Brachttal is a municipality in the

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The Bracht, a tributary of the Kinzig, flows through the ''Tal'' (valley) so the municipality got the name ''Brachttal.'' Brachttal consists of six parts: * Schlierbach * Neuenschmidten * Hellstein * Spielberg * Udenhain * Streitberg Schlierbach is the biggest part of Brachttal and also the most populous. The administration and the tourist information of Brachttal (Gemeindeverwaltung Brachttal) are located in Schlierbach. Schlierbach is well known for its ceramic manufacture, the '' Waechtersbach ceramics''. Next to the manufacture there is a tegut-market, the only supermarket in Brachttal. In Spielberg and Streitberg there are ceramic museums. In Neuenschmidten is ''

Schloss ''Schloss'' (; pl. ''Schlösser''), formerly written ''Schloß'', is the German term for a building similar to a château, palace, or manor house. Related terms appear in several Germanic languages. In the Scandinavian languages, the cogn ...

Eisenhammer'' and an old big oak with a scope of 7.88 meters (25.853 ft) in 2014. Today the

is empty. The famous '' Vogelsberger Südbahnradweg'' leads through Schlierbach and Hellstein. This

cycle track A cycle track or cycleway (''British'') or bikeway (''mainly North American''), sometimes historically referred to as a sidepath, is a separate route for cycles and not motor vehicles. In some cases cycle tracks are also used by other users such ...

is built on a closed railway, the '' Vogelsberger Südbahn'' which was a rail connection between

Wächtersbach The town of Wächtersbach () is part of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. In 1982, the town hosted the 22nd ''Hessentag'' state festival. Location Wächtersbach lies between the Spessart and the Vogelsberg Mountains in the middle Kinzig ...

and Hartmannshain. There is a buslinie to Schlierbach which starts at Wächtersbach station. The bus stop ''Schlierbach Rathaus'' is in front of the administration (Gemeindeverwaltung Brachttal). More information is available by the

Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund The Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) is a List of German transport associations, transport association that covers the Public transport, public transport network of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt Rhine-Main area in Germany. Its head offi ...

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Sister cities

* Rybachy, Russia – since March 2015

Coordinates/Maps of POI

* Administration/Tourist Information of Brachttal (Gemeindeverwaltung Brachttal): * Ceramics museum Spielberg: * Ceramics museum Streitberg: * Waechtersbach ceramics factory outlet: * Schloss Eisenhammer: * Big old oak: * Public kneipp basin: File:Waechtersbacher Keramik - 2. Verwaltungsgebäude - 3265.jpg, Waechtersbach ceramics - ceramic manufacture File:Waechtersbacher Keramik - Verwaltungsgebäude - 3265.jpg, Waechtersbach ceramics - administration buildings File:Brachttal Schloss Eisenhammer01.jpg, ''

Eisenhammer'' in Neuenschmidten File:Vulkan225a.jpg, The Vogelsberger Südbahnradweg File:Vulkan227a.jpg, The old locomotive in

Birstein Birstein is a municipality on the northeastern edge of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany with approximately 6,600 inhabitants. It was the home of the former principality of Isenburg-Birstein. Geography Location The town lies at the souther ...

next to the cycle track

References

Municipalities in Hesse Main-Kinzig-Kreis {{Hesse-geo-stub