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football: 2006 FIFA World Cup™ Kaiserslautern |
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Football World Cup DrawKaiserslautern:
Trivia: Ramstein Air Base, which is the seat of US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Headquarters, the Allied Air Forces North (AIRNORTH) and the 86th Airlift Wing, is probably the most popular suburb of the city of Kaiserslautern. Americans stationed in Kaiserslauten call it "K-Town" owing to the length of the word "Kaiserslautern". The American military presence in Kaiserslautern has decreased substantially in recent years, with consequent economic effects to the area. Transport I Hotels I Car Hire I Entertainment I Food I Sport I Stadium I Tourist Tips I History Transport:Public Transport:
Kaiserslautern has a star-shaped public transportation network. All the bus lines begin and end in the city centre at the “Rathaus” and “Schillerplatz” bus stops, which are only a few metres apart. As a result, these central bus stops are the main transfer point for the passengers.
The nearest airports are Frankfurt-Main (62 miles), Frankfurt-Hahn (56 miles) and Saarbrucken (37 miles). From the train terminal at Frankfurt-Main you can get a train to Kaiserslautern which takes approximately 1 hour 35 minutes with one change at Mannheim.
Hotels:As Kaiserslautern is a relatively small town, accommodation is limited to around 1,400 hotel rooms which are generally booked up months in advance, usually by Americans visiting relatives at the nearby Air Base.
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Car Hire:Please call Stuart Stamp for advice and rates on 01903 832888. Alternatively you can email us, or click here to see rates online and request a vehicle.
Entertainment:Culture:
The first German performance of Westside Story took place there. As theatres in Germany profit from state subsidies, ticket prices are rather low. Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern hosts the most important award for German writing drama authors, Else-Lasker-Schuler-Preis, which in 2003 was awarded to Austrian author Elfriede Jelinek, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2004. Another place to visit to enjoy music, comedy and plays is called "Kulturzentrum Kammgarn", another subsidised stage and club in the city, that regulary hosts German and international stars (for example "Earth, Wind and Fire","Midge Ure", "Jan Garbarek", "Peter Gabriel"), who like to play in a club-atmosphere. The venue also hosts a very popular annual jazz-festival. "Kulturzentrum Kammgarn" is located in an old cotton factory, this is why the name of the club of translates to "The Cotton Club".
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Food:Kaiserslautern also offers plenty of choice for eating out, from cosy cafes to restaurants serving traditional Palatinate specialities and international cuisine for the discerning. Some suggested Restaurants:Spinnradl Zum Rathaus Barbarossahof Hotel Restaurant Blechhammer Hotel Bistro 13 Dorado Restaurant Himalaya Cantina Mexicana Sukiyaki Pico Bello Thairama
Sport:
FC Kaiserslautern, the "red devils of Betzenberg", and their devoted fans are so passionate about the game that when the team are playing at home in the Fritz Walter football stadium you can almost feel the ground shaking.
Stadium:Fritz Walter Stadion:
In 2002 and 2003 renovation of the stadium took place. Before its 2002 renovation the stadium had a capactity of 46,600, 18,600 of those were standing. After the renovation the capactity was increased to 48,500. The Expansion also included a new floodlight system and a media center. The estimated cost of the expansion is 48.3 million Euros. Directions:A new railway station is being completed in preparation for the 2006 World Cup. There is also a free shuttle from the Messeplatz car park. By Car:Leave the A6 at the junction Kaiserslautern Ost and follow the Mainzer Strasse (B40).
Tourist Tips:
The television tower, in fact the highest building in Kaiserslautern is not in the citycentre, but located at Dansenberg, a ward in the southwest of the city. In the town itself, there are some ruins of a 12th-century castle of the emperor Barbarossa.
The castle "Kaiserpfalz" was built in 1152. Kaiserslautern is located in Germany's largest forest area (Pfalzer Wald) and offers numerous hiking trails and lakes to visitors.
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Situated on one of Europe's major east-west crossroads, the city is at the edge of the scenic Palatinate forest. Kaiserslautern offers a unique combination of cultural traditions, cutting-edge technology, commercial life, and nature. Home to the court of Emperor Frederick I (also known as "King Barbarossa") in the 12th Century, it has evolved into one of the most important economic and technological centres in the southwest of Germany.
The city operates 13 daily bus services and six night bus lines as well as approximately 450 bus stops throughout the city make sure that the 105,000 inhabitants of the German metropolis can get conveniently from A to B. 
Getting There:
Kaiserslautern offers a wide range of cultural activities. Theatregoers have the chance to see plays, operas, ballets, concerts or musical at the local theatre (pfalztheater) which employs more than 300 people and plays a notable role in the German theatre scene. 
Pfalzgalerie (artgallery, mainly pictures and sculptures from the 19th and 20th century)
The town is also home to the Football team 1. FC Kaiserslautern, which achieved the title "Deutscher Meister" (German champion) three times.
The Fritz Walter Stadion is the home to the Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and is located in the city of Kaiserslautern. It is also one of the stadiums to be used in the 2006 World Cup. Named after Fritz Walter, the captain of the West German side that won the 1954 World Cup, who played for the club throughout his career. The Stadium was built on the Betzenberg Mountain, hence its nickname "Betze", and was inaugurated in 1926.
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The town hall (Rathaus) is the tallest modern building in the city-centre of Kaiserslautern, and the bar and coffe-shop on the top floor features good views of the town and surrounding countryside. The tallest building in the centre of Kaiserslautern is actually Marienkirche, a catholic church.
Kaiserslautern's large botanic gardens feature a Japanese-style garden. Another unusual feature is the Waschmuhle, an enormous 160-metre public swimming pool, the largest in Europe, it can even be seen from space. The pedestrianized streets near St-Martins-Platz contain many restaurants and bars and is a major focus of the town's nightlife.
Adjacent to City Hall is the former Imperial Palace, the history of which can be seen from the display boards. Construction began in 1152 at the instigation of Frederick I, known as Barbarossa. Little of the original stonework of the hall foundations and the castle chapel survive as reminders of this historically significant building. Subterranean escape passages from the Hohenstaufen period can be seen on scheduled tours.
Burg Nanstein, Landstuhl, an old castle in the county
Charlemagne built a castle in Kaiserslautern that was later enlarged (1153–58) by Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa); some ruins of the castle remain today. The city was repeatedly devastated by warring armies, notably by the Spanish (1635) in the Thirty Years War. During the French Revolutionary Wars the Prussians defeated (1793) the French there. Kaiserslautern has a noted early Gothic collegiate church (13th–14th century) and an art gallery. Formerly the seat of part of the University of Trier and Kaiserslautern (founded 1970), the Kaiserslautern campus became independent in 1975.
Construction was completed in 1953 with two separate installations: Ramstein to the north of the current Kisling Avenue and Landstuhl Air Base to the south. |