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Category: 1899
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Originally published on Twitter on 13 August 2022. Příběnická was built in 1899. It was called Chodská until 1947, after the old name for the area around Domažlice (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/19/prague-3-day-14-domazlicka/). The Chodové, who lived in the region, were direct subjects of the King, and were responsible for guarding the border between Bohemia and Bavaria. Příběnice, meanwhile,…