What's in a Prague street name

Na Mlejnku was named in 1938.

In 1625, the Dominican Order of St Giles (see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/10/06/prague-1-day-171-jilska/ for a bit more about him and them) came to Braník and acquired the local fortified manor.

At some point, they had a water mill – a vodni mlýn – built. It lasted a good while, being purchased by the Prague Brewers’ Association in 1899; they operated a brewery (what else?) there until 1907.

By 1914, there was a restaurant here called Lázně Mlejnek (the Mlejnek Spa), as evidenced by this advertisement.

In 1919, a swimming pool was established round here by the river, and was called Na Mlýnku, and the mill was rebuilt (but didn’t serve as a mill any longer).

All of this went for good in 1978, when Barrandov Bridge was constructed.

There’s a great picture – and memories – of the swimming pool on https://blog.idnes.cz/vildomec/rozmarne-leto-na-mlejnku-i-cast.Bg16011647.