You will find no end of guide books and other travel advice sources asserting that Praha translates as "the golden city" or some such. I spent a day skiing with the Czech Olympic Ski Team's physiclan and I asked him how Praha translates into Engilsh. He said, "It doesn't. Its just the name of a town."
I told him about the Golden City stuff, and he said, "I never heard any thing like that. Its nonsence . The closet Czech word to Praha translates as a small front stoop. "
Wikipedia lists a few possible origins of the name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague#Name
Why is this in the scams section? What part of the name history is a scam?
I think the "ford" or "river crossing" is most likely; many towns all over the world are named for such features. Prague may be called "the golden city," but neither "gold" nor "city" sounds anything like that, not in any Slavic language I know.
Just some good marketing in the middle ages.
Prague is a scam? Lol! ;-)
Just some good marketing in the middle ages.
Kinda like the Romantic Road in the 50s.
This OP is a troll , check out some of the threads in Austria lately , A lot of spurious comments abut history . https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/austria/return-trip-to-vienna
This OP is a troll , check out some of the threads in Austria lately , A lot of spurious comments abut history .
Possibly. The recent thread complaining about the font used on this forum is a bizarre one started by the OP, then there is the thread complaining about posters asking simple questions.
Why is this in the scams section?
Because all the other categories were even worse fits
I would think the "Czech Republic" section would be the perfect place for this topic, if it is a serious questions really wanting an answer.
So then, Czech this one out?
