What's in a Prague street name
Every street in Prague, one by one.
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I could talk about myself for ages, or I could point out that https://english.radio.cz/ed-ley-englishman-recording-stories-pragues-streets-one-one-8806941 is over two years old but still largely stands (other than the Twitter links).
Category: Chronicles
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Dačického was built in 1900, or earlier. Mikuláš Daczický z Heslowa was born into a burgher family in Kutná Hora in 1555. He was educated at the Kladruby Monastery near Tachov. When Daczický was fifteen, his father died; he returned to Kutná Hora and lived off his inheritance. This was a period of drinking in wineries…
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Originally published on Twitter on 15 August 2022. Dalimilova was built before 1875. Dalimil’s Chronicle is the oldest existing verse chronicle in the Czech language. It is based on five older chronicles which were written in Latin: the Boleslav, Prague, Břevnov, Opatovice and Vyšehrad Chronicles. In its 106 chapters, it goes from the construction of…
What's in a Prague street name 