AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
A new playground is planned on the Dornbachwiesen to replace the one that was lost when the Kita Regenbogenland was extended.
Local children gathered to present Alderman Christof Fink and the planning office their wishes and ideas for the new playground, which will be built along the Eschbachweg between the Heidegraben and Lahnstraße.
Tuesday night is film night at Café Portstraße, located near the U-Bahn stop “Altstadt”.
As the organisation is not a commercial cinema, they are not allowed to advertise which film will be shown in advance. For Tuesday, 11th September 2012, we are told that it will be a “drama”. If you do want to know which film will be shown then call 06171 636930 and they will tell you.
Entry costs €3 and the showing starts at 9pm.
Congratulations to Frau Elisabethe Niederschuh of Oberursel who is 95 years old today.
The Seniorentreff in Oberursel will be holding a coffee afternoon on Sunday, 16th September 2012 between 2pm and 6pm in the “Altes Hospital” (Hospitalstraße 9).
Friday night is music night at Café Portstraße, located near the U-Bahn stop “Altstadt”.
On Friday, 14th September, 2012 the metal bands “Trashtanica” and “Stagewar” will be playing.
Entry costs €5.
A disco for over 40s is being held under the name of “TaunusDisco” in the dance school “Tanzschule Pritzer” in the old station building on Saturday, 15th September, 2012.
The music will be a mixture of current music such as “funk” and “soul”, and also some lesser-known pieces such as World Music, all mixed by DJ Param.
Entry is from 9pm and costs 8 Euro.
The monthly flea market in the Adenauerallee in Oberursel will take place on Saturday, 15th September, 2012 between 7am and 1pm.
The flea market starts at the end of the pedestrian zone and continues the length of the Adenauerallee and over the railway lines towards Bommersheim. One part also takes place in the Nassauer Straße next to the U-Bahn tracks.
To get there by train take either the line U3 or S5 to Oberursel’s main station.
Tomorrow (Sunday, 9th September, 2012) will see a group of cyclists make their way up the Feldberg in order to raise money for “Hilfe für krebskranke Kinder Frankfurt e.V.” (help for children with cancer in Frankfurt).
With around 300 people expected to take part, there are three routes – by bicycle via the Kanonenstraße, or by mountain bike or on foot through the woods.
Anyone wishing to take part should be at the Taunus Information Centre at the Hohemark between 8.30am and 10am to register. To take part a donation of at least €15 is requested. Refreshments will be available at around the half-way stage with a barbecue being held at the finish.
There will also be a tombola with prizes ranging from a week in a 5 star hotel in Egypt to cycling accessories – the total value of which is over €8,000.
For more information in English visit www.feldberg-radeln.de/english/
In the past months we have often reported on the speed traps that have been placed on the Kanonenstraße – the road that goes from the Hohemark at the northern end of Oberursel to the Sandplacken on the Feldberg.
Not only are cars and in particular motorcycles often caught here going up to 50 km/h too fast, but the road is also one of the worst accident blackspots in the area.
The accidents are often due to drivers taking the curves too fast and over-estimating their ability to control their vehicles, something that is a particular problem in the large curve known locally as the “Applausekurve”.
To try and reduce the number of accidents in this area the speed limit will be dropped to 50km/h and “rumble strips” installed.
The rumble strips – “Rüttelstreifen” in German – will be coloured and 1,5cm high, changing the way the road surface feels to the driver and causing them to drop their speed.
They are due to be installed between 10th and 12th September 2012, which may lead to delays on the road during that time.
The Seniorentreff in Oberursel will be holding a Stammtisch on Friday, 14th September, 2012 between 5pm and 8.30pm in the “Altes Hospital” (Hospitalstraße 9).
The Stammtisch is a place to discuss anything and everything that those attending wish to.
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