What's in a Prague street name

Originally published on Twitter on 16 August 2022.

Husinecká was built in 1889.

In 1898, a nearby street, Ambrožova (not the current one which is discussed under https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/21/prague-3-day-68-ambrozova/) was merged into Husinecká.

Husinec (current population approx. 1,400) is a village in the Prachatice district in South Bohemia.

It’s best known as the supposed birthplace of… oh, guess, in 1369.

However, Jan Hus was named after the village, not vice versa – a ‘hus’ is a place where geese (‘husy’) breed. The village was first mentioned (as ‘Hussenecz’) in 1291.

There was a castle here until 1441. As is so often the case, it changed hands multiple times, and was ultimately burned down.

Hus’s family home can still be visited. I’d post a link to the website but Twitter has randomly deemed it potentially harmful.