What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

Kyiv

  • Prague 4, day 31: Vladimírova

    Vladimírova was built in 1898. Vladimir (or Volodymyr) was born in 958, the illegitimate son of Sviatoslav (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2025/02/10/prague-4-day-30-svatoslavova/) and his servant, Malusha. In 970, Sviatoslav made his legitimate son, Yaropolk (pictured), ruler of Kyiv; Vladimir was put in charge of Novgorod. Sviatoslav was murdered two years later, and war broke out between Yaropolk and the Continue reading

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  • Prague 4, day 30: Svatoslavova

    I can’t say with certainty when Svatoslavova was built, but it’s had its name since 1900. There are Svatoslavs that the street could be named after. I’ll get the more Czech – but less interesting – one out of the way, and then I’ll move on to option two. Option 1 Svatoslav was an alleged Continue reading

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