Gardens
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Prague 4, day 27: Na Květnici
Na Květnici was built in 1925. ‘Květnice’ is a now-obsolete word used to denote a flower garden. There’s a settlement in Prague East called this, complete with a castle with the same name. It also seems that there was a local settlement with the name here in Nusle. Na Květnici is the present-day location for Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 249: Malá Klášterní
Originally published on X on 7 June 2024. A street with a name, but without a sign. Malá Klášterní translate as ‘Little Convent Street’, so let me take you back to here: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/11/05/prague-1-day-243-anezska/. But what the street (all 30 metres of it) lacks in street signs, it makes up for in open spaces, specifically Zahrada Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 128: Růžová
Originally published on X on 30 January 2024. ‘Růžová’ means two things: firstly, it’s the feminine adjective from růže (rose); secondly, it’s a colour which is prominent in Barbie, a film which there were one or two or three million op-eds about on this site last week. Before the New Town was founded in the Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 112: Jungmannovo náměstí
Originally published on X on 13 January 2024. I promise this is a square, and not a pair of glasses or a bikini top. On the one hand, I can cheat a bit on this one and send you back 24 hours: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/09/15/prague-1-day-111-jungmannova/. On the other hand, the square itself deserves some attention. In 1347, Continue reading
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Prague 1, day 107: Charvátova
Originally published on X on 8 January 2024. Prague’s New Town was founded in 1348; of its early citizens, we know that there was one called Jakub Charvát. We can also assume he was quite well-off, because, in 1378, he bought two houses (now at numbers 33 and 34 on this street), as well as Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 137: Salmovská
Originally published on X on 27 March 2023. Salmovská was built in the 15th century or earlier. Until the 15th century, the street was called Krupná, after which it changed slightly to Krupičná. There used to be a market here, and the names are presumably linked to what was on sale – krupice is semolina, Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 139: Vozová
Originally published on Twitter on 9 September 2022. Vozová was built in 1875. Nice old-school street sign too. Vozová was first mentioned in 1843, as a ‘garden with a residential building’, located in the Křížovka vineyard, which had already existed for over 400 years. In 1854, Count Karl of Lessonitz-Reichenbach purchased it and built a Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 128: U rajské zahrady
Originally published on Twitter on 29 August 2022. U rajské zahrady was built in 1895. It translates as ‘At the Garden of Paradise’. The street was Přemyslova, after one or more of the Přemyslid dynasty, until 1930. There were vineyards around here in the 15th century; four centuries later, a popular garden restaurant opened, complete Continue reading
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