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: Kladno
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Originally published on X on 11 February 2023. Until 1888, this street was known as Na hřbitově, as it led to the Vyšehrad Cemetery. Then, from 1961 to 1995, it was part of K rotundě (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/24/prague-2-day-94-k-rotunde/). The rest of the time, it’s been Štulcova. Václav Štulc was born in Kladno in 1814. After studying theology…
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Originally published on Twitter on 22 November 2022. Budečská was built in 1889. From 1940 to 1945, this was Humboldtova, after Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835), Prussian philosopher, linguist, diplomat and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin. Budeč, the remains of a castle, is a national cultural monument located 17 km north-west of Prague in…
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