| Branov | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rakovník |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.0131°N 13.8431°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1551 |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.84 |
| Elevation M: | 309 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 200 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 270 23 |
Branov is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the personal name Bran, meaning "Bran's (court)".[2]
Branov is located about 13km (08miles) southeast of Rakovník and 35km (22miles) 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 546m (1,791feet) 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.
The first written mention of Branov is from 1551.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
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.[4]