What's in a Prague street name

Originally published on X on 19 January 2024.

A řezník is a butcher. And butchers were a well-respected group round this area in the Middle Ages. So much so that they formed a guild and ended up purchasing the church on nearby Lazarská: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/09/01/prague-2-day-165-lazarska/.

The name has been in place since the 1400s; before then, the street was called Proti věži (Against the Tower) or Věžní (Tower). Take a look at the New Town Hall from Řeznická and you’ll see why.

This is a short one today, but, let’s be fair, it was due.