An impressive edifice known as Bracht Castle stands out in the centre of the hamlet of Bracht, which has some 100 inhabitants. It was erected as a country seat from 1782 to 1785 by order of Georg Friedrich August Ferrand von Montigny (1705-1790), whose gravestone is to be found in the St. Hubertus Chapel in Weweler. In the 19th century, the von Montigny family left the Eifel and abandoned the castle. Subsequently, it passed into the possession of the great-grandfather of the present-day owner Erwin Kaut. The coat of arms of the von Montigny family, on which swords and a leaping lion are to be seen, can still be found at the rear of the building.
