What's in a Prague street name

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Category: Karel Havlíček

  • Prague 3, day 122: Havlíčkovo náměstí

    Originally published on Twitter on 23 August 2022. Havlíčkovo náměstí was built in 1875. Until 1910, this was Basilejské náměstí, now the name of another square slightly to the east (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/26/prague-3-day-94-basilejske-namesti/). Between 1940 and 1945, it was Husovo náměstí (limited explanation required). Karel Havlíček Borovský was born in 1821 and studied in Německý Brod (now…