BRANNA - KOLSTEJN - Touristic information
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kolštejn s.r.o. |
| Prevalent style | Renaissance |
| Short description | Originally a Gothic keep from the 14th century, rebulit, immensely enlarged, especially strenghtened the fortifications in the 16th century. By the end of the 16th century built so called Middle Castle in the ward, added so called Lower Castle in the beginning of the 17th century. Used for technival purposes and let on lease from the 17th century. Rebuilt into flats and school two centuries later. Burnt out on 1926, reconstructed in the 60s of the 20th century. Back in reconstruction since 1998. |
| Expositions | Parts of Lower and Middle castles opened (The black tower with lookout, castle courts with Renaissance arcades, castle chapel with remains of wall paintings, rooms with stuke decor). The ruins if the former keep (cylindric tower, remains of the palace cellars, band fortifications). Little exposition of the keep's history. |
| Interesting detail | From Hynek Bruntálský's motion was this castle to be the shelter for the moravian country folders in the case of war threat. |
| Present condition | Under reconstruction |
| Open for public | With a guide |
| Touristic information | |
| Entrance fee | Full entrance fee: 30 CZK Half entrance fee: 15 CZK |
| Sightseeing tour | Sightseeing tour duration 45 mins. |
| Locations | |
| GPS coordinates | X: 36-43-912 Y: 55-59-626 |
| GPS string | 4359ZA |
| Country | Moravia (Morava) |
| Region | Olomoucký kraj |
| District | Šumperk |
| City | Branná |
| Locations | 23 kms North from Šumperk. |
| Contact | |
| City | Branná 1 |
| ZIP code | 788 25 |
| Phone | +420 604 136324, 603 326508, 608 887250, 777 106138 |
| WWW | sweb.cz/branna/hrad.htm |
| Access and localities | |
| Parking | 0.1 km |
| Bus | 0.2 km |
| Train | 1 km |
| Automapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:100 000 (turistický), strana č. 55 f SHOCART 1:150 000, strana č. 29 d SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 22 a |
| Cyklo-turistická mapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 17 b |
| Turistická mapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 17 b SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 17 b |
| Services | |
| Services |         |
| Barrierless access | 
No |
