Whitsun football tournament co-incides with the Hessentag

June 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The football club SC-Eintracht 1957 e.V. holds an international tournament in Oberursel at Whitsun every year, in which young football groups from throughout Germany and beyond take part.

This weekend the event is being held for the 44th time, and happens to co-incide with the Hessentag taking place in the town.

SG Rosenhöhe 1985 e.V. versus FV Neuenhain

SG Rosenhöhe 1985 e.V. versus FV Neuenhain

But apart from some concerns about the road closures in Oberstedten on Monday, the players should not have too many problems getting to the ground as it is outside of the zones where the roads have been closed for the week. [Read more…]

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New playground at the Maasgrundweiher

June 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

One of the projects at the Hessentag in Oberursel that will remain standing after the event is the new playground at the Maasgrundweiher – a lake located on the outskirts of the town.

One of the traditions of the Hessentag is for the state of Hesse to finance a project that will benefit a community in the long term.

The new playground being opened at the Maasgrundweiher in Oberursel

The new playground being opened at the Maasgrundweiher in Oberursel - Volker Bouffier, Dr. Walter Botermann (Alte Leipziger), Peter Schmidt (Lions Club), Hans-Georg Brum, Christian Peter, Charmaine Weisenbach

The playground was officially opened this afternoon by the Ministerpräsident of Hesse, Volker Bouffier, together with the mayor of Oberursel Hans-Georg Brum and the Hessentagspaar who travelled there on their Segways. [Read more…]

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Win a pack of Pringles at the Hessentag

June 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Visitors to the Hessentag in Oberursel who get off their train at the Altstadt station (formerly Portstraße) have the chance to win a pack of Pringles crips.

To do this, they have to knock over a pile of cans, except they are not the ordinary tin cans that you see at other events.  These are Pringles cans.

A view through the sight towards the Pringles cans

A view through the sight towards the Pringles cans

And you do not through a ball either.  Instead you have something that is a cross between a tennis racket and a large bag.  You pull it back and then release, using the sight on the top to aim the air that is released at the cans.

It’s not easy!

 

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