What's in a Prague street name

Mezilesní was built in 1931.

We’re between (mezi) two forests (lesy) here.

The first one is Kunratický les or Michelský les, as described on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/12/20/prague-4-day-265-zalesi/ (which is ‘behind’ the forest, whatever you want to call it).

The second is the grove in the valley of Kunratický potok, which there are some nice pictures of on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/11/23/prague-4-day-238-za-mlynem/ (much nicer than any photos that I took in a rather cold and rainy Lhotka today).

Until 1947, the street was called Na planině, due to the street’s being on a plain.