Ramstein Carnival Parade

City center

66877 Ramstein

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Time

2 p.m.

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The big Westrich Carnival Parade is the highlight of the annual carnival season in the region. Thousands of visitors line the streets. Colorful floats, walking groups and marching bands including the USAFE Band parade through the city of Ramstein. The 3.2 km (2 miles) long route leads through the city center. Participants will be throwing out candies or handing out drinks to the spectators. It´s time for being crazy, cheering up and having fun. Put on your favorite costume and be a witness of the exceptional atmosphere in downtown Ramstein! The parade takes approximately 2 hours. Parade badges will be sold among the spectators in support of the organizing association, the KARNEVALVEREIN “BRUCHKATZE” Ramstein. After the parade, the carnival celebrations continue at the Congress Center Ramstein with musical entertainment.

Deutsch-Amerikanischer Stammtisch Ramstein

Am Kiefernkopf 20

Ramstein-Miesenbach

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Time

6.30 p.m.

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Our state initiative "Welcome to Rheinland-Pfalz!" hosts regular meetings of the German-American Stammtisch Ramstein with friendly support from local volunteers.

The Stammtisch aims to facilitate the local German-American exchange and provides a recurring forum for Americans and locals to meet and get to know each other. Come out, chat with your neighbors, and learn about the local way of life over dinner!

Join the Facebook group of the Stammtisch to stay in touch: https://goo.gl/jB67r9

Deutsch-Amerikanischer Stammtisch Ramstein

Am Kiefernkopf 20

Ramstein-Miesenbach

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Time

6.30 p.m.

Short description

Our state initiative "Welcome to Rheinland-Pfalz!" hosts regular meetings of the German-American Stammtisch Ramstein with friendly support from local volunteers.

The Stammtisch aims to facilitate the local German-American exchange and provides a recurring forum for Americans and locals to meet and get to know each other. Come out, chat with your neighbors, and learn about the local way of life over dinner!

Join the Facebook group of the Stammtisch to stay in touch: https://goo.gl/jB67r9

Ramstein Spring Festival

Am Neuen Markt

66877 Ramstein

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Time

12 p.m.

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The "Werbering Ramstein" (Ramstein Advertising Association) organizes a Spring Festival on Ramstein´s Market Square located between the Ramstein town hall and the Congress Center Ramstein. Vendors will be grouped around the square offering garden decoration, spring flowers, herbs, plants, and gift ideas.

Deutsch-Amerikanischer Stammtisch Ramstein

Am Kiefernkopf 20

Ramstein-Miesenbach

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Time

6.30 p.m.

Short description

Our state initiative "Welcome to Rheinland-Pfalz!" hosts regular meetings of the German-American Stammtisch Ramstein with friendly support from local volunteers.

The Stammtisch aims to facilitate the local German-American exchange and provides a recurring forum for Americans and locals to meet and get to know each other. Come out, chat with your neighbors, and learn about the local way of life over dinner!

Join the Facebook group of the Stammtisch to stay in touch: https://goo.gl/jB67r9

Deutsch-Amerikanischer Stammtisch Ramstein

Am Kiefernkopf 20

Ramstein-Miesenbach

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Time

6.30 p.m.

Short description

Our state initiative "Welcome to Rheinland-Pfalz!" hosts regular meetings of the German-American Stammtisch Ramstein with friendly support from local volunteers.

The Stammtisch aims to facilitate the local German-American exchange and provides a recurring forum for Americans and locals to meet and get to know each other. Come out, chat with your neighbors, and learn about the local way of life over dinner!

Join the Facebook group of the Stammtisch to stay in touch: https://goo.gl/jB67r9

Pfaffenkreuz

Schernauer Strasse

66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

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Originally the ancient sandstone cross stood in the “Reichswald” forest area where the Ramstein Air Base is located nowadays. In the 1950s when the construction of the air base started the cross was relocated to its present site.

The monument shows the engravings of two symbols – a cup and a book. According to a local legend these symbols commemorate a priest who had fallen victim to robbery and murder on his way to Ramstein.

Freizeitbad AZUR Ramstein

Schernauer Strasse 50

66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

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Opening hours

Monday: 1 - 10 p.m.

Tuesday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Sunday & Holiday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

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The AZUR Water World is a family-friendly indoor and outdoor pool providing year-round recreation for people of all ages.

The indoor area is equipped with a swimmer‘s pool of 25 meters length, a non-swimmer’s pool with massage jets and waterfall shower, a giant slide and a well-spaced area for kids including a water playground, Jacuzzi, steam bath, a sauna area offering scented steam treatments and a restaurant.

Outdoors you will find a large 50 meter long pool with diving platforms, a giant slide as well as a baby and kid's pool. The heated outdoor basin can be used in the winter time as well.

Broadway Kino

Merkurstrasse 9

66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

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At Broadwaykino you can enjoy movies at six theaters with a total of 1.500 seats. All theaters are equipped with the most modern sound and presentation techniques.

Here you can see the latest movies in English while paying in dollars. The spacious lobby with a piano bar contributes to the perfect atmosphere. A huge parking lot with over 500 spaces is available as well.

Phone: 06371 937037

St. Nikolaus

Landstuhler Strasse 10

66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

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The church was built from 1901 to 1903 as the ancient church of the town had become too small for the growing number of inhabitants.

St. Nikolaus Parish Church is sometimes referred to as the “Moorbach Valley Cathedral” by the locals.

Kreuzhofkapelle

Kreuzhof

66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

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The cross and chapel at Kreuzhof are symbols of Ramstein’s Christian roots and traditions.

Congress Center Ramstein

Am Neuen Markt 4

66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

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Ramstein’s cultural and conference center is host to numerous national and international stars every year. The varied stage program including musicals, concerts, shows, plays and programs for kids attracts lots of visitors. The facility has a seating capacity for up to 800 people and was completed in 1986. It is also suitable for conferences, meetings, exhibitions and parties. The "Congress Center" has its own restaurant “Die Bühne”.

The building includes a bowling alley, meeting facilities for senior citizens and young people and classrooms for the community's adult education center which offers a wide variety of subjects. It also accommodates the American housing office and the German post office. The public library providing a comprehensive collection of up to date media is located in the building as well.

Course: Glan-Münchweiler – Kaiserslautern - Eisenberg - Worms

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The Barbarossa Cycleway runs the whole way across the Palatinate, starting on the Rhine in the imperial city of Worms and passing through the Barbarossa city of Kaiserslautern to reach the river Glan at Glan-Münchweiler in the Kuseler Musikantenland region. The cycle route runs the gamut of Palatinate scenery. Coming from Worms, the Rhine Plain is characterised by agricultural use and viticulture. Starting from Ramsen, cyclists pass through the northern Palatinate Forest Nature Park featuring the Eiswoog, an idyllic forest reservoir and popular recreational spot, until the hilly landscape of the Westrich Plateau rises up to the north west of Kaiserslautern.

Key data

Distance: 88 km

Ascent: 886 m

Descent: 1001 m

Course: Ramstein-Miesenbach - Landstuhl - Thaleischweiler-Fröschen

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Medium to difficult due to the steep ascent onto Sickingen Heights.
- 29 km of agricultural roads and forest tracks
- 2 km of cycle paths
- 8 km on urban roads with no cycle paths
- 2 km on rural roads with no cycle paths
- 34 km of asphalt
- 7 km of crushed brick/stone surfaces

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Distance: 40 km

Ascent: 552 m

Descent: 544 m

Docu Center - Center for Documentation and Exhibition of the History of US Americans in the Rhineland-Palatinate

Schernauer Strasse 46

66877 Ramstein

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For over sixty years, the military has shaped and changed the Palatinate region. The “Center for Documentation and Exhibition of the History of U.S. Americans in Rhineland-Palatinate“ is dedicated to scientific research and the imparting of this mutli-faceted history. Unique documents, exhibits and information are being compiled and preserved.

The Docu Center displays this important chapter in German-American and European contemporary history through a professionally designed bilingual exhibition. The exhibition site with several red containers is located next to the Ramstein sports stadium. Here you can find out facts about the development over the past 60 years, the significance of the US clubs, and the air show disaster of 1988. Special exhibitions are presented as well. Free admission!

Point of contact

Phone: 06371 838005

Marktbrunnen

Am Neuen Markt

66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

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The market fountain was created by Professor Gernot Rumpf in 1987. It depicts symbols and objects that are related to the city’s history and traditions: celebrating carnival and the textile industry.

Gänse-Anna-Brunnen

Am Marktplatz

66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

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The "Goose Anna" fountain on Miesenbach’s market square commemorates a poor and underprivileged farmer’s girl from Miesenbach. The bronze figure shows Maria Anna Roos (1877-1944) who was hearing and speech impaired and had to make her living from herding geese.

The fountain was created by Professor Otto Kallenbach in 1988. The historic building next to the fountain formerly housed the town hall of Miesenbach. 

Jakobsbrunnen

66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

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The Jakob's Fountain is a natural monument in the outskirts of Miesenbach. The well with its sandstone frame and the surrounding area were restored by a group of volunteers. The place offers a drinking water supply and has become a popular resting area for hikers and walkers.

John F. Kennedy Platz

John-F.-Kennedy-Platz

66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

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A memorial stone at this square commemorates US president John-F.-Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963.

Seewoog

Waldstrasse

66877 Ramstein-Miesenbach

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Formerly used for fish farming, Seewoog Lake nowadays is an oasis for rest and relaxation for everyone. With its BBQ area, playground, lawn for sunbathing and nice walkways Seewoog Lake attracts the young and old both alike.

A kiosk offers drinks and snacks. With a water surface of 19.000 square meters it is the biggest lake in the Union Community of Ramstein-Miesenbach. A special attraction in the summer months is the water fountain with a height of 8 meters in the center of the lake.