What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

Vackov

  • Prague 3, day 69: U Staré cihelny

    Originally published on Twitter on 1 July 2022. U Staré cihelny was built in 1925. A cihelna is a brickyard, or a brick plant. So this street is ‘at the old brickyard’. This particular brickyard was possibly the one owned by Josef Vacek – see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/20/prague-3-day-57-na-vackove/. Indeed, that brickyard is why the surrounding area was Continue reading

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  • Prague 3, day 59: Za Vackovem

    Originally published on Twitter on 21 June 2022. Za Vackovem was built in 1925. It translates as ‘behind Vackov’. We’ve discussed the Josef Vacek after whom Vackov was named here: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/20/prague-3-day-57-na-vackove/. So, as bonus material, here are two renowned Josef Vaceks whom Vackov was *not* named after. First up is Josef Vacek (born in Příbram Continue reading

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  • Prague 3, day 57: Na Vackově

    Originally posted on Twitter on 19 June 2022. Na Vackově was built in 1906. It was called Vackov until 1925, when its name underwent a subtle change. Vackov is another district of Žižkov, located directly west of Jarov (see https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/19/prague-3-day-30-na-jarove/). Until 1949, Vackov was part of Praha XIII – Staré Strašnice. Vackov is named after Continue reading

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