Kaiserslautern

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Kaiserslautern is a small city in the state RhienlandPfalz (eng: Rhine-land Palatinate) in Western Germany. It lies at a one-hour train from French border and a one-half hour train from Frankfurt a.M. The city is known for the largest US army base in Europe and a huge military airfield (Ramstein) near it. Americans call this city K-town. This city lies between hills and a river called 'Lautern' once flew through it.

This page is part of a broader series of information pages aimed at helping the Pakistani/Muslim community in Germany. Here you will find Kaiserslautern-specific information only, for general information on living in Germany in general, see Living in Germany.

Doctors in Kaiserslautern

The list of English-speaking doctors is given below, please add if you know of any:

Note that since 2005, patients having government insurance are required to pay €10 praxisgebühren on the first visit in every quarter.

• You can search for any kind of doctor (or other people) near your house by entering your 5-digit postal code (PLZ) at the "Yellow Pages" website. It even shows you their location on a map. Almost all doctors should be able to speak English:

http://www.gelbeseiten.de

• Frau Dr. Hotop B. und Frau Dr. Müller C.

Speciality: Eye

Location: Buchenlochstr. 31

Phone: 0631-12452

• Dr. Herrmann

Speciality: Orthopad

Location: Kerststr. 27, 67655 Kaiserslautern

Phone: 0631-696980

• Dr. Mentzel Michael

Speciality: Orthopad

Location: Humboldtstr. 33, 67655 Kaiserslautern (behind "Logo" store)

Phone: 0631-13200

Notes: A lot of rush at his place. Gives long termines. (shows popularity).

• Dr. Rottberg Jörg und Dr. Schmalenbach Hans-Werner

Speciality: Orthopad

Location: Richard-Wagner-Str. 3, 67655 Kaiserslautern

Phone: 0631-3608610

• Frau Dr. Schäfer

Speciality: Muscular pain

Location: Beethoven str

Timings: Mo, Mi, Fri 8:00-12:00

Di 8:00-12:00, 14:00-17:30

Do 8:00-15:30

• Dr. Trinkaus klaus

Speciality: Skin

Location: Königstr 28 (between Marienkirche and Karstadt)

Opening Hours: Daily 8:00-11:30

Mo, Di, Do 14:00-17:30

Barbers in Kaiserslautern

The cheapest known barber costs about EUR 6 per hair-cut (edit this as more information is collected).

• Abdul-Aziz
  • Location: Freelance Friseur
  • Contact: 01633663056
  • Directions: He has made a semi-shop in his house. He is a professional barber. Makes the hair very short unless asked otherwise.
  • Speaks English: No
  • Speaks German: Yes, but not so good (He has come from France).
  • Price: EUR 6

• Karstadt
  • Location: Near Rathaus
  • Price: EUR 10-14 (To be sure,ask price before cutting)

Food Related Information

Pakistani/Indian Food stores

• Greenland Asian Foods (Bengali Shop)

Richard-Wagner str - 58A

Phone: 0631-6258371

Cell: 0160-99621501

Email: greenland_import_export@hotmail.com

Halal Meat Shops

• Albani Shop

Richard-Wagner str.

• Vitamin Garten - (Turkish Shop)

Eisenbahn str

• Turkish Shop

Mannheimer str

Halal Meat Restaurants

(Is this certified halal? If so, add the certified halal link to it after reading what it refers to)

• Pizzeria Pyramide (Halal Turkisch Restaurant + Pizza + Döner)

Sells no pork or alcohol. But i haven't yet checked for the certificate.

Location: Pariser Str. 19, 67655 Kaiserslautern.

Home delivery: Yes, call (0631)92570/ 64150

Timings: Montag bis Donnerstag 11am-2pm und 5pm-1am

Freitag 11am-2pm und 5pm-5am, Samstag 11am-5am, Sonntag 11am-1am

Tip: They'll give you a discount if you personally go there and tell them you are a student. They speak very good English.

• Affendi Doener shop

Displays a Halal certificate in Turkisch language

Location: City-center

University Mensa

Mensa at TU Kaiserslautern usually has vegetarisch dishes and has fish once a week.

Opening hours: Montag bis Freitag: 11.30 am bis 1.45 pm

Menu: [1] (Click on Aktuelle Woche)

Halal Menu: [2] (almost updated weekly)

There is also a buffet only at TU-KL Mensa from Monday to Thursday containing mostly vegetarisch dishes.

Opening hours: Montag bis Donnerstag: 11.15 am bis 2.00 pm

Fast-food & Snacks

• Nord See (City Center) [3]

All kinds of fish and sea food dishes + burgers.

Menu: Not known

Opening hours: Not Known

• NORDSEE Meeresbuffet

Kerststr. 17, 67655 Kaiserslautern

Telefon: 0631 3606603

• NORDSEE Restaurant

Fackelstr. 7, 67655 Kaiserslautern

Telefon: 0631 3606688

• Subway [4]

Fish sandwich (3,50), Vege sandwich (3,00), Vege-pattie sandwich (4,00)

Healthy food; fish is not fried in the same oil as meat; two vegetarian breads: Honey Oat, Wheat

Gives student discount

Branches:

• Am Hauptbahnhof
• In city center
• Gewerbegebiet West (behind Saturn)

Mosques or Praying Areas

• Turkish Mosque

Address:

Closest Bus stop: Rosen str. (Bus Route Number 2)

Hosts Eid prayer.

• Arabic Mosque

Address: Humbold str

Closest Bus stop: Rosen str. (Bus Route Number 2) (requires a bit of walking)

Hosts Eid prayer.

Exactly behind the big store "Logo".

• University Campus Mosque/Praying Room

Location: Building 3, Room U-05, TU Kaiserslautern

No Eid prayers. Just Friday prayers (1 pm) and daily prayers like Zohar, Asar and Maghrib.

Information

• Bus Service

Name: Verkehrsverbund Rhien-Neckar(VRN)

Website: [5] (Time table in English)

• City Information

City Website: [6] (also in English)

Wikipedia info on KL: [7] (in English)

• Area covered in student semesterticket

From Saarbruecken till Neustadt (Weinstr) (not valid in buses of both these cities as well as Homburg(Saar))

Tipp: If you are going to Frankfurt, take the train through "Badmuenster a Stein". The semester-ticket is valied half-way till Alsenz and so only ticket after this station needs to be bought, which costs ca. 13,50 euros (in 2006).

Details: [8]

From 1st October 2007, the semester ticket will be valied all over the VRN region including Mannheim and Heidelberg. Details.

• Travelling tips

• If you are travelling eastward, there is a ticket costing 7,20 euros (Tageskarte = €12) that is valied from Kaiserslautern till Mannheim, Heidelberg and as far as Wurzburg (Bayern). So if you are going to Frankfurt, take a route through Worms or Mannheim to get the benefits of this ticket. See the map of validity of this ticket at [9]. Semesterticket for this region is available for about 120 euros from the uni.
• The Landticket (state ticket) for Hessen (Frankfurt's state) starts from Mainz and Worms in our state. This ticket costs 25 euros for 5 persons. The Landticket for NRWF (Bonn, Duesseldorf etc) starts from Koblenz. Landticket for Baden-Wuerttemberg (Stuttgart, Konstanz, etc) starts from Ludwigshafen).
• The Landticket (state ticket) for our state (Rheinlandpfalz) costs 23 euros for 5 persons and is valid till the following cities:

Mannheim, Karslruhe, Bonn, Siegen, Wiesbaden, Limburg (Lahn), Neudorf and in Saarland.

Entertainment

• International Cinema

Location: Building 48, Ground Floor

Day: Thursday or Friday

Time: 7 pm

Ticket: free

The International Club (IntClub) at the university usually shows a movie every week.

• ASTA Cinema

Location: Building 1, Room 006

Day: Wednesday

Time: 8 pm

Ticket: 1.50 euros. (Semester ticket costs 6 euros)

Film Schedule: [10]

The Student organization (ASTA) at the university shows a movie every week on a very big screen like cinema.

• Cricket

Cricket is played regularly at Stiftsplatz in city center

Nowadays (Oct 2006), cricket is played every Sunday at about 3:00 pm

Live pictures of the game can be seen both days at [11]

University of Kaiserslautern

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University of Kaiserslautern was founded on 13th July 1970 as part of the twin University of Trier/Kaiserslautern. It was separated in 1975 to form an independent university. Currently 9,600 students are registered at the university (2006).

Semester Fee

Semester fee for fall 2006 semester is 156.59 euros ([12]), and the fee is supposed to be submitted in the following account (no gaurantee). This page is publicly editable, use any bank related information at your own risk. (It would be better to insert an external link for reliability)

Name of Account holder: Landeshochschulkasse Mainz

Konto-nr: 55001525

BLZ: 55000000

Bank: BBK MAINZ

Remember to give your Matrikulation number when submitting fee.

Pakistani Students

There are currently at least 14 Pakistani students at TU Kaiserslautern (Aug 2006 estimate).

Elektrotechnik (electrical engineering): 1 phd student, 1 master, 1 diplom

Informatik (computer science): 3 phd students

Maschinenbau (Mechanical): 2 phd students

Mathematik: 5 phd students, 2 diplom

Total:

Bachelors/Diplom: 3

Masters: 1

PhD (or mitarbeiter): 10

List of Pakistani students in Kaiserslautern can be found at: Students in TU-KL

Links

• Official Website: [13]
• Wikipedia (encyclopedia) page: [14]

University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) Kaiserslautern

In addition to the university, there is a University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochshule) in Kaiserslautern. At least one Pakistani student is doing his diplom there in Elektrotechnik (electrical engineering).

Official Webste: [15] (German)

Links

• Detailed info about the city in English: [16] (Wikipedia)
• Official website of the city: [17] (German & some English)
• Kaiserslautern Portal Wiki maintained by people
• Live webcam pics from Stiftsplatz (city center): [18]

General Issues

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:

• Travel-related information (finding cheap tickets)
• Economical means for calling Pakistan (calling cards, telephone codes etc.)
• Visa related FAQ
• Online communities and mailing-lists
• Miscellaneous information, such as contact info for the consulate general of Pakistan