Praha 2
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Prague 2, day 69: Perucká
Originally published on Twitter on 14 January 2023. Perucká was built in 1928. I covered this one two days ago on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/07/08/prague-2-day-67-nad-petruskou/, and some of these threads have been *long* lately, so I’m going to finish this one now and give you time to go out and vote if you haven’t already! But not before Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 68: Koperníkova
Originally published on Twitter on 13 January 2023. You know who Niklas Koppernigk was, but probably under the name of Nicolaus Copernicus or (if you’re Czech) Mikuláš Koperník. He was born in Toruń, now in Poland, in 1473. This is the (fairly 1970s, right?) pic of him in the Town Hall there. He put forth Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 67: Nad Petruskou
Originally published on Twitter on 12 January 2023. Nad Petruskou was built in the 19th century but not named until 1947. It’s official: defunct vineyards are the new Hussites. I think I’m going to put that in my bio. Originally, the homestead which included the vineyard was called Pelikánka; in the late 18th century, it Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 66: Na Kleovce
Originally published on Twitter on 11 January 2023. Na Kleovce was built in 1928. We’re still in ‘former vineyard’ territory, so please excuse the repetition. Kleovka was one of two vineyards here, the other being Grünwaldka. They were owned by one ‘Filip svobodný pán z Elmptů’ – Filip, a free lord from Elmpty (not that Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 65: Čermákova
Originally published on Twitter on 10 January 2023. Čermákova was built in 1896. Jaroslav Čermák was born in Prague’s Old Town in 1830. Born into a family of doctors, he suffered a major hip injury in his youth, and was confined to bed at times because of this – which may be why he developed Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 64: Kozačce
Originally published on Twitter on 9 January 2023. Na Kozačce was built around 1896. Kozačka was another of the former vineyards around here. It was also known as Šindlerka, after one of its many owners. The derivation of the name is unclear, but it could be after one Jan Kozihrb, who owned it in the Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 63: Rybalkova
Originally published on Twitter on 8 January 2023. Rybalkova was built before 1884. Prior to the Nazi occupation, and again from 1945 to 1946, the street was called Jablonského, after Boleslav Jablonský (1813-81), poet and priest. During the Nazi occupation, it was known as Labská, after the river Labe (and as in ‘Ústí nad’), known Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 62: Máchova
Originally published on Twitter on 7 January 2023. Máchova was built before 1884. Ignác Mácha* was born on Újezd, on Malá Strana, in 1810. In 1830, he started to study at Charles-Ferdinand University, taking philosophy and law. *He would later change Ignác to Hynek, and, taken with Czech patriotism, also added the doesn’t-get-much-more-Czech Karel. During Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 61: Šafaříkova
Originally published on Twitter on 6 January 2023. Šafaříkova was built around 1880. Pavol Jozef Šafárik was born in Kobeliarovo, near Košice, in 1795. The dramatic landscapes and Slovak folk culture here would impact him significantly. By the age of eight, he had allegedly read the entire Bible twice. He then went to school in Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 60: U Zvonařky
Originally published on Twitter on 5 January 2023. U Zvonařky was built in 1889. Zvonařka (English: bellfoundery? Or something that’s actually a word) is a homestead that was one located here. There were probably vineyards in this spot as early as the 12th century. It’s documented that the vineyard, in the mid-16th century, was owned Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 59: Wenzigova
Originally published on Twitter on 4 January 2023. Wenzigova was built in 1893. Josef Wenzig was born in Prague in 1807. After working as a private tutor, he became a professor at the Prague German School, staying there from 1833 to 1849, when he set up the První česká reálka (First Czech Secondary School) on Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 58: Fügnerovo náměstí
Originally published on Twitter on 3 January 2023. Fügnerovo náměstí was built in 1893. Jindřich Fügner was born in 1822 on Růžová in Prague’s Old Town, as Heinrich Anton Fügner. He held jobs in trade and industry, but was more interested in education, music and sports. When he met Miroslav Tyrš (coming up within this Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 57: Bruselská
Originally posted on Twitter on 2 January 2023. Bruselská was built in 1884. Until 1926, this was Erbenova, after Karel Jaromír Erben (1811-1870), a poet whose best-known work is Kytice (if you haven’t read it, you may well have seen the early-2000s film adaptation). Given it’s only been a week since Belgická (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/06/30/prague-2-day-51-belgicka/), I really Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 56: Koubkova
Originally published on X on 1 January 2023. Koubkova was built in 1883. Jan Pravoslav Koubek was born into a wealthy family in Blatná, in Strakonice District, in 1805. He went to secondary school in Písek (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2023/03/19/prague-3-day-175-pisecka/) and later in Prague, where he was taught by Josef Jungmann. In 1827, he went to Charles-Ferdinand University Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 55: Lublaňská
Originally published on Twitter on 31 December 2022. Prior to yesthealliedthingagain in 1926, the street was called Puchmajerova, after Antonín Jaroslav Puchmajer (1769-1820), writer, priest and the first Czech specialist in Romani studies. Keeping things ex-YU after yesterday, Lublaň is Ljubljana, which is the capital of Slovenia. It’s also freaking gorgeous, and, while I’m intending Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 54: Jugoslávská
Originally published on Twitter on 30 December 2022. Jugoslávská was built in 1884. Until 1926, this was Karlova, after Karel IV, who will come up 1,926 times in the Prague 1 series. It was named Jugoslávská along with all the other Allied streets in 1926, although, under the Nazi occupation, it was called Priennova. Günther Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 53: Tylovo námestí
Originally published on Twitter on 29 December 2022. Tylovo námestí, colloquially known as Tylák, was built around 1875. The square was built on what was then the highway to Linz-slash-Nusle, i.e. present-day Bělehradská: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/03/02/prague-2-day-40-belehradska/ When the square was founded, it was called Tržiště – the Marketplace – or Tržní náměstí – Market Square, for obvious Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 52: Rumunská
Originally published on Twitter on 28 December 2022. Rumunská was built in 1884. In the 19th century, a homestead, Šafránka, was built here (it had completely disappeared by 1911). It was later purchased by Čeněk Vávra, who was mayor of Vinohrady from 1868 to 1873. When the street was built, it was therefore called Vávrova. Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 51: Belgická
Originally published on Twitter on 27 December 2022. Belgická was built in 1880. Around 1800, the area where the street is now was the location of Wimmerovy sady, named after Jakub Wimmer (after whom Jana Masaryka was previously named – https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/03/17/prague-2-day-46-jana-masaryka/). He was pretty well-off in the first place, and became more so when put Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 50: Americká
Originally published on Twitter on 26 December 2022. Americká was built in 1884. Until 1926, this was Krameriova, after Václav Matěj Kramerius (1753-1808), writer, publisher and journalist who was one of the early figures of the National Revival. Then, the Big Vinohrady Allied Renaming Extravaganza happened in 1926 (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2023/12/23/prague-2-day-1-italska/). Interestingly, it took until 1943 – Continue reading
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