Zum Schwarzen Bären
Linz, Austria
Built 1925 · Last completed renovation 2017
Zum Schwarzen Bären in Linz was last renovated in 2017, and originally built in 1925. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 6.9/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Linz, Austria
Timeline
2017
Renovation completed
⚖️ Star classification · Austria
Austria uses the Hotelstars Union system. A rating is valid for 3–6 years (5★ Superior: 3 years), after which re-classification is mandatory.
System: Hotelstars Union (WKO — Austrian Hotel Association)
“The rating has a limited validity of between three and six years and the classification procedure must be regularly repeated. For 5*Superior it is valid for three years.”
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 2017 renovation
“The house in a top location of Linz was last remodeled in 2017, so that it meets the architectural demands of the present.”— source · retrieved 2026-06-23
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
4★
Built
Sourced1925
Last completed renovation
Sourced2017
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“The house in a top location of Linz was last remodeled in 2017, so that it meets the architectural demands of the present.”
“Der Neubau 1925 vom Stadtbaumeister Oskar Lenk begonnen, nach Planänderung durch das Baubüro Humer & Krenmayer fortgeführt und vollendet.”
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When was Zum Schwarzen Bären built?+
Zum Schwarzen Bären (Linz, Austria) was built in 1925.
How old is Zum Schwarzen Bären?+
Zum Schwarzen Bären is 101 years old — it was built in 1925 and last renovated in 2017. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Zum Schwarzen Bären last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2017.
What is the Chrono Score of Zum Schwarzen Bären?+
Its Chrono Score is 6.9/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 4-star rating.