AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
Local police set up a speed trap last week on Friday, 5th December, 2014 between 6.55pm and 9.55pm on the Königsteiner Straße (K772) to check cars travelling out of the town on a stretch of road where only 70km/h is permitted.
Of the 200 vehicles that passed, 21 were travelling too fast.
However one car was travelling at 206km/h, meaning that the driver can expect a 3 month ban from driving, a 600 Euro fine and 2 points on their license.
The story “Der Tag an dem Amos Goldberg zu Hause blieb” by Philip and Erin Stead is being read in the library on Thursday, 11th December, 2014 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 musikhalle portstrasse is holding a “Friday night Jam Session” on Friday, 12th December, 2014 at 8pm.
Entry is free.
The “musikhalle” is located opposite the U-Bahn station “Altstadt” on the U3 line.
A 3,000 step walk for senior citizens is taking place in Stierstadt on Tuesday, 9th December, 2014.
To take part, be at the bus stop “Altes Rathaus” in Stierstadt at 3pm.
Tuesday night is film night at Bluebox 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, 9th December, 2014, we are told that it will be a love story. If you do want to know which film will be shown then call 06171 636930 and they will tell you.
The showing starts at 9pm.
Blood can be donated at the Red Cross in Oberursel on Saturday, 13th December, 2014 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).
Congratulations to Frau Anna Zywitzki in Oberursel who is 100 years old today.
Frankfurt International School is holding a flea market on Saturday, 6th December, 2014 between 11am and 2pm in the cafeteria and main hall (Aula) areas of the school.
Many families who are preparing to leave Germany use this opportunity to sell relatively new household items, meaning there are usually some bargains to be had.
There will also be a chance to buy English language books and games, but the 50 stands will be selling have clothing, toys, videos and DVDs.
Money made at the market will be donated to non-profit projects at the school.
The nearest U-Bahn station is “Waldlust” and the number 42 bus route also has a stop nearby.
The Seniorentreff in Oberursel will be offering a 3,000 step walk on Wednesday, 3rd December, 2014.
To take part, be at the Christuskirche in the Oberhöchstädter Straße at 3pm.
There will be a book flea market in Oberursel’s library on Saturday, 6th December, 2014 between 10am and 1pm with proceeds going to the library’s supporters’ association.
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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