Branov

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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50°0′47″N 13°50′35″E / 50.01306°N 13.84306°E / 50.01306; 13.84306Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrict RakovníkFirst mentioned1551Area

• Total14.84 km² (5.73 sq mi)Elevation

309 m (1,014 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total200 • Density13/km² (35/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

270 23

Websitewww.branov.cz

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)".^[2]

Geography

Branov is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southeast of Rakovník and 35 km (22 mi) 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 546 m (1,791 ft) 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.

History

The first written mention of Branov is from 1551.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	447	—
1880	504	+12.8%
1890	564	+11.9%
1900	561	−0.5%
1910	530	−5.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	523	−1.3%
1930	523	+0.0%
1950	363	−30.6%
1961	347	−4.4%
1970	305	−12.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	270	−11.5%
1991	256	−5.2%
2001	215	−16.0%
2011	202	−6.0%
2021	207	+2.5%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

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.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 166.
^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Branov. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rakovník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Petrov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-26.