AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
The monthly flea market in the Adenauerallee in Oberursel will take place on Saturday, 20th October, 2018 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 musikhalle portstrasse is holding a “Friday night Jam Session” on Friday, 19th October, 2018, at 8pm.
Entry is free.
The “musikhalle” is located opposite the U-Bahn station “Altstadt” on the U3 line.
The Verbraucherzentrale (consumers’ association) will be offering individual energy saving consultations in the Rathaus in Oberursel on Thursday, 18th October 2018.
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.
The Seniorentreff in Oberursel will be offering an afternoon of Bingo on Thursday, 11th October 2018 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!
A Kabishibai Theatre performance for children aged 3 and over will take place in Oberursel’s library on Saturday, 13th October, 2018 at 11am.
“Kabishibai” is Japanese and means “paper drama”. A story is told using a small stage and pictures on cards inserted into it.
The story on Saturday is “Abenteuer mit Karlchen”.
The performance will last about 45 minutes and tickets costing €2 each are available at the library or by calling 06171 62870.
The Dampfbahnclub-Taunus e.V. steam railway in Oberursel will be open to the public on Sunday, 14th October, 2018 between 10am and 5pm.
Located at the end of the Mainstraße, 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.
Entry costs €2 for adults and €1 for children. Tickets cost €1 each, with children receiving their first ticket on entry.
Links
An interview with Matthias Zundel, Chairman
A record number of visitors on the last day of the steam trains
A guided walk entitled “Auf den Spuren jüdischen Lebens in Oberursel” (Traces of Jewish life in Oberursel) is being offered on Sunday, 14th October, 2018 by historian Angelika Rieber.
The tour starts at 2pm at the fountain on the Marktplatz and costs 3EUR per person.
A tour entitled “Das keltische Leben am Fuße des Feldbergs” (celtic life at the foot of the Feldberg) is being held on Saturday, 13th October, 2018 at 2pm.
The tour starts at the Taunus Information Centre and costs €5 per person, those taking part should have sturdy footwear.
Blood can be donated at the Red Cross in Oberursel on Friday, 12th October 2018 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).
Once a month the Bluebox Portstraße holds a Sunday morning breakfast buffet in their cinema.
As the organisation is not a commercial cinema, they are not allowed to advertise which film will be shown in advance. For Sunday, 21st October 2018, we are told that it will be a French film. If you do want to know which film will be shown or to reserve tickets call 06171 636930.
The showing starts at 11.30am and they are located opposite the U-Bahn stop “Altstadt”.
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