Branná
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Branná
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Goldenstein - Fojtství.jpg
| image_caption = Advocatus' seat
| image_flag = Vlajka obce Branná.gif
| image_shield = Branná_znak.png
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Olomouc
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Šumperk
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|9|12|N|17|0|42|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1325
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 14.56
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 633
| population_as_of = 2025-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}
| population_total = 284
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal codes
| postal_code = 788 25
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.branna.eu/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Branná (until 1949 Kolštejn; {{langx|de|Goldenstein}}) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Geography
Branná is located about {{convert|21|km}} north of Šumperk and {{convert|64|km|abbr=on}} north of Olomouc. It lies in the northern part of the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is a hill at {{convert|842|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The village of Branná is situated on a rocky cliff above the Branná River.
History
Branná (that time known under the name Goldenstein/Kolštejn) was founded around 1282 as a settlement on an old trade route to Silesia.{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.branna.eu/obec/informace-o-obci/historie/|publisher=Obec Branná|language=cs|access-date=2022-01-19}} The first written mention of the Kolštejn Castle is from 1325. The castle was probably built in 1308–1310.{{cite web |title=History of chateau|url=https://chateaugoldenstein.com/tours-and-history-of-chateau/?lang=en|publisher=Chateau Goldenstein|access-date=2022-01-19}}
After the Battle of White Mountain, Kolštejn was confiscated from its owners and acquired by the House of Liechtenstein. During their rule, the town and the castle lost their importance. In 1918, the municipality acquired the castle.
From 1938 to 1945, Kolštejn was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. In 1949, the name of the municipality was changed to Branná.{{cite web |title=Vyhláška č. 3/1950 Sb.|url=https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1950-3|work=Zákony pro lidi|language=cs|access-date=2023-05-24}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1274
|1880|1460
|1890|1428
|1900|1375
|1910|1432
|1921|1246
|1930|1331
|1950|521
|1961|525
|1970|454
|1980|430
|1991|399
|2001|375
|2011|285
|2021|272
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
Sights
File:2016 Kolštejn nádvoří.jpg
The complex of the Kolštejn Castle and Kolštejn Chateau is the main landmark. The castle complex gained its today's appearance in the 15th century, when extensive fortifications were built, and in the early 17th century, when Renaissance chateau buildings and the entrance tower were built. Today the castle complex is in private ownership. The Gothic castle is a ruin open to the public, and the chateau serves as a hotel with restaurant.
A valuable monument is the Advocatus' seat. It is a Renaissance building, dating from the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. Today it is unused.{{cite web |title=Fojtství|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/fojtstvi-12145772|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-04-23}}
The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel was built in the late Renaissance style in 1612–1614. Next to the church are a Neoclassical rectory from 1784 and Baroque statues.{{cite web |title=Kostel archanděla Michaela s farou|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-archandela-michaela-s-farou-534066|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-04-23}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Branná (Šumperk District)}}
- {{official|https://www.branna.eu/}}
{{Šumperk District}}
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