Vysočany
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Prague 3, day 159: Novovysočanská
Originally published on Twitter on 29 September 2022. Novovysočanská was built in 1906. We’re at the ‘streets I didn’t realise were partially in Prague 3 / Žižkov’ stage of things. In my defence, there isn’t actually a single street sign in the Prague 3 part of Novovysočanská, and this pic is the nearest I can Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 42: Pod Vrcholem
Originally published on Twitter on 4 June 2022. Pod Vrcholem was built in 1925. Under the same peak as yesterday (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/20/prague-3-day-41-k-vrcholu/). That’s about it. And I promise there’s more gripping stuff to come. Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 41: K Vrcholu
Originally published on Twitter on 3 June 2022. K Vrcholu was built in 1938, and translates as ‘to the peak’. We can keep this quite brief, as this is seemingly the same peak that ‘Na vrcholu’ is located on (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2022/11/19/prague-3-day-4-na-vrcholu/). Although I’m pretty sure that the southernmost part of Na vrcholu is lower than any Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 39: Na Balkáně
Originally published on Twitter on 1 June 2022. Na Balkáně was built in 1925, and translates as ‘In the Balkans’. ‘Balkán’ is indeed the name of this part of Prague, which is located mainly in Vysočany but also partially in Žižkov. Na Balkáně is home to a gardening settlement, founded in 1938, and one of Continue reading
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Prague 3, day 6: Hraniční
Originally published on Twitter on 29 April 2022. Hraniční was built in 1925. ‘Border Street’ is so called because it lies on the border between the districts of Žižkov and Vysočany. I’m very much guilty of assuming that Praha 3 = Žižkov and Žižkov alone, but no, it’s got parts of Vinohrady, Vysočany and Strašnice Continue reading
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