Claim: Altenbrak was first mentioned in 1448 as a smelting site but might go further back to 1227, the last ironworks was closed in 1867.
Evidence: After the last ironworks was closed in 1867 the population became poverty-stricken. The establishment of the village probably goes back further to 1227. Altenbrak was first mentioned in 1448 as a smelting site.