Der Beitrag der Banater Schwaben zur Entfaltung des Buchdrucks und der Presse im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert.

The press in the native language, an area of great importance for the ethnic identity of each nation, was an essential milestone in the life of the Germanspeaking communities throughout Romania. It was the barometer that faithfully illustrated the wishes, hopes and expectations of this minority in the new constitutional framework. The press also revealed the image, the concerns and the ideological orientations of the population, but also the desired relations with the Romanian state authorities and the links with the German nation. The present article entitled "The Contribution of the Banat Swabians to the Development of Typography and the Press in the 18th and 19th Centuries" offers an overall picture of the most important stages in the evolution of the Banat products of the printing press. The article focuses on the political, social and financial difficulties of the German minority in Banat, as well as their outstanding achievements in the cultural and editorial field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]