Mittelbrunn is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in

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, western

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Verena Chapel

The Verena Chapel (german: Verenakapelle) in Mittelbrunn was first mentioned in 1496. The chapel was partially destroyed in the

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(1618-1648). One last service was celebrated in 1718. Since at least the

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, the

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chapel has been a decayed but eloquent presence in art and aesthetics.

International relations

Mittelbrunn is twinned with: * Saint-Désir-de-Lisieux, France (1981)

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* * {{Authority control Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate 1230s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire Kaiserslautern (district) Populated places established in the 1230s