contributing to later Burda projects. Despite his cordial relationship with Reiss, Franz Burda was a member of the Nazi Party from 1938 onwards. In 1933 he declared that his company had no Jewish employees or shareholders, although, preceding this statement in Sürag , advertisers of the National Socialist program guides NS-Funk and Der Deutsche Sender had claimed Burda did employ Jews. In reality, Burda knowingly employed

990-404: A geographic sense. Specifically, Brudertal is part of the borough of Kuhbach; Galgenberg , Schutterlindenhof and Waldfrieden are part of Lahr (proper); Eichberg , Gereut , Giesenhof , Langeck , Poche and Schindelhöfe are part of the borough of Reichenbach; and Dammenmühle , Ernethof , Hohberg and Langenhard are part of the borough of Sulz. The following cities and towns share

1089-545: A long history. Hugsweier, Burgheim, Dinglingen, Langenwinkel, Mietersheim and Sulz used to be ruled by the same rulers as Lahr itself and therefore shared a great deal of the city's history. In 1803 they became part of Baden and were communities in a previous district of Lahr until they were merged and became part of the city. Hugsweier was first mentioned in 1341 as "Hugelswilre", Burgheim in 1035 as "Burcheim", Dinglingen in 961 as "Tuntelinga", Mietersheim in 762 as "Mutherisheim" and Sulz in 1270 as "Sulz". Langenwinkel

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1188-552: A major corporation; it is now one of Germany's largest media companies. Its best-known media brands include the magazines Bunte and Superillu , the German edition of Playboy , the news magazine Focus , as well as HuffPost Germany, HolidayCheck and XING . From 1903, Franz Burda ("I"), the father of Franz Burda Sr ("II") and grandfather of Franz Burda Jr ("III") ran a small printing business in Philippsburg . The venture

1287-510: A memorial commemorates the history of the Jewish community, can still be visited today. The friends' association of the former synagogue in Kippenheim keeps the memory of Kippenheim's Jewish history alive through events and guided tours through Kippenheim, Schmieheim, and the Kippenheim synagogue. Since 2009, Kippenheim has been home to Wat Phra Dhammakaya Schwarzwald, a temple and meditation center of

1386-405: A mutual contact told him of Franz Burda's interest. At the time Burda did not have sufficient capital to buy the business outright, so he paired with Karl Fritz, owner of Südwestdruck. One of Fritz's contacts, Robert Wagner, had the high-level political and banking contacts necessary to approve the deal and secure finance for the acquisition. After the acquisition, Burda invited Reiss to stay on at

1485-479: A parish and a market cooperative. The present church itself, i.e. the choir and foundations of the nave, which was destroyed by fire in the early 18th century and rebuilt, date from around 1500. The massive tower is much older. Kippenheim had a certain ecclesiastical importance in the 16th and 17th centuries when it became a suburb of Protestantism under the rule of Mahlberg. During the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648),

1584-475: A schools for the speech impaired with attached Kindergarten , and a school for the mentally disabled, also with attached Kindergarten. Additional public schools are the Clara-Schumann-Gymnasium (where students with a degree from non-college track high schools may obtain a degree equivalent to a college-track high school) with room and board, a specialty school for painters, and the nursing school that

1683-589: A stake in Europa Online, a Luxembourg online service. "Focus Online" was launched in 1996, representing the first editorial news service from Burda, and additional such websites followed. Europa Online proved to be unsuccessful, but Burda continued its expansion on the Internet. In 2000, the Group consolidated its digital businesses in Focus Digital AG , which merged with Tomorrow Internet AG to become what

1782-724: A terrace restaurant. In 1962, Burda acquired the majority of the Neue Verlags-Gesellschaft publishing company based in Karlsruhe, known for magazines such as " Freundin " and "Film Revue". At the end of the 1940s, Marie-Pierre Kœnig , Commander-in-chief of the French Army in Germany and Military Governor of the French Occupation Zone , was head of the publishing house. In 1953, Karl Fritz, who together with Burda had acquired

1881-537: Is Chip Online, one of the largest German-language editorial websites. Cliqz is a web browser with an integrated search engine , unveiled in 2015. It stands out in particular thanks to its search function without traditional search results pages and tracking protection. Cliqz supports Windows , macOS , Linux , iOS and Android operating systems. In 2016, the Mozilla Foundation invested in Cliqz. Cyberport

1980-404: Is a German-language people magazine . It was first published in 1948 under the name "Das Ufer". Under Hubert Burda, Bunte developed into a modern popular magazine. Today, Bunte has one of the highest circulations of all German publications and is one of the most popular media brands in the Group. After Patricia Riekel stepped down, Robert Pölzer took over the position of editor-in-chief. Chip

2079-663: Is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany . Kippenheim has restored its pre-war synagogue. Kippenheim is located on the foothills of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain about 7 km south of Lahr . Population development: As documented in the General State Archives in Karlsruhe, Kippenheim, then Chippinheim, was first mentioned in 763. The Celts were probably

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2178-1078: Is a private university in Lahr and the hospital is a teaching hospital attached to the University in Freiburg. The City has three college track high schools (Clara-Schumann-, Max-Planck- and Scheffel- Gymnasium ), one non-college track high school (Otto-Hahn- Realschule ), one school focusing on special education ( Gutenbergschule ), eight grammar schools ( Eichrodt-Grundschule , Geroldseckerschule , Johann-Peter-Hebel-Schule , Luisenschule , Schutterlindenberg-Schule , Grundschule Kuhbach , Grundschule Langenwinkel , Schulhaus Kippenheimweiler and Grundschule Mietersheim ), two combined grammar and middle schools (in Reichenbach and in Sulz) and two middle schools ( Friedrich-Hauptschule und Theodor-Heuss-Hauptschule Dinglingen). In addition, Ortenau (district) operates several vocational schools,

2277-708: Is a stop on the Rhine Valley Railway of the Deutsche Bahn but the former main train station in the heart of town and the tracks of the local railway from Seelbach (Schutter) to Kehl have been completely removed. In Lahr, the Schwarzwälder Bote , a daily newspaper, publishes a local edition by the name of "Lahrer Zeitung" and the local edition of the Badische Zeitung out of Freiburg (formerly Lahrer Anzeiger ). The Offenburger Tageblatt also publishes

2376-589: Is a village with a fairly short history. It was built starting in 1787 in the area of the Nassau forest, which was cut down to make room for the new village, on land that belonged to Dinglingen. In 1790 the first house was built and in 1797 Langenwinkel became an independent community that was also made part of Baden in 1803. After 1951 the airfield for the Canadian Forces was built in Langenwinkel's immediate vicinity and

2475-418: Is an electronics retailer, established in 1998. The company sells notebooks, tablets, smartphones and other devices, both online and in its own outlets. In the year 2000, the Group increased its stake to acquire a majority in the firm. Digital Life Design (or DLD for short) is the international conference and innovation platform of Hubert Burda Media. It was launched in 2005 as "Digital Lifestyle Day". In

2574-463: Is attached to the hospital. Numerous private and specialty training schools complete the picture, among them the Abendrealschule and Abendgymnasium where students with middle school and non-college track high school diplomas are able to gain college entrance prerequisites on a part-time basis after work. Lahr is twinned with: Kippenheim Kippenheim ( Low Alemannic : Kibbennä )

2673-469: Is attached to the parish of Hugsweier and Kippenheimweiler to the parish in neighbouring Kippenheim. Protestants from Kuhbach and Reichenbach belong to the parish of Seelbach and those living in Mietersheim belong to the parish of Lahr. All Protestant parishes belong to the deanery of Lahr within the Evangelical Church in Baden . The Liebenzeller Association is also represented in Lahr. At the beginning of

2772-494: Is its largest and fastest-growing unit. In 2018 it recorded a 5% increase in sales to €1.47bn, accounting for 55% of the company's entire turnover. Hubert Burda Media owns magazines , websites , TV and radio broadcasters , including Radio Times and over 70 other magazines. It also acquired Immediate Media from its private equity owner Exponent and Management, for £270m. The Group also owns various mail order and service and marketing firms. The Commission on Concentration in

2871-448: Is one of the highest-profile German-language websites. Freizeit Revue is a German-language tabloid magazine . The first edition appeared in 1970. It carries content on celebrities, crossword puzzles and practical tips. It is one of the most widely circulated and most profitable publications in the Group. The editor-in-chief of Freizeit Revue is Kai Winckler. Hubert Burda Media's worldwide travel and review portals are bundled under

2970-550: Is one of the oldest churches on the right side of the Rhine . Between 1877 and 1880 a second Protestant church was built, featuring a dome and built in the style of the Italian Renaissance . The Friedenskirche was built in 1956 and the first Catholic church, St. Peter and Paul, was built in 1846 in neo-Roman style and features two towers. The second Catholic church St. Marien was built between 1954 and 1956 and expanded in 1967. In

3069-444: Is organized in a decentralized profit center structure. The subsidiaries operate largely independently, while some functions (such as procurement) are handled centrally. The consolidation of the Group in 2015 comprised a total of 233 companies, of which 140 were headquartered in Germany. The holding company of the Group is Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft . The personally liable shareholders ( general partners ) of

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3168-562: The Gurs camp. Kippenheim was spared the direct effects of war until the last year of the war, but in February and April, 1945 buildings were also destroyed here as a result of various attacks. The inhabitants found protection in bunkers and shelters in the Leimental and in the vineyards, so there were no major losses. In 1946, in gratitude for the fact that Kippenheim was protected from severe war damage,

3267-505: The National Socialist period, the call for a boycott on April 1, 1933, was only hesitantly followed, but in the following years the municipal council, which consisted only of NSDAP members, consistently pushed through anti-Jewish orders. The Second World War also claimed numerous victims in Kippenheim and ended in 1945 with total defeat. During the “Wagner-Bürckel Action” on October 22, 1940, the last Jews from Kippenheim were deported to

3366-532: The Upper Rhine River Plains from the east. The Schutter enters the city from the southeast and runs in a northwesterly direction first through the boroughs of Reichenbach and Kuhbach, then through Lahr (proper) where the Altstadt (historic town centre) is situated on the right bank of the river. It then traverses the borough of Dinglingen where it bends north until it finally leaves the city after traversing

3465-718: The 14th and 15th centuries), the church of the Assumption of our Blessed Lady in Kuhbach (built in 1956), the Mietersheim Chapel (built in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Reichenbach Church (built between 1846 and 1848 in neo-Roman style), St. Peter and Paul Church in Sulz (built in 1864 in neo-Roman style) and St. John's Church in Sulz (built in 1960). The Chrysanthema is a three-week-long floral exhibition that takes place annually in

3564-478: The 1970s Hugsweier, Kippenheimweiler, Kuhbach, Langenwinkel, Mietersheim, Reichenbach and Sulz joined Lahr as new boroughs. Several of the boroughs include additional, geographically distinct settlements or neighbourhoods that either have a long history of their own or were created as new developments but with areal boundaries that have not been officially defined. Most of these settlements have only small populations and some have since also merged with their borough in

3663-460: The 1980s, particularly after the circulation of “Bunte" rallied again. Further growth came after expansion to the east: In 1987, "Burda Moden" was the first Western magazine sold in the Soviet Union . After German Reunification, Burda initiated " Superillu " in cooperation with Gong Verlag . It was conceived as "integration and lifestyle assistance as East and West grow together" and became one of

3762-629: The Baden House of Mahlberg in 1629. In 1810 it was assigned to the Ettenheim court and only íts subsequent dissolution did it become part of the district Lahr. Kuhbach was first mentioned in 1035 as "Cuobach". Initially it belonged to the Geroldsecks. After the family divided into two in 1278 was it made part of Hohengeroldseck ( Vogtei Seelbach). Ecclesiastically, it was first part of the Burgheim parish and

3861-658: The Bauer Printing Press in 1938, then purchased the Neue Verlags-Gesellschaft . In 1962, Burda bought the Bambi film prize . In 1963, Burda acquired the traditional "Frankfurter Illustrierte", which was also integrated into "Bunte". From then on, the publication was called "Bunte Münchner Frankfurter Illustrierte". In 1966, Hubert Burda joined the company. After he obtained a Ph.D. in Art History and completing various traineeships, Franz Burda initially put his son in charge of

3960-516: The Canadian Forces left in 1994, a small Canadian contingent of former civilian employees remained in Lahr (approximately 200). As early as 1939 Lahr was the seat of the rural district of the same name. Its automobile license plates code was "LR" but during the Baden-Württemberg district reform in the 1970s the district was dissolved and its communities were assigned and made part of the newly created Ortenau District . Lahr's boroughs also enjoy

4059-580: The Dhammakaya Buddhist movement from Thailand. Hubert Burda Media Hubert Burda Media Holding is a German media group with headquarters in Offenburg . It originated as a small printing business, founded by Franz Burda Snr in Philippsburg, in 1903. In 1986, the corporate group was divided up between Franz Jnr, Frieder and Hubert Burda . In the 1980s and 1990s, the company developed into

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4158-499: The East". The magazine contains regional interest stories, but has evolved over the years to include broader-based family content. Stefan Kobus is editor-in-chief. XING is a German-language social networking service for professional contacts, with more than ten million German-speaking members. It was founded in 2003 under the name OpenBC by Lars Hinrichs . Initially, Hubert Burda Media acquired one-quarter of XING, then in 2012 acquired

4257-491: The French military newspaper "Revue d'Information". After Franz Burda Sr received the order from the French authorities to publish a magazine, the illustrated newspaper "Das Ufer", was first published in 1948, a precursor of the " Bunte " ("Bunte Illustrierte"), against the opposition of many French officers. The license for "Das Ufer" was issued under the name of a front woman. At that time, the French occupation forces still compiled

4356-419: The Group are Blue Ocean Entertainment, BCN, BurdaDirect, BurdaDruck, BurdaForward, BurdaHome, BurdaInternational, BurdaLife, BurdaNews, BurdaPrincipal Investments, BurdaServices, BurdaStudios, BurdaStyle, BurdaTech, C3 Creative Code and Content, HolidayCheck Group and XING. The divisions operate largely independently as profit centers . Well known media and digital brands of Hubert Burda Media include: Bunte

4455-555: The HolidayCheck Group. HolidayCheck is among the leading websites of this kind in Germany, measured in terms of brokered revenues. The publicly listed HolidayCheck Group previously went by the name Tomorrow Focus , after the merger of Tomorrow with Focus Digital. In 1998, Hubert Burda Media launched the German-language woman's magazine InStyle, licensing the product from US Time Inc. publishing company. InStyle reports on

4554-500: The House of Geroldseck around 1220 and received a city charter around 1278. The charter was renewed in 1377 and served as the foundation for municipal independence through to the end of the Old Empire . The significant tax privileges enjoyed by Lahr allowed the city to quickly grow into a centre of trade during the eighteenth century. The city and surrounding land with the same name remained

4653-514: The Lahr area to join the existing Air Force contingent. On 6 May 1994, Werner Dietz, Mayor of Lahr/Schwarzenwald presented the Canadian Forces a plaque "The City of Lahr/Schwarzenwald, in the Black Forest, thanks the Canadian Forces for their contribution to Peace, Security and harmonious relations between Canadian and German populations of our city during their presence from 1967 to 1994." After

4752-462: The Media (KEK) lists over 200 majority or minority shareholdings for Germany alone. The Group and its publishers are considered leaders in the media industry in terms of the development of digital business models. Hubert Burda Media earns more than half its revenues in this area. In 2018 the company reported, roughly 600 media products released in Germany and 18 other countries. The key divisions of

4851-677: The Munich publishing house. The men's magazine "M", launched at the end of the 1960s with a million- DM advertising budget, was discontinued by Burda after 12 editions and extensive losses. In 1973, Franz Burda Sr largely retired from the business: he made his children, Franz Jr, Frieder and Hubert into managing shareholders. Franz Burda Jr was responsible for the printing operations, while Frieder handled finances and administration and Hubert managed publishing activities. Hubert also worked as editor for "Bunte", first as managing editor, advancing to editor-in-chief in 1976. Influenced by Andy Warhol , he led

4950-523: The Third Reich was described by Salomon Korn, a former Vice President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany , as a "case study for coming generations as to the question of guilt and conscience, of entanglement and dealing with the burden of this legacy". At the beginning of World War II , Burda had a staff of roughly 600 employees. In 1941, production of the magazine "Die Sürag" was curtailed due to

5049-487: The aftermath of the war, Franz Burda Sr single-handedly reached an agreement to pay reparations to the survivors and descendants of the shareholders from the Mannheim Bauer Printing Press. The company Gebr. Bauer oHG was later deleted from the commercial register and subsequently run as a Burda company. From 1945, the company printed schoolbooks and postage stamps for the French occupation zone, as well as

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5148-555: The associated noise and traffic became a tremendous hardship for the residents of Langenwinkel. In 1965 the German Ministry of Defense decided therefore to move the village and Langenwinkel was recreated between 1968 and 1971 several kilometres southeast of the Hurster Hof . Kippenheimweiler was first mentioned in 1427 as "Wilre" and then in 1462 as "Kippenwiler". It was an extension of Kippenheim and like Kippenheim it became part of

5247-477: The best-selling magazines in the new German states. By contrast, the East German tabloid, "Super!", launched in 1992, was a failure. In order to compensate for the losses incurred, Burda was obliged to sell the headquarters at Arabellapark. Further success came with the launch of " Focus ." Established in 1993 by Hubert Burda and Helmut Markwort , the magazine had 15,000 subscribers after five editions and reached

5346-480: The borough of Hugsweier. A canal for emergency relief in times of flooding branches off from the Schutter not far from Dinglingen. The city of Lahr is made up of Lahr (proper) and the formerly independent communities of Burgheim (merged with Lahr in 1899) and Dinglingen (merged in 1933). Burgheim and Dinglingen have merged with Lahr also in a geographic sense. During the last major district reform in Baden-Württemberg in

5445-684: The boroughs are the Petrus Church in Burgheim (featuring a Roman Choir church with gothic murals ), the St Martin's Church in Dinglingen (built in 1784), the Melanchton Church in Dinglingen (built 1979), former St. Margarethen Church in Hugsweier (built between 1755 and 1790), St. Martin's Church in Hugsweier (built in 1966), Kippenheimweiler Church (built in 1902, Chapel of Our Lady in Kuhbach (built in

5544-478: The business significantly. In the early 1930s, the magazine achieved a circulation of over 85,000, and the staff grew from three to roughly 100. A second and larger phase of growth began in 1934, with the acquisition and development of new printing operations and the conversion to gravure printing. In 1938 Franz Burda and partners acquired a major printing facility, Großdruckerei, Papiergroßhandlung und Papierwarenwerk Akademiestraße Gebrüder Bauer in Mannheim . It

5643-451: The business. Under Kallen's leadership the subsidiary Tomorrow Focus started up a German-language version of the news and discussion platform " HuffPost ". In 2013 Hubert Burda Media acquired a majority in the web browser " Cliqz ", in which the Mozilla Foundation also later invested. In 2016, a group subsidiary started "Thunder”, an open-source content management system that is also open to other media companies. Hubert Burda Media

5742-404: The chapel "Maria Frieden" was built on the Hohbühl, in the middle of the wine-growing region. Kippenheim is both Protestant and Roman Catholic. In addition to these congregations, there is also a New Apostolic church in town. The Jewish community in Kippenheim existed until the Shoah. Albert Weill, the father of the composer Kurt Weill, came from here. The former synagogue in Kippenheim, in which

5841-451: The citizens of Lahr and thwarted Nassau's attempt at absolute rule. In 1803 Lahr and the surrounding land in Baden became the seat of a court, whose areal boundaries were modified several times. During the 19th century Lahr was highly involved in the printing industry and the Burda Publishing Company, nowadays located in neighboring Offenburg , had its start at least partially in Lahr. Between 1898 and 1919 and again between 1936 and 1945,

5940-448: The city jointly until the Baden half also became the property of the Nassaus in 1629. The Thirty Years' War reduced the city's population significantly and during the Dutch War in 1677 it was burned to the ground by French troops under the leadership of Marshall de Créquy . Later on, during the eighteenth century, the citizens of Lahr sued the House of Nassau in the "Lahr Law Suits" in 1726 and 1778. The suits were decided in favor of

6039-504: The city was home to a garrison. After World War II , Lahr became one of the bases for the French until France left the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1966. After that, from 1967 until 1994, the Canadian NATO forces ( CFB Lahr ) maintained their European headquarters in Lahr. Following the closing down of the "old" Brigade Area in North Rhine-Westphalia centred around Iserlohn, Hemer, Deilinghofen as well as Werl and Soest (1970–1971)the Land Forces and their families were transferred to

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6138-432: The company are Hubert Burda and a Management GmbH, which in turn is 100% owned by the holding company. The limited partners of the company are the Burda Betriebsführungsgesellschaft as well as Hubert Burda's two children. Elisabeth and Jacob Burda were given a share in the Group for the first time at the end of 2010. The executive management of the Group reports to a Management Board comprising five persons. The CEO of

6237-453: The company to help manage the transition of ownership. Reiss's son Hans would later write that the pair established a good working relationship, despite the circumstances of the acquisition, with Reiss mentoring Burda's transition to managing a much larger business and Burda enjoying the firm's more informal culture. Burda interjected on Reiss' behalf when the latter was interned as part of Kristallnacht . The Burda and Reiss families developed

6336-415: The court of Hohengeroldseck. Only in 1832 was it made part of the Lahr district. The region around Lahr initially belonged to the Archdiocese of Strasbourg . The city itself was originally attached to the parishes of Dinglingen and Burgheim. Only the Chapel of Our Lady was located in Lahr. In 1259 the Augustinians founded a monastery which was moved to the outskirts of Dinglingen in 1349 and converted into

6435-543: The district reform in the 1970s, municipal laws of Baden-Württemberg were amended to introduce borough councils for certain boroughs. Residents of such boroughs elect their borough council at each municipal election and the borough council must be consulted on all matters of significance to the respective borough. The Borough President also presides over the Borough Council. In Lahr the boroughs of Hugsweier, Kippenheimweiler, Kughbach, Langenwinkel, Mietersheim, Reichenbach and Sulz have borough councils. The elections in 2014 showed

6534-409: The editorial section of the magazine. Aenne Burda , the wife of Franz Burda Sr, built up the A. Burda fashion publishing house after the War. Its key publication, Burda Moden , a magazine for sewing patterns, was launched in 1950 (a precursor named of "Favorit" was launched in 1949). Circulation grew rapidly from 100,000 at launch to roughly half a million copies. Aenne Burda developed into by far

6633-419: The evolution of the publication from a traditional magazine to a modern popular magazine ("people magazine"). In 1983, the "Bunte" editorial staff moved from Offenburg to Munich, to the newly built headquarters of the Burda Verlag at Arabellapark , where the company still has an office. After numerous mergers and acquisitions, the printing and publishing operations evolved into a large corporate group, which

6732-482: The fall. It is visited by thousands from all over Germany and neighboring countries and features a tremendously decorated Altstadt (historic center of town). [REDACTED] As a former Canadian Forces base (CFB) , Lahr owns an airport, the Flughafen Lahr . The runway is 3 km long and 45m wide. [REDACTED] The city is accessible from the A 5 via the Lahr exit and the B 3 , B 36 and B415 all intersect here. [REDACTED] Lahr (Schwarzw) station

6831-407: The fashion and lifestyle of celebrities and style icons. It is geared towards younger women readers. The editor-in-chief of InStyle is Kerstin Weng. The Burda Group established the German-language magazine Superillu after German Reunification especially for the East German market. The publication grew into the most widely read magazine. Die Zeit thus referred to Superillu as the "Mouthpiece of

6930-475: The first time. In 2005, Hubert Burda Media initiated the international conference and innovation platform Digital Life Design (DLD). It gathers leading innovators, Internet investors and companies to Munich. In 2007, the Group took over the remaining shares in the Vogel Burda joint venture, which, among others, owns the computer magazine " Chip ” and the technology portal "Chip Online". In 2009, Burda invested in XING with an initial purchase of 25.1% of

7029-414: The first to settle down in Kippenheim. The power of the Celtic tribes was broken by the Germans advancing from the North Sea region and the Roman attacks from the south. Around the year 250 AD, the Alemanni broke through the border wall from the east and occupied the border area up to the Rhine, where most of the Alemannic villages probably came into being and probably also Kippenheim or Chippinheim, as it

7128-477: The following results: Initially Lahr was headed up by four members of the council, referred to as "The Four". From 1377 the council consisted of 12 "Friends of the Council", of them four were considered mayors. In addition, there was an executor and a regal advocate to facilitate matters between the city and the ruling houses. From the 19th century on, there was only one mayor and a council with 11 members. Currently,

7227-522: The foundry in the borough of Reichenbach. The new city hall, which was originally constructed as the home for an entrepreneur, features a facade by Friedrich Weinbrenner . The main church serving the city is the Lutheran Stiftskirche , formerly Church of Our Lady, which is a late-gothic basilica with three naves and a tower that was built in 1874. Much older is the St. Peter's church in Burgheim, which

7326-508: The heirs of Axel Springer , having sought a majority in Axel Springer alongside Leo Kirch; Hubert Burda challenged the legality of the transaction, asserting a preemptory right of purchase for the Springer shares. He lost the subsequent court case. At the time of the legal dispute with his brothers, revenues at Hubert Burda's publishing house went into decline before improving at the end of

7425-561: The largest customer of the printing operations of her husband, who had no authority in her company. She only granted a participating share to her children as limited partners. In 1954, Aenne Burda's company moved into new headquarters in Kestendamm in Offenburg, designed by the architect Egon Eiermann . From 1954/55, advertising for Burda publications was seen on the so-called "Burda Fleet", three Piper PA-18 airplanes with banners flying behind

7524-607: The management body is Paul-Bernhard Kallen, who in 2010 was the first manager from outside the family to assume the position. Holger Eckstein is the CFO , Andreas Rittstieg is responsible for Legal Affairs and Compliance. Philipp Welte is responsible for national media brands and Stefan Winners the national digital brands. The company splits out its revenue reporting across five divisional categories: National Digital Brands, National Media Brands, International Media Brands, Print and Other. in bn.€ The firm's National Digital Media division

7623-481: The mayor is elected by the city's citizens for a term of eight years and he is also the President of the city council. His permanent deputy mayors are the "First councilperson" and "Second councilperson". Mayors since 1803 Lahr's coat of arms features a split shield. Displayed on the left is a red beam on golden background and on the right a silver wall on blue background. The wall has three merlons , an open gate and

7722-517: The nineteenth century Catholics began to return to Lahr and in 1843 the first Catholic parish was founded, its church St. Peter and Paul constructed from 1846. St. Marien became the second Catholic parish in 1960 (its church was built in 1954 through 1956). Additional Catholic parishes exist in Dinglingen (Holy Spirit with church St. Martin in Hugsweier), Kuhbach (Mary Ascension and Chapel of Our Dear Lady), Reichenbach and Sulz (St. Peter and Paul). In Sulz

7821-452: The original one, Christ Church Parish and Peace Parish, but were merged later on to form a combined parish. The combined parish today also includes John's Parish in Sulz, the Luther, Paul and Melanchton Parishes in Dinglingen and Lahr-West, and St Peter's Parish in Burgheim. Additional Protestant parishes are located in the boroughs of Hugsweier, Kippenheimweiler and Langenwinkel, while Langenwinkel

7920-546: The parapet with the head of an angel holding the shield. This version was known since the 18th century but the city returned to the original version in 1958. The Storchenturm (crane tower) is the logo of Lahr. The tower is a remnant of the former castle of the Geroldseck and remains together with parts of the old city wall . Other notables are the City park with museum in the Jamm villa and

8019-514: The people of Kippenheim, but had no significant impact on life in the village. Finally, after the war of 1870/71, Kippenheim experienced new prosperity with the rise of the German Empire . But that only lasted until 1914. During the First World War, 51 Kippenheimers died on the battlefields. The villagers endured difficult years before things slowly started to improve again. At the beginning of

8118-573: The possession of Baden and was given to the Röder vassals as a fief . The Hohengeroldseck part eventually became the property of the Counts van der Leyen. Reichenbach was initially Protestant but returned to Catholicism in 1658. The Baden-Röder part was then passed on to the County of Geroldseck in 1806 and with the County came into the possession of Austria in 1815. In 1819 it was returned to Baden and became part of

8217-451: The property of the Geroldsecks until 1426. Their successor was the House of Moers-Saarwerden , which gave half the land to Baden as collateral for loans and in 1497 legal ownership was transferred to it. The other half was transferred to the House of Nassau -Saarbrücken in 1522. Both Baden and the House of Nassau-Saarbrücken implemented the Reformation in the areas under their control and ruled

8316-410: The shares, before assuming a majority shareholding three years later. On his 70th birthday, Hubert Burda announced his retirement from the operating business. At the turn of the year 2009/10, Paul-Bernhard Kallen was appointed as new CEO of the Group, with Hubert Burda remaining publisher and managing shareholder. Observers in turn viewed the appointment as a strengthening of the digital side of

8415-403: The sole shareholder of Burda GmbH with headquarters in Offenburg, bundling all German printing and publishing activities. By separating the operating business from the shareholding in Axel Springer, the owners averted anti-trust issues . As a result, Franz Burda Jr and Frieder Burda were able to increase their equity into a blocking minority. In 1988, they suddenly sold their shares again to

8514-519: The tail. The company built up its presence in the Bavarian capital of Munich , which in addition to Offenburg became the company's second headquarters. In 1961, the printing press in Offenburg was converted to modern rotogravure printing presses. the same year saw the inauguration of the 50m high Burda Tower, which became a symbol of the city. Already in the 1950s, a smokestack of the printing operations served as an observation point with an elevator and

8613-489: The time and are estimates (until 1870), Census data (¹), or official extensions thereof, counting only primary residences. ¹ Census data Approximately 9,000 of Lahr's citizens are descendants of Germans who settled in Russia , and another 4,000 are descendants of other Soviet nationalities and so every fourth citizen of Lahr currently (as of 2006) lists the former Soviet Union as his or her place of birth. In connection with

8712-405: The town of Kippenheim suffered primarily from the countless passages of Imperial and Protestant troops. Probably the blackest day in the history of the village was in 1677 when Kippenheim was destroyed by the French. Kippenheim was also affected by the subsequent wars. Once again there was unrest in the country, namely at the time of the revolutionary years 1848/49, which also heated up the minds of

8811-400: The turn of the year 1994/1995, Burda consolidated its radio and TV shares and integrated them into the current profit centre structure. The Group also took on a greater international focus by establishing foreign subsidiaries. From 1995, Burda increased its investment in digital business models, creating a separate division for the purpose. As one of its first steps, the new division took

8910-627: The war, and instead the company printed maps for the High Command of the German Army and aerial photographs for the Luftwaffe , in multi-color gravure printing. The map of Cherkasy from the Cartographical Studio Dr. Franz Burda was considered the world's first multi-colour gravure printed map. The Mannheim plant was destroyed by bombing; its operations moved to Lahr-Dinglingen in 1943. In

9009-592: The years that followed, DLD developed into a significant event in the Internet and media sector. It is known for attracting the participation of representatives from large US groups. Focus is a German-language news magazine. It was established in 1993 as an alternative to Der Spiegel . Today, Focus is one of the three most widely circulated German weeklies. The concept originates from publisher Hubert Burda and founding editor-in-chief Helmut Markwort , assisted by Uli Baur. Robert Schneider has been editor-in-chief since March 1, 2016. Its website, Focus Online,

9108-558: Was at the time the largest Internet group. To more accurately reflect the change in business, the company changed its name at the end of the 1990s to "Hubert Burda Media". A corresponding sign was also installed at the Burda Media Park in Offenburg, which opened in 2000: The new building was located on the site of the former Kinzig Stadium. The Burda School of Journalism moved there in 2001. In 2000, total operating performance of Hubert Burda Media exceeded 3 billion Deutsche Mark for

9207-458: Was established by Kurt Eckernkamp in 1978 as the first German-language computer magazine . The publication developed into the market leader in that segment, measured in terms of circulation. The success of Chip was also facilitated by the expansion into over a dozen other countries. Since 2007, Chip has been a fully owned subsidiary of Hubert Burda Media. The acting editor-in-chief is Josef Reitberger. Another digital brand of Hubert Burda Media

9306-557: Was first called around the turn of the century, the home of the Chippo was what the Alemanni Chippo would suggest. This village is officially mentioned for the first time when Pope Honorius III confirmed a donation in 1225. On December 1, 1146, the well-known church teacher Bernhard von Clairvaux called for the second crusade in the Kippenheim church. As can be seen from a contract from 1367, at that time Kippenheim and Mahlberg formed

9405-541: Was held to be a Mitläufer, referring to those who were not charged with Nazi crimes but whose involvement with the Party was such that they could not be wholly exonerated. Franz's son Hubert went on to assume a significant role in the issue of German industrial reparations, for which he was decorated by a number of German Jewish interest groups, including the Ohel Jacob Medal award. The publishing company's history during

9504-439: Was largely unsuccessful, prompting Burda to start a new company in Offenburg, in 1908. In 1927, the company produced Germany's first radio listings magazine, "Die Sürag", (subtitle "The Large Radio Magazine"). Its name sounded like a short form of Süddeutscher Rundfunk . Its initial circulation was 3,000 copies. In 1929, Franz Burda Sr took over the business from his father, along with the editorial duties for Sürag. He expanded

9603-518: Was later assigned to the Lahr parish. After the counterreformation the town became Catholic again and was only made part of Baden in 1819 when it was assigned to the district of Lahr. Reichenbach was first mentioned as "Richenbach" in 1270. The town was divided up between the Houses of Geroldseck and Tiersberg. During the fourteenth century the part owned by the Tiersbergs came after several detours into

9702-630: Was one of the largest and most modern printing companies in the German Reich , with some 250 employees. Its owner Berthold Reiss and fellow shareholders were Jews, meaning that they were forced to sell the business under the " Aryanization " laws relating to all Jewish-owned businesses in Nazi Germany . As a forced seller, Berthold Reiss was obliged to find a buyer for the firm or face the appropriation of its assets and his personal destitution. Reiss pitched unsuccessfully to several potential buyers before

9801-745: Was re-organized in 1986 and after the death of Franz Burda Sr. The brothers, Franz and Frieder, took over all affiliate shares, including those in US printing houses, German paper factories and Austrian media distribution. The most lucrative were the shares in the Berlin-based publisher Axel Springer , which distributed dividends in the millions. Burda had previously acquired a stake of 24.9% in Axel Springer, in 1983. Franz and Frieder bundled their shareholdings in F+F Burda KG based in Baden-Baden. Hubert Burda became

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