![Fritz-Walter-Stadion from Hertelsbrunner Hof](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Fritz-Walter-Stadion_from_Hertelsbrunner_Hof.jpg)
The Betzenberg () is a 285-metre-high hill in the German city of
Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern (; Palatinate German: ''Lautre'') is a city 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 from Paris, from Frankfur ...
. It rises about 50 metres above the city and gives its name to the quarter in which it stands. It was well known because it also gave its name to what is now the
Fritz Walter Stadium (formerly the Betzenberg Stadium or, colloquially, the ''Betze'').
Hill
The Betzenberg lies south of
Kaiserslautern Central Station
Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof is a through- station in the German city of Kaiserslautern and one of seven stations in the city. It is a stop on the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn and Deutsche Bahn’s Intercity-Express network and a hub for all the regional t ...
and the main railway axis from
Ludwigshafen
Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (; meaning " Ludwig's Port upon Rhine"), is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it form ...
to
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...
. The southern end of the Betzenberg transitions into the
Palatine Forest.
City quarter
![Betzenberg Kantstraße and Hegelstraße](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Betzenberg_Kantstra%C3%9Fe_and_Hegelstra%C3%9Fe.jpg)
Kaiserlautern's Betzenberg quarter is fairly young. It was laid out in 1967; only the built-up area below and around the Fritz Walter Stadium is older. In order to create the district, parts of the former Palatinate Forest
protected landscape
Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although th ...
that were not part of the
Palatine Forest Nature Park (both placed under conservation orders in 1967) were incorporated.
Sights
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Fritz Walter Stadium
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Betzenberg Wildlife Park
The Betzenberg Wildlife Park (german: Wildpark am Betzenberg) in Kaiserslautern, Germany, was founded in 1970 with the aim of enabling the population to observe native species of animals - including those that used to live wild around Kaiserslauter ...
* Bremerhof, destination on the southern edge of the district
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Humberg Tower
The Humberg Tower is an observation tower on the Humberg hill, 425 metres (1,400 feet) high, to the south of the city of Kaiserslautern in southwest Germany.
The idea of building a tower on the Humberg (already in those days a favourite hill amo ...
, an observation tower on the northern edge of the Palatine Forest Nature Park
References
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Mountains and hills of the Palatinate Forest
Kaiserslautern
Mountains and hills of Rhineland-Palatinate