AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
The Verbraucherzentrale (consumers’ association) will be offering individual energy saving consultations in the Rathaus in Oberursel on Thursday, 17th December 2015.
Appointments cost €5 for 30 minutes, and €2.50 for each 15 minutes after that. They need to be arranged in advance by calling 06171 502-310.
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, 15th December , 2015, we are told that it will be a masterly spiritual drama. 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.
Tickets cost €2 and should be reserved in advance in the library or by calling 06171 62870.
Blood can be donated at the Red Cross in Oberursel on Friday, 11th December 2015 between 3.30pm and 8pm. 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).
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, 8th December 2015, we are told that it will be a “tragic comedy”. 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.
Congratulations to Frau Elisabeth Reinhuber-Adorno of Oberstedten who is 90 years old today.
A 3,000 step walk for senior citizens is taking place in Stierstadt on Tuesday, 8th December, 2015.
To take part, be at the bus stop “Altes Rathaus” in Stierstadt at 3pm.
There will be a book flea market in Oberursel’s library on Saturday, 5th December, 2015 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).
Sunday, 29th November, 2015 is the day that elections for the Ausländerbeirat take place in Oberursel.
Foreign residents of the town that have lived here for at least three months are eligible to vote and should have recieved their polling cards several weeks ago.
The only polling station for the entire town and its suburbs is in the Georg-Hieronymi-Saal, which is located between the town hall and the police station, with voting possible between 8am and 6pm.
It is not necessary to take the polling card along to vote, although it is better to do so. An ID card or passport is, however, necessary.
In cases of sudden illness, a postal vote is possible up to 3pm, which must, however, be collected by someone in person who has a power of attorney.
There are two lists of candidates that voters can choose between: [Read more…]
A tour of the old town (Altstadt) part of Oberursel is being offered on Saturday, 5th December, 2015 at 2pm.
The tour starts in front of the Vortaunusmuseum at the Marktplatz at 2pm and costs €3 per person.
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