What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

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22nd Oct 2024

Prague 1, day 211: náměstí Jana Palacha

Originally published on X on 27 April 2024. Originally, this area was called Rejdiště (more on that in a few days); the square came into being in the 1870s and was called Na Rejdišti. During WW1, it was named náměstí císařovny Zity after Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892-1989), the final Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. Continue reading

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18th Sep 2024

Prague 1, day 125: Opletalova

Originally published on X on 27 January 2024. Jan Opletal was born on either 31 December 1914 or 1 January 1915 to a poor family in Lhota nad Moravou, near Olomouc. He was the youngest of eight children. He had to work from a very early age to support his family, but also excelled at Continue reading

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