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  • Prague 4, day 18: Křesomyslova

    Křesomyslova was built in 1892. We’re not even a month into the Prague 4 series, but the story of the seven mythological dukes of Bohemia has already come up before: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/01/03/prague-4-day-3-mnatova/. Křesomysl was the fifth of these seven alleged dukes. The verb ‘křesat’ means ‘to strike’ – as in making two hard materials collide so Continue reading