Vranov is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative division Vranov consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Vranov (165) Bezděkov (81) Bučina (11) Doubravice 2.díl (2) Klokočná (11) Mačovice (60) Naháč (0) Údolnice (12) Vranovská Lhota (107)
Etymology The name is derived from the Czech surname Vraný or Vrána, meaning "Vraný's/Vrána's property".
Geography Vranov is located about northeast of Benešov and southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Meduná at above sea level. In the municipality is a system of fishponds supplied by the brook Drhlavský potok.
History The first written mention of Vranov is from 1352, when it was a parish village.
Demographics
Transport The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno runs through the northeastern part of the municipality.
Sights
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.
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