ENSimilarly to other towns in Eastern Prussia until the beginning of the 19th century, political, economic and cultural news reached the region of Klaipeda through Prussia's only daily newspaper published in Królewiec under the name of "Koniglich Preussische Staats- Kriegs- und Friedenszeitung". 1812 witnessed the emergence of the second press title, the "Intelligenzblatt fur Litthauen" weekly published in Gąbino. In October 1848, "Neues Memeler Wochenblatt" was introduced to the region, and the first issue of "Memeler Dampfboot" was released on 3 July 1849. The newspaper had a long tradition, and its last issue came out in February 1945.