Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung


The Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung is a leading commercial newspaper from Essen, Germany, published by Funke Mediengruppe.

History and profile

Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung was founded by Erich Brost and first published 3 April 1948. The paper has its headquarters in Essen.
During the third quarter of 1992 Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung had a circulation of 626,000 copies.