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At last, a pavement that’s gentle on the feet!
Schweinfurt Oberndorf looks a great deal better-that’s the general opinion in the last few days over the repaired area south of Main Street, the streets and squares around the Glockenhof (Bell Yard).

It was the Oberndorfers themselves who decided up to the smallest detail how this delicate area around the school, kindergarten and church was to be restored, maintaining the historical atmosphere, and incorporated into the plans of Architect Dag Schröder. They are well pleased with the (except for a few trees) almost completely original repairs-not only because it didn’t cost them a penny, they can also feel the difference in their feet!

You won’t find a more gentle pavement anywhere in Oberndorf. It’s called “via Castillo” and according to the Head of Public Building Jochen Müller, who introduced the material, it’s concrete mix with a special surfacing based on limestone. All of which is laid upon a percolation reduced load bearer. The 10 centimeter thick stonework also can take the pounding of agricultural traffic, and despite the cracks it’s more comfortable to walk on than conventional paving – which is what the citizens specifically wanted. Surface water is run off by furrow-guttering into the main drains.

In the course of the repairs, in a street area that has remained unchanged since 1753, the complete technical infrastructure was renewed. So the area around the Glockenhof didn’t only gain optical benefits from the new paving. The entrances and paths to houses were also redone, and there are also new benches and waste paper baskets, trees, shrubs and grass are soon to be planted as well. At night the whole effect is well set off with new street lighting.

In the coming Advents-tide an appropriate festive lighting will also be installed, and the Oberndorfer Christmas Market will be held for the first time in the Glockenhof. The Lady Mayoress is going to formally handover the restorations with the official opening of the the Christmas Market (Saturday 29 November, at 1 o’clock), and on Sunday at 3:30 in the afternoon she’ll be back to give out the children’s presents.

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“This is a fete-day for the Oberndorfers, and so it should be celebrated” said Bernd Köppel, Head of the Bürgerverein. With his organisation, who traditionally organise the Christmas Market, he wants to emphasise the importance of the occasion and asked the local citizens to contribute to a Tombola (Tel. 8 49 78), proceeds of which will go towards rebuilding the Fire Station.

Hr Köppel will present the final programme later, however he assured Jochen Müller yesterday that “ We’ll make it a big occasion” and was supported in this from many directions. “The Glockenhof is really well done” he commented , with a side remark that if similar steps had been taken 20 years earlier then maybe a lot of younger people would have decided not to move away.

According to Müller the financing came from a Federal and State Fund subsidy of 60%, and instead of the estimated half million cost 850,000 Euros, thanks partly to the citizens extra wishes to remove the drainage problems in the Pfarrgasse.

“The town has set an example, let’s hope the citizens follow up” said Herbert Lupprian, Head of the Restoration Team, and “wished for a little more private initiative”, pointeding out that the Öhring Grounds opposite the kindergarten would be ideal for development into a first class housing area.
Although there are still a few ownership questions to tidy up, the Square in front of the Kreuzkirche can be remodelled and enlarged along the lines of the Glockenhof in Spring, “Opened up completely, the barriers will be removed” said Jochen Müller.

(Report from our Editing Team by Manfred Kraus)
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