What's in a Prague street name
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Category: 1893
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Originally published on X on 12 May 2024. Bělidlo’ is bleach, whitener or a bleaching agent. It can also be used to denote a bleachery, the part of a textile factory where chemical bleaching of textiles is carried out. If you recognise the word, it might be because you’ve read Babička (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/25/prague-2-day-110-bozeny-nemcove/), as part of…
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Originally published on X on 22 March 2023, when I also forgot to take/add a photo of the street sign. Maybe I’ll go out and take one now. Tyršova was built in 1893. Fridericus Emanuel Tirsch was born into a German-speaking in Děčín in 1832. By the age of six, he had lost both parents…
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Originally published on Twitter on 4 January 2023. Wenzigova was built in 1893. Josef Wenzig was born in Prague in 1807. After working as a private tutor, he became a professor at the Prague German School, staying there from 1833 to 1849, when he set up the První česká reálka (First Czech Secondary School) on…
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Originally published on Twitter on 3 January 2023. Fügnerovo náměstí was built in 1893. Jindřich Fügner was born in 1822 on Růžová in Prague’s Old Town, as Heinrich Anton Fügner. He held jobs in trade and industry, but was more interested in education, music and sports. When he met Miroslav Tyrš (coming up within this…
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