Oberursel (Taunus) (German: [oː.bɐ.ˈʊʁ.zl̩] ⓘ) is a town in Germany and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area.

Altitude To the north Oberursel borders with Schmitten, to the east with Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, to the south-east with Frankfurt, to the southwest with Steinbach and to the west with Kronberg.

1535 Oberursel become property of Earl Ludwig von Stolberg-Königstein and becomes a Protestant town.

The most important industry in the late Middle Ages and in the early modern times was the clothier business.

During the Thirty Years' War the town was destroyed three times, in 1622 and 1645, and the number of inhabitants decreased from 1,600 to 600.

During the Second World War, many captured American and British airmen passed through Oberursel as they were interrogated and processed into the German POW camp system at the "Durchgangslager der Luftwaffe" or "Transit Camp of the Luftwaffe" located in the town.

Almost all allied airmen who were shot down and captured spent some time at that camp before being moved to their permanent assigned "Stalag".

Since the 2021 municipal elections, the city council has the following distribution of seats:[3] Oberursel (Taunus) is twinned with:[5] The "Vortaunusmuseum" is located in the central marketplace.

Another popular event occurring in Oberursel is the Brunnenfest, an annual village fair held in the early summer, which attracts visitors from surrounding areas and around the world.

Oberursel is located on the A661 motorway near the "Bad Homburger Kreuz", which is the interchange between the A661 and the A5 (Hannover -Frankfurt - Basel).