What's in a Prague street name

Originally published on X on 10 June 2024.

Once upon a time, there was a street called U hradeb na Poříčí. This was partly because it was located near the New Town hradby, AKA fortifications: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/09/prague-1-day-251-hradebni/.

And partly because this street is located in the former settlement of Poříčí: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/10/prague-1-day-272-na-porici/.

In the mid-1400s, there was a house on the street called Stará Štvanice, named after Štvanice, an island just to the north of here (see the map).

It belongs to Prague 7, hence only being mentioned in passing to date.

In the mid-19th century, the house was purchased by a Mr Jan Půta, hence Půtova (Spanish and French speakers may have been hoping for something a bit more salacious. Lo siento).

The street is not the widest, and only has three addresses. Nice colours though (the former Casa Půta is the beige one at number 2).