What's in a Prague street name

Every street in Prague, one by one.

  • Prague 3, day 2: U kněžské louky

    Originally published on Twitter on 25 April 2022. ‘U kněžské louky’ was built in 1931. It roughly translates as ‘at the priestly meadow’, and was named after the original name of the land. If anyone can explain why it’s ‘louky’ with an ‘ou’, when the nearby tram stop (Kněžská luka) only has a ‘u’, you… 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