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Prague 2, day 148: Trojanova
Originally published on X on 7 April 2023. Trojanova was built in 1897. Trojanova replaced a smaller street called ‘Kočičí’ when the district was given a major facelift in the late 19th century. Kočičí translate as ‘feline’ or ‘cat-like’, which is therefore the best street name ever, and, no offence to Mr Trojan or anyone, Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 125: Rašínovo nábřeží
Originally published on X on 15 March 2023. This embankment was formed in 1951 from the joining of two separate streets (see later for details of the multiple name changes). Alois Rašín was born in Nechanice, near Hradec Králové, in 1867. He went to Prague to study medicine at Charles University, but then switched to Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 82: you had to be there for this one
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Prague 2, day 72: Pod Nuselskými schody
Originally published on Twitter on 17 January 2023. Pod Nuselskými schody was built around 1895. This translates as ‘Under the Nusle steps’. Which are visible in this photo (just), and connect today’s street with Šafaříkova (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/07/06/prague-2-day-61-safarikova/). Like Žižkov, Vinohrady and many more, Nusle was a separate village, which later became a town, and then became Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 4: Španělská
Originally published on Twitter on 10 November 2022. Španělská was built in 1895. Until 1934, this was Božetěchova, after Božetěch, a Benedictine monk, painter and sculptor who was the last Slavic abbot of the Sázava monastery in the 10th century. There’s still a street with this name in Nusle, Prague 4. Meanwhile, you might notice Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 134: Bořivojova
Originally published on Twitter on 4 September 2022. Bořivojova was built in 1875. In 1947, this street joined with Riegrova (also built in 1875). Riegrova was named after František Ladislav Rieger (1818-1903), early leader of the Czech Nationalist Movement. Old Franta still gets a park in Vinohrady with – life goals alert – a beer Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 1: Koněvova
Starting off where it all began – this was originally posted on Twitter on 24 April 2022. Here begins a series in which I walk along the very long street immediately to the north of my flat and examine the names of the streets leading off it, one by one. We’ll start with the very Continue reading
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Intro time.
Hey. You may have come over here from my Twitter account, in which case you can feel free to skip this part (let’s be fair, you’re free to skip if no matter where you’ve come from). My name’s Ed, I’m British, I’m 40 at the time of writing if not necessarily at the time you’re Continue reading
What's in a Prague street name 