What's in a Prague street name

Na Lysinách was built in 1925.

When talking about humans and their heads, a ‘lysina’ is a bald spot.

When talking about landscapes, a ‘lysina’ is a forest area without vegetation, and so the area around here was once known as such.

Based on my walk around the area last weekend (and a new record for ‘time walked before finding a single damn street sign’), I’d agree, while conceding that this particularly long January is not the best time to judge an area’s greenery or lack thereof.

We’ve been in ‘lysina’ territory already in Nusle: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/06/24/prague-4-day-126-na-lysine/.

Back on Na Lysinách, number 2 is a standout (photo by Wikipedia user Packa): https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vila_Anton%C3%ADna_Ho%C5%99ovsk%C3%A9ho#/media/Soubor:Na_Lysin%C3%A1ch_str_4,_Prague_Hodkovi%C4%8Dky.jpg.

It was built in 1921 for Antonín Hořovský, who was manager of Žluté lázně in Podolí (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/07/05/prague-4-day-137-podolske-nabrezi/).

Also interesting is number 15, built for Czech film director Martin Frič  (1902-1968): https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/fricova-vila-v-hodkovickach.