Merkur from Bavaria into the world. From Miesbach to Berlin. Merkur.de is one of the nationwide news portals with the widest reach. It is part of the IPPEN.MEDIA network, which includes around 50 news portals. Merkur.de has its roots in the Bayerstrasse press house in Munich, where the print edition of Münchner Merkur was founded in 1946. Editors report from there for readers in Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, and around the world.