The municipality lies in the Eifel roughly 5 km north of the river Moselle.

The following are listed buildings or sites in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Directory of Cultural Monuments: In the early 1930s, the village schoolteacher at the time, named Siebenborn, was inspired to set pen to paper with these words: Brachtendorf im Tal gelegen, an des Brohlbachs muntrem Lauf.

Sanfte Hügel Dich umhegen; liebend fällt mein Blick darauf.

Besides the two registered clubs, namely the Saint Sebastian Marksmen's Brotherhood (St. Sebastianus Schützenbruderschaft 1892 e.V.)

with its local Brachtendorf chapter and the sport club (Sportverein Blaue Jungs e.V.