Churches
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Prague 4, day 216: Nad kostelem
Nad kostelem was built in 1934. And that’s a particularly satisfying street sign pic. ‘Nad kostelem’ translates as ‘Above the church’. The church in question is Kostel svatého Prokopa v Braníku (the Church of St. Prokop in Braník), the tower which you can see in this picture. The single-nave, Romanesque Revival-style church was consecrated in 1901; Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 140: Pod Vyšehradem
Pod Vyšehradem is very old indeed, but wasn’t named until the 1940s. It is, quite literally, ‘below Vyšehrad’ – and, if you don’t know Vyšehrad, feel free to take a look through some of the Prague 2 posts, eg https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/24/prague-2-day-95-v-pevnosti/, https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/23/prague-2-day-93-libusina/ and https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/24/prague-2-day-94-k-rotunde/. There’s also one about Vyšehrad Street itself (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/26/prague-2-day-118-vysehradska/), but I think those Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 107: Děkanská vinice I
Děkanská vinice I was built in 1941. Let’s start by reminding ourselves that we’re not far from Vyšehrad, which has a more than significant place in Czech history (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/26/prague-2-day-118-vysehradska/, and maybe have a look round https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/category/vysehrad/ for more). Around the year 1070, the Vyšehrad Chapter / Vyšehradská kapitula was founded, a ‘chapter’ being an assembly Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 32: Pod vilami
Pod vilami was built in 1925. The street name translates as ‘below the villas’, and, well, that’s pretty self-explanatory. The corner of Pod vilami and Vladimírova features St Wenceslas Church (Kostel svatého Václava), built in 1898, the year in which Nusle, not yet part of Prague, was elevated to the status of royal town. Continue reading
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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 274: Petrská
Originally published on X on 2 July 2024. The original church – a Romanesque basilica – appeared around 1150, and served as the parish church for the village of Poříčí (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/10/prague-1-day-272-na-porici/). Around 1200, Vladislav Jindřich, Margrave of Moravia, allowed the Order of Teutonic Knights to move into the church, where they established a hospital. However, Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 264: Petrské náměstí
Originally published on X on 22 June 2024. In the early Middle Ages, this area was a settlement called Poříčí (which means ‘riverside’). I’ll try not to give too much commentary on that today, as I’m saving it for a future thread. It was mainly inhabited by German merchants, who, around 1150, had a church Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 261: Klimentská
Originally published on X on 19 June 2024. Clement of Rome, or Clement I, was the fourth Pope, serving from 88 to 99 AD. Persecuted by the Emperor Trajan, he was tied to an anchor and dragged out to sea. This is how he is portrayed at St Sofia’s Cathedral in Kyiv. A pre-Romanesque church Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 253: Za Haštalem
Originally published on X on 11 June 2024. This guy again (this street is ‘behind’ the church): https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/05/prague-1-day-245-hastalske-namesti/. Wherever Castulus is watching this from right now, I hope it makes him happy knowing that, although he’s only got Wikipedia pages in 14 languages (cf. 123 for St Peter), he has *four* streets named after him Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 252: K Haštalu
Originally published on X on 10 June 2024. A quick one today: K Haštalu leads to the Church of Svatý Haštal, or Castulus, which I covered here: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/05/prague-1-day-245-hastalske-namesti/. Some of Castulus’ relics are in the church; if you want to see more, you may wish to head to St Martin’s Church (officially named after ‘St. Martin Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 250: Na Františku
Originally published on X on 8 June 2024. In the 1100s, there was already a settlement round here, named Újezd and centered around today’s Church of St Castulus (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/05/prague-1-day-245-hastalske-namesti/). When the Convent of Saint Agnes was built in 1231 (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/05/prague-1-day-243-anezska/), the district started to grow. The order residing here was originally inspired by the Order Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 249: Malá Klášterní
Originally published on X on 7 June 2024. A street with a name, but without a sign. Malá Klášterní translate as ‘Little Convent Street’, so let me take you back to here: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/05/prague-1-day-243-anezska/. But what the street (all 30 metres of it) lacks in street signs, it makes up for in open spaces, specifically Zahrada Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 248: Klášterská
Originally published on X on 6 June 2024. Quick one today: a ‘klášter’ is a monastery, convent, nunnery or cloister, and this convent was already discussed a few days ago: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/05/prague-1-day-243-anezska/. The church that has its address on Klášterská is the Church of St Salvator (Christ the Saviour), opened in 1611 (and the garden that’s Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 246: Haštalská
Originally posted on X on 4 June 2024. Same story as yesterday: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/05/prague-1-day-245-hastalske-namesti/; this is what the church looks like from here. The square was actually part of this street until 1928. It was at number 26 that Max Brod, Kafka’s closest friend, was born (i.e. I missed a trick by not posting this one Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 245: Haštalské náměstí
Originally published on X on 3 June 2024. Svatý Haštal is Saint Castulus, chamberlain to Emperor Diocletian. He sheltered Christians in his home, converted many people to Christianity, and also arranged for people to be baptised by Pope Caius. He was thanked for this by being being buried alive in a sandpit in 286. His Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 244: U milosrdných
Originally published on X on 2 June 2024. Originally, the street was known either as U svatého Kříže – after a now-defunct church of the Holy Cross – or as U svaté Anežky (see yesterday: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/05/prague-1-day-243-anezska/). Around 1350, a hospital was built here, founded by one Bohuslav z Olbramovic, and completed at the instigation of Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 236: Benediktská
Originally published on X on 24 May 2024. Originally, the street was called Za masnými krámy, on which see yesterday: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/03/prague-1-day-235-masna/. However, before the meat shops (probably – I can’t say for certain when those appeared), there was also the Church of St Benedict, built at some point between 1150 and 1175. The Teutonic Knights Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 232: Salvátorská
Originally published on X on 20 May 2024. In 1610, a Protestant nobleman, Jáchym Ondřej Šlik, bought a plot of land for the construction of a German Evangelical church; the foundation stone was laid a year later, and the church (Kostel svatého Salvátora / St Salvator’s Church) was consecrated in 1614. Salvátor is a Czech Continue reading
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