The Kaiserslautern Basin[1] (German: Kaiserslauterer Senke) is part of the link between Lorraine and the northern Upper Rhine Lowland.
In the centre of the Kaiserslautern Basin lies the Landstuhl Marsh (Landstuhler Bruch), also called the West Palatine Moor Depression ( Westpfälzische Moorniederung) or Westrich Moor Depression (Westricher Moorniederung).
[2] The basin extends in length from east to west for about 50 kilometres from the area around Bexbach to Alsenborn.
[3] The region, which lies entirely within bunter sandstone, was cultivated 200 years ago.
The many small wells in and around the city of Kaiserslautern emerged when the basin was partially drained, as many natural springs were fed into pipes.