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List Of Oldest Companies
This list of the oldest companies in the world includes brands and companies, excluding associations and educational, government, or religious organizations. To be listed, a brand or company name must remain operating, either in whole or in part, since inception. Note however that such claims are often open to question and should be researched further before citing them. Statistics According to a report published by the Bank of Korea in 2008 that looked at 41 countries, there were 5,586 companies older than 200 years. Of these, 3,146 (56%) are in Japan, 837 (15%) in Germany, 222 (4%) in the Netherlands, and 196 (3%) in France. Of the companies with more than 100 years of history, most of them (89%) employ fewer than 300 people. In Japan, very old companies, called '' shinise'', are particularly prestigious. A nationwide Japanese survey counted more than 21,000 companies older than 100 years as of September 30, 2009. Founded before 1300 1300 to 1399 1400 to 1499 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Oldest Universities In Continuous Operation
This article contains a list of the oldest existing universities in continuous operation in the world. Inclusion in this list is determined by the date at which the educational institute first met the traditional definition of a university used by academic historians although it may have existed as a different kind of institution before that time. This definition limits the term "university" to institutions with distinctive structural and legal features that developed in Europe, and which make the university form different from other institutions of higher learning in the pre-modern world, even though these may sometimes now be referred to popularly as universities. Thus, to be included in the list below, the university must have been founded before 1500 in Europe or be the oldest university derived from the medieval European model in a country or region. It must also be still in operation, with institutional continuity retained throughout its history. So some early universities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staffelter Hof
Staffelter Hof is a family run winery, distillery and guest house situated in the small town of Kröv. It is situated in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the sixth oldest company in the world that remains open. History The Staffelter Hof name, originally belonging to a wine-producing abbey,Halkin, Joseph et Roland, C.-G. "Recueil des Chartes de l’Abbaye de Stavelot-Malmédy", Brüssel 1909. goes as far back as 862 and is, therefore, one of the oldest companies in the world. The first written documentation of the Staffelter Hof abbey is on an original document now located in the city archivesArchives de l’État à Liège of Liège, Belgium. Lands belonging to the Carolingian Dynasty (580–876 AD),Schannat, Johann Friedrich. "Eiflia Illustrata" – übersetzt von Bösch, Georg. ''Nachrichten über die Abteien Stavelot und Malmedy''. Verlag Jakob Anton Mayer, Aachen 1852. which spread as far as Kröv and beyondHansotte, Georges. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Elgar Publishing
Edward Elgar Publishing is a global publisher of academic books, journals and online resources in the social sciences and law. The company also publishes a social science and law blog with regular contributions from leading scholars. About Edward Elgar Publishing, founded in 1986, is an independent family-owned international publisher, with offices in Cheltenham and Camberley in the UK and Northampton, Massachusetts, in the USA. It specializes in the academic and professional market and publishes in the field of economics, law, management studies, public policy and social policy and the environment. The company has over 4,500 book titles in print and publishes more than 300 new titles a year. History The first Edward Elgar Publishing book titles were published in 1987 and included ''The Economics of Education and the Education of an Economist'' by Mark Blaug, ''The Economic Revival of Modern Britain'' by David Coates and John Hillard, and ''Economic Choice Under Uncertainty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admont Abbey
Admont Abbey (german: Stift Admont) is a Benedictine monastery located on the Enns River in the town of Admont, Austria. The oldest remaining monastery in Styria, Admont Abbey contains the largest monastic library in the world as well as a long-established scientific collection. It is known for its Baroque architecture, art, and manuscripts. The abbey's location on the borders of the mountainous Gesäuse National Park (the name Admont derives from the Latin expression "ad montes", which means "at the mountains") is of unusual scenic beauty. History Dedicated to Saint Blaise, Admont Abbey was founded in 1074 by Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg with the legacy of the late Saint Hemma of Gurk, and settled by monks from St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg under abbot Isingrin. The second abbot, Giselbert, is said to have introduced the Cluniac reforms here. Another of the early abbots, Wolfhold, established a convent for the education of girls of noble families, and the educational tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otterton Mill
Otterton Water Mill is at the village of Otterton, near Budleigh Salterton in Devon, England. Otterton Water Mill is set beside the River Otter in Devon. A watermill was recorded in this locality in Domesday Book in 1086. The mill possessed three pairs of stones. The manor and its mill were given by King Henry V to the nuns of Syon Abbey. At the Dissolution the manor was sold to Richard Duke, in whose family's possession the mill remained for 200 years. Sold again in 1785 to Denys Rolle, the estate and the mill subsequently passed through marriage to the Clinton family, who still own the mill as part of the Clinton Devon Estates. Milling stopped in 1959 and the buildings were subsequently used for grain storage. The watermill was restored in 1977 by Desna Greenhow, and has been operated again since, remaining functional today. Beside the mill is a bakery, a shop, a restaurant and a gallery of art and crafts. The mill hosts a yearly event with a "Portable Antiquities team" to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hessischer Rundfunk
Hessischer Rundfunk (HR; "Hesse Broadcasting") is the German state of Hesse's public broadcasting corporation. Headquartered in Frankfurt, it is a member of the national consortium of German public broadcasting corporations, ARD. Studios Dornbusch Broadcasting House, in Bertramstraße, Frankfurt am Main, is home to HR's principal radio and television studios. There are additional radio and television studios in Kassel and Wiesbaden, as well as further radio studios in Darmstadt, Fulda, and Gießen. HR also maintains offices in Berlin, Eltville, Erbach, Limburg an der Lahn, and Marburg. In 2000, HR opened studios on the 53rd floor of the Main Tower in Frankfurt city centre. The corporation is also responsible for the management of ARD's studios in Madrid and Prague. Finance Licensing fees are currently €17.50 per month. Since 2013, every household has been liable for this fee, whether or not there are radio or TV receivers present. The fee is collected by '' Beitra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weltenburger Klosterbrauerei
Weltenburg Abbey (Kloster Weltenburg) is a Benedictine monastery in Weltenburg near Kelheim on the Danube in Bavaria, Germany. Geography The abbey is situated on a peninsula in the Danube, in a section of the river valley called the Weltenburg Narrows (otherwise known as the Danube Gorge). History By around 45 AD the Weltenburg area was the starting point of the ''Via iuxta Danuvium'' – the Roman military and border road which followed the south bank of the Danube upstream to ''Brigobannis'', the ''limes'' fort near Hüfingen. For a long time this road was the most important east–west route north of the Alps. At Mertingen (''Sumuntorium'') this route met the ''Via Claudia Augusta'' from northern Italy. There was already a settlement above the monastery on the Frauenberg in prehistoric times. Archaeological finds and excavations suggest that a Roman military station was constructed there. First foundation According to tradition, the abbey was founded in about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontificia Fonderia Marinelli
Marinelli Bells – Pontifical Bell Foundry ( it, Campane Marinelli – Pontificia Fonderia di Campane) is a bell foundry in Agnone, Italy. Founded no later than 1339, the foundry is one of the oldest family businesses in Italy. In addition to bells, it produces bronze portals, bas-reliefs, church artifacts, and bell restorations. Marinelli family The Marinelli family first started the bell foundry nearly 1,000 years ago in the Apennine hills of Italy, in the Kingdom of Naples. The village of Agnone, a small Italian town of 5,200 inhabitants in the province of Isernia in Molise, is where the foundry is now located. The foundry "has a tradition of foundries that dates back 10 centuries." In 1924, the foundry was awarded "the title of pontifical foundry" by the Vatican. The Roman Catholic Church now accounts for 90 percent of all orders placed for the company. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichimonjiya Wasuke
is a traditional confectionery company located in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It was established in the year 1000 and is operated by the 25th generation of the same family. The recent building is about 300 years old and contains many benches and stools around small tables. Local people call the shop "Ichiwa".https://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Ichiwa The business was founded to provide refreshments to pilgrims coming to pray at the adjacent Imamiya Shrine, a holy place founded in 994.Ben Dooley and Hisako UenoThis Japanese Shop Is 1,020 Years Old. It Knows a Bit About Surviving Crises. ''The New York Times'', December 2, 2020; ''accessed December 2, 2020.'' The restaurant produces and sells wagashi, traditional Japanese confections often served with tea, namely: *aburi-mochi (or "aburimochi")- roasted rice cake in a sweet miso sauce *green tea, etc. Over the centuries there have been minor changes made in concession to modernity. The water used for the mochi was orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Goulaine
The Château de Goulaine is a historic château located in the Loire Valley wine region near Nantes, France. The property has been home to the family of the marquis de Goulaine for over a thousand years.F. Prial"A New Wine and Other Tricks From an Old Loire Vintner, Wine Talk, ''New York Times'', November 5, 1997 The Goulaine name is also used for estate-bottled wine that is produced at the property. History In the 12th century, when the Duchy of Brittany was independent, the first Goulaine, Jean de Goulaine, then captain of the city of Nantes, fortified the estate, which is still surrounded by marshes, to defend against attacks from Normans. The was of the old nobility, recorded in the Seventh Crusade (1248). During the Wars of Religion, the Goulaines fought for the Catholic League – Gabriel, sieur de Goulaine, at the head of fifty lancers, and his brother Jean, baron du Faouët, took the châteaux of Trogoff (Plouescat) and of Kérouzéré (Sibiril) in 1590. Gabriel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakamura Shaji
Nakamura Shaji ( ja, 株式会社中村社寺, ''Kabushiki Gaisha Nakamura Shaji'') is a Japanese construction company located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan and is continuously working from 970. It is the second oldest Japanese construction company after Kongō Gumi. Using wood working and carving the company specializes in building Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. The company website contains various construction related Shinto Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintois ... items. See also * List of oldest companies References External links Official website{{in lang, ja Construction and civil engineering companies of Japan Engineering companies of Japan Companies based in Aichi Prefecture Companies established in the 10th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
