AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
The car park “Altstadt” will be closed from 14th October until 26th October to allow for urgent repairs to take place which require both the entrance and exit to be closed off.
Those who have long-term rental contracts will receive alternative spaces in the City or Stadthalle car parks. These are also the alternatives available for anyone visiting the town during that period.
The end of the B455 at the junction with the A661 was closed on Monday, 23rd September, 2013, when a suitcase and an 11kg gas cylinder were found on the side of the road.
Police closed off the area, the Red Cross were put on standby and the residents living close by were informed.
An inspection of the items found them not to be dangerours and detectives took the decision to re-open the road around three hours later.
It is believed that the items had been left by a white transporter with a Polish number plate around 10am that had stopped to deal with a tyre problem. Police believe that they may have been left behind by mistake. Witnesses are asked to call Bad Homburg police station on 06172 1200.
A 71-year-old from Frankfurt was driving along the Königsteiner Straße (K772) from the B455 heading towards Oberursel in her VW Golf on Sunday, 22nd September, 2013, when for some unknown reason she came off the road at the “Heidekrug” and headed into the ditch.
Here she collided with a statue on a sandstone plinth known as the “Signorino Cross”. The force of the collision caused considerable damage to the cross and parts of the plinth hit a nearby parked car.
Both cars were damaged so much, that neither were able to be driven after the accident and the damage is estimated at €30,000.
The driver of the VW Golf was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital in Bad Homburg for treatment. The fire brigade were called to deal with petrol which was leaking from her car.
The Dampfbahnclub-Taunus e.V. steam railway in Oberursel will be open to the public on Sunday, 13th October, 2013 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.
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Blood can be donated at the Red Cross in Oberursel on Saturday, 12th October, 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 story “Zilly und der Riesenkürbis” by Paul Korky is being read in the library on Thursday, 10th October, 2013 at 3.30pm by volunteer Edith Nikel-Ruppmann.
Tickets cost €2 and should be reserved in advance in the library or by calling 06171 62870.
The Seniorentreff in Oberursel will be holding a flea market on Saturday, 12th October, 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 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, 12th October, 2013.
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.
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A tour entitled “Das keltische Leben am Fuße des Feldbergs” (celtic life at the foot of the Feldberg) is being held on Saturday, 12th October, 2013 at 2pm.
The tour starts at the Taunus Information Centre and costs €5 per person, those taking part should have sturdy footwear.
A 3,000 step walk for senior citizens is taken place in Stierstadt on Tuesday, 8th October, 2013.
To take part, be at the bus stop “Altes Rathaus” in Stierstadt at 3pm.
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