AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
This morning, Saturday, 26th May, 2018, the St.Crutzen-Brunnen in Weißkirchen, located in a courtyard next to the church, was inaugurated by Fountain Queen Anna-Lena I. and her Brunnenmeister Herbert, who were accompanied by a number of their predecessors.
The fountain was originally inaugurated on 30th May 1999, but only now has it been dedicated to one of the Fountain Queens. The large sphere represents the Universe.
The 2018 Brunnenfest was officially opened by Fountain Queen Anna-Lena I., her Brunnenmeister Herbert and Mayor Hans-Georg Brum this evening:
During their annual open day on Sunday, 6th May, 2018, Oberursel’s fire brigade in the Marxstraße officially took delivery of their new mobile command vehicle, with the keys being handed over by the town’s treasurer Thorsten Schorr to the town’s fire brigade inspector Holger Himmelhuber.
The “Junioren” race passing the railway crossing at Camp King
The “Elite” race passing the railway crossing at Camp King
The 21st “Autos in the Allee” takes place this weekend in Oberursel. The exhibition, which features 215 new cars from 15 local dealers was officially opened this morning (Saturday, 21st April, 2018) in the Adenauer Allee by Mayor Hans-Georg Brum, the newly crowned Fountain Queen Anna-Lena I., and the chairman of the local business association (Fokus O) Michael Reuter.
Sunday is “verkaufsoffen”, which shops in the town centre allowed to open. The 2nd Oberursel beer festival is also taking place this weekend on the Rathausplatz.
Opening Autos in der Allee 2018: Town Treasurer Thorsten Schorr (left), Fountain Queen Anna-Lena I., Mayor Hans-Georg Brum and Fokus O Chairman Michael Reuter (right)
As is the tradition on Ash Wednesday, Prince Karsten I. returned the key to the town hall to Mayor Hans-Georg Brum, having won it off him at the Rathaussturm 11 days earlier.
Carnival procession photos on Facebook
Having successfully taken over the town hall last Saturday, Prince Karsten I. moved into the Mayor’s office on Thursday where he intends to run things until Ash Wednesday.
The photo shows him settling into the Mayor’s office with his page, Lord Stewart and Mayor Hans-Georg Brum.
The Rathaussturm when the carnival prince takes over the town hall took place on Saturday morning. Prince Karsten I. was accompanied by the KinderPrinzenPaar (Children’s prince and princess) Annika I. and Justus I. from the market place to the town hall, where he took over the key from Mayor Hans-Georg Brum:
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Carol singers in German do not go from house to house before Christmas eve, they do it afterwards instead – specifically between 27th December and 6th January.
During this time, the so-called “Sternsinger”, organised by the local church and who are sometimes translated as “star boys”, go from house to house to collect for a particular good cause using the year’s motto and dressed as the Three Kings.
The money raised this year will mainly be going towards projects to help children in India. With the whole country taking part, it is not unusual to raise over €40 million.
Before they leave they write 20*C+M+B+18 on the door frame, the letters standing for “Christus mansionem benedicat”, or “God protect this house”. [Read more…]
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