AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
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, 26th September 2017, we are told that it will be a romantic 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.
The Maislabyrinth – a maze made out of maize – will be holding a Pumkin Festival with pumkin carving for children on Sunday, 24th September, 2017.
The maze itself is open from 11am until 7pm. Entry costs €3.00 for adults, €2.50 for children aged 10 to 16 and €2.00 for children aged 4 to 9.
To get there by car, travel to the edge of Weißkirchen on the road to Steinbach. There is a track off the road near the yellow “Oberursel Stadtteil Weißkirchen” sign leading towards Frankfurt (ie. left if you have just driving through Weißkirchen, right if you are coming from Steinbach). The maze is about 200m along this track.
If you are coming by train, the nearest station “Weißkirchen-Steinbach” is on the S5 line between Frankfurt and Bad Homburg.
Useful links
The mouse in the Maize Maze Opening 2017)
Pumpkin carving at the maize maze (2014)
Maislabyrinth Weißkirchen (Homepage)
The Seniorentreff in Oberursel will be holding a Stammtisch on Friday, 22nd September, 2017 between 5pm and 8.30pm in the “Altes Hospital” (Hospitalstraße 9).
The Stammtisch is a place to discuss anything and everything that those attending wish to.
A charge of €7 per person will be made to cover the cost of food and drink and due to the limited number of places reservation by telephone (06171 585333) is requested.
The Verbraucherzentrale (consumers’ association) will be offering individual energy saving consultations in the Rathaus in Oberursel on Thursday, 21st September 2017.
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.
A 3,000 step walk for senior citizens is taking place in Weißkirchen on Wednesday, 20th September 2017.
To take part, be at the “Altes Rathaus” (Urselbachstraße 59) at 9.30am.
The annual Herbsttreiben weekend in Oberursel is being held between the 15th and 17th of September, 2017.
On these days, a handicraft market will take place on the Epinayplatz and in the Kumeliusstraße, cider will be sold on the Marktplatz at the “Ebbelwoi-Vertestigung”, whilst stalls selling French wares will be on the car park behind the Stadthalle.
Sunday, 17th September is “verkaufsoffen” and many of the shops in the town centre will be open during the afternoon.
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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, 19th September 2017, we are told that it will be a biography. 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.
The Maislabyrinth – a maze made out of maize – will be holding a Potato Day on Sunday, 17th September, 2017. There will be potatoes to pick and potato dishes on the menu.
The maze itself from 11am until 7pm. Entry costs €3.00 for adults, €2.50 for children aged 10 to 16 and €2.00 for children aged 4 to 9.
To get there by car, travel to the edge of Weißkirchen on the road to Steinbach. There is a track off the road near the yellow “Oberursel Stadtteil Weißkirchen” sign leading towards Frankfurt (ie. left if you have just driving through Weißkirchen, right if you are coming from Steinbach). The maze is about 200m along this track.
If you are coming by train, the nearest station “Weißkirchen-Steinbach” is on the S5 line between Frankfurt and Bad Homburg.
Useful links
The mouse in the Maize Maze Opening 2017)
Potato picking fun at the Maize maze (2014)
Maislabyrinth Weißkirchen (Homepage)
The monthly flea market in the Adenauerallee in Oberursel will take place on Saturday, 16th September 2017 between 7am and 1pm.
The flea market starts at the end of the pedestrian zone and continues the length of the Adenauerallee and over the railway lines towards Bommersheim. One part also takes place in the Nassauer Straße next to the U-Bahn tracks.
To get there by train take either the line U3 or S5 to Oberursel’s main station.
The Seniorentreff in the “Altes Hospital” (Hospitalstraße 9) will be holding a breakfast buffet on Friday, 15th September, 2017 between 9am and 10.30am, with food and drink costing €6 per person.
To take part, register in advance by calling 06171 585333 and leave a message on the answerphone if necessary.
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