Elisabeth I.

Elisabeth I - ©iStockphoto.com/duncan1890Elisabeth wurde am 7. September 1533 in Greenwich als Tochter von Heinrich VIII. und Anne Boleyn und letztes Mitglied der Tudor-Familie geboren.

Sie hat zwischen 1558 und 1603 als Königin von England und Irland regiert und war beim Volk beliebt. Aber auch sie hatte, wie ihre Vorgänger und Nachfolger, ihre Eigenheiten wie zum Beispiel, dass sie ihren nahen Mitmenschen Spitznamen gab oder, dass sie es mit der Wahrheit nicht immer so genau nahm.

In ihrer Kindheit hatte Elisabeth es nicht so leicht, ihre Mutter wurde hingerichtet, als sie keine drei Jahre alt war. In ihrer Gouvernante Katherine Chambernowne, aber fand sie eine Art Ersatzmutter und später gute Freundin.

1547 starb Heinrich VIII. und sein Sohn Eduard VI. war sein Nachfolger. [Read more…]

Zero-Emissions at the Hessentag with Segways

Oberursel has set itself the target of having a zero-CO2 balance for the Hessentag, which means reducing the emissions as much as possible.  Not an easy task considering the amount of distance that some of the town’s officials will be travelling during the 10 days.

So it makes sense that the Hessentagspaar – the couple representing Oberursel in traditional dress – we be using electric vehicles to get from one appointment to the next.

The Hessentagspaar take delivery of their Segways

The Hessentagspaar (Charmaine Weisenbach & Christian Peter) take delivery of their Segways. Left: Dr.Constantin H. Alsheimer, Chief Executive of Mainover. Right: Hans-Georg Brum, Mayor of Oberursel

The vehicles, called “Segways” have been provided by local energy company Mainova, and the couple took delivery of them this morning before trying them out in front of the Rathaus. [Read more…]

Which shops are open or closed during the Hessentag?

The Vorstadt before the HessentagWith Oberursel expecting 100,000 visitors per day at the Hessentag and the roads in the town centre being closed to traffic, many businesses have had to deal with the question of whether they stay open or not.

It is particular problem for shops in and around the pedestrian precinct as they can only have goods delivered between 6am and 9.30am, whilst at the same time they know that their customers are unlikely to have transport and may go somewhere else instead.

So to find out who is staying open and who is going to close, I went into the Vorstadt this morning and asked the shopkeepers.  Here is what I found out: [Read more…]

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