Brunnenkapelle

Brunnenkapelle is a church in Leutenbach, Forchheim, Bavaria. Brunnenkapelle is situated nearby to the spring Moritzquelle, as well as near the locality St. Moritz.

Photo: Olga.navratilova, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: cultural heritage monument D-4-74-147-49 (0) in Leutenbach (Oberfranken), Bavaria
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burgstall Burgstein and Osterbrunnen.

Burgstall Burgstein

Castle

Burgstall Burgstein

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Burgstall Burgstein is a castle, which is situated 400 metres southeast of Brunnenkapelle.

Osterbrunnen

Fountain

Photo: J. Lunau, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Osterbrunnen is a German tradition of decorating public wells or fountains with Easter eggs for Easter. It began in the early 20th century in the Franconian Switzerland region of Upper Franconia but has spread to other regions. Osterbrunnen is situated 2½ km east of Brunnenkapelle.

Ehrenbürg

Nature reserve

Photo: Derzno, CC BY 3.0.

Ehrenbürg is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Moritz and Ortspitz.

St. Moritz

Locality

Photo: Mikmaq, CC BY 3.0.

St. Moritz is a locality.

Ortspitz

Village

Photo: Mikmaq, CC BY 3.0.

Ortspitz is a village.

Leutenbach

Village

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Leutenbach is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.

Brunnenkapelle

Categories: water well, building, historic site, place of worship, chapel-shrine, and religion
Location: Leutenbach, Forchheim, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.70461° or 49° 42′ 17″ north

Longitude

11.1851° or 11° 11′ 6″ east

Open location code

8FXHP53P+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_chapel

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=limited

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Brunnenkapelle” goes by many names.

German: “Moritzbrunnen”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Moritzquelle and St. Moritz.

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