What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

Brickyards

  • Prague 4, day 162: Nad cihelnou

    Nad cihelnou was built in 1935. A ‘cihelna’ is a brickyard, or a brickworks. In the 1800s, Podolí became well known for its industries; as well as its limestone mining (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/06/20/prague-4-day-122-vapencova/), it had a sawmill, and, around here (from about 1872 onwards), a brickyard. The brickyard lasted until about 1945. There are some great old Continue reading

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  • Prague 1, day 59: Cihelná

    Originally published on 4 November 2023. Cihelná with an á is the feminine adjective from cihelna without an á, meaning ‘brickworks’. Once upon a time, there were two tanneries here, but, in 1781, František Antonín Linhart Herget, who had purchased them, had a Baroque brickyard built in their place. A later owner, Josef Zobel, had Continue reading

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