Oberursel
Oberursel is a town in the Hochtaunuskreis, Hessen, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus, bordering among others Frankfurt, Bad Homburg and Kronberg. Position: 50°12' north, 8°35' east. Elevation: 138 to 820 m (up to 300 m in inhabited areas). Area: 45.31 km². Population: about 42500.
Town districts: Oberursel (the old town), Weißkirchen, Bommersheim, Stierstadt and Oberstedten.
Oberursel is home to several large German companies, as well as to one of the smallest German universities, the Lutherische Theologische Hochschule, a theological university/college of the Independent Evangelic-Lutherian Church in Germany.
Transportation: several stations of Frankfurt suburban railway, line S5, and subway, line U3, end of Autobahn A 661, close to A 5.
Historical info
The town was first mentioned in 791 AD and received official saction as a town in 1444 AD. Remaining from medieval times is its historic town district. The Urselbach is a creek running through the town, historically it was used for a large number of various mills, possibly because of the height difference in the town limits.
During the Second World War, a transitory camp for allied POWs was established, especially for pilots who were questioned there. After the war this became Camp King of the US Army and was used to question Nazi criminals, among others by Robert Kempner. Later the camp was also connected to the CIA and German intelligence services. The camp was closed in 1993.
On July 30, 1977, it was the place of the Red Army Faction terrorist attack on Jürgen Ponto, then head of Dresdner Bank.
External links
- Oberursel (http://www.oberursel.de)
- Lutherische Theologische Hochschule (http://www.lthh-oberursel.de/)
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