Praha 3
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Prague 3, day 112: Příběnická
Originally published on Twitter on 13 August 2022. Příběnická was built in 1899. It was called Chodská until 1947, after the old name for the area around Domažlice (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/19/prague-3-day-14-domazlicka/). The Chodové, who lived in the region, were direct subjects of the King, and were responsible for guarding the border between Bohemia and Bavaria. Příběnice, meanwhile, Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 111: Pod Vítkovem
Originally published on Twitter on 12 August 2022. Pod Vítkovem was built in 1872. It was known as Vítkov until 1947, and as ‘under Vítkov’ ever since. So here are the new facts about the memorial as promised during https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/12/04/prague-3-day-106-u-pamatniku/. The Nazis seized the lower buildings of the Museum in 1939, but somehow didn’t bother Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 110: U Božích bojovníků
Originally published on Twitter on 11 August, 2022. U Božích bojovníků was built in 1885. Boží bojovníci are ‘warriors of God’. Yes, we’re obviously talking about Hussites again. But today I get to compensate for that with music! Ktož jsú boží bojovníci (written ‘Ktoz jsu bozi boyownici’ back in the day) / ‘Ye who are Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 109: Jeronýmova
Originally published on Twitter on 10 August 2022. Jeronýmova was built in 1896. Jeroným Pražský, or Jerome of Prague (1379-1416), studied at Charles University, as well as at Oxford, where he read the teachings of John Wycliffe (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/19/prague-3-day-26-viklefova/). He later distributed Wycliffe’s works in Bohemia. In 1409, he was heavily involved in the Decree of Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 108: Řehořova
Originally published on Twitter on 9 August 2022. Řehořova was built in 1897. Řehoř Krajčí (died 1474) was a knight, and possibly the nephew of Jan Rokycana (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/19/prague-3-day-19-rokycanova/). In 1457, he founded the Unity of Brethren in Kunvald (see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/26/prague-3-day-83-ceskobratrska/). The group’s popularity led to significant tension with Uncle, an Utraquist. From 1897 to 1940, Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 107: Orebitská
Originally published on Twitter on 8 August 2022. Orebitská was built in 1885. The Orebites (Orebité) were a radical branch of the Hussites, named after a procession that they took part in on Mount Oreb, which is located in Třebechovice. Oreb itself was named after Horeb, the mountain at which Moses received the Ten Commandments. Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 106: U Památníku
Originally published on Twitter on 7 August 2022. U Památníku was built in 1933, and translate as ‘at the memorial’. The ‘memorial’ in question is the National Monument on Vítkov Hill. It contains the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a ceremonial hall, and an exhibition on Czech/Czechoslovak statehood. However, it’s most famous for its statue Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 105, sort of: Trocnovské náměstí
Originally published on Twitter on 6 August 2022. Trocnovské náměstí was presumably built before 1875. We’ve covered nearby Trocnovská on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/30/prague-3-day-102-trocnovska/, but otherwise we have a reversal of Dovcovagate (Dovcova being the street that exists on Google Maps but nowhere else, as covered on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/26/prague-3-day-86-dovcova/). My atlas, Google Maps and http://mapy.cz all confidently state that Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 104: Prvního Pluku
Originally published on Twitter on 5 August 2022. Prvního Pluku has had this name since 1947. It translates as ‘(the street of) the First Regiment’. In 1877, three pre-existing streets – Anenská, Křížová and Mlýnská – were joined together to form a street called Vinohradská (not that one). This became Pibranser Straße – Příbram Street Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 103: Pernerova
Originally published on Twitter on 4 August 2022. Pernerova was built before 1850. The street sign says Pernerova is in Karlín – and it mainly is – but its westernmost parts are in Žižkov. Jan Perner (1815-45) was a designer and builder of railways. He studied at Prague Technical College from 1831 to 1833. In Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 102: Trocnovská
Originally published on Twitter on 3 August 2022. Trocnovská was built in 1889. Trocnov, population 112, is a village in the České Budějovice district. Before 1949, the name ‘Trocnov’ only referred to the court there, and the village itself was called Záluží (approx. ‘Behind the Floodplain’). Jan Žižka was born less than two kilometres from Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 101: Husitská
Originally published on Twitter on 2 August 2022. Husitská was built before 1872, and has had its current name since 1947. Husitská is named after its most famous resident, the architect, philosopher, politician, nuclear physicist and adult film actress Kateřina ‘CoCo’ Husitská. A woman so impressive that the street was named after her 24 years Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 100: Kališnická
Originally published on Twitter on 1 August 2022. Day 100 already. Huh. Kališnická was built in 1910. A kališník is an Utraquist. The Utraquists were a branch of the Hussites who believed that Eucharist in both kinds (i.e. bread and wine) should be administered to churchgoers. They constituted a majority of Hussites. They were also Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 99: Izraelská
Originally published on Twitter on 31 July 2022. Izraelská was built in 1945. Until 1995, the street was part of ‘Nad vodovodem’ (‘Above the water pipeline’), which is still located directly to the east of it in Prague 10. Izraelská is directly south of the New Jewish Cemetery. The cemetery founded in 1890, as the Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 98: Nad Třebešínem III
Originally published on Twitter on 30 July 2022. Nad Třebešínem III was named in 1938, although the road wasn’t properly built until the 1940s. The only ‘full’ street sign on Nad Třebešínem III suggests it’s in Prague 10. Which it is, mainly. But, while number 3 is in Prague 10, number 5 is in Prague Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 97: Zvěřinova
Originally published on Twitter on 29 July 2022. Zvěřinova was built in 2016, making it the newest street yet. Josef Zvěřina (1913-1990) was a priest, art historian, theologian, philosopher and educator. He graduated from the (no longer existing) Archbishops’ Gymnázium in Bubeneč in 1932, and was ordained as a priest in Rome in 1937. After Continue reading
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Prague 3, Day 96: Na Třebešíně
Originally published on Twitter on 28 July 2022. Na Třebešíně was built in 1925. It’s mainly in Prague 10, but street signs don’t lie. Also, it was originally designated as a square. Třebešín is the name of the residential district located here on a long hill. It’s significantly more villa-based than the areas that surround Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 95: Pod Kapličkou
Originally published on Twitter on 27 July 2022. Pod Kapličkou was built in 1925. Yes, I thought we were only going to get more central from here on, but then my atlas kindly reminded me that there’s a few streets on the outskirts of Prague 3 that I forgot about. I found out that Pod Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 94: Basilejské náměstí
Originally published on Twitter on 26 July 2022. Basilejské náměstí – Basel Square – was built in 1932. The Swiss city of Basel, as well as being a very nice place to walk around (which the square is currently not – see later on) has a special significance for Czechs. The Council of Basel was Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 93: U Zásobní zahrady
Originally published on Twitter on 25 July 2022. U Zásobní zahrady was built in 1947. A zásobní zahrada is a ‘supply garden’. The garden here provided flowers for Prague’s parks, and for specific events, from 1937 onwards. That’s a lot of flowers. It replaced a previous storage garden, also located in Žižkov, but at Rajská Continue reading
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