Brattendorf originated as a knight’s estate and was first mentioned in a document in 1317. Anyone interested in the history of local places will find a specific point of reference here. You can rent a vacation apartment in Brattendorf.
Location and Connections
Brattendorf lies between Priemäusel and Süßberg in the central part of the municipality of Auengrund. The village is located directly on the B4 federal highway.
Culture and Surroundings
Upper Heldritt Castle is located in the vicinity of Brattendorf. Ersteberg, Schmiedtswiesenkopf, Audeberg, and Großer Burgberg are also located in the surrounding area.
Further afield in the region are Callenberg Castle, the European Museum of Modern Glass, and Falkenegg Castle.
Brattendorf’s village church stands on the edge of the village.
Brattendorf has a traditional bakehouse associated with the baking of cakes and onion tart at an annual local festival.
Geographical Setting
Auengrund lies on the southern slope of the Thuringian Forest in the Henneberg-Franconian region, between Eisfeld and Schleusingen, on the B4, an important connection between Thuringia and Upper Franconia.
Brattendorf formerly had a railway station on the narrow-gauge railway to Schönbrunn. Trains stopped there from 1890 to 1967; the former station building is now a residential house.
Discover more local pages: Wiedersbach, Schwarzbach.
