What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.


Animals

  • Prague 1, day 192: Kamzíková

    Originally published on X on 5 April 2024. A ‘kamzík’ is a chamois, i.e. a goat-antelope mainly found in the Alps, but also in the Tatras, Carpathians, Balkans and Pyrenees. One has to assume they like mountains. Closer to home, they were planted (can one plant an animal?) into the Sudetes (AKA the Krkonošsko-jesenická subprovincie, Continue reading