AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
The flea market in Oberursel was started in 1971 by Dr. Christoph Müllerleile (1st on left) als chairman of the “Jugendring”. The chair was later held by (from left to right) Wilfried Grünwald (73-74), Reinhard Cimiotti (73), ans Hans-Georg Brum (75-76 + 78).
It was the latter that moved the flea market from the Holzweg to its current location in the Adenauerallee.
They met up again at the flea market on Saturday, 16th October, 2021 for the 50th anniversary.
Hans-Georg Brum, who left office on Thursday, not only cleared out his desk but also his wardrobe this week, selling off his collection of ties from the past 18 years at the flea market in the Adenauerallee.
Proceeds will be donated to the new “communication centre” in the Strackgasse, where a number of charities will be based in future.
This evening Hans-Georg Brum handed over control of Oberursel (symbolically with a nautical steering wheel) to his successor, Antje Runge.
Mayor Hans-Georg Brum opening the Vereinsring 60th anniversary celebrations at the Bleiche in Oberursel, on Thursday, 19th August, 2021, with Fountain Queen Verena I. and her Brunnenmeister Andreas.
Having successfully taken over the town hall last Saturday, Prince Marcel 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 pages Pia (left) and Natalie (right), Lord Stewart and Mayor Hans-Georg Brum, accompanied by the town’s treasurer Thorsten Schorr (left) and Alderman Christof Fink (right).
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 Peru. With the whole country taking part, it is not unusual to raise over €40 million.
Before they leave they write 20*C+M+B+19 on the door frame, the letters standing for “Christus mansionem benedicat”, or “God protect this house”. [Read more…]
The Christmas Market in Oberursel was opened on Thursday, 29th November, 2018 by Mayor Hans-Georg Brum, Town Treasurer Thorsten Schorr, along with Fountain Queen Anna-Lena I. and her Brunnenmeister Herbert.
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)
A new water fountain supplying free drinking water to shoppers in Oberursel was officially inaugurated in the pedestrian precinct on Saturday, 24th March, 2018.
The fountain, located in the Kumeliusstraße, is connected to the town’s mains water supply and provides 300ml of drinking water when the button is pressed. The steel column is 115cm high and cost just over €4.000.
Unveiling the fountain were Mayor Hans-Georg Brum and the managing directory of the public works “Stadtwerke” Jürgen Funke, along with town treasurer Thorsten Schorr and Alderman Christof Fink.
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)
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