What's in a Prague street name
Every street in Prague, one by one.
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I could talk about myself for ages, or I could point out that https://english.radio.cz/ed-ley-englishman-recording-stories-pragues-streets-one-one-8806941 is over two years old but still largely stands (other than the Twitter links).
Category: Princes
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Originally published on X on 24 January 2023. Jaromírova was built in 1892. Jaromír was another Přemyslid, born around 975 as the son of Boleslav II. His older brother, Boleslav III, was a bit of a sh*t – he had Jaromír castrated so that he could never produce an heir to the throne. Fleeing to…
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Originally published on X on 23 January 2023. Spytihněvova was built in 1892. Spytihněv I was born around 875. People do enjoy railing against nepo babies lately, so knock yourselves out with this one: dad was Bořivoj, the first documented Bohemian ruler (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2023/01/14/prague-3-day-134-borivojova/), while mum was Ludmila, who later became a saint. Bořivoj died around…
What's in a Prague street name 