It lies on the border between the Nízký Jeseník range and Upper Morava Valley.

In 1355 and 1368, the village, then divided into two parts, was sold to Beneš of Wildenberk and was joined to the Bouzov estate In 1379, Dolany was acquired by the newly established Carthusian monastery in Tržek.

[3] The I/46 road (heading from Olomouc to Opava and the Czech-Polish border) passes through the municipality.

The balustrade staircase and the surroundings of the church are decorated with valuable Baroque sculptures from the first half of the 18th century.

[6] The Dolany Castle was originally a late Renaissance feudal residence from 1667, rebuilt in the early Baroque style.