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: Customs

  • Prague 1, day 268: V Celnici

    Originally published on X on 26 June 2024. A ‘celnice’ is a custom house. Originally, the Old Town’s custom house was located just by Old Town Square: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/10/12/prague-1-day-189-tynska/. Apparently, it then moved to Haštalská (I need to verify this), but, by the early 1800s, the former Dům U Hybernů, which was no longer serving as…

  • Prague 2, day 121: Na Výtoni

    Originally published on X on 11 March 2023. Na Výtoni was built in 1894, and was called Vejtoňská until 1903. Once upon a time, there was a settlement here called Podskalí. The first written mention is from 1198, but it’s likely to have originated a long time before that. The locals made a living by…