Malá Strana in Praha, Czech Republic — Capital City Region (Historical Capital of Bohemia)
Jan Neruda
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 22, 2009
1. Jan Neruda Marker
{Marker text in Czech:}
Zde žil a svoji literární činnost započal.
* 1834 † 1891
Péčí Spolků Menšího Města Pražského.
R. 1895.
{Marker text translated into English:}
Here he lived and began his literary activity.
Born 1834, Died 1891
The Prague Lesser Town Beneficial Association
1895
Erected 1895 by Péčí Spolků Menšího Města Pražského.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 50° 5.31′ N, 14° 23.836′ E. Marker is in Praha. It is in Malá Strana. Marker is at the intersection of Nerudova and Ke Hradu, on the left when traveling west on Nerudova. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 47 Nerudova, Praha 118 00, Czech Republic. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The 25th of February, 1948 (within shouting distance of this marker); Michael the Brave (1558-1601) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Tycho Brahe Lived Here (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Ema Destinnová (approx. half a kilometer away); Ladislav Zelenka
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Also see . . .
1. Jan Neruda. Wikipedia entry for Jan Neruda (retrieved 2/26/11): "Jan Nepomuk Neruda... was a Czech journalist, writer and poet, one of the most prominent representatives of Czech Realism and a member of "the May school"....Jan Neruda was born in Prague, Bohemia, son of a small grocer who lived in the Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter) district of Prague. After studying philosophy and philology, he worked as a teacher until 1860, when he became a freelance journalist and writer. Neruda never married but had a close relationship to the writer Karolína Světlá.... He died in 1891 and was interred in the Vyšehrad cemetery in Prague. After his death, one of the streets in Lesser Quarter (Ostruhová Street well known from his books), now Nerudova ulice (Neruda Street), was named after him....The Chilean poet Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto (Pablo Neruda), who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971, took his
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 22, 2009
2. Jan Neruda House and Marker
2. Nerudova Street. Prague.net's description of a number of the more interesting houses along Nerudova Street, including the house of the street's namesake, Jan Neruda. (Submitted on February 26, 2011.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 22, 2009
3. Jan Neruda House Sign - the House at the Two Suns (located above the door)
From 1845-1857 Neruda lived in the house Dům U Dvou Slunců - the House at the Two Suns. Prior to the introduction of house numbering in Prague in 1770, it was common for houses to bear distinctive house signs to aid in finding or describing their location.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 22, 2009
4. Jan Neruda House and Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,059 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 26, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
