Branov is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Bran, meaning "Bran's (court)".

Geography

Branov is located about southeast of Rakovník and west of Prague. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Křivoklát Highlands, only the northern part lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Vysoký Tok at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Berounka River, which forms the northern municipal border. The entire municipality lies in the

Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area ( cs, Chráněná krajinná oblast Křivoklátsko, usually abbreviated as Křivoklátsko PLA) is a protected landscape area in the Czech Republic. It lies in the western part of the Central Bohemian Region a ...

History

The first written mention of Branov is from 1551.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

There are no important historical monuments in the municipality. Among the protected cultural monuments are a wooden barn from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, a wooden homestead from the same period, and an archaeological site of a gord called Zpropadený zámek.

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* {{authority control Villages in Rakovník District