Brachtendorf
| Brachtendorf | ||
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  Brachtendorf | ||
Location of Brachtendorf within Cochem-Zell district  | ||
| Coordinates: 50°13′54.61″N 7°13′59.3″E / 50.2318361°N 7.233139°ECoordinates: 50°13′54.61″N 7°13′59.3″E / 50.2318361°N 7.233139°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Cochem-Zell | |
| Municipal assoc. | Kaisersesch | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Leo Kaiser | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 267 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 56761 | |
| Dialling codes | 02653 | |
| Vehicle registration | COC | |
Brachtendorf is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kaisersesch, whose seat is in the like-named town.
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in the Eifel roughly 5 km north of the river Moselle.
History
Since 1946, Brachtendorf has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Politics
Municipal council
The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.[2]
Mayor
Brachtendorf’s mayor is Leo Kaiser, and his deputy is Ernst Gräf.[3]
Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:
- Saint Lambert’s Catholic Church (branch church; Filialkirche St. Lambertus), Hauptstraße 18 – quarrystone aisleless church, 1848-1849.[4]
Poetry
In the early 1930s, the village schoolteacher at the time, named Siebenborn, was inspired to set pen to paper with these words:
| German | English translation |
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Brachtendorf im Tal gelegen, |
Brachtendorf, lying in the dale, |
Clubs
Brachtendorf has a lively club life. Besides the two registered clubs, namely the Saint Sebastian Marksmen’s Brotherhood (St. Sebastianus Schützenbruderschaft 1892 e.V.) with its local Brachtendorf chapter and the sport club (Sportverein Blaue Jungs e.V.), there are also the Möhnen (or “women fools”, a Shrovetide/Carnival tradition), the women’s association and the volunteer fire brigade.
