Kunžacká was built in 1941.
Similar story to yesterday’s post (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2026/06/03/prague-4-day-392-rodvinovska/): Kunžak is another village in South Bohemia, near Jindřichův Hradec.
It lies on the historical border between Bohemia and Moravia, meaning its inhabitants must spend an awful lot of time talking about how they are so different from each other.
The earliest written mention is from 1288, and the village was previously dominated by German speakers – Kunžak is derived from the German name, Königseck, which means ‘King’s District’.
It functioned as a market village, owned by the lords of Jindřichův Hradec; it suffered badly in the Thirty Years’ War, after which it wasn’t properly restored until the 1670s.
Then, in 1808, the village was almost entirely destroyed by a fire. It bounced back due to the industrial revolution, and, by 1880, it had 2,400 inhabitants (almost all Czech speakers). It’s got slightly fewer now (about 1,500).
Kunžak’s influence has made itself felt remarkably far away for a Czech village – it’s given its name to a small planet, number 11167 if we’re being precise, which was founded in 1998.
It was discovered by Czech astronomer Petr Pravec, who has discovered 350 of these objects, and even has an asteroid named after him.
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