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  City of Kaiserslautern - START PAGE
The "Palatine Gallery" in Kaiserslautern was founded in 1874 as a Museum of Trades and Crafts.
Here you should see the current weather situation in Kaiserslautern.
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www.kaiserslautern.de /?lang=en   (111 words)

  
  USAG Kaiserslautern • Home
U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern is the Army’s installation support organization in Kaiserslautern, Germany; a city hosting the largest presence of American armed forces outside of the United States.
Kaiserslautern boasts a bustling community with 100,000 residents from more than 126 nations, with an additional 50,000 American armed forces personnel, civilians and family members.
USAG Kaiserslautern is the support agency for all army installations in the operations area.
www.kaiserslautern.army.mil   (217 words)

  
  Germany 2006 - Cities and stadiums - Kaiserslautern
In the early 18th century an element was added containing the city's coat-of-arms, the imperial eagle, and a lion symbolizing the seat of regional government.
Kaiserslautern was under French administration from 1793 to 1815.
It was built between 1843 and 1846 by the architect August von Voit in a style reminiscent of Florentine patrician palaces of the early Renaissance.
wm2006.deutschland.de /EN/Content/Host-Country-Germany/Cities-and-stadiums/kaiserslautern.html   (567 words)

  
 Germany City & Hotel Travel Guide :: Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern's main attraction is the expanse of nature on its doorstep: the Palatinate forest is the largest continuous wooded area in the country.
Kaiserslautern has rail connections to Berlin (10 hours), Stuttgart (2 hours), Frankfurt (1 hour 30 mins), Munich (6 hours), Cologne (3 hours), Paris (5 hours) and Basel (4 hours).
Kaiserslautern connects by autobahn with Paris (A-6), Basel and Frankfurt (A-5), and Cologne (A-61).
www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/wc2006/city_guide/kaiserslautern.html   (693 words)

  
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Kaiserslautern is a "city in the woods" in the midst of the Palatinate Forest, one of Germany's largest forest areas.
The city of Kaiserslautern has a high-tech research park nicknamed Silicon Valley of Germany, and is aiming for development by promoting this field.
Kaiserslautern is hidden away in a south-western tip of Germany, close to the French border.
lycos.com /info/kaiserslautern.html   (387 words)

  
 USO | Kaiserslautern USO Orientations
Kaiserslautern USO offers a number of orientations to help people learn and find their way around the community and Germany.
Tour the Kaiserslautern train station, receive an overview briefing on the train system, buy your own ticket, and take a trip to the city of Mannheim and return.
Tour the Kaiserslautern train station, receive an overview briefing on the train system, buy your own ticket, and take a trip to the city of Worms on the Rhine and return.
www.uso.org /kaiserslautern/default.cfm?contentid=228   (2303 words)

  
 THE C CHANNEL - TRAVEL :: Germany | Bavaria | Berlin | Munich | Kaiserslautern   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kaiserslautern is one destination that offers a huge variety of activities for its visitors.
Kaiserslautern is home to some 40,000 US military, and students from around Germany who attend University in the city, making it a young and vibrant place, with a hearty nightlife too.
Kaiserslautern is known as a drivers' paradise for its good network of roads and links thanks to its central location in southwest Germany.
www.the-c-channel.com /en/travel/article_germany_wc_kaiserslautern.html   (786 words)

  
 ESPN.com - TRAVEL - World Cup '06 Venue: Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern's economy is based on IT and communications industries, car manufacturing, and the presence of 40,000 American servicemen and women at the nearby airbase of Ramstein means the U.S. influence is impossible to miss.
Tourist attractions tend to be in the northern part of town with the 14th-century St Martinskirche (St Martins Church), the Gothic Stiftskirche and the ponds and waterfalls of the Japanese Garden, off Lauterstrasse, all well worth a visit.
Kaiserslautern is compact enough to be manageable on foot, but should the legs go, there is an efficient bus network to fall back on, with most routes converging on the central stops at the Rathaus and Schillerstrasse.
sports.espn.go.com /travel/wc/news/story?id=2425931   (1128 words)

  
 Sky Sports - The Best Sport Coverage From Around The World
Kaiserslautern is a modest provincial town, nestled in the midst of the Palatinate Forest in south west Germany.
During the Cold War from 1950 to 1955, Kaiserslautern grew into the largest US military community outside the United States and it is for the continued abundance of American military personnel that the city is best-known today.
Kaiserslautern is a football city and has just one local team FCK (otherwise known as Kaiserslautern) and their achievements really have put the place on the European football map.
home.skysports.com /worldcup/venue.aspx?hlid=373419&channel=worldcup2006   (520 words)

  
 Military Installation Guides 2.0
Kaiserslautern is located in the German State of Rheinland-Pfalz which lies in the southwest part of the country.
The Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) is unique because it is the largest overseas military community and it is a combined branch (Army-Air Force) Community.
Kaiserslautern is also the home of the 21st TSC which is the largest forward-deployed logistical command in the United States Army.
benefits.military.com /misc/installations/Base_Content.jsp?id=1675   (461 words)

  
  USAG Kaiserslautern • Home
U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern is the Army’s installation support organization in Kaiserslautern, Germany; a city hosting the largest presence of American armed forces outside of the United States.
Kaiserslautern boasts a bustling community with 100,000 residents from more than 126 nations, with an additional 50,000 American armed forces personnel, civilians and family members.
USAG Kaiserslautern is the support agency for all army installations in the operations area.
www.kaiserslautern.army.mil /sites/local   (295 words)

  
 Notgeld - Kaiserslautern - German historical Banknotes - Emergency Money
Kaiserslautern itself received the name from the favorite hunting retreat of Emporer (Kaiser) Frederick barbarossa who ruled the diverse lands of the Holy Roman Empire from 1155 until 1190.
As the population of Kaiserslautern grew, Emporer Rudolph von Habsburg gave the town its charter in 1276.
Today, Kaiserslautern is a modern center of information and communications technologies as well as numerous well-known universities, international research institutes and technical colleges located throughout the city.
www.germannotes.com /notgeld/notgeld_kaiserslautern.shtml   (639 words)

  
 World Cup 2006 - Venue Profile: Kaiserslautern - Fritz-Walter-Stadion | Reuters.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Time in the small town of 107,600 seems frozen in the 1950s, the era when Fritz Walter was the king of Kaiserslautern, the man who led West Germany to their first World Cup win in 1954 and his local team to the German title in 1951 and 1953.
Kaiserslautern's "Rote Teufel" ("Red Devils") have also managed to remain in the first division for most of their history despite limited means -- thanks to their rabid fans who manage to intimidate even the best of teams in Germany.
Kaiserslautern officials say all the glitches have been repaired, but local newspapers have reported costs to renovate the stadium and town have stained the fiscal health of the town and the club.
worldcup.reuters.com /venue/kaiserlaurtern   (780 words)

  
 Kaiserslautern travel guide - Wikitravel
In the middle ages, the town was chosen by Emperor Friedrich I (Barbarossa) as a seat of government.
Kaiserslautern was the smallest of the twelve host cities for the 2006 World Cup.
FC Kaiserslautern - FC Kaiserslautern is Kaiserslautern's professional football/soccer team in Germany's second division.
wikitravel.org /en/Kaiserslautern   (351 words)

  
 CNN.com - Ex-Kaiserslautern president held - Dec. 3, 2003
Friedrich, 60, who resigned as chairman of the four-times German champions last year, was arrested at his home in Kaiserslautern in the early hours of Wednesday.
German media reported the club failed to declare salaries paid to former Kaiserslautern players when Friedrich was chairman.
Kaiserslautern started this season with three points deducted for breaching licensing rules and are now 14th in the 18-strong table after 14 games.
cnn.com /2003/SPORT/football/12/03/kaiserslautern.friedrich   (272 words)

  
 CNN.com - Kaiserslautern fixture called off - Dec 2, 2005
Kaiserslautern said the ground's status as a World Cup venue was not in danger and World Cup organisers confirmed that view.
Kaiserslautern are hopeful the ground will be ready by then but they have been asked to designate an alternative venue should that prove to be overly optimistic.
Kaiserslautern is not the only venue to experience problems in the build-up to next year's tournament.
edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/football/12/02/germany.kaiserslautern   (316 words)

  
 CNN.com - Klose set to leave Kaiserslautern - Jan. 16, 2004
Klose has nine goals so far this season after 17 games, but Kaiserslautern is hovering just above the relegation zone as 15th in the 18-team league.
Kaiserslautern fought against relegation much of last season as well.
With Kaiserslautern running our of cash last season, the club sold Klose's transfer rights to a local lottery company for $6.25 million.
www.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/football/01/16/kaiserslautern.klose.ap   (239 words)

  
 World Cup 2006 Germany Stadiums :: Kaiserslautern
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The new extension which includes a new floodlight system and media center is due for completion in 2003 at an estimated cost of 48.3 million Euros.
It is a 10-15 minute walk to the ground from the city center.
www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/wc2006/stadiums/kaiserslau-stadium.html   (134 words)

  
 Study in Germany - City portrait Kaiserslautern: High-Tech in the Countryside
After the end of the Cold War in 1989 the number of troops was steadily reduced, and an important economic source for the city began to disappear.
It was only in the 18th century that Kaiserslautern began to recover from the wars.
In 2001 Kaiserslautern celebrated 725 years of city status, which it was granted in 1276.
www.campus-germany.de /english/4.22.3.1534.html   (782 words)

  
 TheFA.com - Kaiserslautern
The Three Lions have never played in Kaiserslautern and won't be playing there this summer either.
Kaiserslautern's Fritz-Walter-Stadion, renamed in 1985 in honour Germany's World Cup winning captain of 1954, is one of four grounds at the World Cup which Sven's men will definitely not be visiting.
The venue, which is home to Bundesliga outfit 1 FC Kaiserslautern, opened in 1920 but went under a series of building works ahead of this summer's Finals including extensions to the West and South stands and reconstruction of the North Stand.
www.thefa.com /WorldCup2006/Venues/Stadia/Postings/2006/03/Stadium_Kaiserslautern.htm   (166 words)

  
 Stadt Kaiserslautern - STARTSEITE
Stiftung der Gasanstalt fördert Kinder-Uni an der Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern
Herzlich willkommen auf den Internetseiten der Stadt Kaiserslautern.
Hier sollte eigentlich das aktuelle Wetter von Kaiserslautern angezeigt werden.
www.kaiserslautern.de   (281 words)

  
 Kaiserslautern Germany -- City With US Forces
Kaiserslautern is located a few kilometers from Ramstein Air Base, which is the seat of US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Headquarters, the Allied Air Forces Central Europe (AIRCENT) and the 86th Airlift Wing.
Emperior Friedrich Barbarossa is to see as well as King Rudolf von Habsburg — both were signposting for the history of Kaiserslautern Germany.
Kaiserslautern has much more to offer than I'm offering on information right now.
www.smart-travel-germany.com /kaiserslautern-germany.html   (497 words)

  
 Kaiserslautern   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kaiserslautern owes its name to the Hohenstaufen Emperor (Kaiser) Barbarossa, who had an imperial palace built at "Lautern" 850 years ago, after being so impressed by the beauty of the local countryside.
Today, Kaiserslautern combines being a lively student town full of quaint bars, the footballing capital of southwest Germany and the cultural heart of the Palatinate.
You don't need to venture far outside the town to enjoy nature at its best in the Palatinate Forest biosphere reserve, Germany's largest contiguous area of forest.
www.german-embassy.org.uk /kaiserslautern.html   (205 words)

  
 Hotels in Kaiserslautern, Germany - priceline-europe.com
In the city centre, however calmly located, our hotel is only a few minutes from the pedestrian area (shopping street), the Kammgarn, cultural centre, the theatre of Pfalz, the university of applied...
Hotel Bremerhof is located at the outskirts of Bremen, in the middle of a beautiful forest area.
The DORINT Hotel Kaiserslautern is a quiet but central 4****hotel with 149 elegant rooms, à-la-carte-restaurant, conference centre for seminars and meetings for up to 300 people, and wellness area...
www.priceline-europe.com /city/de/kaiserslautern.html?aid=307252&label=G_kaiserslau1   (288 words)

  
 F365's Guide To Kaiserslautern - Kaiserslautern - WorldCup365 News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In western Germany, near the French border, Kaiserslautern used to be able to count on 1998 World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff to turn out for the local side.
Kaiserslautern's main square, located in the Old Town, is party central during the World Cup, featuring a huge screen and a busy stage for music, dance and comedy.
Kaiserslautern's party crowd fills the Blue Eye club (Burgstrasse 21), where drinks are cheap and DJs spin R'n'B and dance tunes until late in the night.
www.worldcup365.com /cityguides/kaiserslautern/0,16726,8494,00.html   (1119 words)

  
 Kaiserslautern   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kaiserslautern is 80 miles southwest of Frankfurt and 295 miles northeast of Paris, France.
The Kaiserslautern Military Community is the largest military community outside the continental United States.
This is a building on base and is said during WWII Adolf Hitler would address the troops from the roof.
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