What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

1978

  • Prague 4, day 287: Barrandovský most

    Barrandovský most (Barrandov Bridge) was built between 1978 and 1988. In the 1700s already, there was a pontoon bridge here – a pontoon bridge being a bridge that uses floats, or shallow draft-boats to continuously support traffic. For those of you wanting to see an example and also dream of warmer weather, here’s a picture Continue reading

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  • Prague 4, day 161: Za Pekařkou

    Za Pekařkou was built in 1978. You might have guessed where this is going. Pod Pekařkou is below what was once Pekařka, a farmstead (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/09/02/prague-4-day-160-pod-pekarkou/). Nad Pekařkou is above the same former farmstead (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/06/16/prague-4-day-119-nad-pekarkou/). And Za Pekařkou is behind it. To see what the crossroads of Pod and Za looked like in 1989, take a Continue reading

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  • Prague 4, day 158: Terasovitá

    Terasovitá was built in 1978. ‘Terasovitá’ can be translated as ‘terraced’ or ‘tiered’. And the residences in the street, built in the 1960s and 1970s, have some quite pleasing (and quite southern European-looking?) terraces, as best evidenced by https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/terasove-domy-20605427. Apparently, you can refer to these as an example of ‘green brutalism’: https://praha.camp/magazin/detail/praha-kopcovita-aneb-jak-se-bydli-ve-svahu-kde-najdete-top-5-terasovych-domu. Continue reading

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