Churches
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Prague 2, day 159: Na Zderaze
Originally published on X on 18 April 2023. Na Zderaze was built in 1869 and replaced a square which had been there before that. Zderaz is the name of a settlement that used to stand here. Legend has it that it was named after Zderad, who was a favourite attendant of 11th-century Bohemian ruler Vratislav Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 152: Václavská
Originally published on X on 11 April 2023. Until 1839, the street had various names. One of these was Na Lávkách (on the footbridges), so called because there was a footbridge leading from the Old Town to Podskalí along here. A second name was Korunní, probably because of a house on the street that had Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 144: Na Slovanech
Originally published on X on 3 April 2023. Na Slovanech was built in the 14th century. This was called Emauzy until 1880 – see yesterday’s thread for more: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/31/prague-2-day-143-namesti-pod-emauzy/ And it’s been called Na Slovanech since then – see this thread for details of who the eponymous Slavs were: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/31/prague-2-day-140-pod-slovany/ Five churches founded by Karel Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 143: Náměstí Pod Emauzy
Originally published on X on 2 April 2023. Náměstí Pod Emauzy was built in 1925. In 1347, a year after the founding of Prague’s Old Town, Karel IV received permission from the Pope to found a Benedictine monastery in Podskalí. In the 1370s, the monastery was supplemented by a church: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/31/prague-2-day-140-pod-slovany/ Karel wanted the monastery Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 140: Pod Slovany
Originally published on X on 30 March 2023. Pod Slovany already existed by the 18th century; it was probably built much earlier than that. Until the 18th century, the street was called Ozerov, named after V Ozerově, a local garden, whose name, in turn, is probably related to ostrov (island). Until 1850, the road was Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 128: Kateřinská
Originally published on X on 18 March 2023. Until about 1870, the street was known as Zahradnická, because the area, at that time, consisted mainly of gardens. Karel IV founded the Convent of St Catherine (Klášter sv. Kateřiny), including a church, in 1355. It was burnt down by the Hussites in 1420, and I should Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 126: Trojická
Originally published on X on 16 March 2023. Trojická was built around 1850. Trojická translates as ‘Trinity’, and the street is named after the Church of the Holy Trinity in Podskalí / Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice v Podskalí. A chapel is documented as having stood here in 1358, dedicated either to St Antony or to St Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 113: Apolinářská
Originally published on X on 3 March 2023. We don’t know exactly Apolinářská was built, but it could date back as far as the early 1300s. Until about 1860, the street was known as Věterná hora, Větrov nebo Na Větrově, after the local hill, Větrov, so called because it was known for getting pretty windy Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 191: Velehradská
Originally published on Twitter on 31 October 2022. Velehradská was built around 1860. Until 1896, the street was called U židovského hřbitova (At the Jewish Cemetery), as, until 1890, what is now Mahlerovy sady (which includes the Žižkov Television Tower) hosted the cemetery until it was moved (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/28/prague-3-day-99-izraelska/) due to overcrowding. Velehrad, meanwhile, is a Continue reading
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