Pražské Václavské náměstí očima nestandardizované urbanonymie
Wenceslas Square in Prague in non-standardized urban toponymy

Summary/Abstract: This study is focused on non-standardized urban toponymy of one specific place inthe city of Prague. Wenceslas Square represents a space in the center of the city withan important history and meaning for the nation. On a map, Wenceslas Square is a clearlydelineated open space that looks rather like a boulevard than like an ordinary square.The aim of this paper is to describe all non-standardized names that refer to this place.Some of them come from the Middle Ages (e. g. Na kolotoči – On Carousel), the newestone have their origin in the second half of the 20th century (e. g. Štrougalovy sady –Štrougal Park, U Mekáče – At McDonald’s).

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