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Prague 4, day 184: Veslařský ostrov
Veslařský ostrov was first mentioned in 1420. A ‘veslař’ is a rower or oarsman; an ‘ostrov’ is an island. Around here, the riverbed of the Vltava used to get blocked by ice; sand accumulated as a result and, ultimately, this island was formed. The noble Schwarzenberg family set up a raft port and warehouse here; Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 137: Podolské nábřeží
Podolské nábřeží has existed in its current form since 1990. From 1904 to 1906, the part of the embankment leading from the Vyšehrad Tunnel (mentioned on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/26/prague-2-day-122-podskalska/) to Podolská (which will get its own post in a couple of days) was called Vyšehradské nábřeží, ie the Vyšehrad Embankment. From 1906 to 1924, it was named Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 28: Pod sokolovnou
Pod sokolovnou was built in 1933. Its name translates as ‘under the Sokol’, which had been opened eight years earlier. For the story of the Sokols, see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/08/26/prague-2-day-114-sokolska/. In communist times, the powers-that-be decided that the Sokols should be replaced with the joyful-and-spontaneous-as-they-sound Czechoslovak Union of Physical Education. From 1948 until the end of the Continue reading
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Prague 4, day 27: Na Květnici
Na Květnici was built in 1925. ‘Květnice’ is a now-obsolete word used to denote a flower garden. There’s a settlement in Prague East called this, complete with a castle with the same name. It also seems that there was a local settlement with the name here in Nusle. Na Květnici is the present-day location for Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 114: Sokolská
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 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 3, day 129: U Viktorie
Originally published on Twitter on 30 August 2022. U Viktorie was built in late 2021. It’s named after the home ground of FK Viktoria Žižkov (officially the eFotbal Arena). Viktoria was set up in 1903, with most players being local students. It grabbed people’s attention by beating Sparta 1:0 in 1906. In 1909, the club Continue reading
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