What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

Kampa

  • Prague 1, day 72: U Sovových mlýnů

    Originally published on X on 19 November 2023. As has been covered a few times in the last few days, the island of Kampa came into being when a canal, Čertovka, was created, aiming to increase the water supply for the mills round here: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/09/09/prague-1-day-69-na-kampe/. In Renaissance times, there was a miller called Václav Sova Continue reading

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  • Prague 1, day 69: Na Kampě

    Originally published on X on 15 November 2023. he island now known as Kampa was first mentioned in writing in 1169, and it became an island as a result of the creation of this canal: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/09/09/prague-1-day-67-certovka/ However, until the 18th century, people would merely refer to the island as ostrov, meaning, yes, ‘island’. (I can’t Continue reading

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  • Prague 1, day 67: Čertovka

    Originally published on X on 12 November 2023. Čertovka may get a street sign – but it’s actually a canal which separates Kampa Island from the rest of Malá Strana. Kampa (which is getting a post of its own soon) was created in the 12th century, when the Knights of Malta (ditto) ordered the building Continue reading

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