Wenceslas Square
City square in Prague, Czechia
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Wenceslas Square is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings. It is also the place with the busiest pedestrian traffic in the whole country. The square is named after Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia. It is part of the historic centre of Prague, a World Heritage Site.
Formerly known as Koňský trh or Rossmarkt (Horse Market), for its periodic accommodation of horse markets during the Middle Ages, it was renamed Svatováclavské náměstí (English: Saint Wenceslas square) in 1848 on the proposal of Karel Havlíček Borovský.
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Kingdom of Bohemia
Monarchy in Central Europe (1198–1918)
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Czechoslovakia
1918–1992 country in Central Europe
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Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Territory of Nazi Germany (1939–1945)
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Prague uprising
Partially successful 1945 rebellion in German-occupied Czechoslovakia
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State in Europe from 1948 to 1989
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New Town, Prague
Quarter in the city of Prague, Czech Republic
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