Vrané Nad Vltavou: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Vrané Reservoir stretches 12 kilometres along the Vltava and 3 kilometres along the Sázava. In Vrané nad Vltavou, this waterscape, a long history of settlement and evidence of the area’s industrial history come together.

History

The settlements of Vrané, then called Vraný, and Skochovice are already mentioned in the founding charter of Břevnov Monastery from 993. The Church of St George preserves a Romanesque apse and a Gothic saddle portal; it was remodelled in the Baroque style in the 17th century.

The village’s paper-making history is also closely linked to earlier uses: the paper mill in Vrané nad Vltavou was founded on the site of a former mill. Its foundation stone was laid in 1837, and the first paper machine was in operation the following year. The Vrané hydropower plant was built in 1936 as the first major hydropower plant on the Vltava.

Culture

Since 1997, concerts have been held in the Church of St George as part of the Vranské hudební jaro concert series. Stará škola continues its cultural programme with concerts, exhibitions, art courses and other courses.

In front of the former paper mill site stands an information board about the Strojní papírna Synů Bohumila Haase.

Water

The Vrané waterworks has two lock chambers for shipping. Boat traffic on the Vltava passes through them, overcoming a difference in elevation of 8 metres.

The passenger ferry in Vrané nad Vltavou is one of the few non-motorised ferries on the Vltava and shortens the crossing of the Vltava to Strnady. In 1909, the existing raft and boat crossing in Vrané nad Vltavou was transferred by contract from the paper mill’s ownership to the municipality of Vrané nad Vltavou free of charge under certain conditions.

Nature

In the surroundings of Vrané nad Vltavou, Zvolská Homole is a nature reserve with numerous rare plant and insect species. Also in the area, the Zvolská Homole educational trail presents the geology of the rocks and the Vltava canyon, plants of the rocky steppes, the importance of the forest and trees, and the life of ants on fourteen information boards.

The Jarov–Vrané nad Vltavou cycle path is 1,170 metres long, runs along the Vltava, connects to the existing section of the Praha–Zbraslav cycle path and ends in Vrané nad Vltavou.

Other Places

The wider destination area also includes Vestec, Ohrobec, Holubice, Úhonice, Okor, Trnová, Lety and Řitka.

To the wider travel overview: Okres Praha-Západ.