What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

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Category: Conductors

  • Prague 4, day 396: Kovařovicova

    Kovařovicova was built in 1965. Karel Kovařovic was born in Prague’s Malá Strana in 1862, into a family so musical that it even formed its own orchestra. Kovařovic studied harp, piano and clarinet at the Prague Conservatory of Music, graduating in 1879. Among those he studied under was the composer Zdeněk Fibich (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2023/01/14/prague-3-day-143-fibichova/). In 1881,…

  • Prague 2, day 84: Ostrčilovo náměstí

    Originally published on X on 29 January 2023. Ostrčilovo náměstí was built in 1900. Until 1947, this was Přemyslovo náměstí, after Přemysl Oráč, AKA Where It All Began (see recent posts for brief details). From 1947 to 1952, it was Hašlerovo náměstí, after Karel Hašler (1879-1941), a songwriter and actor (and supporter of Czech fascism…),…