What's in a Prague street name

Pikovická was built in 1991.

Well, I say ‘built’ – it’d be more accurate to say it already existed in 1991, which was the year it was separated from Modřanská (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/09/29/prague-4-day-185-modranska/).

Pikovice is a village on the bank of the Sázava river; the earliest written mention that we have dates back to 1310. It changed hands several times, entering those of the Strahov Monastery (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/09/08/prague-1-day-29-strahovska/) in 1638.

In the 1920s, Pikovice became a popular destination for tramping; in 1942, its inhabitants were forcibly removed as the village became the site of an SS military training ground. The locals returned in 1945.

Nowadays, Pikovice is part of Prague-West.

Back on the street, Pikovická is mainly known for being the home of Braník Train Station.

Praha-Braník was opened in 1882 as Praha-Hodovičky, was connected to Greater Prague in 1922, and was renamed as ‘Braník’ in 1937.

Looking at tomorrow’s timetable, during the daytime there are typically 2-3 trains stopping here per hour.