Kaiserslautern

From Foreignliving

Kaiserslautern is a small city in the West of Germany near French border. It is known for the largest US army base in Europe and a huge airfield near it. 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.

Contents 1 Doctors in Kaiserslautern 2 Barbers in Kaiserslautern 3 Food Related Information 3.1 Pakistani/Indian Food stores 3.2 Halal Meat Shops 3.3 Halal Meat Restaurants 3.4 University Mensa 3.5 Fast-food & Snacks 4 Mosques or Praying Areas 5 Information 6 Entertainment 7 University of Kaiserslautern 8 Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern 9 Links 10 General Issues

Doctors in Kaiserslautern

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

Note that since 2005, the patient is 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. Scäfer

Muscular pain

Location: Beethoven str

Timings: Mo, Mi, Fri 8-12

Di 8-12, 14-17:30

Do 8-15:30

• Dr. Metzel

Orthopadic

Location: Richard-Wagner str (behind "Logo" store)

• Dr. Herrmann

Orthopadic

Location: Markt str

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

Food Related Information

Pakistani/Indian Food stores

• Bengali Shop (Green Garden)

Richard-Wagner str

Halal Meat Shops

• Albani Shop

Richard-Wagner str.

• Turkish Shop

Richard-Wagner 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

• Am Hauptbahnhof
• Gewerbegebiet West (behind Saturn)

Mosques or Praying Areas

• Turkish Mosque

Address:

Closest Bus stop: Rosen str. (Bus Route Numbers 2, 5, 7)

Also hosts Eid prayers, although gets crowded.

• Arabic Mosque

Address: Humbold str

Closest Bus stop: Rosen str. (Bus Route Numbers 2, 5, 7) (requires a bit of walking)

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: Westpfalz Verkehrsverbund (WVV)

Website: [5] (no 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]

• 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.

University of Kaiserslautern

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Semester fee for fall semester 2006 is 156.59 euros ([11]), and the fee is supposed to be submitted the following account. 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.

There are currently at least 13 Pakistani students at TU Kaiserslautern (Aug 2006 estimate).

Bachelors (Diplom): 3

Masters: 1

PhD (or mitarbeiter): 9

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

Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern

In addition to the university, there is a FH in Kaiserslautern. At least one Pakistani student is doing his diplom there.

Official Webste: [12] (German)

Links

• Official website of the city: [13] (German & some English)
• Live webcam pics from Stiftsplatz (city center): [14]

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