What's in a Prague street name
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Originally published on Twitter on 15 December 2022. Anglickáwas built in its current form between 1867 and 1878. Historically, there was a highway (if that’s the term) leading from Žitná brána (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/02/27/prague-2-day-36-zitna/) to the then village of Vršovice. From 1878, it was named Palackého after František Palacký, figurehead of the Czech National Revival. It then…
What's in a Prague street name 