What's in a Prague street name

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Prague 4, day 226: U Ryšánky


U Ryšánky was built in 1935.

Until 1957, U Ryšánky was part of Na usedlosti (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/11/05/prague-4-day-220-na-usedlosti/).

For the story of Ryšánka, see yesterday’s post: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/11/10/prague-4-day-225-k-rysance/.

Ryšánka has also given its name to the surrounding area. The number 13 tram ran round here from 1938 to 1970, when it was closed, as the red line of the metro was under construction, and the authorities decided that having several metro stops near(-ish) made the tramline redundant.

Having spent many recent weekends round here to take photos and do research, I can confirm that I would quite like it if those trams still existed.

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