Brandenberg

Brandenberg

Coat of arms
Brandenberg
Location within Austria
Location within Kufstein district

Coordinates: 47°30′29″N 11°53′27″E / 47.50806°N 11.89083°E / 47.50806; 11.89083Coordinates: 47°30′29″N 11°53′27″E / 47.50806°N 11.89083°E / 47.50806; 11.89083
Country Austria
State Tyrol
District Kufstein
Government
  Mayor Hans Jürgen Neuhauser
Area
  Total 130.18 km2 (50.26 sq mi)
Elevation 919 m (3,015 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 1,504
  Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 6234
Area code 05331
Vehicle registration KU
Website www.brandenberg.
tirol.gv.at

Brandenberg is a municipality in the Austrian state of Tyrol 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 river, a tributary of the Inn River. To the north, it shares a border with Germany. Neighbouring Austrian and German municipalities are Achenkirch, Breitenbach am Inn, Kramsach, Kreuth, Rottach-Egern, Steinberg am Rofan, and Thiersee.

A local specialty is the Prügeltorte cake.

Notable residents

  • Dorothea Binz (1920–1947), German concentration camp officer executed for war crimes.

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