Slavětínská Street

Slavětínská is one of the main roads of the Prague district of Klánovice. It is heading north of the railway stop Praha-Klánovice to the border of the cadastral territory where the space is connected with adjacent Šestajovice. The street passes a 1.8 kilometer long space with a significant influence on local transport, which is now served by four public transport stops. All major traffic flows from the northern edge of Klánovice are passing through it, and at the same time it connects the railway network with the rest of the district.

The history of the street name reflects the stormy period of the second half of the twentieth century. During World War II, the street changed its designation according to the situation and occupation regulations. Until 1942 it was divided into two separate segments: the southern part of Hedviky Vilgus' square carried the Germanic name Volksstraße, in Czech again named on the National Class, while the northern part was called Husstraße, Czech Husova class. From 1942 until the end of the war in 1945 the situation was standardized and the whole street received uniform name Victoriastraße, Czech Class Victoria. After the war, which ended with the culmination of the Nazi regime, the street received the new title Main, which was subject to its role as the main communication of Klánovice, where it worked until 1974. Only then did it become its present form - the name Slavětínská.

Today's name refers to the extinct village of Nightingale, which once stood west of Klánovice deep in the Klanovice Forest. However, this is an incorrect transcription of the original name; The proper title should be Slavetical. Yet this name remains and reminds of the history of the landscape that today's street overlaps.

The location of the street determines its importance in the local transport network. At the southern end it begins at the said railway stop and gradually continues north through the five crossroads through which it passes. A total of 24 side streets enter the street, making it an important hub in the network of communications. At the north end of the street you reach the border of the cadastral territory of Klánovice and also the border of Prague; here it crosses with the Šestajovice streets of Holekov and Trojmejnejk, in the direct direction continuing the Šestajovická street of the Revolutionary which connects the territory further north.

Along the street there are several interesting landmarks. From the south to the north, you first meet the already mentioned railway station, which serves as the entrance gate to the district. You continue through the Alej Hany Benešová and follow the important square of Hedvika Vilgus, which represents one of the social centers of Klánovice. At the north part of the street you can see the river Šestajovická, which originates here near the intersection with the streets of Riegrova and nad Sástajovický creek, thus reminiscent of the natural water of the landscape that once determined the boundaries and flows in this territory.

Slavětínská street is therefore more than just traffic communication - it is a living cross-section of the history of the neighborhood, from the time of Nazi occupation through normalization to the present day. For the visitor Klánovice, it is an opportunity to see how the city is spread out and how the streets connect it, while looking at names such as Alej Hany Benes or Hedvika Vilgus Square, one realizes how personalities and past times are reflected in the topography of urban communications.