3) Those who think the name should have been updated might do well to remember that Prague’s New Town was founded in 1346.
Ed Ley
6) And let’s not even get started on this one.
7) I would quite like to be taken back to New Zealand, too.
Ed Ley
Ed Ley
1) What's in a Prague 4 Street Name, day 399: Nová cesta, built in 1925.
4) Or that Newcastle’s New Castle was built in 1177 (go to Newcastle, by the way, it’s fab).
5) Or that Novi Sad (also recommended) was founded in 1694.
2) When Nová cesta was build in 1925, it was, quite literally, a New Road. It isn’t anymore (well, it *is* a road, credit where it’s due), but the name has stuck.
