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Prague 2, day 47: Záhřebská
Originally published on Twitter on 23 December 2022. Záhřebská was built in 1872. Until 1880, this was Hrabova, after Josef Hraba (born 1815), a hotelier who owned the land upon which the street was built (and who died the year before it was). Then, until 1926, it was Klicperova, after Václav Kliment Klicpera (1752-1859), a Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 111: Pod Vítkovem
Originally published on Twitter on 12 August 2022. Pod Vítkovem was built in 1872. It was known as Vítkov until 1947, and as ‘under Vítkov’ ever since. So here are the new facts about the memorial as promised during https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/12/04/prague-3-day-106-u-pamatniku/. The Nazis seized the lower buildings of the Museum in 1939, but somehow didn’t bother Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 82: Komenského náměstí
Originally posted on Twitter on 14 July 2022. Komenského náměstí was built in 1872. Named after John Amos Comenius / Jan Amos Komenský (1592-1670). There’s a lot to say about this guy. Komenský was born into the Moravian Brethren, a pre-Reformation Protestant denomination, whose last bishop he ultimately became. The religious wars forced him to Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 81: Roháčova
Roháčova was built in 1872. A ‘roháč’ is a stag beetle. Sadly, this is not the insect section of Žižkov, and Roháčova is named after – who else? – a Hussite. Jan Roháč z Dubé / Jan Roháč of Dubá was a Taborite, appointed as a hetman by Jan Žižka in Lomnica nad Lužnicí in Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 80: Prokopovo náměstí
Originally published on Twitter on 12 July 2022. Prokopovo náměstí (Prokop Square) was built in 1872. We’ve already covered Prokop Holy all of three days ago: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/23/prague-3-day-77-prokopova/. So let’s pad this out with some brief facts about the square itself. It used to be the scene of the largest market in Žižkov, as well as Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 77: Prokopova
Prokopova was built in 1872. Prokop Holý (the Bald) was born around 1380 in Prague. The identity of his family is unclear, but it’s known that he was born into wealth and was able to travel extensively around Europe as a young man. His uncle ordained him as a priest, but, no later than 1420, Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 18: Chlumova
Originally published on Twitter on 11 May 2022. We’ve reached the western end of Koněvova, so now we’re crossing the road and it’s time for Chlumova, built in 1872. Jan Kepka z Chlumu / John of Chlum (date of birth unknown) came from the Česká Lípa region (the modern village of Chlum has 259 inhabitants). Continue reading
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