Saarbruecken

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This page is part of a broader series of information pages aimed at helping the Pakistani/Muslim community in Germany. Here you will find Saarbruecken-specific information only, for general information on living in Germany, see [[Germany|Living in Germany]].
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==Saarbruecken Aktuell==
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[http://www.svsbr.de/webcam/pages_webcam/frame_webcam.html Live webcam at the Saarbruecker Schloss]
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==Doctors in Saarbruecken==
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Following is the list of English-speaking doctors in Saarbruecken (please add if you know of any others). If you find it difficult to edit the table, simply type it in plain text below the table and someone else will incorporate it into the table later.
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Note that since 2005, the patient is required to pay €10 [[praxisgebühren]] on the first visit in every quarter.
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'''Dr. Shad Nair'''
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'''Dr. Stefan Schormann'''
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'''Dr. Kurt Wiedemann'''
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Dudoplatz 1, 66125 Sbr. Dudweiler
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[[Bahnhofstrasse 101]] <small>click for directions</small>
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<br>6th (highest) floor
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'''Dr. med. Peter Kurz'''
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[[Bahnhofstrasse 101]] <small>click for directions</small>
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<br>66111 Saarbrücken
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<br>Tel: 0681-32202
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<br>Mo Di : 9.00 - 12.00 und 15.00 - 17.00
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'''Dr. med. Margrit Hertenstein'''
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<br>'''Dr. med. Ulrike Loskamp'''
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Bahnhofstrasse 97
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<br>66111 Saarbrücken
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<br>Website: www.hertenstein-loskamp.de
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'''Dr. med.Heiner Klein'''
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==Barbers in Saarbruecken==
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*'''Herren Salloon'''
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**Location: near Johanneskirche/Haus der Zukunft
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**Directions: coming down Dudweilerstrasse from Johanneskirche, you should pass a PLUS shop to your left just before you arrive at a traffic signal. Turn right from there and then right again into a small lane. The shop is the second or the third on your left.
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**Price: €10 (trockenhaarschnit, i.e. without wetting hair), €14 normally
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*''' Haar Studio'''
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**Location: near Dudweiler Deutsche Post
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**Price: €10,50 (triming only; €15,- for additional)
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==Travel Information==
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For travelling locally within Saarbruecken, use the bus or tram connections: http://www.saarbahn.de.
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Train schedule and connections: http://www.bahn.de
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Travel on public transport is free for students of Saarland University within the entire province of Saarland (including trains, but not 1st class or Inter-City etc.).
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* Wochenende ticket : €30 ticket valid for up to five people for one whole weekend-day (either Saturday or Sunday) for using any train for travel within Germany (except first-class or inter-city etc.). Available from automats or the Bahnhof (railway station).
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* This deal is rumoured to be true, please revise this when verified: Booking a train ticket two weeks in advance is rumoured to give as much as 50% discount on regional trans (RE, RB etc.)
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* This deal is rumoured to be true, please revise this when verified: Booking a ticket for the Inter-city a month in advance costs 39 for travelling anywhere within Germany for 1 whole day.
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Cheapest known doener in Saarbruecken: €1.8 klein (haenchen) and €2.5 gross (haenchen).
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*'''Oasis Kebap''' (Bahnohofstrasse, opp. SaarGallerie)
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:Categories: chicken (haenchen) and beef&turkey (kalb und puten)
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:: Chicken: klein €1.8  gross €2.5
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:: Kalb & Puten:  klein €2.0  gross €2.8
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::cheese burger: €1.00 (warning: contains beef, not [[certified halal]])
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*'''Pakistani Mosque''' (officially Pakistani-German friendship venture)
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:Parallel Str. 42,
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:Saarbrucken, Saarland 66113, GERMANY
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*'''Arabic Mosque'''
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:Address: Islamische Gemeinde Saarland e. V.
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:Saarbrucken, Saarland 66115, GERMANY
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*'''University Campus Mosque/Praying Room'''
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:Location: on campus, Saarland University
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==Saarland University==
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!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#336699" | <font color="#FFFFFF">'''Daten'''
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|bgcolor="#888888" | <font color="#FFFFFF"> '''Founded''' || bgcolor="#efefef" | 1948
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|bgcolor="#888888" | <font color="#FFFFFF"> '''Location''' || bgcolor="#efefef" | Saarbrücken
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|bgcolor="#888888" | <font color="#FFFFFF"> '''Employees''' || bgcolor="#efefef" | 2000 <br/><small>- Professors: 290</small><br/><small>- Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeitende: 800</small>
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49.254417,7.040348, Saarland University
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There are currently 28 Pakistani students (bachelors, masters and Phd) and 1 post-doc researcher at Saarland University (Jan 2006 estimate).
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Existing students and/or alumni should enter their tasuraat here.
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* Website of the [http://frweb.cs.uni-sb.de/index.php?theme=1&lang=en Computer Science Department] (English version)
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* [http://www.uni-saarland.de/de/profil/anschrift/lageplan/interaktiv_plan/ Campus map] of Saarland University (clickable, interactive)
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The university offers extensive sports facilities, with something of interest for nearly everyone. Even in the winters, it is possible to play indoor sports like volleyball, indoor football, handball etc. Tournaments for different sports are occasionally arranged by different organising bodies with a small token participation fees. Most of the sports can be played for free. However, all sports have a fixed time slot in the week (changes every semester), which might prove difficult if you have a demanding schedule.
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* URL http://web.swi.uni-saarland.de/swi/root-t3/index.php?hssp
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===Bürgeramt===
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Telefone information
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==General Issues==
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Non-city-specific topics, which are relevant to people living in Germany in general are discussed under [[Germany]]. Some of the topics discussed in the main article include:
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[http://www.tompgalvin.com/places/de/saarland/saarbruecken.htm Tom Galvin's Travelogue Page on Saarbruecken ]
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