What's in a Prague street name

Pacovská was built in 1941.

Pacov is a town of about 4,700 inhabitants in Vysočina Region, 17 kilometres northwest of Pelhřimov.

It flourished during the 1400s and the 1500s, gaining a coat of arms in 1519 and being designated a manor town in 1597.

It eventually became the property of the Discalced Carmelites (find out about them on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/09/08/prague-1-day-39-karmelitska/), until they were forcibly disbanded as part of the Josephine reforms of 1784.

The town got a fresh lease of life in the mid-1800s, thanks to its food and leather industries, as well as the development of the railways.

After World War I, the town did well out of the development of carpentry, and also became known as the birthplace (and ultimate resting place) of Antonín Sova (1864-1928), a poet and the founder of Prague Municipal Library.

Pacov had a relatively large Jewish population, although most of its Jewish inhabitants did not survive WW2. They are commemorated through a Jewish cemetery and the former synagogue.

Noteable locals include Jiří Němec, who made a combined total of 84 appearances for the Czechoslovak and Czech football teams.

Pacov is also the home of Lukáš Vlček, first chairman of STAN and, from 2024 to 2025, Minister of Industry and Trade: https://www.starostove.cz/persons/lukas-vlcek.