What does the “Erster Stadtrat” do?

In Hessen the “Erster Stadtrat” is who the town council elects to run the town administration in a full time position as deputy to the Mayor.

To find out what the job involves, I spoke to the outgoing incumbent in Oberursel, Christof Fink, a few weeks before he left office:

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Oberursel’s Twinning Committee

Last night in “Orschel2nite” I spoke to Joachim Netz and Birgit Röher from the “Verein zur Förderung der Oberurseler Städtepartnerschaften” about the charity, the twin towns, and their jubilee year:

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Elvis Presley Traffic Lights

Today is the 46th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death on 16th August, 1977.

During his time in the U.S. Army, he was stationed at Ray Barracks in Friedberg (Germany) between October 1958 and March 1960.

To show their connection to the singer, the town has a square called “Elvis-Presley-Platz” which even has traffic lights showing his silhouettes.

Elvis-Presley-Platz, Friedberg
Elvis Presley Traffic Lights in Friedberg

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