| Frequency: | Weekly |
| Category: | Satirical magazine |
| Founder: | Wolfgang Bechtle |
| Founded: | 1946 |
| Finaldate: | 1949 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Based: | Stuttgart |
| Language: | German |
| Issn: | 2626-0409 |
| Oclc: | 11025805 |
Das Wespennest (German: The Wasp's Nest) was a weekly satirical magazine published in Stuttgart, Germany, in the period 1946–1949. Its subtitle was Politisch-satirische Wochen-Zeitschrift. It was one of the first magazines which were launched shortly after World War II.
Das Wespennest was established by the German writer Wolfgang Bechtle in Stuttgart in 1946.[1] It was published in Stuttgart on a weekly basis.[1] [2] Das Wespennest adopted a moderate political stance.[1] Its contributors included Thaddäus Troll and Hans-Frieder Willmann.[3] The circulation of magazine was nearly 35,000 copies per week.[1] It folded in 1949.[1] [3]