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Modřany

  • 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 286: Vltavanů

    Vltavanů was named in 1998. In 1871, an association was formed in Podskalí (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/26/prague-2-day-122-podskalska/). Its full name was ‘Vzájemně se podporující spolek plavců, rybářů a pobřežných Vltavan’, translating loosely as ‘The Mutually Supportive Association of Swimmers, Fishermen and Coastal Guards: Vltavan’. One of the founding members was František Dittrich, a Podskalí native who had once Continue reading

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  • Prague 4, day 185: Modřanská

    In 1178, Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia, declared that he was giving the Vyšehrad Chapter (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/24/prague-2-day-94-k-rotunde/) a gift – some land in Modřany. This is the earliest confirmed mention of the place. The origin of the name isn’t clear, but experts think it may have been named after the ‘hyacint modrý’, the blue hyacinth. Further Continue reading

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