What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

Bishops

  • Prague 1, day 276: Biskupský dvůr

    Originally published on X on 4 July 2024. Kind of a svátek for me today, as most of this was covered in the last two days (including on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/10/prague-1-day-275-biskupska/). And a quick note that, if you search for Biskupský dvůr online, the results are just as likely to take you elsewhere (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/09/09/prague-1-day-63-drazickeho-namesti/). Here’s a nice Continue reading

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  • Prague 1, day 275: Biskupská

    Originally published on X on 3 July 2024. Yesterday, we spoke about St Peter’s Church (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/10/prague-1-day-274-petrska/). When plans for the church to be used by Cistercian nuns didn’t come to fruition, the church came to be used by the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/10/16/prague-1-day-198-krizovnicke-namesti/). Between 1561 and 1594, the Grand Masters Continue reading

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  • Prague 1, day 64: Dražického

    Originally published on X on 9 November 2023. For info on the lack of street sign, read on. For info on Jan z Dražic, read https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/09/09/prague-1-day-63-drazickeho-namesti/. When I went here to take pics, it wasn’t entirely clear where Dražického: The Square ends and Dražického: The Street begins, not helped by the fact that the latter Continue reading

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  • Prague 1, day 63: Dražického náměstí

    Originally published on X on 8 November 2023. Jan IV. z Dražic was born into a noble family around 1260. Jan II (died 1236) and Jan III (died 1278) were bishops in Prague, so you might already have guessed what Jan IV ultimately became. After his investiture by King Wenceslas II, he was ordained as Continue reading

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  • Prague 1, day 3: Vikářská

    Originally published on X on 3 August 2023. You don’t get a normal street sign today, but you do get this. If you’ve ever been on this street, it’s probably because you were queuing there for ages and ages, waiting to get into St Vitus Cathedral (see example of The Long Wait below). In Latin, Continue reading

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