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Press release

Publication date: 2026-01-13

Service times of the district administration during Carnival The district administration points out changed service times during Carnival

Oberbergischer Kreis. The offices of the district administration of the Oberbergischer Kreis are open to the general public during the carnival days as follows:

- Thursday, February 12, 2026
  Weiberfastnacht, until 10:30 AM

- Monday, February 16, 2026
  On Rosenmontag, the district administration offices are open for visitors until 12:00 PM.

The branch offices of the Road Traffic Department in Hückeswagen and Waldbröl will be closed all day on Rosenmontag. 

On the other carnival days, the usual service hours apply.

We kindly ask for your understanding.

If photos for download are provided exclusively for media representatives/press, all usage rights (cf. §§ 31 ff. UrhG) according to § 43 UrhG lie with the Oberbergischer Kreis. For reporting purposes, the media are granted a simple usage right according to § 31 Abs. 2 UrhG. When publishing, the image rights specified in the press release must be cited (corresponds to IPTC field no. 110). The additional mention of a natural person as the author according to § 13 sentence 2 UrhG is waived, as this regulation is overridden by the application of § 43 UrhG.