What's in a Prague street name

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  • Prague 4, day 477: Týmlova

    Týmlova was built in 1906. Until 1947, it was called Dvořákova (see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/10/27/prague-1-day-221-dvorakovo-nabrezi/ for one of the most famous Czechs ever). Jan Týml was born in Skvrňany, near Plzeň, in 1905. He graduated from teacher training college in 1924, and subsequently taught in Aš, Kotíkov (also near Plzeň), Ošelín (near Stříbro) and, from 1929, in…

  • Prague 1, day 156: Smetanovo nábřeží (Smetana Embankment)

    Originally published on X on 27 February 2024. Bedřich Smetana (baptised as Fridrich) was born in Litomyšl in 1824. His father František was a prolific brewer (and played violin in a quartet) while his mother Barbora was a relative of the Baroque composer Jiří Ignác Linek (and was a dancer). Bedřich, meanwhile, started violin and…

  • Prague 1, day 25: Promenáda Raoula Wallenberga

    Originally published on X on 23 September 2023. Raoul Wallenberg was born on Lidingö, an island in the Stockholm Archipelago, in 1912. His father had died of cancer three months earlier. His grandfather was, at this time, Swedish Ambassador to Japan, and made it his mission to show Raoul the world. Wallenberg studied in Paris,…

  • Prague 3, day 73: Olšanská

    Originally published on Twitter on 5 July 2022. Olšanská was built in 1947. Olšany, a village located where the road now is, was built in 1306. It was named after ‘olše’, the alder tree. It’s hard to believe now, but there were several ponds and a stream here. The manors here had various owners, before…