What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

Category: 1958

  • Originally published on 10 May 2022. Tachovské náměstí / Tachov Square, which has had this name since 1958. It’s home to the southern entrance to Žižkov Tunnel. Between 1875 and 1958, it was Žižkovo náměstí / Žižkov Square. There’s now another square called that instead, 800 metres away. The Battle of Tachov took place in…