What's in a Prague street name

Originally published on Twitter on 11 October 2022.

V Horní Stromce was built in 1935.

Horní Stromka (‘Upper Tree’) was an estate that appeared in this location around the 16th century. In 1723, it was purchased by a married couple called the Svobodas.

In 1757, during the Seven Years’ War, the homestead was devastated during the Prussian siege of Prague. It was restored and improved on in the early 19th century.

In 1833, two businessmen, Josef Eduard Krug and Josef Bärenreuter, set up a sugar factory and offices here.

In 1895, the estate was purchased by the Vinohrady Credit Union, which sold parts of the land to expand Olšany Cemetery and start building Vinohrady Hospital (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2023/03/02/prague-3-day-165-u-vinohradske-nemocnice/).

The farm was fully demolished some time after 1945. A picture of it in 1928 can be found on https://pamatky.praha.eu/public/78/1a/c6/1008582_140342_Horni_Stromka_1928.jpg.