Mittelbrunn

Mittelbrunn is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality of Landstuhl.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms
• 3.4 partner communities

• 4.1 Structures
• 4.2 Sport
• 4.3 Regular events

• 5.1 traffic

Geography

Mittelbrunn located on the edge of the Palatinate forest 17 ​​km south-west of Kaiserslautern. The municipality also includes the living spaces means Brunner mill and Mühlbergerhof.

History

Middle Ages

The first written record of the village Mittelbrunn dates back to 1230, when a knight Volmar had the name "by means Burn" adopted after his possessions or his background. The actual birth of the village, however, lies further back. Mittelbrunn originated as a settlement at the same time Landstuhl. Its beginning is therefore probably in the 7th century, possibly around the year 630 certificates oldest human life on the one hand as " Long Stone " called menhir, a signpost of a mountain road from the oldest still pre-Roman times. In addition, the trail is another testimony oldest human settlement. Then there is the so-called " chair ", according to different research results, a Frankish hundred thing instead.

Around the year 1160 was in Landstuhl Castle Nanstein. Mittelbrunn belonged from the beginning to the resulting newly formed Office Nanstein. In the further course of history Mittelbrunn repeatedly served as a pledge object noblemen. So it was pledged, among other things in 1402 to the Abbey Wörschweiler. In 1484 the Walter Junker views of Lichtenberg sold his share of the village to the Knights of Schweickard SICKINGEN. However, its share was only one-sixth as the division of villages into different dominions was quite common at that time. Other part owners means Brunns have included Duke Ludwig I of Zweibrücken and Hartmann Bayer of Boppard. At times, there was also half of the village belonged to the lords of Oberstein. This part means Brunn was pledged to the German Order Coming Maria Einsiedel in 1516. The famous knight Franz von Sickingen had at that time also sixth in the village. Only in 1589 came Mittelbrunn then as a whole in the possession of the Sickinger.

Modern Times

In the Thirty Years' War, the houses were deserted in Mittelbrunn as in all localities of the Western Palatinate or were burned, their inhabitants perished in misery and distress, a few saved themselves by flight.

In the years 1670-1680 the families Feick, Gerhard, Heintz and steel are again located in Mittelbrunn, names that were earlier represented here.

The second half of the 17th century was marked by steady upward trend under sickingscher supremacy. In addition, there were often confessional friction between Catholics and Protestants. Following the during the French occupation by French troops Reunionspolitik the rights of Protestants were heavily concentrated. So there was in 1692 a decree that all marriages between Protestants and Catholics married a Catholic and all children should be baptized a Catholic from such. As had after the Peace of Ryswick in 1697 the French again move away, the Lords of SICKINGEN have some of the provisions in question the religion and even exacerbated. The Evangelical any public exercise of religion was forbidden, Protestant clergy were not allowed to enter Mittelbrunn. This condition resulted in ever louder protest of the local Protestants. Finally, after numerous notices of appeal to the Representation of the Protestant states in the imperial government in Regensburg in 1790, there was an agreement with the men of SICKINGEN. Was seat of a Lutheran pastor Mittelbrunn for the so-called small dish.

Demographics

The development of the population of Mittelbrunn, the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Mittelbrunn consists of twelve council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 of personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Mayor

Franz Walter Altherr (CDU ) since 1978 has been mayor of Mittelbrunn.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the arms is: " About half round brick red stone fountain with flowing blue water as a sign foot, black and silver split, right five silver Bollen 2:1:2, left a continuous black cross ".

It was established in 1960 approved by the Mainz Ministry of Interior. The Bollen remember the former local lords, the lords of SICKINGEN.

Partner communities

Since 1980, a partnership with the French town of St. Desir de Lisieux in Normandy. The annual change of each mutual visit trips take place on Pentecost weekend.

Culture and sights

Structures

See list of cultural monuments in Mittelbrunn

Sports

Prescribed for the sport of football has become the first FC was founded in 1946 Mittelbrunn. The association has with his lawn "In the Finster Dell " together with MATCHING Sports home on one of the most scenic sports facilities in the region. The biggest success of the club was the championship in the B-Class Kaiserslautern with the associated rise in the A-Class in 1979.

Regular events

As usual in southern Germany, also Mittelbrunn celebrates an annual church fete. The fixed date for this is always the first weekend in September. In addition, throughout the year numerous other festivals and events in the local clubs take place. Highlights here are the held from 30 April to May 1 " Dance into May " in the agricultural machinery hall, and the last weekend in July celebrated " distiller hard " in the heart of the village.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

• The community is through the A 62 (Exit: Landstuhl Atzel ) connected to the motorway network.
• The public transport system is integrated into the transport association Rhein- Neckar. Nearest station is Landstuhl.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Theo Gries ( b. 1961 ), football player