Oberursel

Oberursel, or Oberursel (Taunus), is a small city in Hesse. The city is in the area of the Taunus mountain range in Hesse, north of Frankfurt.

Understand
The highlight of Oberursel is its Altstadt (old town area), a residential area with many half-timbered houses. On its east side is the historic Marktplatz (market place). The streets Strackgasse and Vorstadt connect Marktplatz to the more modern shopping district along a pedestrian mall. As you walk Strackgasse and Vorstadt towards the Marktplatz, you will notice that the buildings become older as they transition from modern to medieval.

By train

 * U-Bahn: Take line U3, direction Oberursel (Taunus)-Hohemark, getting off at Oberursel (Taunus) Altstadt. The train leaves Frankfurt Willi-Brandt-Platz every 15 minutes; the trip duration is 33 minutes. From the U-Bahn station, walk along Hohemarkstraße to Eppsteinerstraße to Marktplatz (distance about 450 metres).
 * S-Bahn: Take line S-5, direction Friedrichsdorf Bahnhof, getting off at Oberursel (Taunus) Bahnhof. The train leaves Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof every 15 minutes; the trip duration is 17 minutes. Once you arrive at Oberursel (Taunus) Bahnhof, you can either transfer to the U-Bahn for 2 stops or walk 1 km. along Feldbergstraße and Eppsteinerstraße to Marktplatz.

The RMV website has schedules. For 2-5 people travelling together on a day trip from Frankfurt, the RMV group day ticket (Gruppentageskarte) is more economical and more convenient that using single trip tickets.

Get around
Walking is the preferred method of getting around as the Altstadt and central shopping district are both within a kilometre of the U-Bahn and S-Bahn stations.

Altstadt

 * Many half-timbered houses located behind the Rathaus and around St. Ursula Church.
 * Many half-timbered houses located behind the Rathaus and around St. Ursula Church.
 * Many half-timbered houses located behind the Rathaus and around St. Ursula Church.
 * Many half-timbered houses located behind the Rathaus and around St. Ursula Church.
 * Many half-timbered houses located behind the Rathaus and around St. Ursula Church.
 * Many half-timbered houses located behind the Rathaus and around St. Ursula Church.

Events

 * Brunnenfest - The fountain festival in early summer is one of the largest folk festivals in the Hochtaunuskreis district attracting visitors from the entire Rhine-Main region.

Buy
The street Vorstadt is a pedestrian mall lined with shops.

Eat
There a number of eating places along the Vorstadt pedestrian mall as well as on some of its side streets.

Go next

 * Bad Homburg
 * Frankfurt