What's in a Prague street name
Every street in Prague, one by one.
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Originally published on X on 31 January 2024. In the early days of the New Town, written sources refer to the street as ‘nová ulice faráře svatojindřišského’, or the ‘New Street of the parish priest of St Henry’s’. This was partly because the street was next to the church on Jindřišská (coming up on day…
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Originally published on X on 4 March 2023. Until 1867, the street was called Horní Hradební, due to its location in the upper part of Novoměstské hradby, i.e. the New Town Walls. From 1978 to 1990, the street was called Vítězný únor (Victorious February), after the Communist coup d’état of 21 to 25 February. In…
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