loucna2,
I live in
Paderborn, situated an approx. 3-hour drive north of Wiesbaden. In addition to our population of more than 144,000, some 10,000 Britons, mainly members of the British armed forces and their relatives, live in and around Paderborn, as the "Truppenübungsplatz Senne", a large military training area for cavalry, infantry and special forces (which is being used by various NATO armies), is located only a few miles from Paderborn.