Oberursel
Oberursel is a town in the Hochtaunuskreis, Hessen, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus, bordering among others Frankfurt, Bad Homburg and 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 made a town in 1444 AD. Remaining from medieval times is historic town district. The Urselbach is a creek running through the town, historically it was used for a large number of various mills, possible because of the height difference in the town limits.
During WW II place of a transitory camp for allied POWs, especially pilots 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.
