Archives for September 2012

Speed checks on the Kanonenstraße

September 8, 2012 By

Speed camera - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / AngelstormThe police in Oberursel (Ordnungspolizei) carried out speed checks on the Kanonenstraße towards the Feldberg in both directions on Thursday this week.

Between 4.40pm and 6.20pm they measured the speed of 700 vehicles travelling towards either Oberursel or the Sandplacken on a stretch of the road where speeds of up to 100km/h are allowed.

14 of those measured were travelling too fast, with one motorcycle travelling at 148km/h. The driver faces a €160 fine, 3 points on their license and a 1 month driving ban.

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U3 to be replaced by buses at the weekend

September 7, 2012 By

U-Bahn Trains at the Hohemark TerminusDue to work on the level crossing in the Gattenhöferweg the U-Bahn “U3” will be terminating at Bommersheim on Saturday and Sunday.

A replacement bus service will be in operation between Bommersheim and Hohemark, with the bus stops either adjacent or near to the train stations.

The stop for the town centre is located in the Feldbergstraße.

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Gattenhöferweg closed over the weekend

September 7, 2012 By

Roadworks sign - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / RedKoalaThe Gattenhöferweg in Oberursel will be closed between from Friday, 7th September until Monday 10th September 2012 to allow for work to take place on the level crossing.

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Why Oberursel can’t afford to build a new swimming pool

September 7, 2012 By

The Stadthalle was packed full on Wednesday evening for the “Bürgerversammlung” to discuss the new swimming pool.

Hans-Georg Brum (Mayor)

Hans-Georg Brum (Mayor)

It all started off quite well, with the mayor Hans-Georg Brum asking the question “if we don’t build it now, when will we?” and pointing out the value of the new indoor swimming pool for the schools in the town and in general for children, youths and older people, stressing the fact that it was not just for the swimming club (SCO) and the lifeguards (DLRG).

With a nod to the financial problems he asked the politicians in the town to stand behind the project, claiming that if everyone wants it to happen, somehow it will be possible.  For this he received a round of applause.

The next presentation was about the building itself, but finally led to the calculation of how the project is going to be financed.  For the first time, the public were shown a list of the pieces of land that are to be sold off to raise the capital.  Or at least, the roads in which these pieces of land are in.

Perhaps most interesting at this point was [Read more…]

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Large book flea market at the library

September 6, 2012 By

Pile of books - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / NatikaThere will be a large book flea market in Oberursel’s library on between Wednesday, 12th September and Saturday, 15th September 2012 with proceeds going to the library’s supporters’ association.

This market takes place on the 1st floor and has a larger selection of books than the monthly one, so there are usually foreign-language books there as well.

The opening times are:

Wednesday 10-1 & 3-6
Thursday 10-1 & 3-7
Friday 10-1 & 3-6
Saturday 10-1

The library is located at one end of the market square in Oberursel, in the Eppsteinerstraße.

The nearest car parks are “Bleiche” and in the Holzweg. The nearest train station is Altstadt (U3).

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Cyclist seriously injured on the Hohemarkstraße

September 6, 2012 By

A 68 year old cyclist from Bad Homburg was seriously injured on the Hohemarkstraße on Tuesday evening.

According to police he was riding on the cycle path uphill near house number 83, heading for “Im Heidegraben”, when for some unknown reason he suddenly moved onto the main road.

He was hit by a Ford Focus which was travelling parallel to him at the time, driven by a 26 year old.

As a result of the collection the cyclist suffered severe head injuries and was treated at the scene by a doctor before being taken by ambulance to the accident clinic in Frankfurt.

The car suffered considerable damage and the bicycle is a write-off, with the total damage estimated at around €7,000.

The Hohemarkstraße was closed in both directions for about half an hour.

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3,000 step walk for senior citizens in Stierstadt

September 5, 2012 By

Group of Senior Citizens walking - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / micropixA 3,000 step walk for senior citizens is being organised in Stierstadt bei Hedi Madl and Herbert Aulbach on Tuesday, 11th September, 2012.

To take part, be at the bus stop “Altes Rathaus” in Stierstadt at 3pm.

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Getting ready for the “Biotonne”

September 5, 2012 By

The houses in Oberursel currently have three rubbish bins:

  • Blue for paper
  • Yellow for packaging (“Grüner Punkt”) – although some houses do not have a bin and just put out the sacks
  • Green or black for everything else (“Restmüll)

Additionally there are glass collection containers and a recycling depot where electrical goods (“Elektroschrott”) and building materials (“Bauschutt”) get taken to.  And then of course there is the special Christmas Tree collection each January.

Soon another collection will be added to the list as the “Biotonne” is introduced for things like food leftovers, fruit peel, dead flowers and other garden waste.

But just how do you introduce a new rubbish collection to a town like Oberursel? [Read more…]

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Can Oberursel afford to build a new swimming pool?

September 4, 2012 By

The indoor swimming pool in Oberursel has now been closed for four years and is now probably one of the most discussed topics amongst the people and in particular the politicians in the town.

Last week it was on the agenda of the planning and environmental committee at the town hall, this week there is a Bürgerversammlung to update everyone on the current state of the planning and to allow people to put forward their views.  Next week the town council is due to vote on the project.  And various Bebauungspläne have been amended to allow for land to be sold off and built on to finance it all.

But it is the financial situation that remains the biggest question of all: can the town afford it? [Read more…]

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Steam trains

September 3, 2012 By

DampflokThe Dampfbahnclub-Taunus e.V. steam railway in Oberursel will be open to the public on Sunday, 9th September, 2012 between 10am and 5pm.

Located at the end of the Mainstraße, entry costs €1,50€ for adults and €0,50 for children. Children receive one ticket to go on the trains in the entry price, additional tickets are €0,50 each.

To get there, either leave the A661/B455 at “Oberursel-Nord” towards Oberursel, then take the first turning right into the Dornbachstraße. The Mainstraße is on the right-hand side.

By U-Bahn, take the U3 to Lahnstraße and cross the road before turning left into the Dornbachstraße.

Links

DBC-Taunus e.V. Homepage

An interview with Matthias Zundel, Chairman

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