What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

Category: 2009

  • Originally published on X on 19 February 2023. Korčákova was built in 2009. Jaromír Korčák was born in Vrážné, near Svitavy, in 1898. After studying natural history and geography in Prague, he became a commissioner at the State Statistical Office. In 1948, he qualified as an Associate Professor in demography at the Charles University, becoming…

  • Originally published on X on 18 February 2023. Františka Lenocha was built in 2009. František Lenoch was born in 1898. Graduating from Charles University’s Faculty of Medicine in 1923, he later qualified in physiatry, balneology and internal medicine. In the 1930s, he worked in Trenčianske Teplice, a spa town in Slovakia, and stayed in Slovakia…