Question: A newspaper that is one of the oldest in Europe that was published weekly was from a city that is compared to what Italian city ?

text: List of the oldest newspapers
By region -- Europe
Avisa Relation oder Zeitung , the second oldest newspaper Title page of `` Wöchentliche Zeitung aus mancherley Orten '' , Gdańsk 1619 Ordinari Post Tijdender , the world 's oldest newspaper still published ( since 1645 )
This list of the oldest newspapers sorts the newspapers of the world by the date of their first publication. The earliest newspapers date to 17th century Europe when printed periodicals began rapidly to replace the practice of hand-writing newssheets. The emergence of the new media branch has to be seen in close connection with the simultaneous spread of the printing press from which the publishing press derives its name.
Date Newspaper Language Place Country/Region Notes
1605 Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien German Strasbourg Holy Roman Empire World 's first weekly newspaper by Johann Carolus
1609 Avisa Relation oder Zeitung German Wolfenbüttel Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel , Holy Roman Empire
1610 Name not given in source German Basel Old Swiss Confederacy
1615 Name not given in source German Frankfurt Holy Roman Empire
1617 Name not given in source German Berlin Brandenburg , Holy Roman Empire
1618 Courante uyt Italien , Duytslandt , & c Dutch Amsterdam Holland , Dutch Republic Considered the world 's first broadsheet because it was published in folio instead of quarto size . Defunct 1664
1618 Wöchentliche Zeitung aus mancherley Orten German Danzig/Gdańsk Poland Weekly news from many places . Oldest newspaper in Poland . The oldest preserved copies come from 1619 . Defunct 1652
1620 Nieuwe Tijdinghen Dutch Antwerp Spanish Netherlands May have been published as early as 1605 . Defunct 1629
1631 La Gazette French Paris France First French-language newspaper and first weekly magazine published in France . Existed between 30 May 1631 and 30 September 1915
1639 Genova Italian Genoa Republic of Genoa Published from 1639 to 1646 . Oldest newspaper of Italy in accordance with the oldest issue still preserved
1640 Milano Italian Milan Duchy of Milan Published from 1640 to 1768
1642 Genova Italian Genoa Republic of Genoa Published from 1642 to 1684
1642 Bologna Italian Bologna Papal States Published from 1642 to 1787
1645 Gazeta em Que Se Relatam as Novas Que Houve Nesta e Que vieram de Várias Partes Portuguese Lisbon Portugal First Portuguese newspaper
1645 Ordinari Post Tijdender Swedish Stockholm Sweden Oldest still published newspaper in the world . Online-only since 2007
1650 Einkommende Zeitungen German Leipzig Saxony , Holy Roman Empire First worldwide daily newspaper , published by Timotheus Ritzsch
1656 Weeckelycke Courante van Europa Dutch Haarlem Holland , Dutch Republic The name was changed to Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant in 1664 . The newspaper merged with the Haarlems Dagblad in 1942 , which is still published
1661 La Gazeta Spanish Madrid Kingdom of Spain Until 2008 December , oldest print edition still published in the world , under the name Boletín Oficial del Estado . From 2009 online edition only
1661 Merkuriusz Polski Ordynaryjny Polish Kraków Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Moved to Warsaw in May 1661 , last issues published 22 July 1661
1664 Gazzetta di Mantova Italian Mantua Duchy of Mantua , Holy Roman Empire Oldest private newspaper still published in the world , and oldest continuously published in print