Brachttal is a municipality in the

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The Bracht, a tributary of the Kinzig, flows through the ''Tal'' (valley) so the municipality got the name ''Brachttal.'' Brachttal consists of six parts: * Schlierbach * Neuenschmidten * Hellstein * Spielberg * Udenhain * Streitberg Schlierbach is the biggest part of Brachttal and also the most people live there. The administration and the tourist information of Brachttal (Gemeindeverwaltung Brachttal) are located in Schlierbach. Schlierbach is well known for its ceramic manufacture, the '' Waechtersbach ceramics''. Next to the manufacture there is a tegut-market, the only supermarket in Brachttal. In Spielberg and Streitberg there are ceramic museums. In Neuenschmidten is ''

Schloss ''Schloss'' (; pl. ''Schlösser''), formerly written ''Schloß'', is the German term for a building similar to a château, palace, or manor house. Related terms appear in several Germanic languages. In the Scandinavian languages, the cognate ...

Eisenhammer'' and an old big oak with a scope of 7.88 meters (25.853 ft) in 2014. Today the

is empty and it is offered for sale. The famous '' Vogelsberger Südbahnradweg'' leads through Schlierbach and Hellstein. This

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is built on a closed railway, the '' Vogelsberger Südbahn'' which was a rail connection between

Wächtersbach The town of Wächtersbach is part of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. In 1982, the town hosted the 22nd ''Hessentag'' state festival. Location Wächtersbach lies between the Spessart and the Vogelsberg Mountains in the middle Kinzig val ...

and Hartmannshain. There is a buslinie to Schlierbach which starts at Wächtersbach station. The bus stop ''Schlierbach Rathaus'' is in front of the administration (Gemeindeverwaltung Brachttal). More information is available by the

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Politics

Sister cities

* Rybachy, Russia – since March 2015

Coordinates/Maps of POI

* Administration/Tourist Information of Brachttal (Gemeindeverwaltung Brachttal): * Ceramics museum Spielberg: * Ceramics museum Streitberg: * Waechtersbach ceramics factory outlet: * Schloss Eisenhammer: * Big old oak: * Public kneipp basin: File:Waechtersbacher Keramik - 2. Verwaltungsgebäude - 3265.jpg, Waechtersbach ceramics - ceramic manufacture File:Waechtersbacher Keramik - Verwaltungsgebäude - 3265.jpg, Waechtersbach ceramics - administration buildings File:Brachttal Schloss Eisenhammer01.jpg, ''

Eisenhammer'' in Neuenschmidten File:Vulkan225a.jpg, The Vogelsberger Südbahnradweg File:Vulkan227a.jpg, The old locomotive in Birstein next to the cycle track

References

Municipalities in Hesse Main-Kinzig-Kreis {{Hesse-geo-stub