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Prague 4, day 300: V lučinách
V lučinách was built in 1925. Until 1952, the street was part of V Zátiší (coming up), but then it was separated and became its own street. A further portion of V Zátiší was given to V lučinách in 1979. A ‘lučina’ is a synonym for ‘louka’, i.e. a meadow. We’ve been on this topic… Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 276: Novodvorská
Novodvorská was created in 1935 through the merger of two streets: Hlavní (Main) and Vozová (which is related to ‘vůz’, meaning wagon). Once upon a time, there was a farmstead (in present-day Lhotka, also in Prague 4). Its name was Nový dvůr (New Court). It later became a monastery. After that, it served, at different… Continue reading
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