What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

Beer

  • Prague 4, day 258: Nad branickým pivovarem

    Nad branickým pivovarem was built in 1925. In 1899, thirteen Prague brewers, feeling that industrialisation had caused them to lose their competitive edge, decided that Prague needed a new, modern brewery. In 1900, the Společenský pivovar pražských sládků – Prague Brewers’ Community Brewery – opened. The complex consists of seven Neo-Renaissance and Art Nouveau buildings, Continue reading

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  • Prague 4, day 217: Na Mlejnku

    Na Mlejnku was named in 1938. In 1625, the Dominican Order of St Giles (see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/10/06/prague-1-day-171-jilska/ for a bit more about him and them) came to Braník and acquired the local fortified manor. At some point, they had a water mill – a vodni mlýn – built. It lasted a good while, being purchased by Continue reading

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  • Prague 2, day 134: Ječná

    Originally published on X on 24 March 2023. Ječná was built a long time ago. In 1348, Karel IV founded Prague’s New Town. There was a barley market (barley = ječmen) in this location, whereas, just to the north, there was a rye market (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/02/27/prague-2-day-36-zitna/). However, the (former) market sold pork as well as barley, Continue reading

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  • Prague 3, day 56: Na Chmelnici

    Originally published on Twitter on 18 June 2022. Na Chmelnici was built in 1925. We’ve already covered what a chmelnice is here: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/19/prague-3-day-40-k-chmelnici/. But, whereas K Chmelnici (north side of Koněvova) heads towards the hop garden, Na Chmelnici (south side of Koněvova) is meant to be where it’s at. (It’s not, at least anymore; just Continue reading

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  • Prague 3, day 40: K Chmelnici

    Originally published on Twitter on 2 June 2022. K Chmelnici was built in 1962. A chmelnice is a ‘hop garden’ (as in ‘beer’, not ‘skip and jump’, because Czech Republic). Chmel is the common hop, or humulus lupulus. Hop gardens are quite expensive to maintain, as hops are a climbing plant, so they need to Continue reading

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