Brandenberg is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n state of
Tyrol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...
in the district
Kufstein. It consists of the ''Brandenberg'' village and the ''Aschau'' locality (German: ''Ortsteil'').
Brandenberg was first mentioned in 1140, and became an independent municipality in the beginning of the 19th century. The municipality is located in the valley of the
Brandenberger Ache
The Brandenberger Ache is a river of Bavaria, Germany, and of the Kufstein District, Tyrol, Austria.
It is a long left tributary of the Inn. It starts as the outflow of the Spitzingsee in southern Bavaria, and flows from North to South to the to ...
river, a tributary of the
Inn River
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, image_caption = Lower Inn valley from Rattenberg castle
, source1_location = Swiss Alps (Lägh dal Lunghin)
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, mouth_location = Danube (Passau)
, mo ...
. To the north, it shares a border with
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. Neighbouring Austrian and German municipalities are
Achenkirch
Achenkirch is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was histo ...
,
Breitenbach am Inn
Breitenbach am Inn (Central Bavarian: ''Broadnbåch am Inn'') is a municipality in the Kufstein district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 5.5 km west of Wörgl and 19 km southwest of Kufstein
Kufstein (; Central Bavarian: ''Kufsto ...
,
Kramsach,
Kreuth,
Rottach-Egern,
Steinberg am Rofan
Steinberg am Rofan is a municipality and a small village in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The main economic factors are tourism and agriculture.
As of 2022, the municipality had 288 inhabitants plus tourists.
... "am Rofan" ...
, and
Thiersee
Thiersee is a large municipality in the Kufstein district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 5 km west of Kufstein, below the northern border with Bavaria, Germany.
The village was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1224 and ...
.
A local specialty is the ''
Prügeltorte'' cake.
References
External links
Website of the Brandenberg Tourist Board
Cities and towns in Kufstein District
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