Brachtendorf
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
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.Mayor
Brachtendorf's mayor is Eike Gries.Culture and sightseeing
Buildings
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:- Saint Lambert’s Catholic Church, Hauptstraße 18 – quarrystone aisleless church, 1848-1849.
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 |
Brachtendorf im Tal gelegen, an des Brohlbachs muntrem Lauf. Sanfte Hügel Dich umhegen; liebend fällt mein Blick darauf. | Brachtendorf, lying in the dale, on the Brohlbach's lively course. Gentle hills surround you; Lovingly falls my gaze thereon. |