What's in a Prague street name

Originally published on Twitter on 8 June 2022.

Nad Ohradou was built in 1975.

You can find out about Ohrada, a vineyard that was first mentioned in 1455, and which this street is ‘above’, here: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/19/prague-3-day-11-na-ohrade/.

Except that there’s actually new stuff to say about Ohrada in the month since I originally tweeted about it.

Firstly, the park here was the scene of a commemorative ceremony on 6 June 2022, as it was where paratroopers Kubiš and Gabčík hid both before and after they assassinated Reinhard Heydrich.

Of course, Kubiš and Gabčík had strong local support, too: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/19/prague-3-day-22-zelenky-hajskeho/.

The ceremony was attended by, among others, Zuzana Čaputová (photo taken from https://prazsky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/heydrich-atentat-vyroci-praha-oslavy.html…)

Last time I checked, the posters and displays were still up, and are worth a look.

Secondly, watch out, JzP: there are plans to renovate the park and give it a farmers’ market: https://www.blesk.cz/clanek/regiony-praha-praha-zpravy/714017/na-zizkovske-ohrade-by-mohly-fungovat-farmarske-trhy-starosta-si-preje-i-pamatnik-operace-anthropoid.html.