Due to the amount of ice and snow on the ground the weekly market on this coming Saturday, 3rd March, 2018, will be moved to the Epinayplatz.
Oberursel’s Carnival Procession – Sunday, 11th February, 2018
February 7, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Sunday afternoon sees the annual carnival procession take place in Oberursel, with the usual number of large crowds expected.
The procession will form in the Altkönigstraße and then leave from “Am Rahmtor” at 2.11pm before crossing the Marktplatz and entering the Eppsteiner Str.
On reaching the “Homm-Kreisel” it will turn into the Holzweg and cross the Epinayplatz before entering the Henchenstraße, at the end of which it will turn into the Liebfrauenstraße. [Read more…]
Saturday market moved to the Epinayplatz
December 20, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Due to the amount of ice and snow on the ground the weekly market on this coming Saturday, 23rd December, 2017, will be moved to the Epinayplatz.
Herbsttreiben – a Market of Markets
September 13, 2017 By Leave a Comment
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.
[Read more…]
Oberursel’s Carnival Procession – Sunday, 26th February, 2017
February 23, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Sunday afternoon sees the annual carnival procession take place in Oberursel, with the usual number of large crowds expected.
The procession will form in the Altkönigstraße and then leave from “Am Rahmtor” at 2.11pm before crossing the Marktplatz and entering the Eppsteiner Str.
On reaching the “Homm-Kreisel” it will turn into the Holzweg and cross the Epinayplatz before entering the Henchenstraße, at the end of which it will turn into the Liebfrauenstraße. [Read more…]
Herbsttreiben – a Market of Markets
September 16, 2016 By Leave a Comment
The annual Herbsttreiben weekend in Oberursel is being held between the 16th and 18th of September, 2016.
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, 21st September is “verkaufsoffen” and many of the shops in the town centre will be open during the afternoon, and also on Sunday a Vietnamese festival will take place in the Adenauerallee between 12pm and 6pm.
[Read more…]
Oberursel’s Carnival Procession – Sunday, 7th February, 2016
February 5, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Sunday afternoon sees the annual carnival procession take place in Oberursel, with the usual number of large crowds expected.
The procession will form in the Altkönigstraße and then leave from “Am Rahmtor” at 2.11pm before crossing the Marktplatz and entering the Eppsteiner Str.
On reaching the “Homm-Kreisel” it will turn into the Holzweg and cross the Epinayplatz before entering the Henchenstraße, at the end of which it will turn into the Liebfrauenstraße. [Read more…]
Oberursel’s Carnival Procession – Sunday, 15th February, 2015
February 11, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Sunday afternoon sees the annual carnival procession take place in Oberursel, with this year seeing a return to the normal finishing point in the Oberhöchstadter Straße.
The procession will form in the Altkönigstraße and then leave from “Am Rahmtor” at 2.11pm before crossing the Marktplatz and entering the Eppsteiner Str.
On reaching the “Homm-Kreisel” it will turn into the Holzweg and cross the Epinayplatz before entering the Henchenstraße, at the end of which it will turn into the Liebfrauenstraße. [Read more…]
Herbsttreiben – a Market of Markets
September 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The annual Herbsttreiben weekend in Oberursel is being held between the 19th and 21st of September, 2014.
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 Rathausplatz.
Also on the Marktplatz there will be a market of specialities from Thuringia, and music and entertainment can be expected at both the Marktplatz and the Rathausplatz.
Sunday, 21st September is “verkaufsoffen” and many of the shops in the town centre will be open during the afternoon, and also on Sunday a Vietnamese festival will take place in the Adenauerallee between 12pm and 6pm.
During the entire weekend a miniature railway for children will be running in the Ackergasse and Untere Hainstraße. [Read more…]
Oberursel’s Carnival Procession – Sunday, 2nd March, 2014
February 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Sunday afternoon sees the annual carnival procession take place in Oberursel, with this year seeing a slightly altered route for the procession due to the roadworks taking place at the Bärenkreuzung.
The procession will form in the Altkönigstraße and then leave from “Am Rahmtor” at 2.11pm before crossing the Marktplatz and entering the Eppsteiner Str.
On reaching the “Homm-Kreisel” it will turn into the Holzweg and cross the Epinayplatz before entering the Henchenstraße, at the end of which it will turn into the Liebfrauenstraße.
From here it will continue into the Oberhöchstadter Straße before turning into the Austraße, Aumühlenstraße and finishing in the Adenauerallee around 2½ hours later.
A commentary of the procession will be provided at the Marktplatz, Epinayplatz, Oberhöchstadter Straße and in the Aumühlenstraße.
Road closures and diversions
To allow the roads to be closed to traffic, the town centre will be closed off from 1pm.
The Hohemarkstraße will be closed at “Im Diezen”. Traffic travelling south will be diverted via Im Diezen, Erich-Ollenhauer-Straße, Freiligrathstraße, Herzbergstraße, Kumeliusstraße or Liebfrauenstraße, and back onto the Feldbergsraße.
The Feldbergstraße will be closed at the junction with the Liebfrauenstraße or Kumeliusstraße. Traffic travelling north will be diverted via the Kumeliusstraße and Berliner Straße back onto the Hohemarkstraße.
The Freiligrathstraße will be closed between the Homm-Kreisel and Berliner Straße.
The bus routes 41 and 42 will still be operating but will travel around the Homm-Kreisel in the opposite direction to the normal flow of traffic.
It is expected that the roads will re-open at around 6pm.
