Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny
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Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny (English: Illustrated Daily Courier, commonly known as IKC, also Ikac) was a Polish
daily as well as a publishing house, founded in 1910 in Kraków
by Marian Dąbrowski
. In the Second Polish Republic
, the IKC was the biggest publisher of the country, its newspapers and magazines had a circulation of more than 400,000.
The company started with its flagship, the Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny daily, in the course of the time, more titles were added. IKC was the only Polish newspaper available daily across Europe
; it had offices in main Polish cities (Warsaw
, Poznań
, Katowice
, Wilno, Lwów, Gdynia
) as well as several European capitals. During World War I
its circulation was 125,000 and it was limited to the area of Austrian Galicia. In the 1920s, IKC grew, becoming Poland's most popular daily, read by some 1 million people.
In 1933, afternoon daily Tempo dnia was added. Other titles, published by the company were:
In the late 1930s, IKC employed some 1,000 people. In the fall of 1939, following the Polish September Campaign, the company was closed by the Germans. The last issue of Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny appeared on October 26, 1939. The next day, the Germans replaced it with Krakauer Zeitung. Dabrowski himself left Poland just before the war. He died in 1958 in Florida
. His body was buried at Krakow's Rakowiecki Cemetery.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
daily as well as a publishing house, founded in 1910 in Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
by Marian Dąbrowski
Marian Dabrowski
Marian Dąbrowski was a Polish journalist, entrepreneur and publisher, the biggest and the most influential press magnate of the Second Polish Republic....
. In the Second Polish Republic
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
, the IKC was the biggest publisher of the country, its newspapers and magazines had a circulation of more than 400,000.
The company started with its flagship, the Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny daily, in the course of the time, more titles were added. IKC was the only Polish newspaper available daily across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
; it had offices in main Polish cities (Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
, Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
, Wilno, Lwów, Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
) as well as several European capitals. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
its circulation was 125,000 and it was limited to the area of Austrian Galicia. In the 1920s, IKC grew, becoming Poland's most popular daily, read by some 1 million people.
In 1933, afternoon daily Tempo dnia was added. Other titles, published by the company were:
- Światowid - a high class monthly magazine,
- Na szerokim świecie - addressed to the readers from countryside,
- Raz, dwa, trzy - sports weekly,
- Tajny detektyw - criminal magazine,
- As - high-class weekly.
In the late 1930s, IKC employed some 1,000 people. In the fall of 1939, following the Polish September Campaign, the company was closed by the Germans. The last issue of Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny appeared on October 26, 1939. The next day, the Germans replaced it with Krakauer Zeitung. Dabrowski himself left Poland just before the war. He died in 1958 in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. His body was buried at Krakow's Rakowiecki Cemetery.