What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

Architects

  • Prague 4, day 211: V malých domech I

    V malých domech I was built in 1935. You’ll often hear it mentioned how the First Czechoslovak Republic was (after 1933) the only democratic country in the region, and how it was one of the world’s ten most industrialised countries. Cue nostalgia (also, it seems it was ‘only’ 14th). One of the facts that this Continue reading

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  • Prague 4, day 200: Roškotova  

    Roškotova  was built in 1990. Kamil Roškot was born in Vlašim in 1886; as a teenager, he studied at the gymnasium on Křemencova (Bohemia’s first Realgymnasium – see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/09/13/prague-1-day-100-kremencova/). From 1904 to 1910, he studied civil engineering at Prague’s German Technical University, while taking part-time architecture classes at the Czech counterpart. This was followed by further Continue reading

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  • Prague 4, day 192: Na Dobešce

    Na Dobešce was built in 1925. It’s been said that this is named after a massive oak tree in the vicinity (an oak is a ‘dub’, and more on that in a few streets’ time). However, for the other story, we can go to the 1931 writings of Karel Čapek (see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/01/30/prague-2-day-24-sady-bratri-capku/ for a post Continue reading

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  • Prague 4, day 187: Nad lomem

    Nad lomem was built in 1925. Braník is known for the Branické skály, or the Braník Rocks, designated as natural monument in 1968. From the 1700s (maybe earlier) until 1928, limestone was mined round here. Mining involves quarries, and the Czech for ‘quarry’ is ‘lom’ – hence this street being ‘Above the quarry’. However, wander Continue reading

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  • Prague 4, day 148: Park Antonína Engela

    Park Antonína Engela was named in December 2023. Antonín Engel was born in Poděbrady in 1879; his family moved to Prague shortly after, and he went to school on Malá Strana, graduating in 1897. After that, he studied architecture and engineering at both ČVUT and its German-speaking counterpart, as well as at the Vienna Academy, Continue reading

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  • Prague 2, day 76: Rejskova

    Originally published on X on 21 January 2023. Rejskova was built in 1896. It’s documented that Matěj Rejsek was born around 1445 in Prostějov. What isn’t documented is whether this is the Prostějov that’s near Chrudim or the one that’s in Moravia. Graduating in liberal arts from Prague University in 1469, he then became a Continue reading

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