Several pieces of information information have been issued by the town hall in recent days concerning the hot weather, with temperatures hitting the 30°c mark most days at the moment. [Read more…]
Archives for August 2018
Steam trains
August 5, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The Dampfbahnclub-Taunus e.V. steam railway in Oberursel will be open to the public on Sunday, 12th August, 2018 between 10am and 5pm.
Located at the end of the Mainstraße, to get there, either leave the A661/B455 at “Oberursel-Nord” towards Oberursel, then take the first turning right into the Dornbachstraße. The Mainstraße is on the right-hand side.
By U-Bahn, take the U3 to Lahnstraße and cross the road before turning left into the Dornbachstraße.
Entry costs €2 for adults and €1 for children. Tickets cost €1 each, with children receiving their first ticket on entry.
Links
An interview with Matthias Zundel, Chairman
A record number of visitors on the last day of the steam trains
Photos of the 10th Oberursel Feyerey
August 4, 2018 By Leave a Comment
A collection of photos from the 10th Oberursel Feyerey on Saturday, 4th August, 2018. Click on the photos to enlarge them.
The Procession
The Opening Ceremony
The Water Guillotine
Other Photos
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- Die Streuner
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- The Jester
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- Water Spray
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- Jars of jam
Donate Blood
August 4, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Blood can be donated at the Red Cross in Oberursel on Friday, 10th August, 2018 between 3.30pm and 8pm. The Red Cross is located at Marxstraße 28, opposite the U-Bahn station “Lahnstraße”.
To donate you must be healthy and between 18 and 68 years of age. If you have not donated before, then you must not be over 60. You must take some form of identification with you, such as a passport, that contains a photo.
You can read more about what then happens here (in German).
Rheingau Wine Festival opened
August 3, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The wine festival was opened this evening by Mayor Hans-Georg Brum, Fountain Queen Anna-Lena I and Rheingau Wine Princess Janine Helbig.
They were accompanied by dignitaries from Oberursel and Rushmoor.
Opening the wine festival (from left to right):
Gerd Krämer (Town Council Chairman)
Paul Shackley (Rushmoor)
Brunnenmeister Herbert
Brunnenkönigin Anna-Lena I.
Jil Steinhäuser
Andrea Engelmann (Rheingau)
Janine Helbig – Rheingauer Weinprinzessin
Mayor Hans-Georg Brum
Thorsten Schorr (Town Treasurer)
Andrea Einig-Homann
Udo-Keidel-George
Joanne Wagstaffe (Rushmoor)
Frank Rust (Rushmoor)
10th Oberursel Feyerey
August 3, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The middle ages will be coming to Oberursel at the weekend when the 10th annual “Feyerey” takes place on the fields next to the “Bachpfädchen”.
Over 68 market stands will offering food and drink, hand-made goods, and items such as soap and honey.
There will be games for children, fire shows, music and dancing, and even shows with birds of prey. Click here for the times of the shows.
The event takes place on the fields between the Mühlenwanderweg and the Marxstraße. To get there, either park on the field between the Marxstraße and the Hohemarkstraße or take the U-Bahn to “Lahnstraße”. [Read more…]
18th Rheingau Wine Festival
August 2, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The 18th Rheingau Wine Festival in Oberursel is being held between Friday 3rd August and Sunday 5th August 2018 on the Marktplatz.
Many of the vineyards at the festival will be familiar to those who have been before, as they have been coming for a number of years and often have their stands in the same place each year.
Visitors can expect to find selected Riesling and Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) wines from towns such as Lorch, Hattenheim, Hochheim, Giesenheim, Erbach, Johannisberg and Oestrich-Winkel.
There will also be a variety of food on offer, including Flammkuchen (Tarte Flambee) and (Zwiebelkuchen) Onion cake.
The festival will be officially opened on Friday evening at 6.30pm. [Read more…]
Mühle (Nine men’s morris) board
August 2, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Set in a table with chairs at the “Bärenspielplatz” playground in the Neuhausstraße.
3,000 step walk for senior citizens in Weißkirchen
August 2, 2018 By Leave a Comment
A 3,000 step walk for senior citizens is taking place in Weißkirchen on Wednesday, 8th August 2018.
To take part, be at the “Altes Rathaus” (Urselbachstraße 59) at 9.30am.
3,000 step walk for senior citizens
August 2, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The Seniorentreff in Oberursel will be offering a 3,000 step walk on Wednesday, 8th August 2018.
To take part, be at the Christuskirche in the Oberhöchstädter Straße at 3pm.
