What's in a Prague street name

Originally published on X on 3 October 2023.

A vršek is the upper part of something, or a small hill.

And if you want to know you Jan was, take a quick look at day 33: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/09/08/prague-1-day-33-janska/.

So this thread isn’t *too* brief, here’s one of the rare old-school German-language street signs you find round here:

Jánský vršek also formed part of the annual Pražské schody (Prague Stairs) cycling race, where cyclists rode down 190 stairs. And did so again. And again. For an hour plus one circle.

This seems to have been paused since 2019, given the official website is down and the event’s wallpaper on Facebook is currently this:

Here’s some clips of the 2018 event, including Jánský vršek: