Brandenberg

Brandenberg
View of Brandenberg
Coat of arms
Location within Kufstein district
Brandenberg Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°30′29″N 11°53′27″E
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Kufstein
Government
• Mayor	Hans Jürgen Neuhauser
Area
• Total	130.17 km2 (50.26 sq mi)
Elevation	919 m (3,015 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	1,523
• 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.