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: Jiří z Poděbrad
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Viktorinova was built in 1931. Viktorín Boček z Kunštátu was a nobleman; the earliest written mention we have of him is from 1417. When the Hussite Wars broke out two years later, he became one of the most important Hussite commanders. In 1420, he participated in the Battle of Vyšehrad (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/02/01/prague-4-day-21-na-vitezne-plani/), but left Prague shortly…
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Originally published on Twitter on 20 August 2022. Cimburkova was built before 1875. Ctibor Tovačovský z Cimburka was born around 1437. His father, Jan Tovačovský z Cimburka, was a supporter of the Hussites and also governor of Moravia from 1437 to 1460 (and has his own street at https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/26/prague-3-day-87-tovacovskeho/). Upon his father’s death in 1464,…
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Originally published on Twitter on 19 July 2022. Tovačovského was built in 1904. Jan Tovačovský z Cimburka st. (1400-ish to 1464) was a Moravian nobleman. Born a Catholic, he converted to the Kalisz faith and became a faithful follower of Jiří z Poděbrad. He took part in the battles of Ústí nad Labem (1426) and…
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Originally posted on Twitter on 12 May 2022. Rokycanova was built before 1875. Jan Rokycana, or John of Rokycany (c. 1390 to 1471), was a priest, archbishop and chief organiser in the Hussite church. He entered the Augustinian monastery in his hometown in his youth, then moved to Prague to study at Charles University and…
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