Branov

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 13 km southeast of Rakovník and 35 km 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 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.

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.