
The Star Flyer circles above the Bleiche on Saturday evening
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The Star Flyer circles above the Bleiche on Saturday evening

June Smith from the Rushmoor Twinning Association pulling a pint at their stand in the Weidengasse

English musician Robert Brusell performing with Frederik Aarnoutse in the Weidengasse.

A view of the Bleiche during the Brunnenfest from the tower of St.Ursula’s Church.

Electric vehicles preparing for their journey from Oberursel to the Hessentag in Wetzlar
Click here to see how they arrived at the Hessentag last year

The restored Marienbrunnen (Fountain) at the crossroads of the Königsteiner Strasse and the Altkönigstrasse in Oberursel.
The restoration work cost €56,000. €20,000 came from donations, €20,000 from “Fokus-O”, €6,000 from the “Vereinsring” and €10,000 by way of contributions from local companies who carried out the work.

Fountain Queens past and present with their assistants at the Marienbrunnen

Visitors from the Twin Town of Épinay-sur-Seine at the Marienbrunnen with the Brunnenkönigin (Fountain Queen) Vanessa I., her Brunnenmeister (assistant) Harry Hecker, Mayor of Oberursel Hans-Georg Brum and chairman of the town council Dr. Christoph Müllerleile.

The Inauguration of the Marienbrunnen with Apple Wine poured from a Bembel

Fountain Queen (Brunnenkönigin) Vanessa I. at the restored Marienbrunnen in Oberursel




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