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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.
Brachtendorf | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Brachtendorf within Cochem-Zell district  | |
  Brachtendorf  Brachtendorf | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2019–24) | Eike Gries[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 243 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56761 |
| Dialling codes | 02653 |
| Vehicle registration | COC |
Geography
editThe municipality lies in the Eifel roughly 5 km north of the river Moselle.
History
editSince 1946, Brachtendorf has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Politics
editMunicipal council
editThe 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.[3]
Mayor
editBrachtendorf's mayor is Eike Gries.[1]
Culture and sightseeing
editBuildings
editThe 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
editIn the early 1930s, the village schoolteacher at the time, named Siebenborn, was inspired to set pen to paper with these words:
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Brachtendorf im Tal gelegen, |
Brachtendorf, lying in the dale, |
Clubs
editBrachtendorf 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.
References
edit- ^ a b Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Cochem-Zell, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2009, Gemeinderat
- ^ Directory of Cultural Monuments in Cochem-Zell district
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