Bielefelder Verlagsanstalt

Bielefelder Verlagsanstalt (BVA Bielefelder Verlag GmbH & Co. KG) is a German publishing house based in Bielefeld. It was founded in 1947 as Bielefelder Verlagsanstalt and is a subsidiary of Gundlach Holding, whose founding family had been active as publishers since the late 19th century. The company publishes primarily magazines, but also books, maps and software for cyclists. It is described as Germany's leading producer and publisher of cycling touring maps and the cartography of long-distance cycling routes, with a specialisation in digital use via GPS. Its consumer magazine portfolio covers cycling and cycling sport, including titles such as aktiv Radfahren, Radsport, Rennrad, bike sport and ElektroRad. For trade and industry audiences it publishes Radmarkt (founded 1886, covering the bicycle industry, trade and services), Auto Räder Reifen – Gummibereifung (international tyre industry), Fahrzeug + Karosserie (body and vehicle construction, jointly with Alfons W. Gentner Verlag, Stuttgart), Sonne Wind & Wärme (renewable energies, founded 1989 as Sonnenenergie & Wärmepumpe) and the English-language Sun & Wind Energy (founded 2003). The publisher operates in the German market and reaches international readers through selected English-language titles. Its activities span consumer and trade publishing, cartography and digital navigation products, making it a specialist media house in the cycling and mobility sector.

Bielefelder Verlagsanstalt was founded in 1947 as a publishing house in Bielefeld, Germany. It is a subsidiary of Gundlach Holding, a company whose founding family had already been active as publishers since the end of the 19th century. Over the decades the publisher developed a focus on cycling and mobility topics, becoming a specialist in cycling magazines, maps and digital navigation aids. Its trade magazine Radmarkt dates back to 1886, predating the formal establishment of the BVA, and reflects a long tradition in bicycle-industry publishing. In 1989 the renewable-energy title Sonnenenergie & Wärmepumpe was launched, later renamed Sonne Wind & Wärme, and in 2003 the English-language Sun & Wind Energy was added. The BVA is described as Germany's leading producer and publisher of cycling touring maps and the cartography of long-distance cycling routes, with a specialisation in digital use via GPS. Today it continues to publish consumer and trade magazines, books, maps and software for cyclists.

• 2003

  English-language title Sun & Wind Energy is founded.

• 1989

  Renewable-energy magazine Sonnenenergie & Wärmepumpe (later Sonne Wind & Wärme) is launched.

• 1947

  Bielefelder Verlagsanstalt is founded as a publishing house in Bielefeld.

• 1886

  Radmarkt, a trade magazine for the bicycle industry, is founded (later published by BVA).

Specialist publisher and market leader in cycling touring maps and GPS-based route cartography in Germany.

• aktiv Radfahren

• Radsport

• Rennrad

• bike sport

• ElektroRad

• Radmarkt

• Auto Räder Reifen – Gummibereifung

• Fahrzeug + Karosserie

• Sonne Wind & Wärme

• Sun & Wind Energy

• Cycling touring maps

• GPS software for cyclists

1. 1Bielefelder Verlagsanstalt – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Bielefelder Verlag – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org