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.
Location.
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 Leo Kaiser, and his deputy is Ernst Gräf.
Culture and sightseeing.
Buildings.
The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments:
Poetry.
In the early 1930s, the village schoolteacher at the time, named Siebenborn, was inspired to set pen to paper with these words:
Clubs.
Brachtendorf 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.