Vinohrady
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Prague 2, day 60: U Zvonařky
Originally published on Twitter on 5 January 2023. U Zvonařky was built in 1889. Zvonařka (English: bellfoundery? Or something that’s actually a word) is a homestead that was one located here. There were probably vineyards in this spot as early as the 12th century. It’s documented that the vineyard, in the mid-16th century, was owned Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 57: Bruselská
Originally posted on Twitter on 2 January 2023. Bruselská was built in 1884. Until 1926, this was Erbenova, after Karel Jaromír Erben (1811-1870), a poet whose best-known work is Kytice (if you haven’t read it, you may well have seen the early-2000s film adaptation). Given it’s only been a week since Belgická (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/06/30/prague-2-day-51-belgicka/), I really Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 56: Koubkova
Originally published on X on 1 January 2023. Koubkova was built in 1883. Jan Pravoslav Koubek was born into a wealthy family in Blatná, in Strakonice District, in 1805. He went to secondary school in Písek (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2023/03/19/prague-3-day-175-pisecka/) and later in Prague, where he was taught by Josef Jungmann. In 1827, he went to Charles-Ferdinand University Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 55: Lublaňská
Originally published on Twitter on 31 December 2022. Prior to yesthealliedthingagain in 1926, the street was called Puchmajerova, after Antonín Jaroslav Puchmajer (1769-1820), writer, priest and the first Czech specialist in Romani studies. Keeping things ex-YU after yesterday, Lublaň is Ljubljana, which is the capital of Slovenia. It’s also freaking gorgeous, and, while I’m intending Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 54: Jugoslávská
Originally published on Twitter on 30 December 2022. Jugoslávská was built in 1884. Until 1926, this was Karlova, after Karel IV, who will come up 1,926 times in the Prague 1 series. It was named Jugoslávská along with all the other Allied streets in 1926, although, under the Nazi occupation, it was called Priennova. Günther Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 53: Tylovo námestí
Originally published on Twitter on 29 December 2022. Tylovo námestí, colloquially known as Tylák, was built around 1875. The square was built on what was then the highway to Linz-slash-Nusle, i.e. present-day Bělehradská: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/03/02/prague-2-day-40-belehradska/ When the square was founded, it was called Tržiště – the Marketplace – or Tržní náměstí – Market Square, for obvious Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 52: Rumunská
Originally published on Twitter on 28 December 2022. Rumunská was built in 1884. In the 19th century, a homestead, Šafránka, was built here (it had completely disappeared by 1911). It was later purchased by Čeněk Vávra, who was mayor of Vinohrady from 1868 to 1873. When the street was built, it was therefore called Vávrova. Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 51: Belgická
Originally published on Twitter on 27 December 2022. Belgická was built in 1880. Around 1800, the area where the street is now was the location of Wimmerovy sady, named after Jakub Wimmer (after whom Jana Masaryka was previously named – https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/03/17/prague-2-day-46-jana-masaryka/). He was pretty well-off in the first place, and became more so when put Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 50: Americká
Originally published on Twitter on 26 December 2022. Americká was built in 1884. Until 1926, this was Krameriova, after Václav Matěj Kramerius (1753-1808), writer, publisher and journalist who was one of the early figures of the National Revival. Then, the Big Vinohrady Allied Renaming Extravaganza happened in 1926 (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2023/12/23/prague-2-day-1-italska/). Interestingly, it took until 1943 – Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 49: Varšavská
Originally published on Twitter on 25 December 2022. Varšavská was built in 1884. Until 1926, this was Kollárova, after Ján Kollár (1793-1852), Slovak poet, archaeologist, politician and renowned Pan-Slavist. Varšava is obviously Warsaw, which is obviously the capital of Poland, which obviously got a lot of coverage on https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/01/27/prague-2-day-14-polska/. And a bit more coverage on Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 48: Uruguayská
Originally published on Twitter on 24 December 2022. For those who don’t use X/Twitter: a) you’re sensible; b) I’m still knocking these posts out each day on there, but am not so good at putting them on here. However, with only two weeks left until I’ve finished Prague 1, I’m going to transfer everything over Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 47: Záhřebská
Originally published on Twitter on 23 December 2022. Záhřebská was built in 1872. Until 1880, this was Hrabova, after Josef Hraba (born 1815), a hotelier who owned the land upon which the street was built (and who died the year before it was). Then, until 1926, it was Klicperova, after Václav Kliment Klicpera (1752-1859), a Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 46: Jana Masaryka
Originally published on Twitter on 22 December 2022. Jana Masaryka was built in 1875. Until 1884, this was Wimmerova, after Jakub Wimmer (1754-1822), entrepreneur, landowner, benefactor and colonel. Then it was renamed Čelakovského after František Ladislav Čelakovský (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/02/18/prague-2-day-35-celakovskeho-sady/). In 1926, the street was renamed Polská. Which means that I have to retract this tweet from Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 45: Francouzská
Originally published on Twitter on 21 December 2022. Francouzská was built in 1884. Like Anglická (and Moskevská in Prague 10), this was formerly part of the highway leading to Vršovice: https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/03/02/prague-2-day-39-anglicka/. Then, also like Anglická (and Moskevská), it was renamed to Palackého until 1926. In 1940, both Anglická and Moskevská became Bismarckova, after Otto von Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 44: Šubertova
Originally published on Twitter on 2o December 2022. Šubertova was built in 1905. Like Ibsenova (which is on the other side of the Vinohrady Theatre), this was originally called U divadla (By the Theatre). However, while what is now Ibsenova was renamed to Divadelní in 1920 (and Ibsenova in 1928), its other half maintained its Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 43: Ibsenova
Originally published on Twitter on 19 December 2022. Ibsenova was built in 1905. Until 1920, this was U divadla – ‘By the (National) Theatre’ – before becoming Divadelní (Theatre Street) until 1928. Henrik Ibsen was born in Skien, southern Norway, in 1828 – i.e. the name change to Ibsenova occurred on the centenary of his Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 42: Náměstí Míru
Originally published on Twitter on 18 December 2022. Náměstí Míru – Peace Square in English, Mirák to locals – was built in 1884. Until 1926, it was called Purkyňovo náměstí after Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787-1869), anatomist, physiologist and coiner of the word ‘protoplasm’. Then, in 1926, when Vinohrady underwent its Allied Renaming Extravaganza (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2023/12/23/prague-2-day-1-italska/), it Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 41: Londýnská
Originally published on Twitter on 17 December 2022. Londýnská was built in 1875. From 1875 to 1884, this was Tunelová, named after the tunnel under the street, connecting the main train station with the one in Nusle. Then it became Hálkova until 1926, after Vítězslav Hálek (1835-74), a poet, writer and journalist who was one Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 40: Bělehradská
Originally published on Twitter on 16 December 2022. Bělehradská was built in the 19th century. Until 1875, this was the Linecká silnice – the highway to Linz in Austria; it then became the Nuselská silnice – the highway to a somewhat nearer place, Nusle, until 1880. Then, from 1880 until the Great Geographical Renaming Funday Continue reading
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Prague 2, day 39: Anglická
Originally published on Twitter on 15 December 2022. Anglickáwas built in its current form between 1867 and 1878. Historically, there was a highway (if that’s the term) leading from Žitná brána (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2024/02/27/prague-2-day-36-zitna/) to the then village of Vršovice. From 1878, it was named Palackého after František Palacký, figurehead of the Czech National Revival. It then Continue reading
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