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Remember to honor your mothers Sunday
When mothers get served breakfast in bed or find a nicely set table Sunday it
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Landstuhl May Market lures visitors this weekend
Landstuhl will hold its annual Sickingen May market today through Monday.
Traditionally, the Landstuhl Brass Orchestra will open the event at 4
p.m. with a concert at Neuen Markt. Afterward, city mayor Klaus Grumer
will officially welcome all visitors at 4:30 p.m.
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Witches Night comes to the KMC
Germans observe their Labor Day on Sunday. May 1 is a day to welcome spring and chase away the demons of winter.
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Neu Leiningen, Burg Leiningen: Take the road less traveled
Possibly the most recognized and unvisited castle ruins in Southern
Germany stand just east of Kaiserslautern high above the German Wine
Road.
Lifestyle
Discover the hidden gems of Idar-Oberstein
Long ago, the villages of Idar and Oberstein fused into one gem of a
city that became famous around the world for producing masterpieces from
the raw ores.
As explorers found ever-more fascinating gemstones in Africa, the
Americas, and even Asia, Idar-Oberstein turned itself from mining to
importing then cutting and finishing the stones into high-quality
jewelry and artifacts.
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Wissenbourg: French flair, German coziness at the foot of the Vogese
If you take Parisian street cafe flair and mix it with the coziness of a
small German timber-framed town, you get Wissenbourg. This petit French
village situated at the foot of the Vogese National Park is located
south toward Karlsruhe, and a little over an hour away from
Kaiserslautern. It belongs to the border region of France and Germany,
the Alsace, which has developed its unique mixture of both cultures.
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German breads & Bakeries
When asked by others what my favorite part of living in Germany is, my first response is always,
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Flower Power: Visit the Zweibrücken Rose Garden
William Browne must have been to the Rose Garden in Zweibrücken. What
better place is there to visit after a long cold winter than a park full
of blooming roses? On May 1, the gates open to this picturesque area
with romantic pavilions and little ponds all dedicated to the queen of
flowers.
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Trash pickup days change for holidays
The trash pick up in some villages of the KMC moves as follows due to
the holidays of Good Friday (April 22) and Easter Monday (April 25):
Exchange Rates
Currency Exchange Rates
23 Feb. 2026
Rates provided courtesy Community Bank
| One Dollar buys: |
| Euro: € 0.8288 |
| Pound: £ 0.7246 |
Other currency rates, not available at the Community Bank:
| Czech Krone: | Kč 20.59 |
| Egyptian Pound: | E£ 47.54 |
| Hungarian Forint: | Hf 322.25 |
| Israeli Shekel: | ₪ 3.12 |
| Polish Zloty: | zł 3.47 |
| Turkish Lira: |
₵ 43.8430 |
