What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

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Category: 1883

  • Prague 2, day 56: Koubkova

    Originally published on X on 1 January 2023. Koubkova was built in 1883. Jan Pravoslav Koubek was born into a wealthy family in Blatná, in Strakonice District, in 1805. He went to secondary school in Písek (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2023/03/19/prague-3-day-175-pisecka/) and later in Prague, where he was taught by Josef Jungmann. In 1827, he went to Charles-Ferdinand University…

  • Prague 3, day 117: Blahníkova

    Originally published on Twitter on 18 August 2022. Blahníkova was built in 1883. Until 1952, this was Švihovského, named after Půta Švihovský (died 1504), a Bohemian nobleman who was the highest regional judge of the Kingdom of Bohemia for 25 years. According to German Wikipedia, he was a bit of a prick, though, and –…