AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
The Christmas Market in Oberursel was opened on Thursday, 29th November, 2012 by Mayor Hans-Georg Brum, accompanied by the Fountain Queen Vanessa I, City Manager Wolfgang Bräutigam, Fountain Master Harry Hecker, Treasurer Thorsten Schorr, Alderman Wilfried Abt and Council Chairman Dr. Christoph Müllerleile.
The market stretches from the Rathaus through the Vorstadt and Strackgasse to the Marktplatz.
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The 2012 Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) in Oberursel starts on Thursday, 29th November and continues until Sunday, 2nd December.
The market is open Thursday 4pm-9pm, Friday 2pm-10pm, Saturday 12pm-10pm and Sunday 12pm-9pm, and takes place in front of the town hall (Rathausplatz), along the “Vorstadt” and “Strackgasse”, and on the market square (“Marktplatz”) with around 100 stands in total.
The Marktplatz is the location for the “middle-ages” market, whereas a miniature steam train will be offering rides on the Rathausplatz.
Arts and Crafts
Inside the town hall an arts and crafts fair will be taking place with around 40 stands, including those from the twin towns of Epinay-sur-Seine, Rushmoor and Lomonossow. The fair closes an hour before the Christmas market, except on Thursday.
Concerts
The “Hospitalkirche” Church in the Strackgasse will be hosting a series of concerts over the weekend, with entry free but a donation requested.
Friday 6pm: Flute ensemble from Oberursel music school
Saturday 6pm: Crotchets – the Klezmerensemble of Oberursel’s music school
Sunday 6pm: Youth orchestra and recorder group from the TV Stierstadt.
Advent market in the museum
The Vortaunusmuseum at the Marktplatz will be holding an advent market on Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 12pm-6pm.
Seniorentreff
The “Seniorentreff” will be holding their own Christmas market at Hospitalstraße 9, where they will be selling knitted socks and other hand-made items. There will also be refreshments available including mulled wine. The opening times are: Friday 2pm-9pm and Saturday 10am-9pm.
4 Rooms Open Air Winter Party
The Café Portstrasse will be holding an “Open Air Winter Party” next to the U-Bahn stop “Altstadt” on Thursday between 6pm and 8.30pm, with hot drinks, music, twists, sausages, and a fire show and young people from all parts of the town are invited to start or end their Christmas market tour here.
Road closures
The following roads will be closed during the Christmas Market opening times:
The Untere Hainstraße will be open to two-way traffic.
The Ackergasse will be closed where it meets the Schlenkergasse, allowing traffic to flow via the Schlenkergasse and Weidengasse.
The car park next to the town hall will be closed from Tuesday, 27th November.
The normal market on Wednesday and Saturday will be moved to the Epinayplatz.
The Christmas Market in Friedrichsdorf takes place on Saturday, 17th December (11am-10pm) and Sunday, 18th December, 2011 (10am-9pm).
It is being held on the Landgrafenplatz, at one end of the main shopping area.
Friedrichsdorf can be reached by car using the B455 road, or by train from Frankfurt by line S5. The station is also served by the Taunusbahn.
The Christmas Market in Kronberg is being held on Saturday, 10th December (3pm-9pm) and Sunday, 11th December, 2001 (11am-6pm).
It takes place within the old town (Altstadt), at the Berliner Platz and at the castle (Burg).
The Berliner Platz car park is located on the main road running through the town centre, and Kronberg is also easily reached by train as it is the end of the S4 line.
The Christmas Market in Königstein is being held between Friday, 3rd December and Sunday, 5th December, 2011.
The opening times are:
Friday 4pm – 9.30pm
Saturday 11am – 9.30pm
Sunday 11am – 8pm
The market is held between the Kurpark and the Rathausplatz.
To get there from Frankfurt, take the RMV train line 12.
The City Car Park in Oberursel is open between 6.30am and 1am from Thursday, 24th November until Sunday, 27th November, 2011, due to the Christmas Market taking place in the town centre.
A stall selling candy floss, popcorn, gingerbread and other sweet things at the Christmas Market.
A miniature locomotive steamed up to give rides on the Rathausplatz during the Christmas Market.
The Rathausplatz in Oberursel during the Christmas Market
The official opening in front of the Rathaus (Town Hall), with Brunnenkönigin (Fountain Queen) Christina I. and Burgermeister (Mayor) Hans-Georg Brum on the left.
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