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Ludwigshafen, 29.12.2006


The next family meeting of the Luyken/Leuken-Family
and relatives
will be held from

Mai 23rd to Mai 25th 2008

in

Limburg an der Lahn






Invitation


The hosts: Gabriele and Manfred

We warmly invite you to the family meeting 2008 from May 23rd to May 25th in Limburg an der Lahn and hope for many guests.

We, that is Manfred Hammes and Gabriele Schreiner born Luyken, daughter of Gerhhard Luyken and his wife Margret born Beck - Gabriele kept her name after marrying .-

We are both now retired. Manfred was regional director of the Nassauischen Sparkasse (bank), Gabriele was teacher in a grammar school in the Rheingau and in the Taunus, with 6 years experience also in the primary sector. As "young retirees" we have more free time and therefore assumed the organization of the 24th family meeting.

We live in a cute house outside the gates of Limburg and think that the old city downtown with its cathedral (that once decorated the 1.000-Mark-banknotes) is very well suited for our family meeting.

Limburg is first mentioned 910 a.D. as "Lintburk", though it didn't attain city rights until 1230. Because of its strategic location between the cities of Cologne and Frankfurt it became an important trading center early. Even nowadays it plays a preeminent role as several routes converge here. It has a connection of the motor route A3 and since 2002 an ICE train station. So one can reach Cologne in 50 minutes and Frankfurt airport in 20 minutes.

The city of Limburg has today 36.000 inhabitants and is the economical and cultural hub of roughly 200.000 people from the Lahn area, the Taunus and the Westerwald.

The historical downtown is the gem of the city. It almost was demolished after WW II, where it not for Mayor Kohlmaier in the seventies who held a visionary fight for its keeping and restauration. Thanks to him a jewel was kept that is a magnet for several thousand visitors every year.

Because of the River Lahn Limburg is a very attractive stop-over for boat tours (rowers, paddlers and canoes) as well as for campers, cyclists and other short term visitors.

Limburg enjoys the fame of holding many choirs as well as several European leading choirs which mainly recruit former boy singers from the cathedral.

About 25 km up the Lahn is the baroque residence city of Weilburg at a sharp bending of the River Lahn. The baroque castle looms over the old center of town. Every year concerts with world-renowned soloists are held here. In 2003 the Hessentag was held in Weilburg.

We want to show you Limburg, Weilburg and a part of the Westerwald during this family meeting.

We would be very happy if some of you would contribute to the success of the gala dinner by contributing with e.g. instrumental inlays, short poems, prose or short sketches. There are so many things to please all present generations.

Costs for meals and drinks during the 3 days of the meeting are not provided for. Other expenses such as bus rides, guided tours and also the champagne reception during the gala dinner will be born by the family cash box.

We are looking forward to meeting you again in Limburg an der Lahn.

Gabriele and Manfred



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Program

  Friday, May 23rd 2008
From 18:30 hrs. • Welcome meeting at the "Zum Burgkeller" Inn,
   Fischmarkt 10, in the historical downtown of Limburg

  Saturday, May 24th 2008
  • Video about Limburg-Weilburg-County
• Travel by bus to the historical residence city of Weilburg
• Walking through the almost 300-year-old Lindenallee to the bend of the River Lahn
• Castle sightsseing or visit of the Kubach Crystal Cave
• Ride to the Lake of Wiesen
• Gala dinner with champagne-reception at the Domhotel

  Sunday, May 25th 2008
  • Family council
• Walking sightseeing through the city
• Familiy praying at the Limburg Cathedral



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Hotels

Domhotel (***, EZ 90 €; DZ 116 €)
  email: info@domhotel.net
  Tel. 06431 - 9010
  Fax 06431 - 6856

Zimmermann Romantik Hotel (****, EZ 85 €; DZ 95 € bis 165 €)
  email: zimmermann@romantik.de
  Tel. 06431 - 4611
  Fax 06431 - 41314

Nassauer Hof (***, EZ 73 €; DZ 104 €)
  email: nassauerhof-limburg@t-online.de
  Tel. 06431 - 996-0
  Fax 06431 - 996555

Hotel Mercure (***, EZ 72 €; DZ 91 €)
  email: H2836@accor.com
  Tel. 06431 - 207-0
  Fax 06431 - 207-444

Lahn Bistro Pension (EZ 49 €; DZ 79 €)
  email: info@pension-limburg.de
  Tel. 06431 - 288 446
  Fax 06431 - 288 458

Youth hostel (17.80 € per person, children 50 % discount)
  email: limburg@djh-hessen.de
  Tel. 06431 - 9010
  Fax 06431 - 6856



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Anmeldung

For signing up please fill the yellow card in the family bulletin and send it to Gabriele and Manfred or write an email to:

Hermann Luyken
hermann.luyken@gmail.com



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