Around Branná, pt. 1 (Alojzovské meadows and Pasák)

To Branna. This means to the foot of Hrubé Jeseník. Where the river with the same name cuts through the gorge is our destination. The small town was founded by prospectors sometime in the 13th century, and soon a castle also grew here, guarding the precious metal deposits and the path that goes through Ramzová to Silesia. Gold ore also gave the name to the castle and the settlement around it. Goldenstein, later simply Kolštejn. The miners have long since left their…