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| federal state | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
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| Residents | 100.030 (2019) | |
| height | 251 m | |
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The town Kaiserslautern is lying in Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate. With reference to the heyday under the Staufer Emperor and builder of the Palatinate Imperial Castle, Friedrich I. Barbarossa, Kaiserslautern is also called Barbarossa city.
Districts
From an administrative point of view, Kaiserslautern is divided into 18 districts.
City center
- The Downtown are the total of 4 central districts with the old town and the new town of Kaiserslautern.
- The Betzenberg with the Fritz Walter Stadium and wildlife Park adjoins the city center to the south-east of the railway line; it is predominantly a residential area.
- The Lämmchesberg with the campus of university and the university residential town is directly connected to the city center to the southwest of the railway line.
- The local district Dimple valleys / Volkspark With Eselsfürth adjoins the city center to the east; in addition to residential areas, modern commercial areas have also been built on the outskirts of the city in recent years.
- The Birdache in the west of Kaiserslautern mainly consists of the settlements of the American armed forces and the Opel factory.
- Erzhütten-Wiesenthalerhof In the northwest of the city is the oldest suburban settlement of Kaiserslautern, the settlement of this former forest area can be documented since 1726.
incorporated districts
In the course of the Rhineland-Palatinate administrative reform, various places in the area were incorporated into the independent city of Kaiserslautern as local districts on June 7, 1969.
- The district Erfenbach has approx. 2,800 inhabitants and is located northwest of the city center.
- Erlenbach
- Morlautern
- Einsiedlerhof
- Siegelbach with the Kaiserslautern-Siegelbach Zoo is a north-western suburb around seven kilometers from the city center with around 2,600 inhabitants. Siegelbach was first mentioned in a document in 1233 and was incorporated into the municipality in 1969. With its own village and club life, the village has been able to maintain a certain degree of independence.
- Hohenecken with the Hohenecken Castle and the neighboring one Gelterswoog is a western suburb about six kilometers from the city center and is already in the middle of the Palatinate Forest. With approx. 4,100 inhabitants, Hohenecken is the largest district of Kaiserslautern and a popular residential area because of its easy accessibility.
- Dansenberg is a south-western suburb at around five kilometers from the city center and around 3,000 inhabitants. In the past mainly agricultural, some new building areas have also emerged here in the last few decades.
- Mölschbach
background
Kaiserslautern is located on the northern edge of the Palatinate Forest, the northern districts are already dem Palatinate highlands attributable. The center of the city is in the valley of the volume up, in the Lauterecken in the Glan, a tributary of the Near flows out.
The official population is just under 100,000 inhabitants. However, with the American stationing forces, who continue to shape the cityscape significantly, the threshold to the big city is clearly exceeded. Kaiserslautern is the largest city between Saarbrücken, Mainz, Ludwigshafen on the Rhine and the state border France and therefore has a relatively large catchment area.
Major cities in the area are Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Bad Kreuznach, Idar-Oberstein, Homburg, Pirmasens and Landau in the Palatinate.
Soccer
Kaiserslautern is Football city. The most famous names for football in Kaiserslautern are on the one hand Fritz Walter, the captain of the world championship team from 1954, who was born in Kaiserslautern, and on the other hand the almost legendary Betzenberg, for locals simply the Betze, a football stronghold that was almost impregnable for foreign opponents for a long time immediately south and high above the city center.
The Fritz Walter Stadium on the Betzenberg, one of the landmarks of Kaiserslautern, is the home of the "Red Devils": The 1.FC Kaiserslautern (FCK) is one of the best-known football clubs in Germany, has been German champions four times and German cup winners twice. The German championship of the Betzekicker in 1998 as a climber from the previous year.
US military base
Kaiserslautern is the largest US base outside of the US that Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) includes around 50,000 military personnel and civilians as employees of the Americans.
The center of the military base is the Ramstein Air Base, the largest US military airport outside the United States and a central hub for troop and material transport for the US armed forces in Europe and Asia. The command bunker of the Warfighting Headquarters is also located in Ramstein. The front-line operations of the American air force are directed from Ramstein, and there are always enough bombs and missiles in stock for possible air attacks.
The Warrior Preparation Center, a training center for (virtual) war preparation, is located in the Einsiedlerhof district of Kaiserslautern. These are other US infrastructure in the vicinity of the city Landstuhl Regional Medical Center as the largest US Army military hospital outside the United States.
The consequence of the US military presence in Kaiserslautern is that entire city districts, such as Vogelweh ("Little America"), were newly created for the Americans. With its excessively wide streets, its own shops (US products), its own cinema and its own US police, the settlement looks more like a small American town than a German residential area. Since Kaiserslautern is in the approach lane from Ramstein, aircraft noise is a constant burden for the population: locals and guests can be distinguished by the fact that only the guests look up at the military aircraft that fly over the city, while some locals only recognize the type of aircraft by the sound can. However, the Americans are also among the largest employers in the region, and numerous US companies have a branch in the otherwise economically weak region.
- 1 Ramstein Air Base (AB / RAB, IATA: RMS), 66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach (about ten kilometers west of the city center of Kaiserslautern).
getting there
| Distances (road km) | |
| Neustadt | 37 km |
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| Ludwigshafen | 66 km |
| Saarbrücken | 71 km |
| Bad Kreuznach | 77 km |
| Mainz | 82 km |
| Frankfurt | 115 km |
| Paris | 459 km |
By plane
Accessible airports are the international airports in Frankfurt (105 km), in Saarbrücken (64 km) and in Hunsrück (130 km).
By train
The 2 Kaiserslautern Central Station
is located south of the city center and is the most important railway junction in the West Palatinate.
Long-distance trains serve the station from the direction Saarbrücken, Frankfurt am Main and Mannheim, there is also a direct connection to the French capital Paris. In local transport, Kaiserslautern is the stop of the Rhein-Neckar S-Bahn with direct connections to Mannheim, and the regional express trains from Karlsruhe and Koblenz via Trier and Saarbrücken are also important for the journey. From the direction of Mainz or the Rhine-Main area in general, Kaiserslautern cannot be reached without changing trains, you have to change to the regional train in Bingen. The numerous other rail routes are not very interesting for a journey, but can be used for onward travel.
Most of the other train stations in the Kaiserslautern urban area fall under "also ran": Pfaffwerk and Kaiserslautern West (at the garden show), Galgenschanze, Einsiedlerhof, Birdache and Kennel garden. Kennelgarten is not accessible for wheelchair users, in Einsiedlerhof only platform 1 (trains in the direction of Homburg and Kusel) is accessible for wheelchair users; Vogelweh is only partially accessible (flat steps and inclines).
Outside the city limits, there are other stops, especially for cyclists:
- Kindsbach, 10 km to the city center and Landstuhl, 20 km, the regional express also stops. Offer themselves for the journey Saarbrücken or Kusel in the western parts of the city. Mostly flat route.
- Otterbach, 5 km, is closer to the northern parts of the city than Kaiserslautern Central Station. Mostly flat route.
- Schopp, 15 km, is close to Gelterswoog and in the southwestern districts of Kaiserslautern. However, the route has to be checked because the B 270 is very busy. Low mountain range conditions.
- Enkenbach-Alsenborn, 12 km, is suitable for the destination Eselsfürth as well as for the northern districts. Slight inclines.
In the street
Kaiserslautern is located at the junction of 
that goes north of the city, as well as the one coming from the northeast 
. You can drive directly into the city at the Kaiserslautern triangle. For those coming from Saarbrücken / Trier, the Kaiserslautern-West exit is much more practical.
The is currently being expanded from two to three lanes; As a result of the construction work, there are regular long traffic jams, especially during rush hour. The however, it is completely empty at any time of the day or night.
On foot
Hiking trails of the Palatinate Forest Association
By bicycle
The leads past Kaiserslautern Barbarossa cycle path, which leads from Worms through the Eistal to Kaiserslautern and into the Glan-Blies-Weg flows out. In Enkenbach-Alsenborn there is a connection to the Alsenz cycle path.
mobility
Kaiserslautern has a dense network of city buses operated by the Kaiserslautern municipal utility. The central hub is the bus stop City center, where almost all city buses stop, from there the lines run in a star shape through the city and to all parts of the city. There is night traffic on weekends and public holidays.
The regional buses should not be used for city traffic, because they are not barrier-free and some are so old that they could be given an H license plate. Bus drivers don't really like it either.
Parking space is in short supply in Kaiserslautern and for this reason the entire parking space in the city center is managed within the city ring, so that if you want to park for more than three hours, you have to use a parking garage. The only recommendable parking garage is the "City" parking garage at Löwenstraße 5 (which is also not listed in the parking guidance system for this reason, as it is not supposed to be found). All other parking garages fall under the category of "modern highway robbery" and should be avoided.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 Collegiate Church of St. Martin and St. Maria (protestant parish church). Barbarossa built a monastery on the site of the church, which was later closed in 1511. Today's church was built as a monastery church in the early Gothic period from around 1250 and on the foundations of a three-aisled predecessor church. The choir was completed at the end of the 13th century, the nave was added at the beginning of the 14th century. The two west towers of the show facade were built around 1500. The year 1818 is still of importance, when the Lutherans and the Reformed in the Palatinate allied and formed the "Palatinate Union" as a church union, the hour of birth of the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate. Today, the collegiate church is considered the most important late Gothic hall church in southwest Germany and, with its striking reddish red sandstone facade, is one of the city's landmarks.
- 2 St. Martin (catholic parish church). The church building was built at the beginning of the 14th century as a convent church of the Franciscans and expanded in the 15th century, the baroque ceiling dates from the 18th century. Inside, the ribbed vault in the 21-meter-long choir is particularly worth seeing.
- 3 Marienkirche. The second Catholic church in Kaiserslautern was built according to plans by the architect Heinrich Freiherrn von Schmidt from 1887 in the neo-Gothic style and consecrated on September 8, 1892 on the feast of the birth of Mary. With a height of 92.50 meters, the tower is the tallest structure in downtown Kaiserslautern.
- 4 Maria protection (Pilgrimage church), Bismarckstrasse 64-66, 67655 Kaiserslautern. Built in thanks for saving the Palatinate from the destruction of the First World War and consecrated in 1929.
- 5 Protestant Apostle Church, Pariser Strasse 22, 67659 Kaiserslautern. Neo-Romanesque, inaugurated in 1901, badly damaged in the war and then rebuilt in a simpler form; the church is closed outside of the services during the day.
Page about the churches in Kaiserslautern: www.kirche-in-kl.de (Protestant and Catholic Church, church events).
Castles, chateaux and palaces
- 6 Imperial Palace (Barbarossaburg) (north of the old town on the slope of the Rittersberg near the town hall). The Palatinate was built under Emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa around 1158 and as a successor to a Salic Palas at the same location: The new Palatinate was then one of the most important and largest in the empire. The subsequent emperors also stayed here more often and numerous visits are documented (Friedrich I.: eight times, Henry VI.: 5 times, Frederick II: 2 times). In 1322 the Imperial Palatinate was pledged to the Electoral Palatinate and lost its importance. The castle suffered severe damage in the wars that followed. In 1689 the facility was burned down by the French during the War of the Palatinate Succession and served as a quarry in the 19th century. Remnants of the wall and the foundations are still preserved. The underground passages were uncovered between 1934 and 1937 and have been open to the public again since June 18, 2008 as part of a guided tour, maps are available from the Tourist information at the near Fruit hall.
- 7 Casimir Castle (Pfalzgrafensaal, Casimirsaal), Willy-Brandt-Platz 1, 67675 Kaiserslautern (north of the old town). The former renaissance castle left Count Palatine Johann Casimir ("Jäger aus Kurpfalz") built between 1570 and 1580 as a residence directly on the Kaiserpfalz. It was destroyed by the French in 1703. The restored Casimir Hall, which is used by the city for representative purposes (weddings), has been preserved.
- 8 Hohenecken Castle (on the Schlossberg, a ridge above the Hohenecken district southwest of the city center). Remains of the keep, the shield wall, the hall and parts of the ring and enclosing walls are still preserved. The exact date of its creation cannot be proven, it is believed to be around 1150 or 1200. The Stauferburg served to protect the imperial palace in Kaiserslautern and was inhabited by several families in the Middle Ages. The castle was destroyed during the Peasants' War and then rebuilt and expanded. in the War of the Palatinate Succession (1688–1697) it was finally destroyed and blown up by the French in 1688. There are guided tours of the castle and occasional benefit concerts at Support association. Access to the castle ruins as a small, signposted hike from the village of Hohenecken in a good half an hour.
- 9 Beilstein castle ruins (Natural and cultural monument). Some remains of the wall in the forest are still preserved. It is a former smaller Reichsministerialburg on the old border of the "Lauterer Reich". According to various documents, it dates from 1152 and was destroyed as early as the 15th century. From Kaiserslautern on the federal road B37 towards Hochspeyer. After the armored barracks there is a small parking lot for hikers in a long curve, from here in about a quarter of an hour signposted to the rather lonely ruin.
Buildings
Monuments
Museums
- 10 Theodor Zink Museum, Steinstrasse 48, 67657 Kaiserslautern (in the old City). The permanent exhibition on the history of the city of Kaiserslautern and the region opened in 1978.
- 11 Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, Museumsplatz 1, 67657 Kaiserslautern (north of the old town). The museum was founded in 1874 as a commercial museum, the museum building was built between 1875 and 1880. Paintings and sculptures from the 19th to the 21st century are on display.
Streets and squares
Parks
- Horticultural show in Kaiserslautern. Discount for users of public transport in the garden show. The facilities are only open April to October; Check at off-peak times if necessary!
- 12 Japanese garden, Am Abendsberg 1, 67657 Kaiserslautern. Tel.: 49 631 3706600, Fax: 49 631 3706611, Email: [email protected].
The garden is accessible on a circuit around a pond landscape. It is handicapped accessible to a very limited extent 
. There is a 10 m high waterfall at the lower pond. In its vicinity, the pond can be crossed on stepping stones. In the garden, a few trees that are more than a hundred years old have been preserved from the use of the old park. The planting was supplemented with ornamental cherries, rhododendrons, bamboo and camellias.Open: April to October: Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.Price: Adults € 5.50, young people € 3, children up to 11 years have free admission. Visitors to the garden show receive a discount on presentation of their admission ticket.facebook url used
- 13 city Park (near the main train station). With 3.2 hectares one of the largest inner-city green spaces in the city and built in 1876 according to the plans of the famous garden architect Franz Heinrich Siesmayer. The current design (barrier-free access and paths) was rebuilt from 2007 to 2010.
- 14 Volkspark Kaiserslautern (in the East). The Volkspark was opened on August 1, 1925 as an exhibition area with a Palatine handicraft show. Today there is a green area with a duck pond and concerts for morning pint on Sundays.
- 15 Vogelwoog-Schmalzwoog (Nature reserve) (to the west on the A9). The 22 hectare recreational area was designated as a nature reserve in 1996, it consists mainly of forest areas and the Vogelwoog, a medieval perennial dike for fish farming and biotopes such as wet meadows and wet meadows. In addition to a network of hiking trails, there is an educational forest trail and a barefoot educational trail, as well as the Seeterrasse restaurant on the Vogelwoog. Access via Vogelwoogstraße (dead end), forest parking lot available.
- Gelterswoog: Reservoir with bathing facilities, water sports (small boats) and other leisure activities, camping, starting point or destination for hikes. The official beach is chargeable; a small section is freely accessible.
various
- 16 Kaiserslautern-Siegelbach Zoo, To Tierpark 10, 67661 Kaiserslautern (in Siegelbach, a north-western suburb). Tel.: 49(0)6301 7169-0. Opened in 1968 as Siegelbach Zoo. With the incorporation of Siegelbach in 1969, the zoo became the one for Kaiserslautern, and in 2003 a comprehensive redesign and expansion took place. On the approximately seven hectare large zoo area there are around 100 species and almost 600 animals with a focus on wild and domestic animals from different countries according to the natural region of the world. Falconry, restaurant, petting zoo, children's playground. Access via the B270 (exit BAB9, Kaiserslautern-West) and via Siegelbach.
- 17 Betzenberg wildlife park, Entersweilerstraße, 67655 Kaiserslautern (in the forest southeast of Betzenberg). Extensive game reserve with 25 hectares and 120 year old trees. On display are rare animals from the wild such as bison, aurochs, wild horses, wild boars and lynxes Warm outdoor pool in the east of the city on Entersweilerstraße, then another approx. 1 km walk to the wildlife park. Dogs allowed on a leash, show feeding and feeding prohibited. Next parking space on Warm outdoor pool in the east of the city on Entersweilerstraße, then another approx. 1 km walk to the wildlife park. Dogs allowed on a leash, show feeding and feeding prohibited.Open: open every day.Price: free entry.
activities
- 1 Fritz Walter Stadium, Fritz-Walter-Strasse 1, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany (on the Betzenberg). previously "Stadion am Betzenberg", opened in 1920, traditional venue of 1. FC Kaiserslautern, was also used for the 2006 FIFA World Cup; the stadium was rebuilt for this purpose and, among other things, the grandstand was completely roofed over (not completely rainproof). The stadium tour can be booked at the tourist information office at the town hall or at 1. FCK for EUR 5. There is also a conference center and a high-end restaurant in the stadium.
swim
- 2 Monte Mare Kaiserslautern (Sports and leisure pool in the PRE-Park), Mailänder Strasse 6, 67657 Kaiserslautern.
- 3 Waschmühle outdoor swimming pool, Waschmühle 1, 67659 Kaiserslautern, Germany. Tel.: 49(0)631 3704108.
- 4 Warm outdoor pool in Kaiserslautern, Am Warmfreibad 1, 67657 Kaiserslautern (at the Volkspark). Tel.: 49(0)631 4146884.
- 5 Gelterswoog (Bathing lake / lido with leisure activities such as mini golf) (on the B270 (Hohenecken district)). Tel.: 49(0)631 350-3599.
To go biking
"Lautertal", "Alsenz"
hike
There are long walks, for example, from Hohenecken, Bremer Hof (city forest) or Mehlinger Heath near Eselsfürth, im Reichswald or at Caesar Park.
Regular events
- carnival:
- The most important carnival association is the KVK 1838; he is particularly successful in the field of guard dance. In addition to the KVK, other carnival clubs and groups organize parties and meetings.
- The highlight of the carnival activities in Kaiserslautern is the street carnival on Mardi Gras Tuesday with a stage program at different locations in the city center.
- Old town festival: every year on a weekend in July around St.-Martins-Platz and Steinstraße. There are many stages with live music and street theater. During the old town festival, bus traffic in Kaiserslautern and in the Kaiserslautern district will be intensified until late at night. It is advisable to leave the car behind.
- Advent and Christmas:
- Loud Advent and New Year's Market ' at the collegiate church between Stiftsplatz and Schillerplatz, starts on the Monday before the 1st Advent and ends on December 23rd. It will then continue as a New Year's Eve market until December 31, 2009.
- Culture market in the Fruchthalle, starts on the Monday before the 1st Advent and ends on December 22nd.
- Christmas market in the Edith-Stein-Haus in the old town, between 1st and 2nd Advent weekend.
- "Medieval feast", on the 2nd weekend in Advent (Fri. to Sun.).
- "Romantic Forest Christmas" on the 3rd weekend in Advent in St. John's Cross.
shop
The pedestrian zone in Kaiserslautern is essentially the area south of Fruchthallstrasse from Fackelstrasse to Stiftsplatz. The shopping center opened in March 2015 at the northern end of Fackelstrasse 1 K in Lautern. There are around 100 shops in the city center on almost 21,000 m² of retail space. In the summer towards the end of June, several shopping Sundays and a 24-hour shopping Saturday are held in the pedestrian zone.
kitchen
Day cafes
- 1 Café shepherd (Pastry shop, bakery), Leipziger Str. 17, 67663 Kaiserslautern (District Bännjerrück in the southwest). Tel.: 49(0)631 59367. Open: every day except Monday.
German / Palatinate food
- 2 Bächle wine and beer parlor, Moltkestraße 62, 67655 Kaiserslautern (West end).
- 3 Brewery on the market (German food, home brewery), Stiftsplatz 2, 67655 Kaiserslautern (in the old City). Tel.: 49(0)631 61944. Open: Sun - Thu 10 a.m. - 1 a.m., Fri Sat 10 a.m. - 2 a.m.
In the district of Hohenecken:
- 4 Burgschänke (Hotel Restaurant), Schlossstrasse 1, 67661 Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken. Tel.: 49(0)631 56041, Fax: 49(0)631 56301.
- 5 Hotel Gasthof am Rathaus (Palatinate specialties, fish and game weeks), Burgherrenstrasse 99, 67661 Kaiserslautern-Hohenecken. Tel.: 49(0)631 3527-0, Fax: 49(0)631 3527-104.
international
- 6 Flammkuche (Alsatian cuisine, listed building), Ludwigstrasse 40, 67657 Kaiserslautern (on the northern edge of the old town).
- 7 Myth of Delphi (Greek), St. Martinsplatz 1, 67657 Kaiserslautern (in the old City).
- 8 Firenze (pizzeria), Steinstrasse 11, 67657 Kaiserslautern (in the old City).
- 9 Franco at the Belzappel (Pizzeria, trattoria), Keltenweg 43, 67663 Kaiserslautern (on the western edge of the city in the settlement on Belzappel).
- 10 Lisbon (Portuguese), Wormser Strasse 8, 67657 Kaiserslautern (in the eastern city center). . Fish specialties. Paella to order.
- 11 India Palace (Indian specialties), Grüner Graben 21, 67655 Kaiserslautern (in downtown). Tel.: 49(0)631 66460. Tandoori restaurant.Open: Opening times from Tue - Sun 12 noon - 2.30 p.m. (hot kitchen until 2 p.m.) 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. (hot kitchen until 10 p.m.), closed on Mondays!
- 12 Papasote (Mexican cuisine), Schoenstrasse 15, 67659 Kaiserslautern (at the garden show). Tel.: 49(0)631 64820. Cocktail selection.
upscale
- Spinning wheel (upscale gastronomy, wine and beer bar in the historic inn and the only preserved half-timbered house in the city from 1740), Schillerstraße 1, 67655 Kaiserslautern (downtown). Tel.: 49(0)631 60511, Fax: 49(0)631 360 88 95. Open: daily from 11 a.m., in the summer months from 6 p.m. Sun and public holidays from 6 p.m., reservation makes sense.
- Uwe's tomato, Schillerplatz 4, 67655 Kaiserslautern; Tel .: 0631 93406; Opening times: Tue - Sat 11.30 a.m. - 11.30 p.m. (the kitchen closes at 10 p.m.), Sun Monday is closed! Upscale German cuisine, somewhat based on Italian cooking tradition. Considered the best restaurant in Kaiserslautern, especially in terms of prices.
Excursion restaurants
13 Bremerhof (Country inn, hotel ***, Beer garden, children's playground), Bremerhof 1, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany (south of the city). Tel.: 49(0)631 31632-0. Open: no day of rest, open all day.. The Bremerhof is idyllically located on a large meadow in the middle of the Palatinate Forest and is one of the most popular excursion destinations in the city.
Approach from the center via Bremerstraße, as a hike approx. 20 minutes e.g. from the university or a little longer from Betzenberg.
14 Lakeside terrace on the Vogelwoog (restaurant), Vogelwoogstraße 100, 67659 Kaiserslautern (in the Hammerbachtal on the A6 and north of the West industrial area). Tel.: 49(0)631 50 314. . At the Vogelwoog im Vogelwoog-Schmalzwoog nature reserve. Approach via Vogelwoogstraße.
- at the Hammerwoog: Blechhammer, Italian operator
- at the Gelterswoog
- Eselsfürth: Barbarossahof
Excursion restaurants outside the city area
- Klug'sche Mühle at Karlstal: Game, fruit wines
nightlife
- 6 Fruit hall (Event hall, Department of Culture of the City of Kaiserslautern), Fruchthallstrasse 10, 67655 Kaiserslautern (north of the old town). Tel.: 49(0)631 365-3450. The building was built from 1843 according to the architect's plans August from Voit and based on the Florentine palace architecture of the early Renaissance. In 1845 the ground floor was put into operation as a market hall, followed by the concert hall on the upper floor in 1846. The fruit hall was used as a "multifunctional hall" from the beginning and is also of historical importance for the entire region. From 1848/1849 the people's assembly of the Palatinate Revolution. The hall was also later a meeting place for the people, a military hospital during the war, and a celebration hall during carnival times and other occasions in the city.
stage
- 7 Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern (State theaters / state theater), Willy-Brandt-Platz 4-5, 67657 Kaiserslautern (downtown). Tel.: 49(0)631 3675-209 (Box office). Multi-branch house with drama, opera / operetta, musical, ballet, various concerts and children's theater with up to 400 performances a year. Large house with approx. 730 seats and a stage with 800 m², workshop stage with 100 seats, own orchestra. The only theater in the Palatinate with a permanent ensemble has its origins in a theater founded by Andreas Müller in 1862 and financed through shares. In 1897 the shares and with them the theater were taken over by the city, since 1995 the Pfalztheater has been housed in the new building with state-of-the-art theater technology at the Fruchthalle, which was also co-financed by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
- 8 TIM - theater in the museum for children, Steinstrasse 48, 67657 Kaiserslautern (in the Theodor Zink Museum). Tel.: 49(0)631 365-2327. Open: Once a month on Saturdays at 3 p.m., theater for children and the young at heart in the museum's barn.
movie theater
- 9 Central City Cinemas, Münchstrasse 8, 67655 Kaiserslautern (in the old City). Tel.: 49(0)631 36 29 20. Modern 3D cinema with digital projection technology, 5 halls with a total of 546 seats.
- 10 Union Studio for Cinematography, Kerststrasse 24, 67655 Kaiserslautern (in the old City). Tel.: 49(0)631 414 94 50. 1 hall with 109 seats, Dolby Surround.
- 11 UCI cinema world, Straßburger Allee 8, 67657 Kaiserslautern (in the east near exit BAB 6). Tel.: 49(0)631 415 15 15. Modern 3D cinema with 8 halls and 2111 seats.
There is a summer open-air cinema in the evening Garden show.
Bars and pubs
- 1 The Harp (Irish pub), Martin-Luther-Strasse 8, 67657 Kaiserslautern (in the city center near the Pfalztheater).
- 2 Journal Pub (Terrace / outside catering), Maxstrasse 1, 67659 Kaiserslautern. Tel.: 49(0)631 8426826.
- SASA lounge (Shisha bar, terrace / outside catering), Rummelstrasse 7, 67655 Kaiserslautern.
accommodation
in selection:
- Old town hotel, Steinstrasse 51, 67657 Kaiserslautern. Tel.: (0)631 36430. Price: Single room from € 65, double room from € 65. Attention: the breakfast buffet costs 8 € extra !.
- Youth hostel in Hochspeyer, Trippstadter Str. 150, 67691 Hochspeyer. Tel.: (0)6305 336.
- Camping on the Gelterswoog, Gelterswoog 2, 67661 Kaiserslautern. Tel.: (0)631 3107007.
- ALCATRAZ Hotel (first German prison experience hotel in the former correctional facility in Kaiserslautern), Morlauterer Str. 1, 67657 Kaiserslautern (at the Japanese garden north of the center). Tel.: 49(0)631 41 40 40-0, Fax: 49(0)631 41 40 40-400, Email: [email protected]. Price: cell room single 49, double 69; Comfort room single room 69, double room 89; Suite single 119, double 139.
Learn
- 1 Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Gottlieb-Daimler-Strasse, Building 47, 67663 Kaiserslautern. Tel.: 49(0)631 205-0, Fax: 49(0)631 205-3200.
- 2 University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Morlauterer Strasse 31, 67657 Kaiserslautern. Tel.: 49(0)631 3724-0, Fax: 49(0)631 3724-105.
Work
Kaiserslautern is an industrial city with around 10,000 jobs in the manufacturing industry. Well-known names are primarily "Adam Opel GmbH" and "PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen AG", one of the world's leading manufacturers of sewing machines. Pfaff is representative of a textile industry that flourished in the region in the 19th century, but which has seen a sharp decline in modern times: company names such as "Spinnerei Lampertsmühle" or "worsted yarn spinning mill Kaiserslautern" are now a thing of the past. Kaiserslautern's industry is also known at least nationwide through the "Guss- und Armaturenwerk Kaiserslautern" (today ACO) founded in 1898: the lettering adorns the manhole covers in many other German cities, today 63,000 tons of steel are cast here every year.
In general, the number of industrial companies in Kaiserslautern fell sharply from the period towards the end of the last century. A first countermeasure to compensate for this was the establishment of the University of Kaiserslautern on July 13, 1970 as a technical university. The PRE-Park (Technology Park) was created in the vicinity of the university, and the Fraunhofer Institute and the Max Planck Institute as well as the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) have been relocated.
- 3 PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen AG, Hans-Geiger-Strasse 12, 67661 Kaiserslautern, Germany. Tel.: 49(0)6301 3205-0.
- 4 ACO Guss GmbH (Casting and fittings factory), Am Gusswerk 8, 67663 Kaiserslautern. Tel.: 49(0)631 20110.
- 5 PRE Park, Europaallee 6, 67657 Kaiserslautern (near university).
- 12 Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM), Fraunhofer-Platz 1, 67663 Kaiserslautern. Tel.: 49(0)631 316000.
security
The security situation in Kaiserslautern corresponds to that in the whole of southwest Germany, according to which there are no particular threats to body and soul.
Natürlich sollte man aber auch hier die üblichen Regeln beachten (z.B. keine Wertsachen im Auto liegen lassen, Fahrräder immer anschließen usw.).
health
6 Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH (Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Standort Kaiserslautern), Hellmut-Hartert-Straße 1, 67655 Kaiserslautern (westlich des Zentrums). Tel.: 49(0)631 203-0, Fax: 49(0)631 203-1925.
7 Lutrina Klinik (Privatklinik mit Kassenzulassung), Karl-Marx-Str. 33, 67655 Kaiserslautern (südlich der Altstadt / Zentrum). Tel.: 49(0)631 3635-0, Fax: 49(0)631 3635-137.
Ärzte, Fachärzte und Apotheken sind vielfach in der Stadt vertreten.
| Brief information | |
| Phone code | 0631, 06301 |
|---|---|
| Post Code | 67601-67663 |
| Mark | KL |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency call | 112 / 110 |
Practical advice
8 Tourist Information, Fruchthallstraße 14, 67655 Kaiserslautern (an der Fruchthalle südlich vom Rathaus). Tel.: 49(0)631 365-2317, Fax: 49(0)631 365-2723. Geöffnet: Mo - Fr: 9 bis 17 Uhr, Sa: 10 bis 14 Uhr.
Man spricht pfälzisch und englisch (in vielen Restaurants wird letzteres besser verstanden)
trips
Erreichbare Wanderziele
Die Außenbereiche Kaiserslauterns, z.B. die Stadtteile Dansenberg, Hohenecken, Mölschbach or Betzenberg eignen sich hervorragend als Ausgangspunkt für Wanderungen in den Pfälzerwald. (einfache Entfernung maximal 20 km)
- Trippstadt
- Johanneskreuz (Walderlebnisstätte "Haus der Nachhaltigkeit", Restaurants, Ausgangspunkt vieler Wanderrouten) ist 16 km von KL-Rathaus, 8 km von KL-Mölschbach (Buslinie 106) entfernt. Johanneskreuz ist auch mit dem PKW erreichbar; Regionalbus fährt nicht täglich nach Kaiserslautern oder Hochspeyer.
- Klug'sche Mühle, (schöne Wanderstrecke im Karlstal und im Finsterbrunnertal, besonders für heiße Tage, Ausflugsrestaurant, weitere Cafés und Naturfreundehaus) ca. 15 km von KL-Rathaus, 9 km von Mölschbach entfernt, 6 km vom Bahnhalt Schopp. Die Klug'sche Mühle ist auch mit dem PKW erreichbar.
- Eine Tageswanderung könnte also von Mölschbach über Johanneskreuz, Tal der Moosalbe nach Schopp führen (ca. 25 km).
- Hauptort Trippstadt, ist Mo-Fr mit dem Regionalbus, Linie 150, erreichbar.
- Reichswald/Westpfälzische Moorniederung/Sickinger Höhe
- Miesenbach: 18 km, ab Siegelbach 11 km (Bus und Regionalbus)
- Kindsbach: Badesee Bärenloch, 13 km, ab Einsiedlerhof (S-Bahn) 6 km. Nach Kindsbach fährt die S-Bahn.
- Landstuhl: Burg Nannstein, Freilichtbühne, 17 km, ab Einsiedlerhof 8 km. Nach Landstuhl fährt die S-Bahn. Landstuhl ist auch gut mit dem Fahrrad erreichbar.
- Die Kombination dieser Ziele mit Wanderungen und Teilstrecken mit der Bahn ist an einem Tag gut möglich.
- Mehlinger Heide and Eiswoog
- Mehlingen-Baalborn 10 km, ab KL-Erlenbach (Buslinie 112), 6 km. Die Mehlinger Heide liegt nordwestlich von KL-Eselsfürth und ist auch mit dem PKW erreichbar, sowie mit dem Regionalbus 137.
- Eiswoog 20 km, ab Erlenbach, über Mehlingen 18 km. Restaurant (Fischspezialitäten) mit Programmangeboten, See, Wanderungen; Stumpfwaldbahn. Haltepunkt der Deutschen Bahn, jedoch umständliche Anbindung aus Kaiserslautern. Alternativ mit der Bahn bis Enkenbach-Alsenborn, dann Wanderung zum Eiswoog. Mo.-Fr. fährt auch die Buslinie 457 bis Enkenbach-Alsenborn (DB).
Benachbarte Städte als Ausflugsziel
Aufgrund der guten Verkehrsanbindung kann man den Aufenthalt in Kaiserslautern mit Ausflügen in andere Städte der Palatinate, of Rhein-Neckar-Gebietes, of Rhein-Main-Gebietes, the Region Saarbrücken connect. Nachfolgend werden einige attraktive Städte genannt, die innerhalb von 2 Stunden mit PKW oder öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln erreichbar sind:
- im Westen und Südwesten: Homburg, Kusel, Zweibrücken and Saarbrücken;
- im Norden: Bad Kreuznach and Bingen;
- im Nordosten Worms, Mainz and Frankfurt am Main;
- in the East Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and Heidelberg;
- in the south East Annweiler, Landau in the Palatinate, Wissembourg and Karlsruhe;
Tagesausflüge mit dem Fahrrad
maximale Strecke: 50 km, evtl. ein Weg mit der Bahn
- Homburg 40 km, ist mit der S-Bahn erreichbar.
- Blieskastel 50 km, der Stadtteil Lautzkirchen ist mit der Bahn erreichbar.
- Hinterweidenthal 38 km, mit starken Steigungen. Es besteht gute Bahnverbindung (Umsteigen in Pirmasens Nord).
- Dahn 45 km, mit starken Steigungen; es besteht saisonale Bahnverbindung. Teile der Route führen steigungarm über den Wieslauter-Radweg; Hinterweidenthal eignet sich für den Übergang zur Bahn.
weitere Ausflugsziele
- German Wine Route. Die nächstgelegene Stadt an der Weinstraße ist Bad Dürkheim, 33 km entfernt. Die PKW-Runde Kaiserslautern - Bockenheim - Schweigen-Rechtenbach ist etwa 200 km lang. Mit der Bahn ist Neustadt an der Weinstrasse besser erreichbar, als Bad Dürkheim.
- Moselle valley. Die nächstgelegene Stadt an der Mosel ist Mülheim in knapp 100 km. Mit der Bahn sind am schnellsten trier and Koblenz erreichbar (jeweils etwa 2 Stunden). Auch Metz, am französischen Abschnitt der Mosel, ist in 2 Stunden mit der Bahn erreichbar.
- Thunder Mountain. Dannenfels ist 30 km entfernt; direkte Bahnverbindung besteht nach Rockenhausen.
Web links
- https://www.kaiserslautern.de/ – Offizielle Webseite von Kaiserslautern
- Fußballblog über den 1. FC Kaiserslautern FCK-Blog
