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Contents
Arriving 5
Landing in K-Town

History 6
From Romans to Japanese, Australians and
Saudis

Glossary 7
The basics

Events 8
What’s going on

The Palatine Forest 9

Strap on your boots and walk
inside front World Cup events 10
Football-related festivities

Where to stay 12
Hotels and hostels

Restaurants 16 WW
Pizza Hut, ice cream and gourmet pasta
Nightlife 20
Bars and clubs

What to see 24
Sights in and around K-Town

Getting around 28
Trains, planes and buses

Mail & Phones 31

K-Town calling

Shopping 32
Souvenirs, food and books

Directory 35
Banks, pharmacies and hairdressers

Maps & Index

Street register 38
Transport map 39
City map 40
Index 42
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4 forEWorD arriving 5

Kaiserslautern has been hastily preparing for

the big event of the year: the football World Cup
2006 and it shows in almost every aspect of
public life in the city. Streets have been re-paved
and flowers planted in roadside medians, the
main train station and the football stadium have
undergone an extension make-over and there’s a
lot of questionable football inspired artwork going
up throughout the city. It has been a lot of work for
‘just five football games’ some might argue (see
p.11). If you are a visitor to K-Town now, however,
you will most certainly profit from all this work
because Kaiserslautern has rarely been so lovely
- despite the football inspired art.
With the summer here, the Palatine Forest is
teaming with hikers, bikers, motorcyclists and
campers. We’ve put together a few ideas for
visitors on p.9.
Enjoy Kaiserslautern, and remember to write
in with any comments, tips and experiences:
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Arriving by car
Kaiserslautern is easy to reach via Autobahn A6 and A63.
It lies on the A6 between Mannheim and Saarbrücken. The
A63 (direction Mainz) joins the A6 at the junction of exit 15.
Driving in K-town can be a bit tricky and the closer one gets
to the city centre the more one-way streets you are liable
to run into.
Arriving by plane
Unless you’re with the US military, you can’t fly to Kaiser-
slautern, as it has no commercial airport. The nearest
airports are Frankfurt, Hahn, Luxemburg, Saarbrücken and
Zweibrücken.
Arriving by train
Kaiserslautern’s train station has just undergone massive
refurbishment and you will find a convenient Deutsche Bahn
(DB) info stand right in the main hall. Directly outside the
train station is the bus terminal from which you can reach
most places in the city and in the surrounding municipality. A
bus information table, similar to the digital train information
board, hangs directly over the entrance to the food-courts
in the main hall. Should you not be able to decipher this,
the DB info stand should accommodate your questions or
just ask one of the bus drivers. Day tickets for the city are
€5 and three day passes cost €12. The tourist information
centre and an ATM are just outside the station’s main hall,
to the right of the bus terminal (Richard-Wagner-Straße 92).
The tourist office here can give you basic information about
getting around and you can get city maps here. The train
station is within easy walking distance of the Fritz Walter
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 history glossary 

Red is the dominating colour of Kaiserslautern: the soil
and rock of the Western Palatinate, the many sandstone
buildings, the borders on the left and right of the fish in the
city’s coat of arms, Emperor Freidrich I Barbarrossa’s beard
- they all radiate red hues. Red is also the colour of much of
Kaiserslautern’s history too, strategically placed as it is be-
tween France and what is now Germany. People here have
a sense of their history and some still talk about the effects
of the Thirty Year’s War on their town and the region.
ca 250 BC A Roman settlement is started in the vicinity of
today’s Stiftskirche
1152 Friedrich I (Barbarossa) founds the Palatinate and
Kaiserslautern itself received the name from the favorite
hunting retreat of the Emperor
1618 -48 Kaiserslautern is occupied and destroyed by the
Spanish, French and Swedes during the Thirty Year’s War
1919 The property on the Betzenberg is partially acquired
and a sand football field is laid out with a small stand of
spectator bleachers and wooden tribune.
1944-45 More than 60% of the city bombed and destroyed
by allied aircraft, with the heaviest attacks occurring on
January 7th, August 11th, and September 28th, 1944.
1946 The state of Rhineland Palatine formed from parts of
Bavaria, Hessen and Prussia which had previously never joined
together. The ‘Pfalz’ borders on Luxemburg, France, and Belgium
and contains two-thirds of the wine growing area in Germany.
1950-55 The massive garrisoning of American troops in
the city and region, and the establishment of the largest
US military airfield provides much needed injection into the
city. K-Town gets its Americanised name and becomes the
largest settlement of Americans outside of the USA with over
40,000 US citizens in the region.
1950 1.FCK wins its first national club title against Münster
(2:1)
1953 The football stadium is refurbished eliminating all
traces of war damage and is expanded to seat 30,000
spectators. The 1.FCK ‘Red Devils’ win second national title
against VFB-Stuttgart (4:1)
1954 The German national football team wins the World Cup
in Bern against Hungary (4:1). The team includes five 1-FC
Kaiserslautern players, including Fritz Walter.
1961 Davenport, Iowa becomes Kaiserslautern’s first
official sister city (others follow, including Banja Luka - Bosnia
Herzegovina, Newham - England and Saint Quentin - France)
1969 Kaiserslautern becomes a municipality
1985 The Betzenberg football stadium renamed after
legendary 1-FC Kaiserslautern player Fritz Walter
1990-91 1.FCK wins the national title a third time
1995-96 1.FCK is downgraded to 2nd Bundesliga but
promptly return to the premiere national league in 1997
1998 1.FCK wins the national championship for the fourth
time, celebrations go on for two full days.
2002 The PRE-Park IT development centre is opened, built
in a former French military complex. It is hoped that the park
will attract and foster high-tech development
2002 K-Town is named a World Cup host city, the smallest
of 12 in Germany
2003 City of Kaiserslautern becomes sole shareholder of
Fritz-Walter Stadium complex at a price of €57.9 million.
July 2006 Five World Cup games are held in Kaiserslautern
Driving
Germany has a brilliant network of Autobahn (motorways,
prefixed A) and Bundesstrasse roads (major roads, prefixed
by B. Traffic drives on the right with speed limits of 130km/h
or 100km/h outside built-up areas, and 50km/h in built-
up areas. And indeed, there are really no speed limits on
Autobahnen which makes for some fun driving and some
truly ghastly accidents. Keep a close eye on the rear mirror
if you’re planning to overtake or if you’re in the left lane,
as those headlights in the distance behind you may get
uncomfortably close very quickly. Seatbelts must be worn
at all times and children under 12 years can only travel in
the front seat with a child restraint. German laws are strict
by many accounts when it comes to driving after you have
had a few pints, glasses or snifters full of booze. The legal
maximum alcohol to blood ratio for driving is 0.05%.
Language
The German language has been somewhat misrepresented in
the foreign media over the past decades, and when you hear it
spoken it’s not as harsh as you may expect. Although you won’t
be able to learn it on a short trip, it’s always nice to memorise
a few key terms like thank you (danke), please (bitte), hello
(gutentag) and goodbye (auf wiedersehen). You’ll notice
that written German has some odd characters, such as the
ß, the ü, ö and ä. Annoyingly, these are interchangeable with
combinations of letters and can (and often are) replaced by ss,
ue, oe and ae respectively – which explains why the website
of Cologne (Köln) is spellt www.koeln.de.
Money
The best way to get cash in Germany is to use an ATM
machine, of which there are plenty all over the country.
German banks do not charge for using foreign cards in
their machines, so check with your own bank if you’ll pay
any commission. Even if you do have to pay a euro or two
to use an ATM, it’ll be better value and easier than going to
one of the banks or train station exchange offices (like the
Reisebank chain) as they have worse exchange rates and
will charge a commission.
Germany ditched the Deutsche mark in 2002, adopting the
euro, pronounced locally as oi-ro. Germany’s economy is
the largest in Europe, and therefore the majority of coins
in circulation now are German ones; you’ll see Berlin’s
Brandenburg Gate on the €0.10, €0.20 and €0.50 coins,
and the German eagle flapping around on the €1 and €2. the
banknotes, if you’re wondering, are the same for the whole of
euroland, and are adorned with generic European bridges.
Safety
Germany is a very safe country to travel in, and other than
the usual precautions against pickpocketing, there are no
special preparations you should make. Although Germany
has been in the news recently for racist attacks, these
incidents are quite rare and are by no means a purely German
phenomenon. Germans are aware that their country is more
closely scrutinised than others when it comes to this, and
racism and violence is not tolerated, witness the impressive
level of security around synagogues and Jewish institutions:
sturdy barriers and round-the-clock armed guards.
Time
Germany uses the 24-hour clock system, known as military
time in some places, but as simply as ‘the time’ here. By
doing away with all the am, pm, noon and midnight nonsense,
it’s really quite useful for avoiding confusion, and Germany
is one of the few places where the 24-hour clock is even
used in spoken language. You may be told that the museum
closes at sixteen-thirty, or that the train departs at twenty-
thirtyeight.
Visas
Citizens of EU and EEA countries do not need visas to enter
Germany; most others do. For more details, visit the website
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, www.auswaertiges-amt.
de. Germany is part of the Schengen treaty, which allows
free flow of goods and traffic between member states. This
means that your passport only gets checked when entering
and leaving the Schengen area, and once you’re in, you
can travel overland from Portugal to Finland without being
stopped at the borders.

Shopping practicalities
German retail laws were incredibly strict in the past, with
shops not even regularly opening on Saturdays a year just
a decade ago, and still are not as flexible as elsewhere. On
Sundays nearly everything shuts down, with perhaps just a
few shops at the train station open, and on Saturdays you’ll
see many smaller shops closing around 14:00. Though it
may thwart your purchasing plans, it does result in a special
relaxed feel to the Sundays, which is quite nice for a change.
Credit cards are still to be embraced by most shops, much to
the annoyance to big-spending foreigners. This is due to the
system of electronic debit card payments that was in place
in Germany and other mainland European countries much
earlier; this is a safer and cheaper system than credit card as
it always requires PIN identicication rather than a signature,
and is free of the 3% commission for the shopkeepers
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 Events
Art Galleries
Pfläzgalerie C-2, Museumpl. 1, tel. 364 72 01, www.
pfalzgalerie.de. The gallery is housed in a 125 year old
building that lost some of its charm during reconstruction
after being badly damaged in WWII but has a good selection
of local and international artists, both past and present. The
building was founded in 1874 as a handicraft museum until
Joseph Benziono (a portrait of whom you’ll find on these walls)
donated his collection and art became the focus. 6 May - 9
Jul: Fascination Football: Football in Pictures exhibit. QOpen
10:00 - 17:00, Tue 11:00 - 20:00. Admission €4.
Live venues
Fruchthalle C-3, Fruchthallenstr.. FruchthalleC3Bus
stop: Schillerplatz
Kammgarn A/B-2, Schönstr. 10, tel. 365 25 48, www.
kammgarn.de.
Theatres
Pfalztheater (New Palatinate Theatre) C-2/3, Willy-
Brandt-Platz 4-5, tel. 367 50, www.pfalztheater.de.
Theatre
4-30 June, 19:00
Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Pfalztheater - Großes Haus
Willy-Brandt-Platz 4-5, Kaiserslautern
5 June, 14:00-18:00
Tag des Theaters - Das Pfalztheater auf der Gartenschau
Jean-Schön-Park
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palatine forest
One of the biggest draws to the region is the Palatine
Forest (Pfälzerwald). With 1771km² of unbroken forest, it
is Germany’s largest and together with the northern part
of the adjacent Vosges Mountains in France it forms the
UNESCO biosphere reserve Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord.
Visitors come here from all over Europe to pursue a variety
of activities from camping and hiking to mountain biking
or to enjoy the local spas and scenery. Kaiserslautern is a
good starting point for day trips and quick excursions into
the Palatine Forest. Here are a few things to do if you are
visiting Kaiserslautern but don’t have the time for several
days of exploration:
Walking, jogging or quick mountain
bike excursions
24-25 June
Lange Nacht der Kultur 2006 - Long Night of Culture
For a nice walk, jogging or quick mountain bike excursions go
to the Bremerhof south of the city. Past the Friz Walter Stadium
Stiftsplatz & city centre is a small valley called the Bremerhof. Originally discovered
and settled by travelling monks it had been a tiny farming
7 July community for centuries. In the more recent past a hotel
MM-family with Isaac Roosevelt and two restaurants with beer gardens have opened up here
Martinsplatz, Steinstrasse making it more interesting for K-Towners. In anticipation of the
World Cup a hiking-jogging directory has been established.
Concerts Six paths of varying length and difficulty have been set up
and marked. Parking is abundant and you can get all the
8 June, 20:00
Tango and more / Symhony concert
information you need about the paths from the directory board
set up at the edge of the parking lot. Paths 3, 4, 5 and 6 lead
Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz up to the Humburg Tower atop one of the larger mountains
Fruchthalle in the area. From this red sandstone fortified tower you have
a spectacular view of the city and the surrounding region
16 June, 20:00 including an inspiring view of the Palatine Forest.
World Football Concerts 2006 Getting there by bus requires a bit of a walk since buses
Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern do not frequent the Bremerhof. Take the bus line TWK 102
(the purple line from the main train station) and get off at
2 July, 17:00 the exit called ‘Schulzentrum Süd’. A day ticket (Tagescard)
Carmina Burana
Fruchthalle
for the buses is €5, payable to the driver. From here walk
along Kantstraße, keeping the stadium on your right. Turn
Exhibitions
Until 9 July
Faszination Fußball - Football and art
Pfalzgalerie
Museumsplatz 1
Other
9 June - 9 July 11:00-24:00
Fan Fest FIFA World Cup 2006
Stiftsplatz

left onto Bremerstraße (about 300 metres past the bus
stop). Follow Bremerstraße all the way to the Bremerhof,
about a 1.5km walk through the forest. By car or bicycle
you can take Bremerstraße from the foot of the stadium
(Eisenbahnstraße south to the traffic circle) and follow it
south away from the city centre. Pass the stadium on your left
and continue straight ahead till you come to the intersection
to the Bremerhof, about 700m past the traffic circle. Stay
right and follow this street 1.5km through the forest till you
see the parking lot to your right side.
Forest drives (Motorcycle or cabrio)
The spring and summer months are perfect for motorcycle
and convertible drives through the Palatine Forest. Even
without a cabriolet or bike, the roads are a fun drive and the
scenery is fabulous. Have an hour or two to spare? Then
try this route: leaving Kaiserslautern from the east on the
B37 towards the city of Hochspeyer, drive into the city of
Frankenstein (14km from Kasierlautern). Through you’ve
just begun your trip, there is a very interesting ruins on the
mountain overlooking the village of Frankenstein. At the very
least it is a good picture opportunity.
At the main intersection here (there’s only one) change over to
the B39 heading south-east towards Weidenthal and Lamprecht.
This street has lots of curves and is usually quite frequented by
cyclists, so be careful when passing. Keep yours eyes open as
you pass Neidenfels for the castle ruins on your left
Shortly before entering the city of Lamprecht (12km from
Frankenstein) take a right in the direction of Elmstein on the
L499 - Talstraße.
Follow the L499 - Talstraße through Elmstein (there is a Fina
petrol station here) and to the intersection with the B48.
There are lovely little churches, ruined castles and some very
good bird-watching along this part of the drive.
This junction of the B48 and the L499 is called ‘Johanniskreuz’
(24.4km from Lamprecht) and it is very popular with hikers,
bikers and motorcyclists. There are also 3 restaurants with
beer gardens here. Take a right at the intersection heading
north and follow the B48 2km to the next main intersection.
Head left here onto the L503 direction Trippstadt.
Leave the L503 onto the K50 - Hauptstraße (1.8km from last
intersection) which will lead you directly through the city.
At the intersection in the centre of town, stay on the K50
- Hauptstraße and continue straight ahead (south-west)
following the signs for ‘Unterhammer’.
At the T-intersection at the bottom of the hill (1.3km from
the intersection in Trippstadt) takea right onto the L500
- Kreisstraße towards ‘Unterhammer’, heading north-west,
onto the street ‘Am Unterhammer’.
Follow this street to the intersection with the B270 (5.7km) and
head right in the direction of Kaiserslautern. Follow this street
all the way back to K-Town (7km). This tour is about 65km, and
the estimated driving time without stops is 1.5 hours.
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10 WorlD Cup fan fEst
For almost an entire month visitors to the city will be
treated to a variety of World Cup inspired activities. Here
are the ones you should know about.
Tango and More (June 8): the Fruchthalle will be hosting
a concert to herald in the start of the World Cup for
Kaiserslautern. Direction is by Ari Rasilainen with debut
soloist Nebojsa Zivkovic. Tickets at the tourist info or at
the Fruchthalle.
Opening ceremonies (12:00, June 9): the stage at the
Stiftsplatz will play host to the official kick-off to the world
cup festivities. Come by and see an official from the FIFA
World Cup office get some free wine from the mayor and
other important dignitaries.
The World Cup Mile (9-27 June): on Eisenbahnstraße, a
north-south thoroughfare leading from the city to the Fritz
Walter Stadium, there will be a street festival complete with
culinary attractions from each of the home countries with teams
playing in K-town, parades, local arts and crafts as well as fan
paraphernalia. Food and drink sales run from 11:00-24:00.
The Wine Village (9 June- 9 July): At the Collegiate Church
on Stiftsplatz there will be a wine village, the Palatine’s
answer to Munich’s Octoberfest. The state of Rhineland
Palatinate is wine country and every spring and summer the
wine fest season begins, with each village throwing their own
winefest. In order to share this special kind of celebration
with its visitors, K-Town is hosting its winefest with the best
vineyards of the region represented. You are certain to find
good wine and local specialities like Flammkuchen here. Food
and drink sales run from 11:00 -24:00.
Public game viewing: Didn’t get a ticket to a game? No
worries, you can watch the games together with a few
thousand of your closest friends on the big screens set up in
either Stiftsplatz or on Barbarossastraße, at the foot of the
stadium. The viewing area at Stiftsplatz features music and
dance acts before and after games and the Barbarossastraße
viewing area is the designated game-day party zone before
and after games. All WC games will be viewed, including those
played at K-Town. Should game times conflict with one another
both will be transmitted individually on different public viewing
screens. Food and drink sales run from 13:00 -24:00.
Fan Garden (9-27 June): on Weberstraße, a street crossing
Eisenbahnstraße, there will be a special stage set up for the
fans of the various teams playing in K-Town to present music
and culture from their home countries. With Italy, Japan,
Paraguay, Australia, Spain playing amongst others, it should be an
interesting show. Food and drink sales run from 13:00 -24:00.
World Cup Concerts (16 June): at the New Palatine
Theatre there will be a concert especially for World Cup
visitors. With the Rhineland Palatinate philharmonic in
attendance it should be a memorable night. Tickets available
at the tourist information or at the theatre itself.
Long Night of Culture (24-25 June): starting the evening
of the 24th at 20:00 and lasting well into the early morning of
the 25th all museums and theatres will be open to the public
for a ‘long night of culture’. You pay a one-time admission of
€6 and have access to all attractions and concerts. Three
concerts are scheduled especially for this event at the New
Palatine Theatre: ‘Schubert’s Most Lovely Songs’ (20:00),
‘Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Football but
Were Afraid to Ask - in German’ (21:30), ‘Marlene Dietrich-
Chansons’ (23:00). You also have access to the Palatine
Gallery where the exhibit ‘Fascination Football’ is ongoing
and the Fruchthalle where there will be live DJs, bands and
sound installations. Passes to the exhibitions available at
the door of participating venues.
Want to know more? Have a look at the excellent web site
www.kaiserslautern.de/wm2006 or stop by the tourist
office (Fruchthallstraße 14, T 365-2317) and ask for a
free ‘festival and events guide’.
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It’s Brazil’s Cup to Lose
The idea that this could be
one of the most open and
fiercely contested World
Cup tournaments in history
has been doing the rounds
in the press – especially
the UK press – ever since
England beat Argentina in a
rather meaningless friendly
match, held in Switzerland
at the end of last year. (The
match was also memorable
for England captain David
B e c k h a m’s p r e - g a m e
comment that ‘it is a neutral
venue for both teams.’)
Since then the idea that Fresh from Champions
the tournament is ‘open’, League success with
in fact code for ‘England Barcelona, Ronaldinho
have a chance’, has been
increasingly winning friends will be looking for another
and influencing people. World Cup triumph with
To p u t a n y E n g l a n d Brazil.” © Mediafax Foto
supporters reading this
out of their self-induced hubris: England have absolutely
no chance whatsoever of winning the World Cup; with or
without Wayne Rooney. Indeed, the now legendary Rooney
metatarsal injury has given the English press a ready excuse
when England do indeed crash out of the tournament. It
should not, however, hide the enormous failings that England
currently suffer from. They still lack a proper goalkeeper, they
have little depth up front, no genuine left-sided wide man, and
in Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and David Beckham too
many square pegs in round holes. England lack balance.
Other nations in this tournament do not, and Brazil is one
of them. Though the wealth of talent they have does – as it
has to – mask their own failings, there is no question of their
coach Carlos Alberto Parreira using all six of his best attacking
players at the same time. Indeed. His decision to name his
first XI as long ago as April was classic one-upmanship: the
rest of the pack now knows exactly what it has to beat.
England as we have discussed, are not qualified to do so.
With their original tactic of ‘keep it tight at the back and hope
Wayne knocks one in from 30 yards’ now out of the window.
They have woken up to discover there is no plan B. Expect
then, a variation on plan A: ‘keep it tight at the back and hope
Frankie/Stevie/Becks knocks one in from 30 yards.’ Hardly
the stuff of legend.
Is any other nation prepared to meet Brazil’s challenge? Of
the traditional ‘big guns’ Argentina looks frail and lacking in
cohesion, Italy – amid scandal at home – look less capable
even than England of putting together a decent run in the
tournament, the host nation Germany currently possesses
the worst team in their memory, Spain – crippled by the bizarre
selection policy of its coach – will underachieve once more,
and France are an ageing, wilting team hardly set for one last
glorious hurrah. Only Holland, conspicuously absent from all
talk of potential winners, look capable of mounting a decent
challenge to Brazil. And even that will depend on their mood.
Indeed, the In Your Pocket prediction is that Brazil’s likeliest
challengers will be an outsider. We – for no reason more
scientific than a hunch – think the Ukraine will do well. We also
like the look of the United States, and if they can find the net
often enough Portugal will do well. Yet none of these three
will beat an on-form Brazil. And Brazil are the best team in
Germany. Not since Italy surprised even themselves to take
the trophy in 1982 has the best team in the World Cup gone
home empty handed.
The cup then is Brazil’s to lose. We doubt very much that they
will do so. But as we said four years ago (while we were heavily
tipping France) in a cup competition, anything can happen…
WorlD Cup fan fEst 11
World Cup preparations million (if not more) Fritz Walter’s namesake has grown by
leaps and bounds and now it encompasses 48,500 seats.
The chosen ‘poster girl’ for Kaiserslautern, the face the city The road leading up to the stadium has been re-paved and
wants to show to the thousands of visitors during the World many of the facilities belonging to the stadium: VIP boxes,
Cup, is Elsa, a 70- year-old grandmother. She can be seen on dining areas and such have been re-vamped. Long after
billboards, placards and posters throughout the city engaged the World Cup, when it is just a fond memory, 1.FCK will be
in various get-ready activities such as putting on lipstick or enjoying the fruits of this labour.
making beds. The slogan on the posters reads, ‘if the world The WC-granny was one of several concepts suggested by
is coming, I’ll be there!’ The ‘World Cup’ grandmother should an ad agency to help get the city’s spirits up and to personify
exemplify the perfect hostess according to mayor Bernhard the type of hosts that they wanted to be. They could have
Deubig. It’s a cute idea, perhaps not as sexy as other cities chosen anything, a fish perhaps. It would have jived with
might have gone in for, but the WC-granny is a concept which Berlin’s bear or the national use of a lion mascot- you know,
somehow fits Kaiserslautern. stick with the animal mascot thing. But in the end they chose
After the initial celebrations died down in 2002 and the a grandmother. That fact alone speaks volumes about
realisation sank in that Kaiserslautern had indeed been Kaiserslautern and as strange as the choice may seem at
named a host city, a brief period of uncertainty emerged: first glance, who is a warmer hearted and more caring host
would the stadium be ready in time? Could the train schedules than a grandmother?
be changed to accommodate more traffic to and from
Kaiserslautern? What were they to do about the streets?
Could the infrastructure handle it? And most importantly, who
the hell was going to pay for it? Four years down the road it is
obvious that they have answered most of those questions,
and thousands others, to have been able to prepare the city
as they have. At time of writing the finishing touches on the
stadium, streets and parks are taking place. But how did they
handle it and how has K-Town, long regarded as a prosaic if
boring second-class city, been able to meet the task? Well,
they handled it a lot like a grandmother would have if she
were to be having visitors over.
First, bake a cake and get the tea on. One of the first things
established was a city World Cup office. This would be the
command central for the actual events leading up to and
during the WC as well as all press and PR. Very quickly it
became evident that the city’s tourist office would need to
play a central role and so a new location was found, bought
and developed. Now, while the WC office resides in their
former premises, the tourist office is housed in new building
across from Schillerplatz. It’s probably bigger and more
expensive than it needs to be say many citizens and several TR
wonder what purpose the new building and the recently
expanded staff will serve once the games are over.
Second, set the table: the question of logistics was one World Cup Language Guide
that long troubled the city fathers. Luckily K-Town is well
located to a major Autobahn, but train service and federal Tourist industry workers in Germany generally speak
roads were certainly in need of some attention. The city, English well, but thanks to the annoying habit of dubbing
everything foreign on television and in cinemas into
with the support of the Federal WC authority, entered into German, the average local is not exposed to English very
long negations with the recently privatised Deutsche Bahn
much. That’s why we’ve composed a little list of terms
(the German train company) to ensure that the city receives that may be of use during your trip.
more frequent and regular train service during the months
of June, July and August. An aggressive re-paving plan was One/two/three/four/five Ein/zwei/drei/vier/fünf Bier,
also triggered whereby many of the city streets in need of beer, please. bitte.
repair were attended to. Also a well-thought out park and ride No thanks, I’ll have a Bit Nein Danke, ich hätte lieber
concept has been enacted. Of all the changes to the city’s beer instead. ein Bit.
infrastructure most residents seem to agree that the road So, who do you think will Was glaubst du, wer
works were a real godsend. ‘Money well spent,’ our city tour win? gewinnen wird?
guide told us, ‘and long overdue.’ Where is the toilet? Wo ist die Toilette?
Third, put on your best house dress: an astute observer Where is the stadium? Wo ist das Stadion?
of K-Town and the region would notice the many football- Where is the train Wo ist der Bahnhof?
inspired decorations going up. Along the B37 from Bad station?
Dürkheim to K-Town, carved into the face of a lovely hill, is That was offside. Das war Abseits.
the shape of the corner-quarter of a football field complete The referee is biased. Der Schiedsrichter ist
with goalie’s box. In most of the larger traffic circles in the city parteiisch.
He should have scored Das Tor hätte er schiessen
there are odd, wire-like figures of football players sprouting
up. Multi-coloured footballs decorated many buildings and there. müssen.
He’s hit the post/ Er hat den Pfosten / die
the city’s insignia fish can be seen in various guises and
colours throughout the city. What can you expect when city crossbar! Latte getroffen
Take off (player name)! (player name) abziehen!
bureaucrats attempt to liven things up?
Fourth, lavish attention on the favoured grandchildren. The Bring on (player name) (player name) einwechseln!
most evident attention paid to any given part of the city has Penalty! Elfmeter!
to have been to the stadium. With an investment of €71.2 Goal! Toooooooooooooor!
June - July 2006
12 WhErE to stay
Hotel categories are based on the most expensive double
room rate. Prices are rack rates, and are expected to go
through the roof during the World Cup.
Over €200
Schulte Hotel du Vin D-4, Malzstr. 7, tel. 20 16 90, fax
201 69 19, info@hotel-schulte.de, www.hotel-schulte.
de. Schulte is an all-suite hotel close to the stadium and
is one of the best hotels in town. With a lovely garden and
terrace, gym, excellent wine cellar and bar, wine tasting and
seminars, there is more to this hotel than sumptuous suites
and efficient service with a smile. Q16 rooms (16 suites
N95 - 250). ABDGHKLPRTU hhhh
Under €150
Altstadt Hotel D-2, Steinstr. 51, tel. 364 30, fax 364 31
00, info@aldtstadthotel.com, www.aldtstadthotel.com.
A cosy bar in the lobby of this 18th century building heralds
a lovely hotel run by helpful staff. Rooms are comfortable,
mostly spacious, and well furnished. All have minibar, TV, cable
TV, phone and radio and come with a chocolate on the pillow.
Some are in a newer section of the hotel, but you are still in
the middle of Old Town’s culture and nightlife. Q20 rooms (5
singles N59 - 79, 12 doubles N79 - 99). AHLR
Barbarossahof Eselsfurth 10, tel. 414 40, fax 414 42
00, reservierung@barbarossahof.com, www.barbaros-
sahof.com. Outside of the city proper, this hotel-restaurant
has been owned and operated by the Flockerzie family for
over 140 years. With 150 rooms divided into three categories
this is professionally run and equipped hotel. With an eye on
the business clientele the individual guest or family may find
themselves feeling ignored. Q150 rooms (singles N65 - 79,
doubles N85 - 99, triples N105 - 189, suites N99 - 175).
ADFGHKLW hhh
WhErE to stay 13
City Hotel C-3, Rosenstr. 28, tel. 31 68 60/130 25, Landhaus Woll Dansenberger Str. 64, tel. 516 02,
Symbol key fax 133 41. A hotel from a by-gone era in some ways, with fax 910 61, info@landhaus-woll.de, www.landhaus-
fantastic 70s design, no internet, no bar, a small lobby and woll.de. Kaiserslau tern has no shor tage of famil y-run
P Air conditioning A Credit cards accepted friendly, personal service. Rooms though have all mod cons hotels. This par ticular hotel as such does not seem
O Casino H Conference facilities and a balcony and there is a sauna/solarium and heated pool.
Lovely – and ask the front desk for tips on where to eat. Q18
to be the main focus of the famil y’s business. That
honour would have to go to their restaurant and mas-
T Child friendly U Facilities for the disabled rooms (3 singles N58 - 78, 15 doubles N79 - 99). CDL si ve ball-room. Nine rooms wi th the basic necessi ties
R Internet W Wi-Fi L Guarded parking as well as T V and in-room showers are available. Q 9
Dorint Novotel St.-Quentin-Ring 1, tel. 201 50, fax 276 rooms (3 singles N29 - 38, 4 doubles N58, 2 triples
F Fitness centre G Non-smoking rooms 40, h5399@accor.com, www.novotel.com. Well located N83). AK
K Restaurant M Nearest metro station by the Fritz Walter stadium and with good bus links to the
centre of K-Town, The Novotel is comfortable and continu- Lautertaler Hof Hotel Garni B-3, Mühlstr. 31-33,
D Sauna C Swimming pool ally being refurbished - the edges are getting a tad shabby tel. 372 60, fax 730 33, info@lauter talerhof.de,
but rooms have balconies, free fruit on arrival, minibar, hair www.lautertalerhof.de. There’s a farmhouse feel to
dryer plus cable and Pay TV. The breakfast is excellent, the the lobby and breakfast room in this pleasant family run
Blechhammer Am Hammerweiher 1, MAm Hammer- bar convivial and the Aqua Spa recently re-vamped. Q152
weiher, tel. 372 50, fax 37 25 01 00, office@blechham- rooms (67 singles N80 - 120, 78 doubles N120 - 165, 5
hotel which has just expanded to add 37 new rooms to
their hospitality. Wooden beams and a fireplace welcome
mer.de, www.blechhammer.de. Owned and operated by triples N82 - 300, 2 apartments N80 - 150). ADGH� guests as warmly as the staff. Relatively small rooms
the Daneluzzi family (restaurant Firenze), this exceptionally KLPRU hhhh have WiFi, TV, minibar, hair dryer, etc. and there is one
lovely hotel is located in another one of Kaiserslautern’s apartment. Nice. Q 36 rooms (18 singles N57 - 69, 16
hidden green valleys. Catering primarily to the professional Gasthof Fröhlich Dansenbergerstr. 10, tel. 35 71 60, doubles N77 - 89, 2 triples N115, 1 apartment N50 - 97).
conference crowd the facilities are very modern and the prices fax 357 16 66, info@hotel-froehlich.de, www.hotel- AHW hhh
are adjusted accordingly. Reserve rooms weeks ahead of time froehlich.de. The genuinely friendly staff here makes up
as the hotel is well-liked. Q (singles N45 - 65, doubles N89, for the IKEA-chic rooms. Hotel
suites N120 - 180). AGHKLUW Fröhlich, literally ‘hotel happy’,
has a large sauna and wellness
Bremerhof Bremerhof 1, MBremerhof, tel. 31 63 20, area wi th various ser vices
fax 316 32 20. Located in a green valley south of the city available for various prices. A
centre you could almost be fooled into believing that you were large beer garden outside the
actually miles deep in the Palatine forest. The hotel is clean restaurant sees to the other
and bright and obviously family-run. With 13 rooms this is a kinds of wellness and there is
great place for families with younger children. Q13 rooms a large children’s playground.
(singles N54, doubles N74 - 84). AKLT Q (singles N43 - 65, doubles
N82 - 95, triples N105 - 189,
suites N75 - 105). ADG�
www.inyourpocket.com KLTW hhh
Heymann Hotel B-3, Müh-
lstr. 6, tel. 702 67, fax 728
81, kontakt@hotel-heymann.
de, www.hotel-heymann.de.
Central but quiet hotel on the
edge of the pedestrianised
zone, the Heymann has WiFi
throughout, satellite TV, minibar
and gummy bears on the pil-
lows in all rooms. Apartments
comprise two rooms, with a
sofa and desk. Décor is simple
but comfor table and rooms
are spacious. Q12 rooms (4
singles N60 - 80, 6 doubles
N90 - 110, 2 apartments N120 -
140). ALW
Hotel Zepp B-3, Pariserstr.
4-6, tel. 71 00 40, fax 710
04 21, kontakt@hotel-zepp.
de, www.hotel-zepp.de. Zepp
sports Ikea-inspired minimal-
&INDYOUR(/-%SUITE(/-%INFOURDIFFERENTDESTINATIONSIN"ERLIN
ist design in the rooms and /UREXCLUSIVELYFURNISHEDHOTELROOMSANDAPARTMENTSFOUR
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have shared bathroom facili- ORSHOPPINGSERVICE
ties and not all have TVs. It’s 4AKEAVACATIONFROMTHEORDINARYnWETAKECAREOFALMOST EVERYTHING

busy though as it’s as central WWWHOME
SUITE
HOMEDE
as can be. Q 34 rooms (18
singles N30 - 80, 16 doubles
WW N55 - 100). AL

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14 WhErE to stay
Pfälzer Hof C-3, Fruchthallestr. 15, tel. 36 24 00, fax
362 40 12, info@pfaelzer-hof-kl.de, www.pfaelzer-hof-
kl.de. A basic hotel in a 100 year old building slap bang in the
middle of town. Some rooms are small, some large with a sofa,
three have shared bathroom facilities and the front rooms can
be noisy due to the main road. Rooms have TV, telephone and
WiFi. Functionally adequate, cheap and friendly. Q18 rooms
(8 singles N28 - 45, 10 doubles N49 - 80). L
Seelord Hotel B-3, Pfaffpl. 1, tel. 130 18, fax 311 55
52. A small (9 rooms) hotel with an interesting maritime
theme in its restaurant and rooms which could be a good
last minute chance for accommodation as they are not tak-
ing bookings for the World Cup. All but one rooms share the
bathrooms but it is cheap and central. Rooms are basic but
clean and have TV. Q9 rooms (6 singles N36 - 40, 2 doubles
N55 - 68, 1 apartment N120 - 140). AK
Stadt Hotel D-3, Friedrichstr. 39, tel. 36 26 30, fax 362
63 50, info@stadthotel-kl.de, www.stadthotel-kl.de.
The Stadt is a charming and modernised family run hotel in
a residential part of town with a lovely summer courtyard and
fairly atmospheric breakfast room; the building dates to 1892.
Bright and calm, the rooms are modest yet well appointed
with all mod cons. Buy some Mainz-made Schnapps in the
lobby for you and yours. Q23 rooms (6 singles N69 - 80, 15
doubles N89 - 99, 2 triples N110). ABLR
www.inyourpocket.com
Kaiserslautern In Your Pocket
Enjoy your stay at the
NH Nürnberg-City!
Close to the historic railway station and the pedestrian zones of „Breite Gasse”, „Königsstraße” and
„Kaiserstraße”, the NH Nürnberg-City offers you a warm welcome. The city’s most lovely museums invite
you to a cultural experience. At christmastime, a visit to the famous Christkindlesmarket for Mulled Wine,
Lebkuchen and Nuremberg Sausages is a must. The trade fair and the airport are quickly reached as well.
Our rooms are generously equipped and offer lots of room to relax. In addition
to a bath/shower and WC, all rooms have satellite TV, a mini bar, hairdryer,
air-conditioning as well as high speed internet access. In the fitness area with
its sauna, solarium and steam bath, you will find an opportunity to relax and
rejuvenate. Revitalize yourself for the day at our generous and healthy break-
fast buffet.
The various business services of our hotel are at your
demand whenever you require them for a seminar, mee-
ting or large event. 7 function rooms for up to 290 people,
fully air-conditioned and equipped with the latest in con-
Camping ference technology offer ideal conditions. Our business
service team will assist you in every detail of planning and
Gänsedell In der Gänsedell 1, Otterberg, tel. 06301 55
37, fax 06301 79 43 68, info@camping-otterberg.de, organization.
www.camping-otterberg.de. A pleasant camping ground
north of Otterberg’s centre. Located on a small lake there are
a variety of free-time activities such as tennis, swimming and
hiking. 12km to Kaiserslautern. Q CLT Experience “nhube”, our new Discover the new multifunctional
Knaus Campingpark Bad Dürkheim In den Almen restaurant idea that’s simply area created by Ferran Adrià and NH
3, Bad Dürkheim, tel. 06322 613 56, fax 06322 81 61, made for watching TV, surfing Hoteles, where restaurant services,
badduerkheim@knauscamp.de, www.knauscamp.de. the internet, enjoying culinary leisure and entertainment are com-
One of thirteen Knaus camping areas throughout Germany, delicacies, reading or simply bined.
this particular camping ground is massive (over 40,000m2).
Offering everything from rentable caravans, beach volleyball, relaxing.
sauna and tennis courts this is the camping big-league. About
35km from Kaiserslautern the advantage of staying here is in
the proximity of German ‘wine-street’. Q ACDKT
Enjoy the exceptional cuisine Feel the pleasure of reading,
Sägmühle Sägmühle 1, Trippstadt, tel. 06306 921 which Ferran Adrià has listening to music, having a
90, fax 06306 920 00, info@saegemuehle.de, www. exclusively prepared for you. meal… in a setting which
saegemuehle.de. Offering abundant places for caravans, Varied, simple and exquisite. has been designed to cater
this lakeside camping area near Trippstadt has it all for
campers. Rental caravans and bungalows are also offered
for all your needs.
as are numerous past-time activities. The site is about a
20-minute drive away from Kaiserslautern. Child friendly and
English spoken. Q ACKLT
NH NÜRNBERG-CITY
Bahnhofstraße 17-19 | 90402 Nürnberg
T. 0911 9999-0 | F. 0911 9999-100
nhnuernbergcity@nh-hotels.com www.nh-hotels.com
16 Where to stay Where to stay 17

Johanniskreuz Haus 1, Johanniskreuz-Trippstadt, tel.

06306 13 07, fax 06306 13 09. This should be a very
nice hotel. Everything is there for a good visit: nice rooms, a
lovely central location for outdoor activities, pool and sauna
facilities as well as a restaurant and beer garden. And that
is why it is such a shame that the ownership/management
is extremely unfriendly. Q ACDKT

Josef’s - Klause Hauptstr. 24, Trippstadt, tel. 06306

442, fax 06306 70 1438, d.kron@t-online.de. Located
conveniently next to the Trippstadt estate house and gar-
dens, this hotel and restaurant lacks in grace everything its
neighbour has. Outfitted in the standard dark wood of German
hotels circa 1950, the rooms are thankfully clean. The rooms
are average sized, meaning good enough for two. Q (singles
N30, doubles N50, triples N70). AK

Landhotel Schoner Stüterhof Stüterhof 5, Stüterhof,

tel. 06306 431, fax 06306 453, info@landhotel-schoner.
de, www.landhotel-schoner.de. Unlike many family opera-
tions, the Landhotel Schoner Stüterhof is a very professional
hotel and restaurant combination. Care is taken with the rooms,
which look newly renovated. Each room is outfitted with televi-
sion, telephone and individual bath/shower. About a 15 minute
drive from the A6. Comfort and rural style - highly recommend-
ed. Q (singles N30 - 42, doubles N50 - 67). AGKT

Landhotel Schuff Kaiserstr. 58a, Kindsbach, tel.

Around town
Blaues Haus Kirchstr. 1, Otterberg, tel. 06301
71 66 60, fax 06301 71 66 66, blaueshausot@aol.
com, w w w.hotelrestaurant-blaueshaus.de. A blue
half-timbered historical building from 1612 houses the
hotel, which is much brighter inside than it may seem
from ou tside. Th e h otel en trance is inconvenien tl y
located on the backside of the building and parking is
not great, but once in your room, you will certainly be
pleased. Only 10km from Kaiserslautern. Q (singles
N40, doubles N65). AK
Gasthof Bonanza-Ranch Alte Brück 4, Kat z-
weiler, tel. 06301 81 64, fax 06301 79 41 64,
ottohach@aol.com, www.bonanzaranch.de. Operat-
ing primaril y as a famil y-oriented horse riding ranch,
the Bonanza does offer overnight accommodations.
Ameni ties are basic bu t clean; this is a working ranch
after all. There 17 beds available. A nice al ternati ve
for families travelling to K-town, as Katz weiler is onl y
an 11km dri ve from the ci ty centre. Q (singles N27,
doubles N48). KT
Haus Hamann Weinbrunnerhof 4, Otterberg, tel.
06301 94 87, fax 06301 33097, info@haus-hamann.
de, w w w.haus-hamann.de. Set in pastoral scener y,
the hotel itself looks a bit like a log-cabin. The rooms
themselves are comfortably outfitted with satellite TVs,
phones, mini-bars and showers but vary in size so do
ask about your room at check-in. Group hiking tours with
lunch, dinner and music are available for €28. A nice family
feeling. Q (singles N26, doubles N51, apartments N75).
AHKT hhh
06371 61 96 60, fax 06371 13 03 81, info@landhotel-
schuff.de, www.landhotel-schuff.de. This is a small but
well-kept hotel of a high calibre. The 9 double-rooms are suited
to a business clientele and the Tuscan restaurant, open for
evening custom is elegant. The rooms facing the back have a
good view of the hills and forest behind the house. Q9 rooms
(singles N50 - 65, doubles N75 - 90). AGKW
Otterberger Hof Hauptstr. 25, Otterberg, tel. 06301
791 20, fax 06301 79 12 12, barbara-eisenger@t-online.
de, www.otterbergerhof.de. Large and located on a major
road leading into Otterberg, the hotel boasts not only a typical
restaurant but rooms with individual balconies. The rooms are
run-of-the-mill but the convenient location to central Otterberg
and short driving distance to the Kaiserslautern city centre
make this a convenient hotel. Q AKL
Parthenon Lauterer Str. 26, Otterbach, MOtterbach-
bahnhof, tel. 06301 14 26. The hotel is literally one of the
first buildings one sees when getting off the train. This Greek-
run hotel offers 13 no-nonsense rooms, mostly doubles but
also one triple. Rooms have a small television and a sink but
lavatories and showers are shared by the entire floor. Q13
rooms (singles N25, doubles N50, triples N75). AK
Pension Schuff Kaiserstr. 56-58, Kindsbach, tel. 06371
26 01. This is an old-style German pension with the feeling
of being in someone’s grandmother’s house. Cleanliness and
orderliness are watchwords here and this is a strictly non-
smoking establishment. The two apartment rooms at the top
of the hotel are simply amazing, in size and set-up, and these
would be perfect for families with older children. Q (singles
N35 - 45, doubles N50 - 60, apartments N60 - 75). AG
Residenz am See Am Gelterswoog 21, MAm Gelter-
swoog, tel. 36 33 20, fax 363 32 28, info@residenz-
am-see-kl.de, www.residenz-am-see-kl.de. Apartments
for longer stays are the speciality of this hotel. Situated on a
popular lake south of K-town, this blue and white half-timbered
house has very comfortable in-room accommodations (TV,
DVD, kitchens, shower, etc). Catering to in-/out-processing
military families and travelling business persons, the prices
are set accordingly. Do check about reservations ahead of
time as this place is popular. Q ACGLT
Waldhotel Johanniskreuz Haus 2, Johanniskreuz-
Trippstadt, tel. 06306 99 37 67, fax 06306 99 26 00,
www.waldhotel-johanniskreuz.de. Johanniskreuz is a
springing-off point for many of the biking and hiking paths
in the Palatinate and it is therefore a central meeting point.
The Waldhotel is one of two hotels at this crossing. Offering
60 no-nonsense sleeping arrangements for €25 this is good
overnighter for hikers and bikers. Q (singles N25, doubles
N50). AKT
YMCA Johannishöhe (CVJM-Zentrum) Johannisstr.
31-32, Otterberg, tel. 06301 715 00, fax 06301 71 50
49, bea.lindauer@cvjm-pfalz.de, www.cvjm-zentrum-
johannishoehe.de. A classic YMCA with two buildings ac-
commodating about 80 people each. Naturally there are no
singles, and toilets and showers are shared. A gym is available
with indoor climbing wall. As the central seat of the YMCA in
the Rheinland Palatinate, there are a variety of activities to
get involved in. Note that English is not their strong point.
Q FGHK
Zum Schwan Kaiserslauterer Str. 2-4, Trippstadt, tel.
06306 921 30, fax 06306 92 13 30, info@schwan-
trippstadt.de, www.schwan-trippstadt.de. Ten kilome-
tres south of Kaiserslautern, a lovely half-timbered building
houses the Zum Schwan hotel, one of the nicest and most
professional in the region. Anke Hanzelmann’s 10-plus years
professional hotel- management experience is evident in
every aspect of the hotel. The 17 rooms available are taste-
ful, spacious and reasonably priced. Weekend packages
available. Q (singles N35 - 45, doubles N60 - 70, triples
N105). AGHKT

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Hong Kong D-3, Fabrikstr. 1, tel. 637 68. The best Chi-
nese in K-Town according to many and the buffet lunch draws
a large crowd every day with delicious soups, egg rolls, sate,
and many regional specialities all well flavoured and spiced.
Typical Chinese red interior with pagodas, running water and
tunes. Great service too and a good size for big groups. Q
Open 11:30 - 15:00; 17:30 - 24:00. (€6-18). AS
Lotus C-3, Fruchthallestr. 21, tel. 360 76 15. Another
clinical restaurant but that seems to be the norm in K-Town.
Little ambience is made up for with fresh, crispy spring rolls
and some delicious dishes of big soups, classic Vietnamese
firebowls, noodle variations and more. But, the sambal was
merely salty, as was the apparently out of a can lemongrass
and coconut milk curry sauce. Buffet and specials at lunch. Q
Open 11:00 - 15:00; 17:00 - 23:00. Fri & Sat 12:00 - 23:00.
(€5-10). AST
Minh Lien B-3, Rudolf-Breidscheidt-Str. 58, tel. 310 59
61. This looks like your run-of-the-mill Asian joint until you
take your first bite and you realise how different fabulousley
Vietnamese is. The Sai Gon egg rolls are hand-made and
the beef Sa-Cha had us smiling in disbelief. The take-out
trade during our visit was booming, so locals know what they
have here. As with any Asian restaurant in Germany ‘spicy’
means: mild at best. English menu. QOpen 11:00 - 23:00.
Closed Tue. (€5-8).
Phuket C-2/3, Steinstr. 24, tel. 534 98 96. A cookie-cut-
ter Thai restaurant which makes you feel in bamboo heaven as
soon as you walk in the door. The two floors of dining space
are usually well visited, and the food is passably Thai. Also
billed as a cocktail bar, weekends see the place fill up with
military groups kicking off an evening out. Q Open 11:30-
15:00, 17:00 - 24:00. (€5-18). A
Thairama B-3, Muhlstr. 28, tel. 743 40. Family-owned
and operated, several of the assumed patrons spring into
action after you place your order. Everything this place lacks
in décor, it makes up for in the food. Tom Yum Goong soup
with fresh lemon grass and a green curry that make us
sweat with pleasure, this is the best Thai in K-Town. Lunch
buffet specials. Q Open 12:00-14:30, 17:00-23:00. Closed
Thu. (€4-16).
Beer houses
P Air conditioning A Credit cards accepted
E Live music S Take away
T Child friendly U Facilities for the disabled
G Non-smoking areas L Guarded parking
O Casino M Nearest bus station
R Internet W Wi-Fi connection
Cafés
Barossa C-3, Schillerstr. 9, tel. 360 92 32. On the main
square with the terrace to go with the warm weather and
throngs of people, get a coffee or something stronger and
watch the world go by. Alternatively, get in with an in-crowd
as the evenings heat up inside. The usual wood high and low
tables and cheerful staff. Q Open 08:00 - 01:00. Fri till 03:00.
Sat 09:00 - 03:00. Sun 14:00 - 01:00. B
Café Schäfer C-2, Steinstr. 15, tel. 658 44. An open
room and long bar hosts this mellow café/bar which serves
breakfast, soups, salads, crepes and Flammkuchen (€7-9) to
a varying set of mostly older couples, but then in the evening,
even if the piano isn’t utilised, the vast array of alcohol behind
the bar becomes the star of the night. Cocktails all under €8,
grappa & Wild Turkey but a fairly unfriendly owner and small
beers. Q Open 09:00 - 24:00. Fri & Sat 09:00 - 01:00.
Eiscafé Dolce Vita C-3, Eisenbahnstr. 1, tel. 0179 542
21 64. The best gelato in town, according to more than one
unbiased Italian. Home made every day with fresh fruit; this
boast does seem to be no exaggeration. Popular and packed,
their terrace is great for people-watching, they serve cake,
coffee and alcohol as well. TVs for matches inside. QOpen
09:00 - 24:00. B
Eiscafé Venezia C-3, Eisenbahnstr. 46, tel. 616 39.
Ignore the purple interior – the booths however are very
comfortable and transport you back to the 50s – and head
for the big garden out back to enjoy the local speciality: spa-
ghettieis. Vanilla ice cream squeezed into strands, topped
with homemade berry sauce and grated white chocolate (the
parmesan). Good coffee too. Q Open 09:00 - 23:00; Sun
10:00 - 22:00; Mon closed. AB
Kaiserslautern’s phone code is (+49) (0)631
Fast food
Burger King C-3, Markstr. 18. Have it your way… opposite
the Stiftskirche. Q Open 10:00 - 23:00. Thu till 24:00. Fri
& Sat till 01:00. (€4-7)
McDonald’s C-3, Marktstr. 40. Serving the usual fare in a
larger, sleeker atmosphere than usual. A Seattle-style McCafé
is attached. QOpen 08:00 - 23:00, Fri, Sat 08:00 - 01:00,
Sun 09:00 - 23:00. GPW
Pizza Hut Kaiserstr. 34, tel. 350 68 18, www.pizzahut.
de. Pizza Hut has been operating here for over 20 years.
Yes, English is spoken and yes, they accept dollars. QOpen
11:00 - 22:00, Fri, Sat 11:00 - 24:00, Sun 11:00 - 23:00.
(€3-12). GP
Pizzeria Pyramide B-3, Pariserstr. 19, tel. 925 70/641
50. Pharaohs might not be fantastically well known for pizza,
but this pizza place caters for the-customer-is-always-right
American market and as such provides good, fresh pizza,
pasta, steak, chicken, kebabs and salads and a free home
delivery service. Q Open 11:00 - 14:00; 17:00 - 01:00. Fri &
Sat 11:00 - 05:00. Sun 11:00 - 01:00. (€4-11). S
Subway C-3, Marktstr. 38, tel. 36 13 96 66. A small
shop front offering additional standing tables outside, this is
K-Town’s first Subway instalment. QOpen 09:00 - 22:00,
Fri, Sat 09:00 - 23:00, Sun 12:00 - 20:00.
French
Casimir A-2, Forellenstr. 6, tel. 370 97 03, www.casi-
mir-restaurant.de. A melodramatic interior of wood, marble
and stained glass is the setting for candlelit French-influenced
lunches and dinners. Cakes, coffees and teas as well a menu
of smaller items for the visitor not wishing to spend several
hours there are also offered. An extremely attentive and
friendly service staff as well as an exceptional wine menu
make this a pleasant retreat despite the pomp. QOpen
11:30 - 24:00. Closed Mon, Tue. (€9-29). G
Chez Maurice C-4, Richard-Wagner-str. 70, tel. 311 45
10. Wine-cellar dining in this very personal southern-French
restaurant has been pleasing Kaiserslautern’s palates since
1999. Maurice cooks fresh and seasonal food so expect to
find a regularly changing menu. Grill season starts in May
and you can enjoy outside seating till September. Often fully
booked for private affairs, so book ahead. QOpen 17:00 -
01:00. Closed Tue. (€9-24). AB
La Rotisserie D-3, Bismarckstr. 18, tel. 89 19 94.
Sophisticated French cuisine and wine list in yet another
design-by-numbers interior for K-Town eateries – it does try
though with curtains to provide diners with some ambience.
The menu is the draw, with lunch specials such as pork steak,
Dijon sauce, gratinated potatoes and ratatouille or a la carte
Filet Argentine, pommes Dauphine and salad. Wines run from
Beaujeaulais to Chateau Lafite. Q Open 12:00 - 14:00;
18:00 - 23:00. (€12-25). AP

Biergarten Bremerhof Bremerhof 1, tel. 31 63
20. Bremerhof, a green valley south of the city centre, is
Kaiserlautern’s answer to Central Park. There you will find Alf
and Marga’s restaurant, which offers a little bit of everything.
You can have a very fine dinner in their blue salon dining room,
enjoy a cold beer and Würst in the beer garden, or just stop
by for a cake and coffee after a hike through one of the many
local paths. Idyllic. Beer garden open from 10:00. QOpen
10:00 - 22:00, Fri, Sat 17:00 - 23:00. (€4-19). AB
Brauhaus am Markt C-3, Stiftspl. 2-3, tel. 619 44,
www.brauhaus-am-markt.de. Brewery, café and club in
one, with a garden in the centre of the complex and a terrace
out front, this has something for everyone - and if you can’t
decide which of their brews to try, sample them all, lovingly
brewed since 2000 according to the 1516 Reinheitsgebot.
Beer towers join massive portions of local specialities,
schnitzel, soups, salads etc. on the tables. Big screen in
the club, which opens early on game days. Q Open 10:00
- 01:00 (02:00 at weekends). Café from 08:30. Club 21:00
- 06:00. (€5-15). ABE
Lemon Café Bistro C-3, Marktstr. 38, tel. 892 38 38.
Housed in a former travel agency, Karl-Heinz’s Lemon is an
understandable favourite amongst K-Town’s early 30’s crowd.
The eclectic yellow and black décor seems surprisingly fresh
and modern and the service is attentive and friendly. Salads
and small entrées are the order of the day. Don’t expect
steaks, but do expect to make meaningful eye-contact with
someone while you eat. QOpen 14:00 - 01:00. (€3-10).
Storchenturm C-3, Münchstr. 12, tel. 661 44. From
the owners of 21 comes this popular café/bar with a mas-
sive terrace and late kitchen (closes two hours before time).
Interesting seat arrangements with a bench/stool combo,
long bar, low tables for easier dining and well priced cocktails
and long drinks. The usual menu (in English) well prepared
and priced (€5-10). Q Open 07:30 - 01:00. Fri & Sat 07:30
- 02:00. Sun 10:00 - 01:00. AB
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Flammkuchen D-2, Ludwigstr. 40, tel. 658 75. A gor- Station Food Court C-4, Bahnhofstr. 1. All German train
More than an insider tip: Devilishly good. geous 1898 building on the edge of the Old Town hosts this stations have their gastronomically-oriented side, but the re-

Sunday Buffet
Every Sunday from 11.00 to 14.30 (except 1.FCK match days)
€20 per person
Reduced price for children
Reservations under: 06 31/31 88-180 or 31 88-181
FCK Gastronomie GmbH
Fritz-Walter-Straße 1 | 67633 Kaiserslautern (Stadion-Nordtribüne)
Email: gastronomie@fck.de
Le Marché C-3, Richard-Wagner-Str. 50, tel. 361 89 98. A
Vietnamese chef in a French restaurant that has no French charac-
teristics other than the extensive menu of various cuts smothered
in appropriately rich sauces, some pasta dishes (home made fish
ravioli with mange tout and lobster sauce), snails and some Asian
specials. Gourmet menus also available. Linen table clothes and a
divided room improve the atmosphere. Q Open 11:30 - 14:00;
17:30 - 24:00. Mon & Tues 17:30 - 23:00. (€6-18). A
Uwe’s Tomate C-3, Schillerplatz 4, tel. 934 06. One
of Kaiserlautern’s big names in gastronomy, Uwe’s has a
surprisingly muted elegance about it with none of the typical
pomp one sees in other K-Town restaurants of this calibre.
Specializing in French-themed meals our foie gras and stuffed
ox-tail with burgundy sauce was outstanding. The ambience
is very understated but the patronage and prices are not.
QOpen 11:30 - 22:30. Closed Sun. (€10-23). AB
German
Spinnrädl C-3, Schillerstr. 1, MSchillerplatz, tel. 605
11, www.spinnraedl.de. Housed in the oldest standing half-
timbered house in Kaiserslautern (1740) the ‘spinning wheel’
is a comfortable purveyor of typical Pfälzer-specialities. The
restaurant blends into a wine bar and cigar lounge replete
with obligatory leather chairs. This is the place the tourist
office always recommends and it is usually busy. QOpen
11:00 - 24:00, Sun 17:00 - 24:00. (€10-22). A
Greek
Delphi C-3, St.-Martinpl. 1, tel. 666 10. Reputedly the
best Greek in town and the all-Greek team inside give as
warm a welcome as the enticing smells. The interior is slightly
overblown with pink columns and statues hiding among the
faux vines but the English menu is full of Greek favourites
and they have retsina for the full experience. A huge terrace
adds 170 seats to this popular restaurant. Q Open 11:00
- 14:00; 17:00 - 23:00. (€9-20). AB
small restaurant with vaulted ceilings and typically dark wooden
furniture. From France but well loved by (beer drinking) Germans is
Flammkuchen, basically a thin crust pizza with delicious toppings.
This is one of the best spots for it, they are cheap and vegetar-
ians are well catered for. QOpen 18:00 - 23:00. (€5-10). B
Gleis 1 C-4, Bahnhofstr. 1. Clearly the patient of a recent
massive facelift, ‘Track 1’ is divided into two dining areas
by a central bar. Light wood and lots of windows make the
overall atmosphere pleasant. The menu is heavy on meat.
Keep an eye-out for the daily special, usually large portioned
and priced at under €5. QOpen 10:00 - 21:00, Sat 11:00 -
20:00. (€4.50-11).
Ritters C-2, Rittersberg 14, tel. 605 00. A gorgeous
building on the edge of the Old Town has this delightful cellar
restaurant inside its rough hewn walls and timbered ceiling. It
all looks very expensive but is actually a well priced interna-
tional kitchen serving calamari, salads, pasta, fish, schnitzel
and pizza. A good Italian wine list eases the conviviality. Q
Open 11:30 - 14:00; 17:30 - 23:00. (€7-18). AT
St. Martin C-3, St.-Martinpl. 4, tel. 360 74 90. Housed
in the gorgeous Haus Elbert (1812), with a large terrace on
this lovely square bedecked in fairy lights and with an excel-
lent kitchen open until two hours before the place shuts,
St. Martin’s is one of K-Town favoured mellow hang outs.
Wood beams, the bar in an old fireplace and wood furniture
make the interior enticing too. Spain, Germany, Alsace, Italy
are well represented in the kitchen. This will be a no football
zone… Q Open 10:00 - 01:00. Fri & Sat 10:00 - 02:00.
(€7-20). AB
vamped food court at Kaiserlautern’s Hauptbahnhof stands out.
Of course there is the ubiquitous Döner shop but you will also find
a beer and coffee bar, an ice-cream shop, a sandwich store and
a small grill restaurant. Everything is to go but there is a newly
refurbished seating area including - unusually - a non-smoking
area. QOpen 09:00 - 22:00, Sun 09:30 - 20:00. (€3-8) G
Step’s A/B-2, Schönstr. 15, tel. 361 41 55, www.
steps-kl.de. Though it bills itself as a dance-oriented cocktail
bar, Step’s actually offers a genuinely good lunch and dinner
menu. Expect to find an eclectic mix of German comfort food,
tapas and Italian fare. The outside seating has a lovely view of
several open-air art exhibits. Do come here to brunch at week-
ends but bring your sunglasses to facilitate people-watching.
QOpen 11:00 - 01:00. Closed Mon. (€4-11). BE
Italian
Da Filippo C-4, Parkstr. 3. Another family run neighbourhood
Italian (half of Sicily lives in K-Town according to one restaurateur…)
that’s always packed to the gills and full of good times. The interior
is in no way authentic but there are candles on the tables for some
ambience and it’s the cuisine that brings the patrons back for
more. Q Open 12:00 - 13:30; 17:30 - 23:00. (€7-15). ST
Firenze C-3, Steinstr. 11, tel. 676 08. Quite the hospitality
entrepreneurs, this upscale pizza and pasta place is run by an
Italian family with two hotels in the area as well. Well located
in the old town and with a little more charm than many of
the nearby eateries, Firenze has a loyal crowd to fill its large
restaurant. Unusually, no lunch specials here. Q Open 11:00
- 14:00; 17:30 - 23:00. Mon closed. (€5-12). ABST

Alte Münz B-3, Mühlstr. 4, tel. 70 368. Located at the head of

Mühlstraße, Schwabian specials are the name of the game in this
renowned K-Town eatery which turns into a boozery after the spätzle
has been eaten. Good lunch deals are also available in this heavy-on-
the-wood and old-man themed restaurant. QOpen 10:00 - 01:00,
Fri, Sat 10:00 - 02:00, Sun 16:00 - 04:00. (€6-15). A
Lokol-Kolorit D-3, Gasstr. 41, tel. 646 13, www.lokal-
kolorit.de. No real attention seems to have been paid to the
décor, but that is not the point of the place. This is a student’s
idea of a concept restaurant and the concept here is to have
a devastatingly thorough selection of drinks, biological food
and wine as well as a really nice collection of games. Expect
left-leaning political conversation, hand-rolled cigarettes and
chess. QOpen 11:30 - 01:00. (€3-10).
Paulaner am Altenhof C-3, Am Altenhof 8, MSchil-
lerplatz, tel. 414 94 55, www.paulaner-kaiserslautern.
de. A large and friendly Bavarian-themed restaurant with an
expansive dining room inside and an outside seating area. The
menu and décor are old-school German and the portions are
large. Sponsored by Munich’s Paulaner brewery, the selection
of draft beer is extensive. The restaurant is child friendly with
a special play area set aside for smaller children. QOpen
10:00 - 01:00, Sun 12:00 - 22:00. (€7-16). ABT
Paul’s Bistro C-3, Steinstr.32, tel. 939 45, www.
paulsbistro.de. This is the place the tour guide takes you for
your first flammkuchen (wonderful) and local wine (better than
expected). With an expansive dining room and lots of room
at the bar for rubbing elbows with the locals, Paul’s gives one
the impression that everyone knows each other. Something of
an institution in K-Town, Paul’s continues to be nicely priced
despite the location. QOpen 10:00 - 01:00. (€3-12).
Indian
Himalaya D-2, Steinstr. 69, tel. 320 42 62. Other than
a few dishes, Tibetan/Nepali cuisine is very similar to that of
India - India Palace has the same owners and therefore quality.
The chef trained in Nepal, the Tibetan curry is loaded with
fresh coriander and the medium hot request had this connois-
seur hiccupping. Their huge menu of delicious choices in an
authentic setting make this Himalaya a quest you must fulfil.
Q Open 12:00 - 14:30; 18:00 - 23:00. Mon 18:00 - 23:00.
(€10-20). APS
India Palace C-3, Grüner Graben 21, tel. 664 60, www.
indiapalace.de. Sister restaurant to Old Town’s Himalaya but
tucked away in a side street, which in no way deters diners
from flocking in. All involved really care that you enjoy the
cuisine, they speak English and their website even lists the
health benefits of the various spices. Cluttered but authentic
interior on two floors, lovely wood work and all your delicious
Indian favourites cooked as hot or not as you want. Excellent.
Q Open 12:00 - 14:30; 18:00 - 23:00. Sun 12:00 - 14:30;
18:00 - 22:00. (€11-20). APS
International
Café Extrablatt C-3, Marktstr. 38, tel. 36 12 38 88,
www.cafe-extrablatt.de. This is the latest instalment in
a wildly successful German chain restaurant. Large, trendy
and packed at most any hour this is a continental-version of
a TGI Friday’s but with a Mediterranean soul. The food menu
is staggeringly all-encompassing as is the drink menu. The
weekend brunch buffet is packed with all the people you saw
just a few hours ago at the club. QOpen 08:30 - 01:00, Sun
09:00 - 01:00. (€4-14). AB © City of Kaiserslautern

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summer courtyard, typically Italian waiters and home made

TR
La Fontana D-2, Steinstr. 56, tel. 892 46 80. Limited
menus usually indicate a clever chef and fresh ingredients,
and La Fontana’s small menu holds a wealth of lovingly pre-
pared pizza, pasta and meat dishes. Again, the authenticity
is not in the interior design but in the kitchen. Specials and
set meals limit cost while wine adds to it. Q Open 11:30
- 14:00; 17:30 - 23:30. Closed Tue. (€7-20). AB
La Storia C-2, Unionstr. 5, tel. 69 69 79. Glass walls as
such give all diners a terrace feel even when seated inside
at La Storia, perfectly located on this lovely square in the Old
Town. The interior is a tad clinical (do all K-Town restaurants
use the same interior designer?) but the tall pepper pots,
olive oils, pastas, deli and semi-open kitchen underline the
authenticity of the cuisine. Q Open 11:30 - 14:00; 17:30
- 24:00. Closed Mon. (€5-19). ABT
L’Arcata C-3, Schillerpl. 3-5, tel. 604 42. The insipid
interior of L’Arcata is lifted by the glass wall looking into their
pasta. Take advantage of their great €5 lunch deal, come for
dinner and sample delicious sauces draped over al dente
pasta or go for one of the pizza or meat dishes. Q Open
11:30 - 14:00; 17:30 - 23:00. (€5-18). ABPST
Rossini C-2, Steinstr. 45, tel. 659 92. Another popular Italian
eatery run by a friendly family of Sicilian émigrés. Choose from a
good menu of small and large portions of homemade pizza, pasta
(try the salmon ravioli) and meat and fish dishes. Again, the interior
(there is also a cellar section) is no great shakes, but a massive
garden solves that issue for the summer. And there will be a TV
out there for the games. Q Open 11:30 - 14:00; 17:30 - 23:00.
Fri close 24:00. Sat 17:30 - 24:00. (€5-20). ABPT
Japanese
Koi Asia C-3, Lutrinastr. 2–4, tel. 693 41. Located in the
middle of the Fuchsbau passage is the serene Koi. A large
selection of decent sushi is served by the Chinese-Japanese
sushi master in a clean but dark, aquarium-filled dining room
for less than the usual prices. The portions are large, good
and freshly made. Q Open 11:30-14:30, 17:00-23:00.
Closed Sun. (€6-15). ABGP
Sukiyaki C-3, Steinstr. 11-13, tel. 611 07, www.jap-
restaurant-sukiyaki.de. With a Korean owner (and therefore
delicious kimchi) and Thai & Filipino servers, this is not the
most authentic Japanese in the world, but it is the best in
K-Town and one of the oldest. Upstairs is calm Japanese am-
bience and their Japanese garden terrace is a haven. Sample
sushi prepared by their sushimaster from Tokyo, made with
fish from France & Oman, sashimi, teppanyaki or partake in
the buffet. Friendly and tasty. Q Open 11:30 - 14:00; 17:30
- 23:30. Closed Tue. (€6-23). ABST
Around town
Café Engel Hauptstr. 30, Otterberg, tel. 06301 94 73.
Before heading out on Otterberg’s quaint walking tour, stop by
Engel, directly opposite the tourist information office, for a quick
coffee and any one of the numerous baked goodies or small
warm starters served here. Comfortable seating overlooking
the main square and friendly service make this a pleasant stop
off. QOpen 09:00 - 20:00. Closed Sun. (€2-8).
China Restaurant Asia Mühlstr. 2-4, Otterberg, tel.
06301 54 07. This is your usual large Asian restaurant
specialising in lunch and dinner buffets. The meals certainly
do not overwhelm with their inventiveness, but there is
something appealing about knowing just exactly what to
expect. Prices are fair and the location, right around the
corner from the tourist office and several historical buildings
make it a convenient place for lunch. Q Open 11:30-14:45,
17:45-22:00. (€7-12). AG
Gasthaus Zur Krone Hauptstr. 68, Otterberg, tel.
06301 30 09 10. Housed in a restored stone and half-tim-
bered house (1778) directly on the main square, this Italian
restaurant brings a great deal of charm and flair to an already
charming town. The main dining room draws comfortably
on the historical roots of the building but the menu is firmly
forward-looking Italian fusion dishes. Q Open 11:00-14:00,
17:00-23:00, Mon 17:00-23:00. (€5-19). AB
L’Opera (06301 79 60 58) Lauterstr. 22, Otter-
bach. Ismet Kastrati’s love of good food and music is evi-
dent in his newly opened L’Opera. Two lavishly-dressed din-
ing rooms, one with a piano, are available to the well-heeled
crowed looking for a long evening of fine-dining. Prices are
surprisingly reasonable and the food is fresh. Monthly
live music nights with performers from Kaiserlautern’s
city opera are not to be missed. Q Open 11:00-14:00,
17:00-23:00. Closed Mon. (€6-19). AE
Parthenon Lauterer Str. 26, Otterbach, tel. 06301 14
26. Unlike the extraordinary building for which it is named,
this restaurant is ordinary at best. You will find Germanized
versions of typical Greek specialities as well as a few schnit-
zels for good measure. The patronage and décor seems to
be left over from the time this was a German-owned and
operated Gasthaus. Q Open 11:00 -14:00, 17:00 - 24:00,
Sun 10:00 - 14:00, 17:00 - 23:00. (€6-15).
Tina’s Eis Mühleckerstr. 49, Katzweiler, tel. 06031
71 92 60, www.tinaseis.de. Ten kilometres north of Kai-
serslautern is the farming village of Katzweiler where Tina
and her husband Rüdiger make and sell their excellent ice
cream. With an assortment of over 40 types available they
have taken extra care to make their farm child friendly with
a large sandbox, lots of toys and children’s tables available.
QOpen 15:00 - 19:00, Sun 11:00 - 19:00. Closed Mon.
Waldhaus Bremerhof 2 892 33 03, Bremerhof 2.
The main dining room is bright and clean but the seating
on the terrace is where the action is at. Weather permit-
ting, a grill is set up outside and the cold beer flows. A
children’s playground is next to the terrace so you can enjoy
sun-downers here with the whole family. Though pasta and
German specialities are offered, go for the Greek selections.
QOpen 11:30 - 23:30. (€4-18). B
Zum Schwan Kaiserlauterer Str. 2–4, Trippstadt, tel.
06306 921 30, www.schwan-trippstadt.de. You would prob-
ably not expect to find gourmet dining in this sleepy town. Anke
Henzelmann’s Zur Schwan offers just that. With a gourmand’s
twist on regional dishes like pork-roast with onion-port wine
sauce as well as fusion pieces such as a chilli-crêpe
parfait, Chef Börtlein’s menus impress. Most weekends during
summer there are themed events, such as a Caribbean grill
night. QOpen 11:00 - 24:00. Closed Mon. (€6-20). AB

Mexican
Cantina Mexicana A/B-2, Kaisersstr. 117, tel. 993
28, www.cantina-mexicana.de. Geared for the nearby
US airbase and its multitude of servicemen and women, this
member of the Kaiserslautern Mexican restaurant syndicate
not only speaks English but accepts dollars too. Here you’ll
find the usual line-up and the food is decent though pricey.
The draws to this location are the daily specials and the 30-
plus selection of tequila and mescal. Bus N°6522 to Medical
Depot. QOpen 11:00 - 24:00. (€5-18). ABP
Turkish
Abdo’s B-4, Pirmasenserstr. 64, tel. 149 77. A local’s
recommendation took us to this slightly off the beaten track
but fabulous Turkish/Arabic restaurant, where the family eat-
ing and watching TV get up to serve you from a pile of plump
fresh veggies in the dining room. An array of mezze (aubergine
to chilli) followed by shish kebab and kofta. If you don’t know
the menu, ask what’s good and it’ll be made and it’ll be great.
(Abdo’s is the official caterer to the Saudi Arabian team). Q
Open 11:00 - 14:00; 17:00 - 23:00. (€9-20). BT

Copacabana C-3, Lutrinastr. 2-4, tel. 415 18 39, www.

copacabana-kl.de. Absurd über-Mexican décor makes Copa-
cabana, housed in the Fuchsbau building, stand out from the
others in town. A favourite gathering point for the local twenty-
somethings, food is not the focus of this restaurant despite the
good-sized menu. We come to this conclusion after having eaten
a Rollado which we wish that we had not. The margaritas on the
other hand, made up for any shortcomings in the menu. QOpen
18:00 - 01:00, Fri, Sat 18:00 - 02:00. (€5-11). AB

Papasota B-2, Schönstr. 15, tel. 648 20, www.papasote.

de. Dressed up like a minimalist’s ranch house the restaurant offers
more of a Germanized Tex-Mex take on Mexican cuisine than purists
may like. Portions are large and if the crowds are any indicator of
quality, quite tasty. The two dinning areas are separated by a leather-
chaired cigar lounge. You can get a damn good pitcher of Margarita
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Bars
Bier Brez’l C-3, Lutrinastr. 2-4. If you were from Kaiser-
slautern this would be your uncle’s local hang-out. An old-
school German pub serving metre beer for €15, seven beers
on tap, and throwing up all the best in greasy pub grub. A small
TV opposite the bar shows sport and this could be something
to keep in mind if you can’t find another place to watching the
World Cup games. In the in the Fuchsbau building. QOpen
10:00 - 01:00, Fri, Sat 10:00 - 02:00. Closed Sun. B
Central C-3, Schillerstr. 10, tel. 360 56 00, www.central.
ag. With these hours plus staff (and snacks) willing to go 24hrs
if the party dictates, this is a winning and central (good name)
spot. Daytime is computers, breakfast, coffee and sandwiches,
the classy wood and leather combo makes it easy to hang out.
Nights, when they kick off, degenerate into cocktail specials, DJs,
table dancing, whatever … If the front room looks deserted, the
back room may be packed. Q Open 08:00 - 05:00. Thu - Sat
08:00 - 06:00. Sun 10:00 - 05:00. AKW
Chuck’s Diner C-2, Steinstr. 21. Not a coffee pot in sight,
this is not a diner but a crazy night out although, in the interest
of our preservation and continued enjoyment of beverages,
Chuck does serve wings, nachos, pizza and wraps, (€4-6).
Ever-popular, Chuck’s is a friendly and rowdy night out with
pool, foosball, Playboy TV after midnight and a Mardi Gras
Lexicon C-3, Steinstr. 21. Furnished and decorated with-
out any particular unifying concept and offering nothing out
of the ordinary, this is not a bar which sticks out in memory.
Well-visited on weekends by virtue of its location: right-in-
the-thick-of-it on Steinstrasse. QOpen 16:30 - 01:00, Fri,
Sat 16:30 - 02:00.
Milliway’s Don’t Panic C-2, Salzstr. 10, tel. 600 90.
One doesn’t find Douglas Adams themed bars very often.
Cartoon-like in character Milliway’s, the pub at the end of
the old town, plays alt-rock and metal for its quirky clientele:
a mixed bag of students, Americans and old-timers. Drinks
start at €1.80 for beer and end at €8 for cocktails. We shared
a metre beer (€15) with some of the students and played a
round of kicker with US airmen. An unusual charmer. Q Open
08:00-14:00; 19:00-02:00, Sat, Sun 18:00-04:00.
Parga C-3, Pirmasenserstr. 25, tel. 892 93 27, www.
pargabar.com. Parga is the home of Georgie, the Greek
owner of this slightly tacky, salty sea-dog looking cocktail bar.
He usually takes it upon himself to pour you a cocktail, which
if you don’t like, you don’t pay for. Graffiti in the bathroom is
testament to his pouring abilities although the musical ac-
companiment should have been left in the 80s. Large cock-
tails about €10. QOpen 20:00 - 03:00. Closed Mon.
Rebstöckel B-3, Kindergartenstr. 2, tel. 52 02 54 35.
Rüdiger and Petra opened this homey ultra-cosy wine bar
in 2005. The ‘little vine’ exclusively serves excellent Pfälzer
wines. Dressed up in second-hand furniture it is just the
place to try Petra’s flammkuchen. Do let Rüdiger guide you
in choosing a wine and do pet Winston Churchill, their dog,
when you come in or you are likely to get barked at. Q Open
11:30-13:30, 17:00-02:00. Closed Sun. (€4-9).
TwentyOne C-2, Rathaus 21, Willy-Brandt-Pl. 1, tel. 320
43 70, www.21-lounge.de. You always know if 21 is still
open from the beckoning lights atop the Rathaus. The terrace,
cocktails (€5-9), lounge and bar entice an eclectic crowd and
host occasional parties that run well into the night. Stave
off the hangover by filling up on the Mediterranean menu,
daily seasonal card and finger food (€3-18). Lunchtimes are
politico-time, although their specials are good, especially with
the amazing view. Q Open 11:30 - 01:00. Fri 11:30 - 02:00.
Sat 18:00 - 02:00. Sun 14:00 - 01:00. ABK
Witches C-2/3, Steinstr. 24-26, tel. 360 72 53. We
are not certain yet if the name refers to the patronage or the
staff. In either case, this large corner bar always seems to be
full and lively at weekends. With two electronic dart boards,
a kicker table and a massive bar, one could be inclined to
overlook the worn-around-the-edges feel. Beers start at
€1.80, shots for €2.50 and a metre of beer for €15. QOpen
17:00 - 01:00, Thu, Fri, Sat 17:00 - 02:00. Closed Sun.
Wladirockstock C-4, Weberstr. 14. With the look and
feel of a typical student bar, this defies type by attracting a
wide range of clientele from football fans (of the televised
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Pubs
Hannenfass C-3, St. Martinpl. 1-3, tel. 662 80. Part
beer hall, part sport bar, this wooden almost piratical-looking
place is always popular for a brew, karaoke (on Thu), buffet
and lunch deals, and some of the best Greek cuisine in town
from neighbouring Delhi. The kitchen is closed between 14:00
& 17:00 and after 23:00 but the party continues well into the
night here, having begun early too. Q Open 10:00 - 01:00.
Fri & Sat 10:00 - 04:00. Sun 12:00 - 01:00. BK
Hofbrau House B-3, Mühlstr. 19, tel. 311 51 17. The hospital-
ity of the famous Munich brewery and beer hall comes to K-Town.
Heavy pine furniture seats families, thirsty construction workers and
football fans - they have a big screen in one room. Bavarian special-
ties to go with your €2.70 brew join local Pfalz regional dishes on their
hearty menu (c. €10). QOpen 11:00 - 24:00. BK
The Harp C-3, Martin-Luther-Str. 6. Dark and somewhat
dingy loaded with odd alcoves and niches once you leave the odd
shaped central bar. The hospitality of the Irish attracts Germans
and Americans alike to their late hours (over the football they
anticipate the party 24/7), darts, happy hour (from 18:00 €2.50 TR
instead of the usual €3.70 for Guinness and the like), friendly staff
and good vibe. Do not come here for a quiet night. Under 18’s
allowed until midnight. QOpen 18:00 - 04:00. Clubs
Cameo D-4, Kantstr. 10, tel. 892 97 70, www.cameo-
Thursty Nelly’s C-2, Steinstr. 19, tel. 89 22 59, www.irish- kl.de. The first real bistro-lounge-bar we have seen in Kai-
pub.de. Slightly more upmarket and expensive Irish bar, Nelly’s is serslautern. Light coffee- and sand-toned leather seating and
one seven establishments round Germany from O’Dwyer’s. Great the dark wooden bar and tables make for a relaxed ambience.
quiz (€25 1st prize), karaoke, U2 and ladies nights attract a full Extremely chill music a la Café del Mar is played during the
house, as does the general drinking ethos and big screen. Friendly
alcoholic fun with Pork Scratchings, Walkers and toasties to stave
bistro hours (till 15:00). Come evenings or weekend and it
becomes more club-oriented and there are often live DJ’s.
off hunger. Guinness €4.10. Q Open 16:00 - 01:00. Fri 16:00 This is where the beautiful people go. QOpen 14:00 - 01:00.
- 02:00. Sat 13:00 - 02:00. Sun 13:00 - 01:00. B Admission €5-10. E
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Copacabana C-3, Lutrinastr. 2-4, tel. 415 18 39, www.
copacabana-kl.de. The ship-shaped bar struck us as being
most ridiculous, but the waterfall with stuffed parrots was
a close second. Despite the absurdity of the surroundings
Copacabana is doing a good job at getting young people
together to drink cocktails on weeknights. Almost every night
has a theme and you are bound to find people here. You can
order a water pipe for your table (€6) and you probably should
since everyone else is doing it. QOpen 18:00 - 01:00, Fri,
Sat 18:00 - 02:00. AB
Cotton Club A/B-2, Schönstr. 10, tel. 365 25 48, www.
kammgarn.de. As part of the Kammgarn event centre, the
Cotton Club is a cosier venue for live blues, jazz and soul bands
than the large stage upstairs in the Kammgarn proper. It is yet
another cellar club and when not host to live music the Cotton
Club it can seem deserted. An eclectic mix of ages is usually
present. Q Open Thu-Sat 23:00-04:00. E
Flash B-3/4, Rudolf-Breidscheidt-Str. 58, tel. 122 83.
Flash probably peaked as a hot-spot in the 1980s. Still in
business and still churning out theme-night disco parties,
a visit here is not recommended for your twenty-something
crowd. A larger-than-expected dance floor and louder-than-life
sound system do have their appeal however and if you enjoy
a bit of retro this can be fun. Beer €1.60, long drinks start at
€3.50. Q Open Fri, Sat 20:30-03:00. Admission €6.
IN B-3, Mühlstr. 43. Dirty, dark and tight, this is the fulcrum
of the local teenage hip-hop/R’n’B scene. Owner Bülka has
dabbled with heavy and Goth nights, but it’s the Eminem
wanna-be’s who pay the bills. The club itself is in a seedy
underground cellar where you first have to pass muster by
the young Turk security before coming in. Every Friday is
all-you-can-drink night coupled with a live MC competition.
QOpen 10:00 - 01:00, Fri, Sat 10:00 - 02:00. Closed Sun.
Admission €10. E
Lemon Café Bistro C-3, Rummelstr. 7, tel. 892 38
38. We stumbled onto the Lemon after 23:00 on a Friday
night. It was packed, the music was bumping and from the
once-over head-to-toe look we received upon entering it was
clear that this was not just some mellow café. Trendy in a
nice way singles, couples and groups all interact easily at this
local favourite. It is hard not to like this place. An extensive
drink menu and small warm food menu are offered. QOpen
10:30 - 01:00.
Music Club Underground C-4, Linianstr. 4, tel. 239
87, www.underground-kl.de. Housed in an ornate villa
of the locally characteristic red stone, Underground is just
that - and all that’s above is offices so there’s no waking up
the neighbours but the police station is opposite so you’re
quiet on exit anyway. Big but with some narrow halls, this is
a kid’s spot till midnight then becomes cheaper for the older
crowd. DJs or live music keep the beat which is alternative,
dark and heavy. Q Open Tue, Fri & Sat 21:00 - 03:00.
Admission €2-5.
Pflaumen Baum C-2, Martin-Luther-Str. 8, tel. 69 64
75, www.pflaumenbaum-kl.de. A core club of party central
along this strip. Theme nights and fancy dress abound with
almost free booze and animators fuelling massive nights of
young pretty things doing their thang on two floors of music,
dance and chat ups. Twister, apple bobbing and singles nights
say it all. Over 25s may feel a tad out of place, but as they
say, you’re only as young as the man/woman you feel… Under
18’s allowed until midnight.
Adult entertainment
Bar Pssst! B-3, Pariserstr. 8. The cleanest and
most professional of the bars we visited in K-Town,
Pssst! tries hard to put a lonely man at ease. Seating
is exclusively leather chairs and love-seats, none of the
second-hand café furnishing of other bars. The ladies are
well turned-out in evening dress. No table dancing, just
lots of talking out front or in back. Drinks €5-120. QOpen
21:00 - 05:00. AP
Giulietta Bar C-3/4, Richard-Wagner-Str. 73, tel.
361 57 70. Toni greets you at the door and leads you into
this cleaner-than-most adult bar. A long bar dominates
one half and the other half is taken up by a red-leather
corner couch-set surrounding a small dancer’s stage
and pole. Private dancing rooms are in the back. Drinks
€5-20. Q Open 20:00 - 06:00, Sun 21:00 - 06:00.
Closed Tue. A
Karibik B-3/4, Rudolf-Breitscheid-Str. 30, tel. 342
888 42, www.table-dance-kl.de. A strip club following
the American model, this is the most up-beat and friendly
one in K-town. ‘Karibik-dollars’ are available at the bar
for tipping (€1=K$1), and the dancers are enthusiastic
and generally talented. The club is clean, if tacky. Best
visited with a few mates, this is probably not the place for
long visits since beer costs €8. QOpen 21:00 - 05:00.
Closed Sun. AP
Paul’s Paradise Bar C-3/4, Brahmstr. 5, tel. 169
35. Walk up, ring the doorbell, smile for the camera, wait
for the buzzer and walk into Paul’s. Dark and smoky, the
small dancer’s stage has not seen much use in the past
months, but that will change come the World Cup the
bartender assures us. Drinks and conversation start at jazz night and Thursdays and Friday have R’n’B/funk parties.
€30 but who needs to talk when there is a jukebox. Drinks The crowd is not in their twenties anymore and not every night
€5-35. QOpen 12:00 - 05:00. A is well visited. Drinks start at €3. QOpen 11:00 - 01:00.
Closed Mon. BE
Pleasure Erotik-Shop C-3/4, Richard-Wagner-Str.
5. A sex shop with a twist. Besides the usual items there
is, in back, a large two-story dungeon-like sex kino. Every- Pool halls
thing is painted black and the only light comes from the 10 Café Billiard Memory B-3, Mühlstr. 43, tel. 976 90.
televisions of various sizes. Porno from across the entire Above the hot nightspot Fillmore is this 15-table spot to shoot
spectrum is represented here and there are lots of hidden some pool, play a little piano or even work out your frustra-
corners and chairs for whatever strikes your fancy. Toilet tions on the free punching bag. Pool is €6.50 an hour, snooker
available. QOpen 09:00 - 24:00, Sun 12:00 - 23:00. €8, and beers €2.50. There’s a small upstairs section, and
Admission €9.80, couples €8, women free. AP non-players have high and low tables to peruse the action
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club. Primarily an after-hours club specialising in rock (classic
and heavy), Jethro Tull was annoyingly played quite often dur-
ing our visit. Marcus the bartender told us that the Wednesday
techno parties go down quite well. Tap beer goes for €1.50
and shots start at €3. QOpen 21:00 - 08:00, Sat 21:00 -
09:00. Closed Mon, Tue, Sun. Admission €3.
Step’s A/B-2, Schönstr. 15, tel. 361 41 55, www.steps-
kl.de. Sharing the same glass-walled building with Papasota,
Step’s is a refined cocktail bar with a penchant for dancing.
Starting on Tuesday a two-hour salsa-for-beginners course
dovetails into a full-blown salsa party, Wednesday brings live
Spielbank Bad Dürkheim Schloßplatz 6 -7, Bad
Dürkheim, tel. 06322 942 40, www.casino-bad-du-
erkheim.de. The elegance has faded somewhat after
55 years of business and your average players are in the
retirement crowd, but this casino still has what it takes to
get your blood pressure up. Two bars in adjoining rooms
serve drinks and snacks to visitors who play three basic
games: classic roulette, American roulette and black jack.
Also there are several gambling automats classic and digital,
scattered throughout the building. It’s not Vegas but it is a
fun afternoon. QOpen 14:00 - 03:00. Admission €2.50 per
day, weekend pass €4. AP

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Main sights
Ancient History C-2, . Alongside the Pfälztheatre, beneath
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the pedestrian bridge by Martin-Luther-Straße are significant
archaeological remains dating to 6000-5000 BC with traces of
Neolithic storehouses, primitive 10th century houses, 14th cen-
tury medieval fortifications, and a 17the century fortress. This
site points to the area’s significance in historical development
and was declared an official cultural monument in 1992.
Casimirsaal C-3, Burgstr.. By the Imperial Palace remains you
will see Casimir Hall, what remains of a renaissance castle. Count
Johann Casimir moved to Kaiserslautern in 1570 and his castle
built on this historic site. While it was constructed, he lived in the
Imperial Palace, which obviously was in good enough condition
for the Count. His castle was destroyed in 1703, partly rebuilt to
accommodate offices and homes, then reduced to foundations
having been sold in 1813. It was once a museum but is now
closed to the public and only used for civic receptions.
Emperor’s Fountain C-2, Mainzer Tor. Built in 1987 by
Professor Gernot Rumpf to represent the history of Kaiser-
slautern. Emperor Friedric Barbarossa and King Rudolf von
Hapsburg as well as Napoleon’s hat amongst others are ren-
dered in bronze and sandstone here. You would not be alone
in thinking this a somewhat odd, perhaps tongue-in-cheek
sculpture. Something of a children’s playground nowadays,
it is a short walk from Steinstraße.
Fritz-Walter-Stadium D-4, , www.fck.de. Originally built
in 1920 the stadium was previously named for Betzenberg
hill upon which it rests. With a fresh name change in 1985,
after legendary footballer Fritz Walter of 1.FC Kaiserslautern
fame, the stadium has been undergoing almost continuous
expansion and redevelopment, the most recent of which cost
€53 million. With a seating capacity of 48,500 (all covered)
the stadium is quite impressive. Impressive also are the views
of the city from this vantage point.
Fruchthalle C-3, Fruchthallestr.. The day before the World
Cup starts sees the re-opening of the renovated Fruchthalle
with the last concert of the 05/06 season of the Rhineland
Palatinate State Philharmonic. In 1843, Ludwig, King of Bavaria
laid the cornerstone of the market hall and granary which was
designed by August von Voit in the style of the Palazzo Medici
in Florence and completed in 1846. Each floor has differing
windows and the ground floor has portals and windows alter-
nating. Now used mostly for musical events, although some
exhibitions, graduations and markets are held here too.
Imperial Palace C-3, Burgstr.. Emperor Frederick I (Bar-
barossa meaning Red Beard) built his imperial palace in Kai-
serslautern due to Salian dynastic links and the abundance of
forest and fish (the city emblem, in case you haven’t noticed, is
the fish – the river Lauter once ran through here). By 1160, the
magnificent palace was completed but today, all that remains
are a few ruins between the Rathaus and Burgerstr.
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Tourist information
Enjoy Tours Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, tel. 60 00, fax 60 01
01, www.enjoytours.com. If Kaiserslautern doesn’t
have enough to keep you amused beyond the football
matches then this tour operator has many day and
overnight trips for you and yours to take. QOpen 09:00 -
18:00. Closed Sat, Sun. Emergency # 60 01 10.
Tourist Information C-3, Fruchtahallestr. 14, tel.
365 23 16, fax 365 27 23, touristinformation@kai-
serslautern.de, www.kaiserslautern.de. Brand new
offices for the Tourist Info people in K-Town in time for the
World Cup. Sadly though there are few tour options in the
city itself but the surrounding forest and wine country is
well covered. Pick up a Strolling & Exploring leaflet and
take yourself off round town.
TUI ReiseCenter C-3, Schillerpl. 1, tel. 362 75 12,
fax 362 75 18, www.tui-reisecenter24.de. If you can’t
be bothered to go to the railway station to book your train
ticket, this travel centre will book it for you for a small fee:
€2.50 on tickets less than €50, €3.50 otherwise, plus a
€10 international booking fee. Q A
TWK - Verkehrs AG C-3, Schneiderstr. 12, tel. 710
75 30, www.twk-kl.de. Getting around K-Town is a bus
affair, so if you are here for a while and don’t fancy the foot
slog around town, then pick up a one day card from the
driver for (€5) or a three day card (€12) from the address
listed above. One of the best deals though is the Ticket
24 Plus for 5 people for just €8. The fine for no ticket - or
an unstamped one - is €20.
Jewish Mikwe Baths C-3, Am Hammerweiher 1. While
expanding the underground parking lot of the local Sparkasse
bank, construction workers stumbled upon the ruins of a mikwe,
or ritual Jewish bath. The basin dates back to the 1300s and is
still fed by ground water. The Jewish community was driven out
of Kaiserslautern in 1398 and so this bath and the whole Jewish
ghetto feel into disrepair. Well-preserved in a special room under
the bank, you can only visit the Milkwe on a city tour.
Kaiserbrunnen D-2, Steinstr.. This odd Emperor’s Foun-
tain was unveiled in 1987 and is a quirky visually history of
sorts of K-Town. Named after Barbarossa, the ubiquitous
Emperor, who sits with a sceptre and fish regally atop the
centre of the fountain. The other representations – horse
armour, owl, an Opel motor, fish, sewing machine, Napoleon’s
hat, the count and countess – can be ridden on, drunk from,
photographed and generally investigated.
New Palatinate Theatre C-2/3, Willy-Brandt-Platz
4-5. A massive red-brick building opposite the Fruchthalle
and Rathaus, the newly built theatre is hard to miss. Built in
1999 to distance itself architecturally from any remnant of
the city’s historical traditions - as is true with most new public
works in Germany - many a local is proud of the theatre. Two
enormous marble busts flank the theatre, one representing
a fallen angel, the other an African king.
Rathaus C-2, Willy-Brandt-Pl. 1. Such an appropriate
name for City Hall, the place the politicians hang out in…
84 metres high and with a viewing terrace on the 22nd floor
(above the smaller terrace for 21 Bar). Ask at the info kiosk
in the lobby and they’ll give you a key for the lift that allows
access to the spectacular view over the city and surround-
ing Pfälz forest.
Spoil’s Column C-3, Steinstr.. Die Spoilensäule was built
in 1976 as part of the celebrations of the 700th anniversary
of the granting of the civic charter. It’s base comprises cop-
ies of boundary stones, while the column itself is decorated
with fragments of K-Town’s imperial past from the Imperial
Palace and Casimir Castle plus guild marks of the town’s
tradesmen.
Museums
Pfläzgalerie C-2, Museumpl. 1, tel. 364 72 01, www.
pfalzgalerie.de. The gallery is housed in a 125 year old
building that lost some of its charm during reconstruction
after being badly damaged in WWII but has a good selection
of local and international artists, both past and present. The
building was founded in 1874 as a handicraft museum until
Joseph Benziono (a portrait of whom you’ll find on these walls)
donated his collection and art became the focus. 6 May - 9
Jul: Fascination Football: Football in Pictures exhibit. Q Open
10:00 - 17:00. Tue 11:00 - 20:00. Admission €4.
Theodore-Zink-Museum D-2, Steinstr. 48, tel. 365 23
27, www.kaiserslautern.de. This beautiful 1870’s building
was turned into a museum of local history in 1976 and is full of
models (the 1625 moated K-Town), artefacts, a map of the old
city wall and where remnants are today, bibles, pottery, coins,
etc. variously dating from the Stone Age to a fine selection of
modern local industrial design (Pfaff sewing machines). Check
out the horse-drawn hearse in the courtyard. Admission €3/2
for Jersey, Shirt & Tracksuit Trousers – The History of Sport
Clothing from 7 May to 30 Jul. Buy their good City Guide (€3)
for a DIY tour. Q Open 09:00 - 17:00. Sat 10:00 - 18:00.
Closed Mon. Admission free.
Wadgasser Hof D-2, Steinstr. 48. Opposite the Theo-
dore-Zink-Museum is another beautiful, long, low building built
by Premonstratensian monks in the Middle Ages as a farm
that was first documented in 1216. In its eventful history it
was once the summer residence of a Princess of Kaiserslaut-
ern in the 17th century. Today it hosts select exhibitions plus
a permanent showcase of items from the Theodore-Zink-Mu-
seum, including a portrait of Mr. Zink and his wife. The chapel
dates to the 15th century. Q Open 09:00 - 17:00. Sat 10:00
- 18:00. Closed Mon. Admission free.
Churches
Little Church C-2, Lutherstr.. Easily overlooked but close
to the new theatre, this church was built by the Lutheran com-
munity between 1711 and 1717 and stands in Union Square
in the Rittersberg quarter north of Steinstrasse. Today it is
a favourite church for weddings.
St. Martin’s Church & Square C-3, St. Martinpl..
This square is one of the loveliest in the city thanks to the
18th & 19th century buildings, trees and fountain. Rudolf von
Hapsburg granted Kaiserslautern its civic charter in 1276 and
introduced Franciscan monks to the city who built St. Martin’s
Church at the beginning of the 14th century; the monastery
was dissolved at the end of the 18th century. Inside, check
out the mirror writing of Psalm 116, statues of St. Martin and
Norbert von Xanten, the founder of the Premonstratensian
Order. The font is the only original piece left in the church and
was made in 1516. QOpen 09:00 - 17:00.
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was buil t in the 13th centur y when Frederick I (Bar-
barossa) established a Premonstratensian monastery
here. In 1511 the order was dissolved and the church
was conver ted into a secular college until 1565 after
which the church fell into disrepair. Made of the ubiqui-
tous red sandstone, the first historical reference to it is
in 1571, and it is considered to be the most important
late gothic church in southwest Germany. It is also known
as the birthplace of the “Palatine Union” because here
the Lutherans and the reformers in the Palatine joined
forces in 1818. Having been damaged badly in the war,
the Stiftskirche is now a Protestant parish church. Notice
the unusual two-tiered window layout and the steps on the
south side that lead to the original level of the monastery.
The reformers Calvin and Luther have statues inside. Q
Open Tue, Thu 11:00-13:00.
Parks & Gardens
Blechhammer Woog . Woog is an old dialect word for
pond in the Palatinate. The Blechhammer Woog is not open
for swimming, like most other Woogs. This is a very quite
and lovely spot for walking, picnics or biking. The two ponds
are separated by a strip of land with a hotel-restaurant and
you can certainly find refreshment there. Bus to Am Ham-
merweiher.
City Park B-4, Parkstr.. Having undergone almost six
months of renovation, the city park is prettier than ever.
Devoid of any art exhibits or historical artefacts it is quite
simply a green field with trees, flowerbeds and a few small
fountains. Nice for an afternoon lay-about and still within
walking distance to the stadium and the city centre.
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Gartenschau A/B-2, Turnerstr. 2, tel. 710 07 00,
www.gartenschau-kl.de. Actually a collection of five
differently-named exhibits, this former industrial park
has been turned into a green cultural centre for K-Town.
There is a large garden exhibit including aquatic gardens
and li fe-size replicas of dinosaurs, restauran ts, ar t
exhibits and much else besides. Bus to Kaiserslautern
West. Q Open 09:00 - 19:00, Sat, Sun 10:00 - 19:00.
Admission €6/3.
Gelterswoog . The Gelterswoog is a larger pond where
swimming, grilling, putt-putt golf and other activities are
offered. Easily accessible by bus and always well visited on
the weekends, this is K-Town version of going to the beach.
Bus to Gelterswoog.
Japanese Garden B-2, Lauterstr. 18, tel. 370 39
16/610 49, w w w.japanischergar ten.de. Recentl y
expanded to add a tea house to the small café already in
this slice of the Far East. With pools, stream and waterfalls,
stepping stones, bridges and benches, bonsai, bamboo and
flowers, the garden is a lovely spot to relax in although the
noise of the adjacent highway traffic prohibits a total Zen
feeling. Live music, kids activities, etc. No dogs. QOpen
10:00 - 19:00. Closed Mon. Admission €3/1.
Bike rental
Fahrradhaus Kaufmann Königstr. 37, tel. 216 83.
Bicycle store and repair shop.
Otterbacher Rädle Lauterstr. 22, tel. 45 44. Bicycle
store and repair shop. QOpen 16:00 - 18:30, Sat 09:00 -
13:00. Closed Sun.
Kaiserslautern In Your Pocket
Flying low
A short drive east from Kaiserslautern along the A6, the
technical museum at Sinsheim is a must-see for fans of
anything with wheels and wings. An enormous space is
packed with 300 classic cars, Europe’s largest Formula
1 car collection, locomotives, military vehicles, planes
and raucous street organs. But the highlights of the
museum are perched 30m high on the roof - two gigantic
supersonic planes: an Air France Concorde and its Cold
War rival, the Soviet Tupolev TU-144 (one of only 17
built). Both aircraft types were taken out of service after
disastrous crashes; the museum managed to acquire
one of each and get them here by road and ship - it’s
ADVERTORIAL
the only place where both the Concorde and Tupolev
are displayed next to each other.
Auto & Technikmuseum Sinsheim, tel. 07261 929
90, www.technik-museum.de.
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Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim Sinsheim, tel.
07261 929 90, www.technik-museum.de. 150,000 m2
exhibition space displaying classic cars, submarines, tanks,
airplanes, clothing, locomotives, music etc. plus an IMAX
theatre and real planes (including a Concorde) to explore
and slide down from. If you’re on the A6 autobahn, you can’t
miss it. QOpen 09:00 - 18:00, Sat, Sun 09:00 - 19:00.
Admission €12/10. A
Biosphere House Am Köningsbruch 1, Fischbach bei
Dahn, tel. 0639 39 21 00, www.biosphaerenhaus.de. The
biggest attraction at the biosphere house is the tree-top path-
way, one of 45 stations where you can learn what a biosphere is
and explore the natural world of the Palatine forest. With a focus
on local environmental issues and renewable energy this 65km
drive from Kaiserslautern makes an interesting stop. QOpen
09:00 - 18:00, Mon 12:00 - 18:00, Tue 09:00 - 20:00, Sat, Sun
09:30 - 18:00. Admission €8/6.
Bonanza-Ranch Alte Brücke 4, Katzweiler, tel. 06301 81
64, www.bonanzaranch.de. An entrepreneurial farmer from
Katzweiler, Otto Hach has been running his cowboy-themed
park since 1971. The ranch serves not only as a stables for
local’s horses but you can also ride horses (hourly rate), take
covered wagon rides and even have full-fledged family-oriented
‘cowboy’ vacations here. Q Open by appointment.
Forest Playground Bremmerhof Carl-Denk Str. 2,
Bremmerhof 1. Nestled in a hidden valley south of Kaiser-
slautern the Bremmerhof is a lovely place for a visit. From the
two restaurants there you are only a five-minute walk to the
forest playground, which is well marked. With a minimum of
slides and merry-go-rounds, the fun is in the location.
Frankenstein Castle . Mary Shelly probably did not
even know about the little village of Frankenstein in the
Palatinate when she wrote her classic horror story. Still, a
trip to Frankenstein’s castle does have good retelling value.
Getting to the ruined red castle is a strenuous uphill walk.
The best starting point is at the Evangelical church, parking
available, and then head up along the small path behind the
church. Only German speaking tours available; 14km from
Kaiserslautern.
Motorcycle Museum Otterstr. 18, Otterbach, tel.
06301 23 67. Kept in a former evangelical church, this 80-
plus piece motorcycle exhibit has a large array of German,
Italian, English and Japanese bikes, including exotic models
like the 5-cylinder 1921 Megola. Well worth a look-see. Q
Open Sun 10:00-12:30, 13:30-17:00, or arrange by phone.
Admission €2/1.
Mountainbikepark Pfälzerwald , www.mountain-
bikepark-pfaelzerwald.de. With over 300km of marked
paths, the Palatine forest mountain bike park is an exceptional
place for bikers. Five different tours from 48km to 74km in
length and covering several hundred metres in elevation allow
you to choose your own difficulty level. There is no central
starting point, but we would suggest starting out at the
Johanniskreuz near Trippstadt where several of the paths
converge. Inform yourself with the excellent English website
or pick up one of the pamphlets from the tourist office or at
any bike shop before you go. There are ample opportunities
to stop for food and rest along the way, but ensure that you
have enough water with you.
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Otterberg town walking tour Hauptstr. 27, Otterberg,
tel. 06301 315 04, www.otterberg.de. Kaiserslautern’s
northern neighbour Otterberg boasts an almost intact old
town, something Kaiserslautern does not have after count-
less invasions. The tourist information gives out English
pamphlets describing a nice two-hour walking tour of the city.
With 24 sights including an exceptionally lovely 12th century
abbey church this is a very good half-day trip. The walking tour
passes shops, cafés and a playground. It is 20 minutes by
bus from Kaiserslautern to Otterberg’s Kirchplatz.
Palatinate Wine Road . Kaiserslautern sits on the north-
western edge of the Palatine forest. To the south-east, on the
other side of the Palatine forest, lies the Palatine wine road
which links several towns and villages. This region is often
compared to Tuscany due to the kilometres of vineyards,
red roofed houses and dramatic scenery. About 35km from
Kaiserslautern, it is an easy day trip and well worth the time.
A good starting off point would be Bad Dürkheim (take the
B37 from Kaiserslautern) where one could drive either north
up to the A6 for the return trip or south to Neustadt and back
to Kaiserslautern along the B39. Each village has loads of
small wine-growers and there is every opportunity to stop
for wine and food. A truly lovely area, the wine road should
not be missed.
Shoe Museum Turnstr. 5, Hauenstein, tel. 06392 91 51
65, www.deutsches-schuhmuseum.de. All things ‘shoe’
are described, spread out over three levels. The focus here
is the production technology and economics of shoemaking
in Germany and it is actually more interesting than it may
first sound. Unsurprisingly there are 12 well-advertised shoe
stores in the city. QOpen 10:00 - 17:00. Closed Sun.
Trippstadt Castle Hauptstr. 22, Trippstadt. This red
sandstone manor house (1764-67) sits alongside one of the
main thoroughfares of Trippstadt, a minor ‘wellness’ vacation
destination south of Kaiserslautern. The building itself, once
the seat of the ‘hunter of the Palatinate’, is interesting in its
adherence to the baroque architectural style. The garden is
nothing more than a nice lawn encircled by a sandstone wall.
A pleasant place for a picnic, perhaps.
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Airports
The nearest airports are Frankfurt (the large international
airport), Hahn (west of Frank furt, servicing primarily
budget airlines like Ryan Air), Luxemborg, Saarbrücken
and Zweibrücken (two regional airports servicing smaller
carriers). Saarbrücken is the nearest of these at 55km
away (45 minutes by train) while both Frank furt and
Luxemburg airports are approximately 120km away.
A private shuttle service is available for door-to-door
service from Frankfurt to Kaiserslautern and back again.
Vans and station wagons are available if you have lots
of luggage, but book the service ahead of time to avoid
long waits. Prices range from €39 to €73 for single and
return trips. Inform ahead of time about exact prices
at Van Service Di Liberto (tel. 06337 66 37, www.van-
service.de).
Public transport
The main bus terminal for K-Town is directly in front of the
station. Here you can get buses to all parts of the city as
well as to outlying villages. There are 17 bus lines active from
here. The bus drivers can answer most questions, or else
go into the train station and ask at the DB info stand in the
main hall. This is not really their area of speciality, but most
of those working there will take pity on you and help. All bus
schedules, information and tickets are also available at the
TWK Bus Information Center.
TWK Bus Information Center Fruchthallstraße, tel.
710 75 30, www.twk-kl.de/eng/welcome. Q Open
07:00 - 18:00, Sat 09:00 - 13:00. Closed Sun.
Taxis
Taxis in Germany are well-regulated so you very rarely have
to worry about getting ripped off. All tariffs are the same
regardless of the taxi company being used and there is a day
tariff and a more expensive night tariff. Officially, if you are
carrying luggage you will have to pay an additional surcharge
of €2, but not all taxi drivers include this. Some taxis accept
credit cards and you can see this by the stickers, usually
in the back window. If unsure, ask beforehand. Those who
don’t accept cards can drive you to an ATM. Most drivers
speak a smattering of English due to the 50,000 Americans
living in the region.
Funk-Taxi-Zentrale , tel. 36 67 77, www.kl-taxi.de.
Taxi Diehl , tel. 797 49 61.
Taxi-Minibus , tel. 626 99 90.
Taxibetrieb Jürgen Quarz , tel. 311 11 11.
Trains
Kaiserslautern is located on the InterCity (IC) line from
Frankfurt to Saarbrücken and Munich and has direct con-
nections to the airports in Frankfurt, Hahn, Luxemburg,
Saarbrücken and Zweibrücken. In nearby Mannheim (40
to 60 minutes by train) there is a large IC-hub servicing
the rest of Germany. Trains run between Mannheim and
K-Town in 90-minute intervals. Tickets can be purchased
in the east wing of the station or from one of the ticket
machines (dark blue with red DB logo) if you have a credit
card. English directions are available on the menus of
these machines and they are generally intuitive to use,
with the exception of reserving seats. The DB website
is one of the world’s best travel websites, with accurate
train schedules for most of Europe and online purchasing
possibilities.
Kaiserslautern In Your Pocket
DB (Deutsche Bahn, German railways) uses a number of
train types on long-distance routes. The supersexy, delux
highspeed ICE trains (InterCity Express; ‘eeh-tsay-ay’) rip
through the countryside at up to 300km/hr on purpose-built
tracks. Every seat has a headphone plug for eight music
stations, and you may get a TV screen too. Table seats have
220V plugs for laptops, and some carriages have amplifiers
to enable clear mobile phone conversations. EC (EuroCity)
and IC (InterCity) trains are less swank, but still very good,
connecting international and German cities respectively.
Seat reservations on InterRegion Express and InterCity
trains are optional and cost €3; they are free if you buy your
ticket from a vending machine or book it online.
All kinds of tickets can be purchased at all train stations.
All major railway stations have counters with semi-English
speaking staff. Although the station queues are efficiently
organised, you may be in for a wait when it’s busy, and
it’s good to know that tickets can also be purchased from
machines placed in the halls that also have instructions in
English; pay with cash or credit card.
The DB’s German and European online train timetable at
www.bahn.de is so good that it’s often easier to use for
planning trips within neighbouring countries than the relevant
national websites. It can handle complicated international
connections and lists prices for trips within Germany.
Smart travellers book train tickets online via DB’s
excellent website www.bahn.de. Good reductions of up to
50% are available for a limited amount of return tickets
bought online, especially if you choose a ticket that is valid
for a particular departure. You can pay by credit card and
print out your ticket at home – that plus your credit card is all
you need to take along. The cardholder must be among the
travellers though – else, you must opt for having a normal
ticket mailed to you, which is free but takes a few days. This
is also the only way to book international tickets online.
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof (main station)
Bahnhofstr. 1, tel. 31 67 50, www.bahn.de.
Buses
Intercity bus transport is a cheap way of getting around Germany
and abroad. Departure times are not as frequent as trains
however, and the journey may take much longer. Major operators
in Germany include Berlin Linien Bus (www.berlinlinienbus.de),
which has a dense national network and some international
destinations, and Eurolines (Deutsche Touring, www.deutsche-
touring.com), part of the Eurolines international bus network.
Cycling
Most German cities are well-equipped for cycling, with plenty
of safe bike paths, and patient traffic that is used to sharing
the asphalt with bi-wheel transport. In summer, perhaps the
bet way to enjoy yourself is to get a picnic together, rent a
bike and head out into the countryside along well-marked
bike paths to enjoy the good times while they last. The tourist
information office will have further details on possible routes
and destinations, cycle maps and bike rental addresses.
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Mail & phonEs 33
Internet cafés Phones
Call Shop u. Internet Richard-Wagner-Str. 42. Make Phone numbers in Germany are mental, with subscriber
cheap international calls in one of the six sound-proof booths numbers ranging from three to eight digits – so you’re never
or surf on one of three stations. Not lots of privacy as you sit really sure if you have the complete number. Companies will
elbow to elbow with the other surfers. QOpen 09:00 - 22:00, often have a main number consisting of a set of digits, and
Sat 10:00 - 20:00. Closed Sun. add on extra digits for fax numbers, etc.
Game-Point Eisenbahnstr. 48, tel. 414 53 97. An To call abroad from Germany, dial 00 (the international
Iranian-run internet café with well over 24 stations, and 4 in access code) followed by the relevant country code, city code
another room for the non-smokers. Free coffee while surfing. and subscriber’s number. To phone Germany from abroad or
Rates are €1 per hour. QOpen 09:00 - 24:00, Sat, Sun using roaming on your mobile phone, dial 0049 (Germany’s
10:00 - 23:00. code) followed by the city code (dropping the first zero) and
PureNet B-3, Mühlstr. 6, tel. 310 64 22, www.cafe- the subscriber’s number.
purenet.de. 28 computers, two with English OS, coffee,
cake and soft drinks, gamers room downstairs and flyers for
live music and club nights everywhere. €3 per hour, €2 for
members. QOpen 10:00 - 22:00. G
TeleCafé Internet B-3, Mühlstr. 23, tel. 30 36 90. 15
computers, no gaming, €1 per hour. QOpen 09:00 - 22:00,
Sun 12:00 - 22:00.
Mobile phones
Several companies offer nation-wide GSM coverage in
Germany. Travellers with a mobile phone can choose to
roam using one of the networks, but be aware of relatively
high charges for phoning, and even accepting a local or
international call. If you’re planning to be in Germany
for a while, consider buying a pre-paid SIM card for one
of the networks, so that you have a local number with
which you call for local rates and don’t pay for incoming
calls. The amount on the card can be topped up easily by
purchasing credit at any kiosk, tobacconist, bookshop or
phone card machine. Make sure that your mobile phone
is not blocked for using other SIM cards. All German
mobile phone companies offer SIM card packages, with
small differences in rates. Count on paying about €10 for
the SIM card number, with any extra cash going to phone
credit. There’s no need to bring ID. The best places for
buying SIM cards are the generic phone shops, which will
offer all cards and can advise on which is best for your
calling habits.
Hotphone Eisenbahnstr. 1, tel. 360 62 60, www.
hotphoneshop.de. Unfortunately not quite as shady as the
name makes it sounds. Find all the kit for your cell-phone
(Handy in German) here plus the full range of pre-paid SIM
cards and calling cards. QOpen 09:00 - 20:00, Sat 09:00 -
19:00. Closed Sun.
Sco
Post
Deutsche Post (www.deutschepost.de) offers quick and City codes
efficient mail services, and also happens to own DHL if
you want to send something larger than a letter. Mailing The phone codes for the World Cup host and other cities.
a postcard within Germany costs €0.45, €0.65 to Europe The longer the code, the more piddly the town.
and €1 to other countries. A letter under 20 grams costs Berlin 030
€0.55 to mail within Germany, €0.70 within Europe and Cologne 0221
€1.70 further afield. Colourful stamps are for sale at the Dresden 0351
post office, from stamp machines (that have instructions Munich 089
in a dozen languages) or from tobacconists. Note that the Dortmund 0231
euro-denominated stamps are only valid for sending mail Frankfurt 069
from Germany. Gelsenkirchen 0209
Hamburg 040
Deutsche Post & DHL Rummelstr. 11. Post offices and Hanover 0511
package sending shops, run by the German state postal ser- Kaiserslautern 0631
vice which also conveniently owns DHL. Two of the locations Leipzig 0341
include banks. QOpen 08:00 - 19:00. Closed Sat, Sun. Also Nürnberg 0911
at Logenstr. 37, Altenwoogstr. 35. Stuttgart 0711
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Buchhandlung Gondrom C-3, Kerststr. 9-15, tel.
Books 36 21 90, www.gondrom.de. Fantastic bookshop with
Bertelsmann Riesenstr. 6, tel. 687 56. Books, CDs and
DVDs, good sales sometimes, but not a great selection of
English and other language books - mostly the usual sus-
pects (Brown, Rowling) but some interesting titles too, plus
English titles. QOpen 08:00 - 20:00, Sun 10:00 - 18:00. newspapers, maps, cards and gifts, a café with 2 internet
terminals, aquariums, a Zen pool and there are even sofas
and a fireplace. Settle down for a read if you need a rest. Q
Open 09:00 - 19:00. Sat 09:00 - 18:00. Closed Sun.
Presse und Buch Hauptbahnhof station, tel. 60 78 63. Maps,
postcards, trinkets, a small selection of English language magazines
and newspapers. QOpen 08:00 - 20:00, Sun 10:00 - 18:00.
Tabak C-3, Stiftspl. 5 (Shopping Centre). More than
just a newsagent selling foreign newspapers, this also has
tobacco products tea, coffee and snacks. Q Open 08:00
- 18:30. Sat 08:00 - 15:00.
Department stores
Karstadt C-3, Fackelrondell, tel. 364 40. Massive de-
partment store in the centre of town - bargains can be had
here, as well as top drawer items. Q Open 09:00 - 19:00.
Sat 09:00 - 16:00.
Media Markt Hohenecker Str. 26, tel. 317 20. The biggie in
consumer electronics in Germany, you are bound to find everything
here from cell-phones, digital cameras to washers and DVDs.
QOpen 10:00 - 20:00, Sat 09:30 - 18:00. Closed Sun.
Peek & Cloppenburg C-3, Fackelstr. 1, tel. 36 67
00, www.peekundcloppenburg.de. One of Germany’s big
department stores with clothes for men, women and kids from
names and labels, big and small. Q Open 09:30 - 19:00.
Sat 09:30 - 18:00. Closed Sun.
Fashion
Der Birkenstock-Laden C-3, Richard-Wagner-Str.
24, tel. 265 56, www.european-shoes-online.com. Buy
Birkenstock sandals from their country of origin where they
retail for around GBP20 less than the UK. Mail orders efficiently
handled. Great service and other manufacturers sold here inc.
Doc Martens. Q Open 10:00 - 19:00. Sat 10:00 - 16:00.
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Five Forty C-3, Königstr. 1. Skate and board shop selling
Emily Strange, Converse and more. Q Open 11:30 - 18:30.
Sat 10:30 - 16:00.
Trash Grow Shop C-3, Königstr. 11. Cool political
and funny T-shirts, hangings, pipes, papers, etc. QOpen
11:00 - 18:30.
Naughty naughty
Beate Uhse Richard-Wagnerstr. 4, tel. 360 99
13, www.beate-uhse.de. The original adult store in
Germany, very clean, pleasant and woman-oriented. It’s
lady’s night first Friday every month 20:00... free glass
of bubbly! Q Open 09:00 - 22:00, Sat 09:00 - 19:00.
Closed Sun.
Pleasure-Shop Richard-Wagner-Str. 5. Adult products,
six video booths with 64 shows, erotic cinema on two floors.
QOpen 09:00 - 24:00, Sun 12:00 - 23:00.
Welt der Erotik Richard-Wagner-Str. 5. Huge selection of
videos and DVDs. Cold drinks for €1. QOpen 11:00 - 21:00.
Closed Sun.
Souvenirs
Hand-Arbeit Lauerstr. 25, Otterberg, tel. 06301 81 63,
heidrunkarch@aol.com. Lovely store with lots of homemade
teas and souvenirs. QOpen 08:30 - 18:00. Closed Sat, Sun.
Karl Pallmann Marktstr. 30-32, tel. 84 00 60, www.
pallmann-kl.de. Lots of gifts from teddy bears to expensive
crystal and porcelain. QOpen 09:30 - 18:30, Sat 09:00 -
16:00. Closed Sun.
Speciality shops
Der Weinbauer Pirmasenser Str. 20a, tel. 0631 925 36,
www.derweinbauer.de. You can’t visit the Palatine region
without buying some wine. A well-stocked store with very
knowledgeable service personnel. Q Open 09.30-13.30,
14.30-19.00, Sat 09.30-16.00. Closed Sun, Mon.
DM drogerie Königstr. 121, tel. 311 45 40. Soap,
razors, shampoo, deodorant, etc. QOpen 08:30 - 19:00.
Closed Sun.
Spielzeugladen Marktstr. 5a-7, tel. 36 20 10. Games,
puzzles, toys of every stripe, good for authentic souvenirs
for the kiddies. QOpen 09:00 - 18:00, Sat 09:00 - 17:00.
Closed Sun.
Teehaus Steinstr. 23, tel. 360 72 22, www.teehaus-
kl.de. A wonderful store with not just the usual teas and
porcelain, but also spices, gourmet chocolates, olive oil,
balsamic vinegars and more. QOpen 09:00 - 18:00, Sat
09:00 - 17:00. Closed Sun.
Trash Königstr. 29, tel. 124 14, www.trash-kl.de. An
amusing and friendly head shop with all your smoking para-
phernalia needs and the usual t-shirts and posters.
Supermarkets
Kaufland Pariser Str. 123, tel. 41 48 70. Groceries,
snacks, grill charcoal, etc. Q Open 08:00 - 20:00, Sat
09:00 - 19:00. Closed Sun.
Mini Mal C-3, Stiftspl. 5 (Shopping Centre). Buy your
own food and drink and save money… QOpen 07:00 -
20:00. Closed Sun.
Real Mannheimer Str. 234-236, tel. 415 20. Groceries,
grill charcoal, etc. QOpen 08:00 - 19:00, Sat 09:00 - 19:00.
Closed Sun.
Spar St. Quentin Ring 2. Good supermarket opposite the
Dorint Novotel and with a pharmacy and ATM in the same
complex, this is a useful little shopping area close to the Fritz
Walter Stadium. QOpen 08:00 - 20:00.
June - July 2006
3 DirECtory
Banks
Commerzbank Schneiderstr. 10, tel. 84 09 80. QOpen
09:00 - 17:00.
Deutsche Bank Stiftsplatz 13, tel. 84 00 80. QOpen
09:00 - 17:00.
Dresdner Bank Eisenbahnstr. 5, tel. 84 09 10. QOpen
09:00 - 17:00.
Lawyers
Kreienberg & Kuntz Kanalstr. 1, tel. 360 71 10, www.
rechtsanwaelte-k-k.de. Attornies at law.
Real estate
Bernd Mohler Immobilien Bahnhofstr. 1, tel. 360 55
23, www.mohler.de.
Gemeinnützige Baugesellschaft Fischerstr. 25, tel.
364 00, www.bau-ag-kl.de.
Municipality
Bernhard J. Deubig is the current Lord Mayor of Kaiser-
slautern, a position served for five years before being put
up to vote in the city parliament. The parliament is made
up of 19 CDU representatives (conservative), 19 SPD
representatives (Labour), 4 FDP representatives (Liberal),
4 Green party representatives and 2 representatives each
of the FBU and FWG parties. Interestingly, K-Town also
boasts a ‘youth parliament’ with representatives aged
13-17 years old. The purpose is to encourage political
involvement at an early age.
Kaiserslautern In Your Pocket
City Hall (Rathaus) Willy-Brandt-Platz 1, www.kaiser-
slautern.de. Take care of all your citizen and business stuff
at this one-stop city hall.
Americans
German-American Community Office Lauterstr. 2,
tel. 363 30 10, www.gaco-kl.de. Principally the GACO is
there to smooth things over between the German and the
50,000-strong US military community in the region. They
have assured us that any English speaker can come in and
get information and help. QOpen 09:00 - 16:00, Thu 09:00 -
18:00, Fri 09:00 - 13:00. Closed Sat, Sun.
Hairdressers
Conny’s Friseurlädchen Opelstr. 78, tel. 34 20.
Salon Fuchs Kanalstr. 20, tel. 645 45, www.sa-
lonfuchs.de. QOpen 08:30 - 18:00, Fri 07:30 - 13:00.
Closed Sat.
Health & Hospitals
Augenoptik Martin Stiftsplatz 5, tel. 36 27 10, www.
augenoptik-martin.de. Huge selection of glasses, glasses
repair, contact lenses (temporary too) and free sight tests.
Diabetic and General Practice Eisenbahnstrasse
10, tel. 360 66 69, www.aerzte-mauruschat-bam-
berger.de.
Dr. M. Ph. Christmann Bleichstr. 50, tel. 139 09,
www.dr-med-christmann.de. General practitioner.
Dr. Stefan Kreuz Fackelstr. 7, tel. 604 36, www.dr-
kreuz.de. Dentist.
St. Marien Apotheke St. Marienplatz 12, tel. 282 45,
www.st-marien-apotheke.de. Pharmacy.
Laundry
Plitsch Platsch C-4, Barbarossastr. 70. Laundry with
service wash (€22 for two loads) or DIY (€4 wash, €1 dryer).
Money first, push the number of an empty machine then load
‘em up. QOpen 07:00 - 23:00.
Office supplies
Auchter Egon Merkurstr. 44, tel. 35 400.
Kirch Eisenbahnstr. 64, tel. 660 96.
Licht Pausieren Wilhelmstr. 11, tel. 47 01 73, www.
copy-kl.de.
Römer und Römer Merkurstr. 1, tel. 36 66 20.
Sports
Asia Massage Schützenstr. 98, tel. 340 40 00, www.
be-eindruck-end.de. Thai, Shiatsu and Indian head mas-
sage from Petra Creutziger for about €40 per hour at her
clinic, your office, hotel or home. Iron out any wrinkles you
may have acquired.
Go Indoor-Kart Carl-Denk-Str. 2, Kaiserlautern-Erfen-
bach, tel. 30 02 50. Loud and smelling of petrol this is a
hobby racer’s dream come true. This warehouse-sized go-cart
race track seems to be quite busy. The track is appropriately
curvy and the fastest times are immortalised on the wall with
pictures of the lucky drivers. You must have a valid drivers
licence to play. QOpen 16:00 - 23:00, Fri 16:00 - 01:00, Sat
13:00 - 01:00, Sun 11:00 - 23:00.
Gool Sportwetten Pariser Str. 17, www.gool-sport-
wetten.de. Bet on all sorts of sports events here, cash
paid upon winning.
Monte Mare Mailänder Str. 6, tel. 303 80, www.monte-
mare.de. A large clean and modern indoor and outdoor pool
facility with well-equipped sauna area, a wave pool, huge
covered water slide, whirlpools and heated outside pool.
A restaurant/café is present. QOpen 10:00 - 22:00, Sun
10:00 - 21:00. Admission €7.50/5.50, sauna from €15.50.
Sonja Hilger Yoga B-3, Mühlstr. 43, tel. 79 24 88. If
the pool hall across the way isn’t Zen enough for you, then
follow the incense aroma and work out kinks with some
stretching and breathing.
Trippstadt Outdoor Pool Trippstadt. Four large pools,
a kiddie pool, high dive and a large water slide make this a
well equipped public pool. The grounds are large and lend
themselves for accommodating hoards of sun bathers. Well
visited in the summer months by all the ‘wellness’ vacation-
ers. QOpen 09:00 - 20:00, Mon 11:00 - 20:00, Sat, Sun
08:00 - 20:00. Admission €3/1.50.
TR
DirECtory 3
Embassies
Although some German cities have consulates of certain
countries, most only have a diplomatic representation in
Berlin. Below are all the details of the Berlin embassies
of the participating World Cup countries. The city code
for Berlin is (+49) (0)30.
Angola Wallstraße 58, tel. 24 08 970, botschaft@
botschaftangola.de, http://www.botschaftangola.de.
Argentina Kleiststraße 23-26, tel. 226 68 90, info@
argentinische-botschaft.de, www.argentinische-
botschaft.de.
Australia Wallstr. 76-79, MI, tel. 880 08 80, www.
australian-embassy.de.
Brazil Wallstrasse 57, tel. 72 62 80, brasil@brasember-
lim.de, http://www.brasilianische-botschaft.de.
Costa Rica Dessauer Strasse 28/29, tel. 26 39 89
90, consulado@botschaft-costarica.de, http://www.
botschaft-costarica.de/.
Croatia Ahornstraße 4, tel. 21 91 55 14, info@
kroatische-botschaft.de.
Czech Republic Wilhelmstr. 44, tel. 22 63 80,
www.mzv.cz/berlin.
Ecuador Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 90, tel. 800 96 95, ale-
mania@embassy-ecuador.org, http://www.embassy-
ecuador.org.
France Pariser Pl. 5, tel. 590 03 90 00, www.
botschaft-frankreich.de.
Ghana Stavangerstr. 17-19, tel. 547 14 90, consular@
ghanaemberlin.de, http://www.ghanaemberlin.de.
Iran Podbielskiallee 65-67, tel. 84 35 30, iran.
botschaft@t-online.de, http://www.iranembassy.de.
Italy Hiroshimastr. 1-7, tel. 25 44 00, w w w.
botschaft-italien.de.
Ivory Coast Lützowstrasse 33-36, tel. 590 02 30.
Japan (Consulate General) D-3, Kleiststr. 23-26,
tel. 21 09 40, www.botschaft-japan.de.
Mexico Klingelhöferstr. 3, tel. 269323 0, mail@
embamexale.de, http://www.embamex.de.
Netherlands Klosterstr. 50, tel. 20 95 60, www.
niederlandeweb.de.
Paraguay Hardenbergstr. 12, tel. 319 98 60, em-
bapyde@t-online.de.
Poland Lassenstr. 19-21, tel. 223 13 20, www.
botschaft-polen.de.
Portugal Zimmerstr. 56, tel. 590 06 35 00.
Saudi-Arabia Kurfürstendamm 63, tel. 88 92 50.
Serbia-Montenegro Taubertstrasse 18, tel. 895
77 00, info@botschaft-smg.de.
South Korea Schöneberger Ufer 89-91, tel. 26 06 50,
koremb-ge@mofat.go.kr, www.koreaemb.de.
Spain Lichtensteinallee 1, TG, tel. 254 00 70, www.
spanischebotschaft.de.
Sweden Rauchstr. 1, tel. 50 50 60, www.schwe-
den.org.
Switzerland Otto-von-Bismarck-Allee 4 A, tel. 390
40 00, vertretung@ber.rep.admin.ch, www.botschaft-
schweiz.de.
Togo Grabbeallee 43, tel. 48 47 64 71, Bbotschaft-
togo@web.de, www.botschaft-togo.de.
Tunisia Lindenallee 16, tel. 36 41 07 0.
Ukraine Albrechtstrasse 26, tel. 28 88 72 20,
ukremb@t-online.de, www.botschaft-ukraine.de.
United Kingdom Wilhelmstr. 70-71, MI, tel. 20 45
70, www.britischebotschaft.de.
USA Neustädtische Kirchstr. 4-5, MI, tel. 830 50,
www.usembassy.de. American Citizen Services: tel.
832 92 33.
June - July 2006
38 Street register

Liniennetz Kaiserslautern

66877 Ramstein · www.roehricht-mmp.de

Stand: Dezember 2005

Haltestelle, die von RSW- / B R N -

Ein- und Aussteigen angefahren
Linien und von Stadtlinien zum

nur von der R 93 Richtung Lauterecken

4 5 7 Richtung Ramsen, Eisenberg, Grünstadt

alternativer Fahrtweg an Sonn-

Aalstr. D-3 Buchfinkstr. C/D-2 Hechtstr. C-3 Malzstr. D-4 Schusterstr. B-3

und Feiertagen sowie nachts

RSW-Linie mit Liniennummer

* Die DB-Haltestelle Pfaffwerk wird

Buslinie mit Haltestelle und
Neuhemsbach, Börrstadt, Winnweiler

Haltestelle, die von Stadt-

01805 / 876 4636

(0,12 ¤ / Min. aus dem dt. Festnetz)
Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar GmbH

Fahrplan-/Tarifauskunft: 01805 / VRN-Info

RSW-Linien stadteinwärts
Haltestelle wird von den

Bahnlinie mit Haltestelle

Pfeilrichtung angefahren

Internet:www.vrn.de
(Richtung Hbf.) nur zum
Adam-Hoffmann-Str. E-1 Burgstr. B-2/C-3 Heiligenstr. C-3 Mannheimer Str. D-2/F-3 Schützenstr. A/B-3

Aussteigen angefahren.
linien angefahren wird.

Haltestelle wird nur in

Richtung Enkenbach-Alsenborn,

Richtung Mehlingen, Sembach,

Geschäftsstelle Westpfalz
Addi-Schaurer-Platz B-4 Carl-F.-Benz-Str. B-2 Heinrich-Heine-Str. D-3 Marienstr. B-3/4 Sedanplatz A-3

67655 Kaiserslautern
Endhaltestelle
Liniennummer
Adolfstr. A-4 Carl-Reichert-Str. D/E-3 Helenenstr. C-3 Marktstr. C-3 Sedanstr. A-3

Bahnhofstr. 22
Winnweiler, Falkenstein
Richtung Bad Kreuznach RB 65
Adolph-Kolping-Platz D-3 Dahlienweg F-2 Hellmut-Hartert-Str. A/B-3 Martin-Luther-Str. C-2/3 Seilerstr. C-3

bedient.
wird.
Akazienweg E-2 Dammstr. A-4 Herbststr. D-2 Matzenstr. D-2 Seminargasse C-2

LEGENDE:
Aktienstr. D-3 Daniel-Häberle-Str. E-3 Hertelsbrunnenring E/F-1 Maurerstr. C-3 Siegfriedstr. C-2

Liniennummer
TWK

1
4

68 8 0

10
WVV
10
Albert-Einsten-Str. B-2 Distelstr. E-2 Herzog-von-Weimar-Str. A-3/4 Max-Planck-Str. B-2 Siemensstr. B-2

Design & Print:

Albert-Schweitzer-Str. Donnersbergstr. F-1-E-3 Hilgardring D/E-2 Maxstr. C-2/3 Sommerstr. D-2/3

6 5 01

6 507
A/B-3/4 Dornenstr. E/F-2 Hirschstr. A-3 Medicusstr. B-3/4 Sonnenberg A-1

Wendeschleife
Albertstr. B-4 Drei Linden D-2 Hochsandstr. C-4 Mennonitenstr. E/F-2 Sophienstr. D-3

Eselsfürth

Waldleiningen
Hochspeyer,

TWK 10 8
TWK 111

TWK 115
TWK 112
TWK 114

TWK 117
Fischbach,
Albrechtstr. D-3 Ebertstr. E/F-3 Hochstr. B-1 Merianstr. B-1/2 Spaethstr. A-3

Richtung Hochspeyer, Bad Kreuznach RB 65

Richtung

Die städtischen Buslinien

6 519
4
Alex-Müller-Str. C/D-1 Eckelstr. C-4 Hohestr. A-3 Meuthstr. B-2/3 Spitalstr. B-3

10

Richtung Hochspeyer, Neustadt / W. G 10

Alleestr. C-3 Eichenstr. D-3 Holunderweg F-2 Möllendorfstr. A-3/4 Spittelstr. C-3 t

Eselsfürth
Os e

Kopenhagener Str.

1
Almenweg D-1 Eierstr. C-3 Hölzengraben E-1 Moltkestr. B-3 St.-Franz-Str. B-3 n

Generaldepot
10
4 monte mare
er
as

Eselsfürth, Brücke
rk
Alte Brücke A-3 Eisenbahnstr. C-3/4 Holzstr. B-3 Morlauterer Str. B-1/2 St.-Marien-Platz B-3

Schule am Beilstein
n ze t
Pa es
W rne
Altenwoogstr. D/E-3 Eisenstr. D-3 Hornstr. D-2 Mozartstr. C-3 St.-Martins-Platz C-3

Kinowelt
se

TWK 10 3
TWK 10 1

TWK 10 6
TWK 7
TWK 10 2

TWK 10 5
TWK 10 4
ka

10
er
Am Abendsberg C-2 Emil-Caesar-Str. A-1 Huberstr. D-2 Mühlstr. B-3 Stadion Erbsenberg E-4

UCI
nz
Pa

Gaststätte Quack
n
Am Alten Friedhof E-3 Emmagasse D-3 Hühnerstr. C-3 Münchstr. C-3 Stadionstr. D-4
ah

10
Str. ob

6 519
t

1 15
u t
. A ark i-
Am Altenhof C-3 Engelsgasse C-3 Humboldtstr. B-3 Münsterstr. B-2 Stadtpark B-4
Luxemburger
zw M ult
Ring Ab - M
Am Blutacker C-2 Entenstr. B/C-3 Hummelstr. D-3 Museumsplatz C-2 Stahlstr. D/E-3
al
Schlemmer- Re

Eingang West

1 Warmfreibad
Stiftswaldstr.
23er Daenner-
Oskar-

PRE-Park
Am Franzosenstein E-2/3 Entersweilerstr. F-4 Hussongstr. A/B-1 Musikerplatz B/C-3 Stärkstr. A/B-3

D.-Häberle-Str. Kaserne kaserne

W.-Gropius-
Flickerstal

4 Friedhof
Am Gottesacker D-2/3 Epplergasse D-2 Im Engelstal A-1 Nadelstr. D-3 Staubörnchenstr. B/C-3

Voltairestr.

Spinozastr.
Str.

Alten-

Licht-Luft
heim

Grübentälchen
Am Heiligenhäuschen E/F-2 Erbsenberg D-4 Im Grübentälchen F-1/2 Neumühlepark A-2 Steinmetzstr. B-4

Rousseaustr.
1
Hertelsbrunnenring

10

10
10
Am Hinkelstein C-4 Erbsengasse C-3 Im Reiserfeld E-3 Nordbahnstr. E-2/3 Steinstr. C-3/D-2

Im Grüben-
1 15

Donnersbergstr.

Tel. 0631-7107542
Stiftswaldstr.
Gärtnerei-

Friedhof

Betriebshof
Am Landgraben D-2 Erlenstr. D-3 Im Starennest D-1/2 Obermaierstr. B-1 Stiftsplatz C-3

tälchen

Betzenberg
6 501 6 507

Erbsenberg
str.

Leibnizstr.
Am Langen Stein B-1 Esperantostr. C-2 Industriestr. D-3 Ohlkasterhohlweg D-2 Stiftsstr. C-3

Pascalstr.
nitenstr.
Menno-

Hegelstr.
Richtung Otterberg, Heiligenmoschel,

Kantstr.
Richtung Otterberg, Drehenthalerhof
Am Messeplatz E-3 Etiennestr. B-1 Jacobstr. C-3 Orchesterstr. C-3 Stiftswaldstr. F-3

Heiligenmoschel, Gundersweiler
Am Nußbäumchen C-1 Eugen-Bindewald-Str. D-1 Jägerstr. B-3 Orffstr. B-3/4 Stockhausplatz D-2

2
Friedhof
Mainzer

Denkmal
10
Altenwoogstr.

heimer Str.
Str.

Mainzer Alter
112 Husarenäcker
Am Schänzchen A-3 Eugen-Hertel-Str. D-1/2 Josefstr. D-3 Orthstr. A-3 Sturmstr. B-4

1 15
Hölzengraben
Messepl.

6
Lassalle-
str.

Mölschbach
10
Mann-
Albrechtstr. sa
Am Schlagbaum D-3 Fabrikstr. D-3 Joseph-Neumeyer-Str. C-1 Osterstr. C-3 Tannenstr. D-3

Richtung Otterberg,
s

Erlenbach

Ludwig-
aro

Schulzentrum Süd
Kultur-
Stiftsplatz

str.
rb

amt
Ba

Zschockestr.

6 501
6 507
457
Am Schmiedeturm D-2 Fackelrondell C-3 Kahlenbergstr. F-1/2 Otterberger Hohl D-2 Theodor-Kiefer-Str. D-4

str.
BACK COVER

Tor
Niederkirchen

Max u.

Polizeipräsidium
Moritz

Spritzenhaus
Spranger-
str.
Am Schwanenweiher E-3 Fackelstr. C-3 Kaiserbergring A-1/2 Ottostr. C-2 Theodor-Pixis-Str. A-1

6 512 6 521
6 513 6 522
6 510 6 520

schlößchen
10
n-
t

Bergstr.

10 1,10 2, 10 3, 10 4, 10 5
6, 107, 10 8, 111, 112, 114, 115, 117
eli
am

10 1,10 2, 1 0 3
10 4, 10 6, 111, 114, 115
Am Stophelspfad D-2 Fackelwoogstr. B/C-3 Kaiserbrunnen D-2 Papiermühlstr. D-3 Theodor-Vondano-Str. C-1

mauer

Dunkel-
Stadt-
hochschule Str. Th.-Heuss-Schule
6 506

6 509

6 521

tälchen
its
pp tz

Hertel-Str.

Alte

Wald-
en Ze pla
be

2
Fackelpassage
Ar
Am Vogelsang C-2 Fauthweg C-4 Kammgarnstr. A-3 Pariser Str. A/B-3 Theodor-Zink-Str. E-3 nn

Eugen-

6 512 6 513

6 521 6 529

10

Im Grubenteich
ru tr.
h rb ks

Erlenbach,
c

Rosenstr.
Am Waldschlößchen C-4 Fichtenstr. E-3 Kanalstr. C/D-3 Parkstr. B/C-4 Theresienstr. A-3 Rö Ha

Morlautern, Kieferberg

Parkstr.
Rathaus

SWR Haspel-
Fach- Alex-Müller-

Benzino-
M.-Luther-
Str.
Morlautern, Rathaus

Kurpfalz-
Maxstraße
Am Warmfreibad F-3/4 Fischbacher Weg F-2 Kantstr. D-4 Paulstr. B-3 Tirolfstr. E-2

ring
Waschmühle, Bad
Höllenstr.

str.

Wanderhütte
Steinbruch

7
Morlautern

Schillerplatz

d
Am Weidengarten D-1 Fischerstr. D/E-3 Kapellenweg E-2/3 Peterstr. B-3 Trippstadter Str. B-4

irr str.
Heiligenmoschel, Gundersweiler

Sü
10
Casimirring Nord
Heiligenmoschel, Niederkirchen

Fackel-
brunnen
Richtung Otterbach, Otterberg,

Richtung Otterbach, Otterberg,

10

g
Rathaus

in
Wolfstein, Oberweiler Lauterecken
Amalienstr. B-3 Flickerstal F-1 Karcherstr. B-4 Pfaff-Platz B-3 Tulpenstr. C-4

501, 6 506, 6 507

509, 6 510, 6 512
513, 6 519, 6 520
521, 6 522, 4 5 7
6 520 Richtung Otterbach, Olsbrücken,

Otterberg, Drehenthalerhof

2
5
10 7

Lämmchesberg
Richtung Otterbach, Katzweiler,

sim

Schwabshof
kirche woogstr.

10
10
Marien- Fackel-

Schaurer-
Amselstr. D-2 Fliederweg F-2 Karl-Kröckel-Str. C-3 Pfaffstr. A/B-4 Turnerstr. A/B-3

Ca
10

ch
6 506
6 509
6 521

Fachhochschule
Morlauterer Str.

Fliegerstr.
6 521 Richtung Otterbach,
Niederkirchen, Ginsweiler

Addi-

s
Platz
Kaiserbergring

Pfaffplatz Apostel-

Bu

Stelzenberg, Trippstadt, Heltersberg

An der Emilsruhe F-2/3 Fliegerstr. C/D-2 Karl-Marx-Str. C-3 Pfründnerstr. B-3 Unionstr. C-2

Pirmasenser
kirche
Kreisver-
waltung

Im

Weiherfelderhof
Pestalozzischule
Morlautern,
Kirche

12
An der Kalause A-1 Flörsheimer Str. D-1 Karl-Peters-Str. F-2 Philipp-Hepp-Str. B-3 Unter den 30 Morgen D-1

Zum
Ellerbach

H.-Löns-Str.
6
6
6
6
Str.
Ziegelstr.
1
Galappmühler Str.

Im Kuckucks-
Trippst.-Str. Post

Pfaffenberg
Annastr. B-3 Flurstr. C-2 Karl-Theodor-Platz A-3 Philipp-Mees-Platz C-4 Veilchenweg F-1

Burgstr.
Schulzentrum
Nord

E-Werk

Aschbacherhof
Uni Ost
schlag
Apfelstr. D-3 Forellenstr. A-2/3 Karpfenstr. D-3 Philipp-Str. A-4 Villenstr. C-2

6 522 6 529
Abzw. Kreuzhof

Cäsar-

Mühlstr.

115
2
6
park

5
6 509 6 510
6 521 6 520

10
10

10
Asternweg E/F-1/2 Frachtstr. C-4 Katharinenstr. B-4 Pirmasenser Str. A-1/-C-3 Volkspark F-3

Wiesenthal.
6 506

6 510

6 510
Richtung Lauterecken

Uni Süd
6 506
2
Auf dem Seß C-2 Franz-Xaver-Baumann-Str. Kellerstr. C-3 Pollichstr. B-4 Von-Braun-Str. C-2

Buchen-
loch
5
6 513

15
6 506

10

1
14

Pfaffplatz
Sonnenberg

Blücherstr.

10
10

Richtung
10

6 522

Pfaffstr.

1
Augustastr. C/D-4 D/E-3 Kennelstr. B-3 Quellenstr. D-3 Von-der-Goltz-Str. B-4

6 512
An der
Galappmühle

12
17
7
8

Pfaffplatz

haus 1 0 4
RB 66

Abzw.
Hart-
mannstr.
10
10

Dammstr.
1
1

W.-Flex-
Waldstr. Kammgarnstr.

Kranken-

Balbierstr.
Baalborner Weg D-1 Friedensstr. D-2/F-1 Kerststr. C-3 Raabengasse C-2 Wachtelstr. D-2

Abzw.
Aschbacherhof
Westbahnhof
Gottfr.-Keller-Str.

11
3

Str.
Lamperts-
Spinnerei

10
6 510

Kaiserberg

1
Kammgarn
Neumühle
Bachstr. D-3 Friedrich-Engels-Str. B-3 Kindergartenstr. B-3 Raiffeisenstr. C-3 Wackenmühlstr. B-4

Rote Hohl
Rundbau

Sporthalle
Engelshof
12
Henn mühle

Assenmacherstr.

1
Lampertsmühle

Pfaff-

6
Bäckerstr. D/E-3 Friedrich-Karl-Str. B-4 Kleestr. B-3 Rehstr. A-3 Wadgasser Str. D-1

werk
*

Abzw.

6 512

6
6 512

10

Uni
Storchen-

Kreuzhof
17

Uni

10
Goetheschule
Badstr. C-3 Friedrichstr. D-3/4 Klosterstr. C-3 Richard-Menges-Str. A-3 Wagnerstr. C-3

acker

Gußwerk
schanze
Brücke

Pfaffsiedlung
Galgen-
10 8

117

Fraunhofer
Hohenecker Str.
Kaisermühle

1
14
Badweiher Str. A-1 Fritz-Walter-Stadion D-4 Kniebrech E-3/4 Richard-Wagner-Str. C-3/4 Waldstr. A-3

Zentrum
Alte

10
Stöffelsberg

Lothringer

hübel
Harz-
Hüttenbrunnen

wache

5
10

Feuer-

Am
n

114
5
Bahnhofstr. C-4 Fritz-Walter-Str. D-4 Kohlbruchstr. C-4 Roonstr. B-4 Walter-Sommer-Str. C-1 he r-

schanze
Rothen-

10
Galgen-
bergstr.

Eckstr.
Brunnen- Stockborn

Fischerrück

r
10
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Abdo’s 23 Eiscafé Venezia 18 La Fontana 22 Residenz am See 17
Alte Münz 20 Emperor’s Fountain 28 Landhaus Woll 13 Ritters 21
Altstadt Hotel
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La Storia 22
Lautertaler Hof Hotel Garni 13
Le Marché 20
Seelord Hotel
Shoe Museum
Sound Musik-Club
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