What's in a Prague street name

Originally published on Twitter on 28 July 2022.

Na Třebešíně was built in 1925.

It’s mainly in Prague 10, but street signs don’t lie. Also, it was originally designated as a square.

Třebešín is the name of the residential district located here on a long hill. It’s significantly more villa-based than the areas that surround it.

Before 1914, this area was just fields; the first houses were recorded in 1926.

The origins of the name Třebešín aren’t clear, but it was first mentioned on a map in 1841.

There’s a district of Hradec Králové called Třebeš, however, and that was originally called Střebeš – which leads me to wonder if Třebešín’s name has something to do with stříbro, i.e. silver.

A park on this street (admittedly in the Prague 10 part) is named after Jiří Karen (1920-2000), a poet who, in addition to his Czech works, also published several volumes in Esperanto.