Brandenberg is a municipality in Tyrol

Tyrol (state)

Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

, in the district Kufstein

Kufstein (district)

The Bezirk Kufstein is an administrative district in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the Kitzbühel district in the southeast, and the Schwaz district in the southwest....

. It consists of the Brandenberg village and the Aschau locality (German: Ortsteil), and has a population of 1523 (2004).

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

Brandenberger Ache

The Brandenberger Ache River is a 22 km long left tributary of the Inn River in the district Kufstein and flows from North to South to the town of Rattenberg where it merges with the Inn River....

 river, a tributary of the Inn River

Inn River

The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres.- Geography :...

. To the north, it shares a border with Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Neighbouring Austrian and German municipalities are Achenkirch

Achenkirch

Achenkirch is a municipality in the Schwaz district of Tyrol, Austria. It is located at the northern end of Lake Achensee....

, Breitenbach am Inn

Breitenbach am Inn

Breitenbach am Inn is a municipality in the Kufstein district of Austria and is located 5.50 km west of Wörgl as well as 19 km southwest of Kufstein. The village has 5 parts and received new parts and house numbers in 2006. It was founded in the middle of the 19th century...

, Kramsach

Kramsach

Kramsach is a municipality in the Kufstein district of Austria, and is located 27 km southwest of Kufstein and 16.5 km west of Wörgl, at the northern side of the Inn River. Its main sources of income are the marble, timber and glass industries, as well as summer tourism. Kramsach is also known as...

, Kreuth

Kreuth

Kreuth is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany.-Schloss Ringberg:The castle Ringberg was owned by the dukes of Bavaria and was donated to the Max Planck Society in 1973.-Wildbad Kreuth:...

, Rottach-Egern

Rottach-Egern

Rottach-Egern is a municipality and town located at Lake Tegernsee in the district of Miesbach in Upper Bavaria, Germany....

, Steinberg am Rofan

Steinberg am Rofan

Steinberg am Rofan is a municipality in the Schwaz district of Tyrol, Austria....

, and Thiersee

Thiersee

Thiersee is a large municipality with an incredible area size of 108.61 km² in the Kufstein district of Austria and is located 5 km west of Kufstein, below the northern border with Bavaria, Germany....

.

A local specialty is the Prügeltorte

Baumkuchen

Baumkuchen is a kind of layered cake. It is a traditional dessert in many countries throughout Europe and is also a popular snack and dessert in Japan...

cake.

External links

• Website of the Brandenberg Tourist Board