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Horní Branná

Coordinates: 50°36′30″N 15°34′18″E / 50.60833°N 15.57167°E / 50.60833; 15.57167
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Horní Branná
Municipality
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Coordinates: 50°36′30″N 15°34′18″E / 50.60833°N 15.57167°E / 50.60833; 15.57167
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictSemily
First mentioned1350
Area
 • Total
20.86 km2 (8.05 sq mi)
Elevation
459 m (1,506 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,868
 • Density89.55/km2 (231.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
512 36, 514 01
Websitewww.hbranna.cz

Horní Branná (German: Brennei) is a municipality and village in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Horní Branná consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Horní Branná (1,298)
  • Valteřice (540)

Etymology

The name Branná is derived from the Old Czech adjective brenná, meaning 'muddy (water)'. The prefix horní ('upper') distinguishes the village from neighbouring Dolní Branná ('lower Branná').[3]

Geography

Horní Branná is located about 38 kilometres (24 mi) southeast of Liberec. It lies mostly in the Giant Mountains Foothills, only the northern part of the municipal territory extends into the Giant Mountains. The highest point is at 707 m (2,320 ft) above sea level. The built-up area is situated in the valley of the Sovinka Stream.

History

The first written mention of Horní Branná is in a document of the diocese of Prague, taken in the years 1344–1350.[4] From 1387 to 1606, Horní Branná was owned by the Waldstein family.[5]

Demographics

Transport

The I/14 road (the section from Liberec to Trutnov) runs through the municipality.

Horní Branná is located on the railway line from Trutnov to Kolín.[8]

Sights

The Church of Saint Nicholas is the oldest church in the Giant Mountains Foothills area. It was built in 1557, when it replaced an old wooden church. The tower was added in 1700.[9]

The Horní Branná Castle was built as a Renaissance aristocratic residence in the second half of the 16th century. The sgraffito decoration dates from 1582. In 1627–1628, Kristina Poniatowská lived on the castle and was visited by John Amos Comenius. Today the building is used for commercial purposes.[10]

The Baroque hospital was built in 1709 by Count Harrach for the count's elderly servants. In 1987, the hospital was demolished and replaced by its copy. Only the original Chapel of Saint Aloysius has been preserved.[11]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). pp. 165–166.
  4. ↑ "Od nejstarších dob" (in čeština). Obec Horní Branná. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  5. ↑ "Valdštejnové" (in čeština). Obec Horní Branná. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  6. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Station details Horní Branná". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  9. ↑ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  10. ↑ "Zámek" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  11. ↑ "Špitál" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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