Vranov is a municipality and village in

Benešov District Benešov District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Benešov. Administrative division Benešov District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities wit ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Vranov consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Vranov (165) *Bezděkov (81) *Bučina (11) *Doubravice 2.díl (2) *Klokočná (11) *Mačovice (60) *Naháč (0) *Údolnice (12) *Vranovská Lhota (107)

Etymology

The name is derived from the Czech surname Vraný or

Vrána Vrána (feminine: Vránová) is a Czech surname meaning 'crow'. It may refer to: *Alena Vránová (born 1932), Czech actress * Jakub Vrána (born 1996), Czech ice hockey player *Josef Vrana (1905–87), Czech Roman Catholic bishop * Pavel Vrána ( ...

, meaning "Vraný's/Vrána's property".

Geography

Vranov is located about northeast of

Benešov Benešov (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the Konopiště Castle. Administrative division Benešov consists of 15 municipal parts (in brackets population ...

and southeast of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in the

Benešov Uplands The Benešov Uplands or Benešov Hills () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region. It belongs to the largest mesoregions in the country. It is named after Benešov ...

. The highest point is the hill Meduná at above sea level. In the municipality is a system of fishponds supplied by the brook Drhlavský potok.

History

The first written mention of Vranov is from 1352, when it was a parish village.

Demographics

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

passes through the northeastern part of the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Vranov is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. The most valuable part is the

sacristy A sacristy, also known as a vestry or preparation room, is a room in Christianity, Christian churches for the keeping of vestments (such as the alb and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records. The sacristy is us ...

with an

apse In architecture, an apse (: apses; from Latin , 'arch, vault'; from Ancient Greek , , 'arch'; sometimes written apsis; : apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical Vault (architecture), vault or semi-dome, also known as an ' ...

, which was preserved from the original pre-Romanesque church from the 11th century. The church was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 18th century, when the tower added. Neo-Baroque modifications were made in 1905.

References

External links

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