Presseerzeugnisse als Aushängeschilder der nationalen Zugehörigkeit? Die Suprematie der Deutschen über die Slowenen in der untersteirischen Publizisti
Press Products as Flagships of National Identity? The Supremacy of the German on the Slovene in the Lower Styria Journalism of the 19th Century

Summary/Abstract: The history of German-language journalism in Southeast Europe, including Slovenian ethnic territory, is an important component of the cultural and political past. In the late 1870s, ethnic hostilities reached a climax between the Germans, who were the majority urban population in Lower Styria, and the Slovenians. In this linguistically mixed political constellation, the Slovenians began publishing the German-language newspaper Südsteirische Post in 1881 with the intent of representing Slovenian interests; immediately after it appeared, it politically divided the population and became a central topic of discussion in the region. This article examines the reactions to the newspaper’s publication in various editorials, offering a detailed insight into the historical and political circumstances in Lower Styria (or Slovenian Styria) in the nineteenth century.

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