Kaiserslautern: Red Devils, Barbarossa's Palace, and the Palatinate's American-Influenced City
Kaiserslautern has a population around 99,000 and sits in the Westpfalz (Western Palatinate) region of Rheinland-Pfalz. The Kaiserpfalz (Imperial Palace), built under Friedrich Barbarossa in the 1150s, gives the city its name. The 1. FC Kaiserslautern, known as die Roten Teufel (Red Devils), won the Bundesliga in 1998 as a newly promoted team, one of German football's greatest upsets. The Fritz-Walter-Stadion on the Betzenberg is one of the most atmospheric grounds in German football.
Ramstein Air Base, the largest US military installation outside America, is 15 kilometres west. The American military presence has shaped the city and region since 1945; an estimated 50,000 US military personnel and dependents live in the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC). The TU Kaiserslautern is a leading technical university. The Japanischer Garten (Japanese Garden), one of Europe's largest, was created in 2000. The Pfaelzerwald (Palatinate Forest), Germany's largest contiguous forest area, begins at the city's southern edge. Adult companionship follows Rheinland-Pfalz's framework in a city with a significant international military dimension.
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Kaiserslautern has a population around 99,000 and sits in the Westpfalz (Western Palatinate) region of Rheinland-Pfalz. The Kaiserpfalz (Imperial Palace), built under Friedrich Barbarossa in the 1150s, gives the city its name. The 1. FC Kaiserslautern, known as die Roten Teufel (Red Devils), won the Bundesliga in 1998 as a newly promoted team, one of German football's greatest upsets. The Fritz-Walter-Stadion on the Betzenberg is one of the most atmospheric grounds in German football.
Ramstein Air Base, the largest US military installation outside America, is 15 kilometres west. The American military presence has shaped the city and region since 1945; an estimated 50,000 US military personnel and dependents live in the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC). The TU Kaiserslautern is a leading technical university. The Japanischer Garten (Japanese Garden), one of Europe's largest, was created in 2000. The Pfaelzerwald (Palatinate Forest), Germany's largest contiguous forest area, begins at the city's southern edge. Adult companionship follows Rheinland-Pfalz's framework in a city with a significant international military dimension.
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