Description of location:
Arnoldshain-Hegewiese is a district of Schmitten in the Taunus at an altitude of about 600 metres. The centre of Schmitten is about 2 to 3 kilometres away at an altitude of about 450 metres. There is a large Rewe supermarket with a drinks market, a Rossmann supermarket, a pharmacy, physiotherapy, doctors, etc. The neighbourhood has an international character.
The neighbourhood is international, including families with children. Here you have English, French, Irish, Brazilians, Dutch. There is a separate Hegewiese WhatsApp group. Whenever neighbourly help is needed or information has to be exchanged, it happens on good terms. For example, when the snowfall is so heavy in winter that it is difficult to drive away...if you are driving down into the valley, ask if you should bring something for a neighbour. All in all, Hegewiese has undergone a clear generational change in the last 10 years.
Public transport connection:
The nearest larger town is Oberursel; it takes about 10 to 15 minutes by car, depending on traffic. The first stop is the Hohemark underground station (U3 to Frankfurt), or you can drive down Hohemarkstraße to Oberursel station, where there is an inexpensive car park for P&Rs. There you have underground and S-Bahn connections. It takes 30-40 minutes to get to the banking district, depending on traffic.
Connection to traffic routes by car:
Über die Hohemarkstraße gelangt man in 10 bis 15 Minuten zur Autobahn 661 in Richtung Frankfurt und Offenbach, mit der Schnittstelle A 5 in Richtung Norden oder Süden. Es gibt zahlreiche Möglichkeiten, Staus auf den Autobahnen auszuweichen, indem man clever bestimmte Ausweichrouten sucht und nutzt.
General noise level of location: Pure Tranquility
Supplement to noise level: No significant air traffic, otherwise a wonderful natural location where you can still enjoy the birds (and identify them with the children).
Child friendliness of the location: Very good, child-friendly environment with lots of free nature for hiking, climbing, skiing and tobogganing
Schools, kindergardens ect.: School bus picks up and brings children to the respective schools.