Branná - Nad Vápenkou quarry

Today, the small town of Branná is seen mainly as a tourism center and a starting point for the highest parts of Hrubé Jeseník and Rychlebské mountains. However, its original name Kolštejn (Goldenstein) reveals that it originated as a place of prospecting activity. After a short period of mining of precious metals (i.e. gold) came a period when more common materials were mined after all. Although nothing is mined in the area today, however...