AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
The Church meeting point “Aktiv im Norden” is holding a flea market for books on Saturday, 27th August, 2016 between 11am and 2pm.
To get there by car, set your navigation equipment to “Im Rosengärtchen 37″ in Oberursel.
[highlight color=”blue”] The nearest U-Bahn (U3) station is “Rosengärtchen”.[/highlight]
The autumn festival in the Rosengärtchen Carrée this year was something that Pastor Cornelia Synek from the Heilig-Geist Parish had been particularly looking forward to, as it was due to be opened by someone who she herself had confirmed a number of years ago: none other than Fountain Queen Carolyn II.
As a former student of Frankfurt International School Carolyn is no stranger to the northern end of Oberursel, something she touched on in her speech: “I know how hard it is for the foreigners to make new contacts here” she said, and pointed out the role of the Church Meeting Point “Aktive im Norden”, which aims to bring people in the northern end of the town together. [Read more…]
The Church Meeting Point “Aktiv im Norden”, also known the “Kirchenladen”, which is run by the protestant Church parish of the “Heilig-Geist Kirche”, first opened its doors 7 years ago with the aim to bring the people at the northern end of the town together and promote communication amongst them.
Each week from Monday to Friday the rooms are open between 2pm and 7pm, offering a free lending library, coffee and cakes, with other activities taking place on some evenings and at the weekend.
But although Pastor Cornelia Synek is happy with this “beginning” as she sees it, with the number of people at this end of the town increasing it is important that the meeting point does more. [Read more…]
The Church meeting point “Aktiv im Norden” is holding a flea market for books on Saturday, 27th October, 2012 between 10am and 1pm.
To get there by car, set your navigation equipment to “Im Rosengärtchen 37″ in Oberursel.
[highlight color=”blue”] The nearest U-Bahn (U3) station is “Rosengärtchen”.[/highlight]
On Saturday, 12th May, 2012 there will be a tour of the area in Oberursel known as “Camp King” with local historian Manfred Kopp.
The tour covers the history of the area from the Reichssiedlungshof in the 1930s, through the time of the Dulag Luft up to the end of the U.S. Army presence in the town.
The meeting point is the Edeka car park at the corner of Camp-King-Allee at 2pm, and the tour costs 3EUR. It ends at the Kirchenladen where archive material can be viewed.
This is an interesting opportunity for local residents to learn more about the history of the area that they live in.
[highlight color=”blue”] The nearest U-Bahn station is “Kupferhammer”. [/highlight]
Hans-Georg Brum and Traute Grier at the 5th anniversary celebrations
Musica Reifenberg provided the music for the celebrations
The Church Meeting Point (Kirchenladen) at the northern end of Oberursel will be celebrating its 5th Birthday on Saturday, 24th March, 2012.
Between 11am and 4pm there will be there will be music, food and drink, and a chance to chance to find out more about the history of Camp King.
The Kirchenladen is located at Im Rosengärtchen 35-37. To get there by train take the U3 to “Rosengärtchen”.
We recorded a podcast in English there just after it opened in 2007. Click here to listen to it.
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