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Prague 4, day 111: Pod Děkankou
Pod Děkankou was built in 1935. To find out why this area was called Děkanka (which this street is ‘under’), see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/06/03/prague-4-day-107-dekanska-vinice-i/. To find out about the residential area called Na Děkance which existed for about 40 years in the 20th century, see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/06/05/prague-4-day-109-u-dekanky/. In line with other similar ’emergency colonies’ set up in Prague Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 93: Pankrácké náměstí
Pankrácké náměstí (Pankrác Square) was built in 1931. I walked around – a lot – and couldn’t find a street sign, so here’s a picture of the square instead. Not Prague’s most beautiful. However, when it was first built, Pankrácké náměstí included a small stadium, Na Bělce, which belonged to a football club, SK Nusle. Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 129: U Viktorie
Originally published on Twitter on 30 August 2022. U Viktorie was built in late 2021. It’s named after the home ground of FK Viktoria Žižkov (officially the eFotbal Arena). Viktoria was set up in 1903, with most players being local students. It grabbed people’s attention by beating Sparta 1:0 in 1906. In 1909, the club Continue reading
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