| Vranov | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Benešov |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.8533°N 14.7769°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1352 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.49 |
| Elevation M: | 356 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 427 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 257 22, 257 24 |
Vranov is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
The villages and hamlets of Bezděkov, Bučina, Doubravice 2.díl, Klokočná, Mačovice, Naháč, Údolnice and Vranovská Lhota are administrative parts of Vranov.
The name is derived from the Czech surname Vraný or Vrána, meaning "Vraný's/Vrána's property".[2]
Vranov is located about 10km (10miles) northeast of Benešov and 27km (17miles) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Meduná at 500m (1,600feet) above sea level. There is a system of fishponds supplied by the brook Drhlavský potok.
The first written mention of Vranov is from 1352, when it was a parish village.[3]
The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the northeastern part of the municipality.
The main landmark of Vranov is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. The most valuable part is the sacristy with an apse, 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.[3] [4]