AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
Blood can be donated at the Red Cross in Oberursel on Saturday, 13th April, 2013 between 1.30pm and 6pm. The Red Cross is located at Marxstraße 28, opposite the U-Bahn station “Lahnstraße”.
To donate you must be healthy and between 18 and 68 years of age. If you have not donated before, then you must not be over 60. You must take some form of identification with you, such as a passport, that contains a photo.
You can read more about what then happens here (in German).
The Seniorentreff in Oberursel will be holding a flea market on Saturday, 13th April, 2013 between 9am and 1pm in the “Altes Hospital” (Hospitalstraße 9).
They will also be serving coffee, tea, cold drinks, grilled sausages and home-made waffles.
A tour entitled “Das keltische Leben am Fuße des Feldbergs” (celtic life at the foot of the Feldberg) is being held on Saturday, 13th April, 2013 at 2pm.
The tour starts at the Taunus Information Centre and costs €5 per person, those taking part should have sturdy footwear.
Congratulations to Frau Margaretha Weber of Oberursel who is 90 years old today.
A Porsche Carrera 911 was damaged whilst it was parked at the Taunus Information Centre on Tuesday, 2nd April, 2013, some time between 11am and 1.30pm. The damage is to the front left wing (fender) and is estimated to be around €1,000.
Police believe that the damage was caused by another car parking or leaving next to the Porsche. The driver who caused the accident left a note with their telephone number, but as this does not comply with the obligations that they have according to law § 34 StVO this means that officially they absconded from the scene of an accident and police have started an investigation. Had the driver called the police and left the note, then this would not have been necessary.
Anyone who saw the accident take place is asked to call the police station in Oberursel on 06171 62400.
An 85-year-old woman was robbed at home in the Berliner Straße on Wednesday this week (3rd April, 2013). At 2.50pm she let a pair of young people into her flat who said that they wanted to leave a note for someone else in the house, but asked her to write it for them – something police call the “slip of paper” trick. After they had left she noticed that her handbag was missing which contained her purse with cash and a copy of her ID card in it, as well as a keyring.
The U3 line to Frankfurt will be operating a reduced service at the weekend to allow for work on the track to take place near the tunnel entrance at “Dornbusch”.
From Friday, 5th April, 2013 at 9.30pm the trains will terminate at Heddernheim, and will continue to do so throughout Saturday and Sunday. Buses replace the trains between Heddernheim and Eschenheimer Tor, from where a shuttle service will be in operation on the line to Südbahnhof.
Passengers should allow extra time for their journey or switch to other routes, such as the S-Bahn line S5 to get from Oberursel to the centre of Frankfurt.
Normal service should be resumed on Monday morning.
The Seniorentreff in Oberursel will be offering an afternoon of Bingo on Thursday, 11th April, 2013 between 2.30pm and 4.30pm in the “Altes Hospital” (Hospitalstraße 9).
Anyone who is interested is invited to come along and try their luck!
Three car thieves met their match on Good Friday when they forced their way into a Honda Civic on the Hohemarkstraße and made off with the vehicle.
A witness who saw the crime take place called the police who sent a patrol car to investigate. The car which was presumed to be stolen was still travelling along the Hohemarkstraße and the police officers signalled to the driver to stop.
However not only did car fail to stop, a high-speed chase ensued through the centre of Oberursel, even through parts of the old town and the pedestrian precinct. It was only when the car came to the dead-end at the end of the Aumühlenstraße that the three men left the car and ran off towards the “Weingärtenumgehung” (by-pass).
One of the men was caught by police after 150 metres and was arrested despite his resistance. The other two men were caught a short time later in the area. All three are of Eastern European original and are now in custody.
Meanwhile police are trying to find out if they can be linked to other car thefts in the area.
The restaurant at the Taunus Information Centre (Taunus-Informations-Zentrum) was broken into on the night between Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. According to police nothing was stolen, but considerable damage was caused.
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