What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

Category: Cabarets

  • Originally published on X on 11 March 2024. In the Middle Ages, the street was called Kožešnická, after the tradesmen who lived here (a ‘kožešník’ is a furrier). Řetězová has been used as the street’s name since the 1600s. Number 9 in the street is called U Tří zlatých řetězů (the Three Golden Chains), which…