Westermann Verlag
Westermann Verlag is a German publishing firm, founded in the 19th century in Braunschweig, Duchy of Brunswick by George Westermann. Several other generations of the Westermann family succeeded him. In 1986, the "Westermann Druck- und Verlagsgruppe" in Braunschweig, comprising numerous branches, became part of Medien-Union based in Ludwigshafen, employing 800.
Westermann is renowned for its meticulous world history-atlas in German, the Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte, generally known as "the Westermann."
For use in schools, they continue to publish the Carl Diercke Schul-Atlas, a series started in the 19th century, since called Diercke Weltatlas. They also offer products related to or using Google Earth, 3D-technology, and globes.
Divisions
- Westermann Schulbuchverlag
- Georg Westermann Verlag
- Westermann Lernspielverlag GmbH
- Westermann Wien im Verlag E. Dorner GmbH
- Pauz-Westermann Könyvkiadó Kft.
- Westermann Druck GmbH
- Westermann Druck Zwickau GmbH
- Arena Verlag GmbH
- Schroedel Verlag
- Verlag Moritz Diesterweg
- Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh
- Verlag Jugend & Volk
- Winklers Verlag
- VSB-Verlagsservice Braunschweig GmbH