Equally interesting would a list of companies that lasted for 500, 750, or a 1000 years but then failed.
Imagine being the last person to run a 1000 year old company.
List of oldest companies: Before 1300
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#42Hirter beer still sucks, even if it has been around since 1270.
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#44I was very surprised to see a pub (Sean's) owned by Boy George on this list!
Bought it probably for its history. He always seemed a genuine good person behind the flashy persona.
It's probably worth mentioning that his drug use has led to some pretty abhorrent behavior. That said I'm a believer that people should be judged on the sum of all their actions not reduced to their worst moments.
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#45Given that prostitution often claims to be the oldest game in town, it's surprising that there are no brothels in this list.
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#46I've had the amazing opportunity to stay at Hoshi Inn (4th oldest on the list)! I keep the card on my desk ( https://i.imgur.com/AyWUGhg.png :-) The courtyard garden the inn is built around is absolutely stunning, and the hot springs were the best out of all the ryokans we stayed at in Japan. The best part though is the hotel is actively managed and operated by the family - these wonderful people will meet you at the…
It is traditional in Japan to adopt people into family firms. eg see http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/japanese-adoption-ra...
Well that's an interesting solution! Japanese culture is not without its faults, but it is just so damn fascinating. Sigh... I need to go back.
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#47Weihenstephan is still one of my fav breweries. Would be nice to see articles regarding how some of these companies managed to keep going for this long.
“Be in a timeless industry” seems to have heavy weighting :-) Most are hospitality or alcohol production, it looks like.
"Be in a timeless industry” - then there should be at least one brothel in the list..
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#48Wow, this web page looks like it hasn't been updated since 1439: http://www.luebeckaltstadthotel.de/
When you are successful and have stood the test of time, who needs a website? In 100 years or so, there probably won't be such a thing as html in popular use any longer.
The web design company (http://www.online-media-werbeagentur.de/) seems out of business though :)
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#49The oldest restaurant in Europe is in Wroclaw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piwnica_Świdnicka I once went there without knowing the fact, and it amazed me. It feels so different to sit between those old walls, trying to imagine how the place used to be before or during WWII, or in the 13th century...
Stiftskeller St. Peter is much older, according to this list: before 803.
Maybe the difference is that Stiftskeller offered rooms so it's not technically a restaurant?
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#50Wow, this web page looks like it hasn't been updated since 1439: http://www.luebeckaltstadthotel.de/
It contains all the information you need, loads immediately, etc. It's a perfect web page.
I do share your appreciation for simple, static pages that get the job done, but the layout on this site is totally messed up for me, totally unaware of dpi I assume.