News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Residents living off-base might experience some weird things happening in their neighborhood Wednesday night. Residents should keep a watchful eye on their houses and vehicles Wednesday when Germans observe “Hexennacht,” or Witches Night.
The powerful Rhine River once supported the Roman Empire. Today, its superb nature, wine and history are within easy reach; it’s just an hour’s drive from the KMC.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, on a visit to the spa town of Baden-Baden in Germany, once remarked, “Baden-Baden is so nice you have to name it twice.”
Located in Berchtesgaden, Germany, resting 6,017 feet high upon the Kehlstein Mountain is the “Eagles Nest,” also called the Kehlsteinhaus. Just looking at the Eagle’s Nest, one can easily think of it as “just a restaurant,” but it is more than that.
Some agree there’s nothing bigger, nothing better and nothing more fun than the Stuttgart Spring Festival.
The Easter holidays are just around the corner. In Germany, Easter week starts with Holy Thursday, which Germans call “Gründonnerstag,” or green Thursday.
More than 100 artisans from all over Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg will present their diversity of ceramic works from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the center of Homburg.
The City of Sankt Wendel located in the state of Saarland will hold its annual Easter market 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today to Sunday. Stores will be open 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
The wine growing community of Freinsheim will celebrate its annual blossom fest under the motto, “Cooking, Arts, Wine,” Saturday and Sunday.
The Window to Rheinland-Pfalz information counter at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center offers its visitors new English information material about sights and events in the local region.
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