Westermann Verlag

Westermann Verlag (English: "Westermann Publishing") is a German publishing firm, founded in the 19th century in Braunschweig, Duchy of Brunswick by George Westermann (23 February 1810 in Leipzig; 7 September 1879 in Wiesbaden). 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 (Braunschweig)
 * Georg Westermann Verlag (Braunschweig)
 * Westermann Lernspielverlag GmbH (Braunschweig)
 * Westermann Wien im Verlag E. Dorner GmbH (Vienna, Austria)
 * Pauz-Westermann Könyvkiadó Kft. (Celldömölk, Hungary)
 * Westermann Druck GmbH (Braunschweig)
 * Westermann Druck Zwickau GmbH (Zwickau)
 * Arena Verlag GmbH (Würzburg)
 * Schroedel Verlag (Braunschweig)
 * Verlag Moritz Diesterweg (Braunschweig)
 * Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh (Braunschweig)
 * Verlag Jugend & Volk
 * Winklers Verlag (Darmstadt)
 * VSB-Verlagsservice Braunschweig GmbH (Braunschweig)
 * Westermann Berufliche Bildung