Branov is a municipality and village in RakovnÃÂk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
The name Branov is derived from the personal name Bran, meaning "Bran's (court)".
Branov is located about southeast of RakovnÃÂk and west of Prague. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Kà Âivoklát Highlands, but the northern part extends into the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Vysoký Tok at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Berounka River, which forms its northern border, and entirely within the Kà Âivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Branov is from 1551.
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Among Branov's protected cultural monuments are two wooden barns from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, a homestead formed by wooden buildings from the 18thâÂÂ19th centuries and the archaeological site of a gord called Zpropadený zámek.