Koňský trh

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Koňský trh was the historical horse market that once occupied the area now known as Wenceslas Square in Prague.

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Koňský trh canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former horse market
historical marketplace
associatedWith Prague New Town foundation by Charles IV
Prague markets
Prague trade routes
country Czech Republic
culturalSignificance early commercial center of Prague New Town
economicRole facilitated horse trade in Prague
supported regional livestock commerce
followedBy Václavské náměstí
Wenceslas Square
hasCategory Former markets in Europe
History of Prague
Urban history of the Czech Republic
hasHeritageStatus no longer exists as a separate market
hasLiteralMeaning Horse Market
hasNameInLanguage Koňský trh@cs
historicalFunction central horse market of Prague
historicalLocationOf Wenceslas Square
historicalNameOf area of present-day Wenceslas Square
historicalStatus superseded by modern square layout
historicalUrbanFeatureType market street or square
languageOfName Czech
locatedIn Bohemia
Czech Republic
New Town, Prague
surface form: New Town of Prague

Prague
locatedInRegion Central Bohemia NERFINISHED
mentionedInContextOf history of Wenceslas Square
urban development of Prague
partOf historical center of Prague
urban development of Prague New Town
precededBy open field in front of Prague walls
replacedBy Wenceslas Square as a representative boulevard
modern city square
spatialRelation forms longitudinal axis of present Wenceslas Square
timePeriod Middle Ages
early modern period
topographicalSuccessor Václavské náměstí
transformedInto Wenceslas Square
urbanMorphologyChange from market space to representative boulevard
urbanRole commercial hub
market square
usedFor horse trading
livestock market
market activities

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Wenceslas Square formerName Koňský trh