Obecní úřad Branky.
For the first time, the Gateways are named as a "new village" in 1270. At that time Bishop Bruno, who would reward the "faithful and willing service" of his private Albert, granted Catherine, the surviving widow, with the consent of the Olomouc fief "Komarovice, new village Branky (Branech) with mill, Babice with mill, Tučapy, Pacetluky the mills around Kelch and the eight courts ", so that" her sons, but not her daughters, may also hold them with all tents, tithes, law and all pensions; " for this, however, should give the canons of Olomouc every year "from every field of peace of wheat" as other manns.
However, even before the village was established, there could have been some kind of military patrol in these places, as they used to be, "gates of the earth" on the main roads from country to abroad. The Branches in the valley stretch into the fertile Hana leading; So it could also have been a "gate of the earth" in these places, and the "Gateway" track - not the Gateway - seemed to suggest this.
The man of Catherine Albert Stangho, of Prussia, came with Bishop Brunon to Moravia. His brother Theodoric Stangho was Marshal of Bishop Brunon and received in 1277 Branekesdorf near Blansko. Theodoric, the son of Albert, inherited from the father of the Gate; his sons took part in the dispute against Jan Bishop in 1307.
R. 1349 his name is Vilk (Wolf) from Branek; Elizabeth, his consort, gave him 60 horses of her dowry, which was registered in Dobromilice.
In 1356 there is Alšík (Aleš - Alexius) from Braník (de Branyk), when he was brought to court by Stach of Komárno and Ctibor of Sazan, court at Kelč; He did not appear for any year (standing), and therefore, in the third year, the Manx Court declared that Stach and Ctibor, "received", that is to say, the truth given to them.