AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
The wine festival was official opened on Friday, 5th August, 2016 by Mayor Hans-Georg Brum.
With him in the photo are (from left to right): Brunnenmeister Christian Peter, Fountain Queen Nadine I., Rheingau Wine Queen Louisa Follrich, Oestrich Wine Queen Sophie Egert, Hallgarten Wine Queen Tabea Klepper, the president of the Rheingau wine growers’ association Peter Seyffardt and Town Council Chairman Gerd Krämer.
The “Urselbachbrunnen” – a fountain in the grounds of the care home “Haus am Urselbach” was inaugurated by Fountain Queen Nadine I. on Saturday, 21st May, 2016.
Nadine I. pouring Apple Wine into the fountain at the ceremony
A number of Fountain Queens and Brunnenmeister from previous years also attended
Ute Krostitz (left), who runs the care home, and Pastor Martin Barschke (right), manager of the Church organisation that owns the home, joined Christian and Nadine I. for the ceremony
On the Saturday afternoon of the Fountain Festival in Oberursel, Fountain Queen Nadine I. visited the Kindermeile and had a go at the Bobby Car race.
Back row from left to right: Bad Vilbeler Quellenkönigin Stephanie I., Goldsteiner Rosenkönigin Andrea I., Niederdorfer Kürbiskönigin Victoria I., Brunnenmeister Christian
Front row: Bundesäppelwoi König Andy I. and Königin Betsy I., Sachsenhäuser Brunnenkönigin Jennifer II., Brunnenkönigin Nadine I., Wehrheimer Apfelblütenkönigin Jenny I., Frankfurter Apfelweinkönigin Bianca I., Rosbacher Blütenkönigin Christina II.
Brunnenfest has started in Oberursel, having been opened on Friday evening by Fountain Queen Nadine I.
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This weekend sees one of the largest festivals in Oberursel take place – the fountain festival or Brunnenfest.
The event kicks off on Friday evening at 5pm with an open-air church service at the Marktplatz followed by the official opening with Fountain Queen Nadine I.
Other highlights include the inauguration of the Urselbach Fountain on Saturday morning at Haus am Urselbach at 11am and the 5, 10 and 21.1km festival runs on Sunday morning at 10am.
For children up to the age of 10 the Kindermeile will be in the Obere Hainstraße on Saturday between 3pm and 6pm and the annual duck race on the Urselbach will be held on Sunday at 3pm with tickets being sold on Saturday in the Obere Hainstraße.
Saturday evening there will also be a talent show for the town’s youth to show what they can do from 5pm until 7pm. The show is aptly named “Kickfactor: … and what can you do?”
The fun fair is in its usual place on the Bleiche car park as is the craft market in front of the town hall, with the closing fireworks taking place at 10.30pm on Monday evening. [Read more…]
Saturday, 9th April, 2016 saw the end Christina II.’s reign as Oberursel’s Fountain Queen (Brunnenkönigin).
The evening started with live music from the group “Natürlich 3”, before the guests were welcomed by Hessische Rundfunk presenter Tim Frühling. In an unprecedented move he welcomed the future queen, Nadine I., who was sitting in the audience. This is the first year that the name has been revealed publicly in advance.
And it was Nadine’s taste in music that influenced the next act. Singer Anjuschka Uher sang the winning title from the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest: “Euphoria”. Later it was the turn of Stierstadt’s firebrigade band to play one last time for Christina before her farewell speech. [Read more…]
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