Electric vehicles preparing for their journey from Oberursel to the Hessentag in Wetzlar
Click here to see how they arrived at the Hessentag last year
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The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
Electric vehicles preparing for their journey from Oberursel to the Hessentag in Wetzlar
Click here to see how they arrived at the Hessentag last year
The restored Marienbrunnen (Fountain) at the crossroads of the Königsteiner Strasse and the Altkönigstrasse in Oberursel.
The restoration work cost €56,000. €20,000 came from donations, €20,000 from “Fokus-O”, €6,000 from the “Vereinsring” and €10,000 by way of contributions from local companies who carried out the work.
Fountain Queens past and present with their assistants at the Marienbrunnen
Visitors from the Twin Town of Épinay-sur-Seine at the Marienbrunnen with the Brunnenkönigin (Fountain Queen) Vanessa I., her Brunnenmeister (assistant) Harry Hecker, Mayor of Oberursel Hans-Georg Brum and chairman of the town council Dr. Christoph Müllerleile.
The Inauguration of the Marienbrunnen with Apple Wine poured from a Bembel
Fountain Queen (Brunnenkönigin) Vanessa I. at the restored Marienbrunnen in Oberursel
Schuessel (Peter Schüßler) and Fritten-Toni (Sascha Kammerer) commentating at the Brunnenfest (Fountain Festival)
Alderman Christof Fink tapping a barrel of beer to open the Brunnenfest (Fountain Festival) 2012 in Oberursel
Guests from the Twin Town of Lomonossow in Russia dance on stage at the opening of the Brunnenfest (Fountain Festival) in Oberursel
The Brunnenkönigin (Fountain Queen) – Vanessa I. – making her speech at the opening of the Brunnenfest (Fountain Festival) 2012 in Oberursel
“Orschel nennt man Brunnenstadt,
weil es hier viele Brunnen hat…”
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