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In late September of this year, my husband and I were posing like tourists in Oberursel – with the restaurant ‘Zum Hirsch’ in the back.
The house, which later became the restaurant, was built in 1637.
We have been living in Oberursel for almost 25 years, and have seen a lot of changes. This setting though looks rather familiar, because all the original buildings are still there.
This former bakery (grey half-timbered house) at the market square in Oberursel first opened its doors for business on 14 Oct 1888. The first owner was Ferdinand Will.
Announcement in the paper ‘Bürgerfreund’
From the archives:
Marktplatz 13 Bäckerei Ferdinand Will 1904
Marktplatz 13 Bäckerei Müller H. 1936
Marktplatz 13 Bäckerei Horn Georg, 01.03.1939 – 31.10.1949
Marktplatz 13 Bäckerei Stenzel Kurt 1953
Credits go to H. Decher for her research and sharing the photos.
Sitting there at the ‘Marktweib’ Restaurant, I caught a glimpse of this year’s Fountain Queen (Brunnenkönigin), Ann-Kathrin I, along with the Brunnenmeister, Rainer. For a better image of her, click here: http://www.vereinsring-oberursel.de/html/brunnenkoenigin.html
2017 Oberursel Fountain Queen and King
Market Square in Oberursel
View onto St. Ursula Church and a couple of restaurants with outdoor seating. A few minutes after having taken this photo, I was sitting there myself with a beer in hand.
In the Altstadt, you can still find a mounting block for horses in front of someone’s door. Those were the days of real horse power.
Oberursel has its charms, and we still discover interesting nooks and corners after having lived here for 22 years.
My name is Maria Shipley. I live in Oberursel, Germany, with my husband, son and daughter. The … Read more
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