Brandenberg

Brandenberg extends on a sunny elevated plain, only a stone’s throw from Kramsach.

Altitude: 919 m asl

The municipal area of Brandenberg consists of the five villages Aschau, Pinegg, Oberberg, Unterberg and Dorf. First mentioned in 1140 AD the village, which mainly is comprised of forest, has been a centre for lumber industry up to the mid 20th century. The tree trunks used to be transported on the Brandenberger Ache river.

A popular activity in summertime is hiking, as there are numerous popular destinations in the surroundings such as the Erzherzog-Johann chasm as well as the Tiefenbach and Kaiserklamm gorges. The latter as well as the 500-year-old “Kaiserhaus” house are meant to remind of the Emperor Franz Joseph I, who started his hunt in this area. The gorge can be experienced along the existing trails, and also kayak tours and rafting as well as wild water swimming are possible. From Brandenberg you can also access the Bike Trail Tirol as well as the famous Adlerweg hiking trail. However, those who seek refreshment can really look forward to the Brandenberger Ache river or the nearby Reintal lakes with Lake Krummsee and Lake Berglsteinersee.

In winter the environs of Brandenberg offer great cross-country trails as well as winter hiking trails taking promenaders across the snow-covered and scenic landscape. Likewise popular are the exercising ski slope with skilift as well as the toboggan run. And if it gets too cold, we recommend you to simply warm up with a mulled wine in the refuge at the toboggan run. By the way, every guest of the beautiful Alpbachtal valley gets the so-called “Alpbachtal Seenland Card”, which makes you benefit from various discounts and offers, making you e.g. access the indoor pool of Alpbach!

Our recommendation: a real delicacy of Brandenberg is the so-called “Prügeltorte” cake, also known as “Baumkuchen”, which is a kind of layered cake, baked on the open flame. The basic ingredients of this cake are butter, eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt and flour.