Kaiserslautern
Lautre (Palatine German) | |
|---|---|
 City centre of Kaiserslautern | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Kaiserslautern in Rhineland-Palatinate  | |
  Kaiserslautern  Kaiserslautern | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′41″N 7°46′8″E / 49.44472°N 7.76889°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2023–31) | Beate Kimmel[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 139.74 km2 (53.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 101,228 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67655–67663 |
| Dialling codes | 0631, 06301 |
| Vehicle registration | KL |
| Website | kaiserslautern.de |
Kaiserslautern (German pronunciation: [ˌkaɪzɐsˈlaʊtɐn] ; Palatinate German: Lautre) is a town in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is 459 kilometres (285 miles) from Paris, 117 km (73 miles) from Frankfurt am Main, 666 kilometers (414 miles) from Berlin, and 159 km (99 miles) from Luxembourg.
Kaiserslautern is home to about 100,000 people. Additionally, approximately 45,000 NATO military personnel are based in the city and its surrounding district (Landkreis Kaiserslautern).[3]
- ^ Beate Kimmel ist neue Oberbürgermeisterin von Kaiserslautern – Klaus Weichel im Ruhestand, SWR Aktuell, 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ "IMCOM Region Europe — Fact Sheets". U.S. Army Installation Management Command – Europe Region. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008.