A tour of Camp King

June 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment

The Kinderhaus - previously Haus Florida, Haus 997, Haus am Wald and Außerhalb 7 - now Jean-Sauer-Weg 2On Saturday, 21st June, 2014 there will be a tour of the area in Oberursel known as “Camp King” with local town guide Silvia Struck.

The tour covers the history of the area from the Reichssiedlungshof in the 1930s, through the time of the Dulag Luft up to the end of the U.S. Army presence in the town.

The meeting point is at the “Kinderhaus” in the Jean-Sauer-Weg at 2pm, and the tour costs 3EUR.

This is an interesting opportunity for local residents to learn more about the history of the area that they live in.

[highlight color=”blue”] The nearest U-Bahn station is “Kupferhammer”. [/highlight]

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A tour of Camp King

August 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment

The Kinderhaus - previously Haus Florida, Haus 997, Haus am Wald and Außerhalb 7 - now Jean-Sauer-Weg 2On Saturday, 31st August, 2013 there will be a tour of the area in Oberursel known as “Camp King” with local historian Manfred Kopp.

The tour covers the history of the area from the Reichssiedlungshof in the 1930s, through the time of the Dulag Luft up to the end of the U.S. Army presence in the town.

The meeting point is at the “Kinderhaus” in the Jean-Sauer-Weg at 2pm, and the tour costs 3EUR.

This is an interesting opportunity for local residents to learn more about the history of the area that they live in.

[highlight color=”blue”] The nearest U-Bahn station is “Kupferhammer”. [/highlight]

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A tour of Camp King

May 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment

The Kinderhaus - previously Haus Florida, Haus 997, Haus am Wald and Außerhalb 7 - now Jean-Sauer-Weg 2On Saturday, 1st June, 2013 there will be a tour of the area in Oberursel known as “Camp King” with local historian Manfred Kopp.

The tour covers the history of the area from the Reichssiedlungshof in the 1930s, through the time of the Dulag Luft up to the end of the U.S. Army presence in the town.

The meeting point is at the “Kinderhaus” in the Jean-Sauer-Weg at 2pm, and the tour costs 3EUR.

This is an interesting opportunity for local residents to learn more about the history of the area that they live in.

[highlight color=”blue”] The nearest U-Bahn station is “Kupferhammer”. [/highlight]

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50 Years of Local History

November 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

50 years ago – on 28th November 1962 to be precise, a group of friends met in the hall of the primary school “Nord” and formed the “Verein für Geschichte und Heimatkunde Oberursel e.V.”, or in English: the local history society. And last Saturday many of those friends and other members of the society came together again to celebrate the 50th anniversary.

Only this time they were not in the hall of the primary school, but instead in the council chamber at the town hall, where they were welcomed by the current chairperson of the society, Marion Unger.

The first speech was held by Dr. Christoph Müllerleile, himself a member since 1965. He confirmed that the society has the support of the town’s administration, but also the support of its members, making it exemplary in the area. With a hint to the current budget talks he added “of all the voluntary services that may be cut, the society would be one of the last”. [Read more…]

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A tour of Camp King

August 20, 2012 By 2 Comments

Camp KingOn Saturday, 25th August, 2012 there will be a tour of the area in Oberursel known as “Camp King” with local historian Manfred Kopp.

The tour covers the history of the area from the Reichssiedlungshof in the 1930s, through the time of the Dulag Luft up to the end of the U.S. Army presence in the town.

The meeting point is the corner of Elvis-Presley-Weg and Camp-King-Allee at 2pm, and the tour costs 3EUR.

This is an interesting opportunity for local residents to learn more about the history of the area that they live in.

[highlight color=”blue”] The nearest U-Bahn station is “Kupferhammer”. [/highlight]

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A tour of Camp King

May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Camp KingOn Saturday, 12th May, 2012 there will be a tour of the area in Oberursel known as “Camp King” with local historian Manfred Kopp.

The tour covers the history of the area from the Reichssiedlungshof in the 1930s, through the time of the Dulag Luft up to the end of the U.S. Army presence in the town.

The meeting point is the Edeka car park at the corner of Camp-King-Allee at 2pm, and the tour costs 3EUR. It ends at the Kirchenladen where archive material can be viewed.

This is an interesting opportunity for local residents to learn more about the history of the area that they live in.

[highlight color=”blue”] The nearest U-Bahn station is “Kupferhammer”. [/highlight]

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A tour of the Mühlenwanderweg

October 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Mühlenwanderweg in OberurselThe local history society (Verein für Geschichte und Heimatkunde) will be offering a tour of the Mühlenwanderweg through Oberursel on Sunday, 9th October, 2011 at 2pm.

Oberursel used to have 42 mills located along the Urselbach, and the path follows their route.

The tour starts at the Taunus Information Centre and costs €5 per person, those taking part should have sturdy footwear. It will finish at the Vortaunusmuseum in the town centre.

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A tour of the Mühlenwanderweg

September 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Mühlenwanderweg in OberurselThe local history society (Verein für Geschichte und Heimatkunde) will be offering a tour of the Mühlenwanderweg through Oberursel on Saturday, 10th September, 2011 at 2pm.

Oberursel used to have 42 mills located along the Urselbach, and the path follows their route.

The tour starts at the Taunus Information Centre and costs €5 per person, those taking part should have sturdy footwear. It will finish at the Vortaunusmuseum in the town centre.

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A tour of the Mühlenwanderweg

August 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Mühlenwanderweg in OberurselThe local history society (Verein für Geschichte und Heimatkunde) will be offering a tour of the Mühlenwanderweg through Oberursel on Saturday, 27th August, 2011 at 2pm.

Oberursel used to have 42 mills located along the Urselbach, and the path follows their route.

The tour starts at the Taunus Information Centre and costs €5 per person, those taking part should have sturdy footwear.  It will finish at the Vortaunusmuseum in the town centre.

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A tour of Camp King

August 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Camp KingOn Saturday, 20th August, 2011 there will be a tour of the area in Oberursel known as “Camp King” with local historian Manfred Kopp.

The tour covers the history of the area from the Reichssiedlungshof in the 1930s, through the time of the Dulag Luft up to the end of the U.S. Army presence in the town.

The meeting point is the Edeka car park at the corner of Camp-King-Allee at 2pm, and the tour costs 3EUR. It ends at the Kirchenladen where archive material can be viewed.

This is an interesting opportunity for local residents to learn more about the history of the area that they live in.

[highlight color=”blue”] The nearest U-Bahn station is “Kupferhammer”. [/highlight]

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