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Prague 2, day 139: Na Hrádku
Originally published on X on 29 March 2023. Na Hrádku was built in 1890. One of the important Czech noble families of the era was known as the Páni z Valdeka, the Lords of Valdek; the first one of them to be mentioned in writing is Oldřich Zajíc, who died in 1271. As of the Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 130: Melounová
Originally published on X on 20 March 2023. Melounová was built in 1890. Confession: I sometimes get *really* nervous about getting the diacritics on these street names wrong. So it was something of a comfort to find out that, until 2019, the street sign here was incorrect (Melounova): https://encyklopedie.praha2.cz/ulice/75-melounova Melounova would imply the existence of Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 120: Na hrobci
Originally published on X on 10 March 2023. Na hrobci was built around 1890. Hrobec is presumably a no-longer-used diminutive of hrob, or ‘grave’. And it’s theory time. Theory number one is that, back the the olden days when things were decidedly pagan, there was a burial ground here. Theory number two is that this Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 132: Sladkovského náměstí
Originally published on Twitter on 2 September 2022. Sladkovského náměstí was built in 1890. Karel Sladkovský was born in Malá Strana in 1823, and studied law in Vienna. He returned to Prague in 1848, becoming a leader of the student movement. He became famous after a speech at Svatováclavské Lázně (which no longer exists, having Continue reading
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