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Prague 2, day 75: Sarajevská
Originally published on X on 20 January 2023. Sarajevská was built in 1896. Until 1940, and again from 1945 to 1947, this was Vyšehradská. I won’t explain that one any further for now, as: a) you’ve already guessed; b) there’s a current Prague 2 street called that anyway (spoiler alert). During the Nazi occupation, it Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 54: Jugoslávská
Originally published on Twitter on 30 December 2022. Jugoslávská was built in 1884. Until 1926, this was Karlova, after Karel IV, who will come up 1,926 times in the Prague 1 series. It was named Jugoslávská along with all the other Allied streets in 1926, although, under the Nazi occupation, it was called Priennova. Günther Continue reading
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