What's in a Prague street name

Na Ostrůvku was built in 1906.

An ‘ostrůvek’ is an island, but a small one – so you might wish to call it an islet (relatedly, a ‘dopravní ostrůvek’ is a traffic island).

As you can see from the map above, we’re nowhere near the Vltava. However, we are very close to (as in ‘right next to’) the Botič stream, which is one of the longest streams in Prague (a primer on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/26/prague-2-day-115-boticska/).

The Botič also gets an indirect mention in Kde domov můj, the Czech national anthem.

And, once upon a time, there was an islet, or ostrůvek, here. It must have been pretty tiny.

One of the houses on the street – number 4 – is a cultural monument. It’s a Neo-Renaissance building, built in 1902 based on a design by one Antonín Fric.