Horse Market

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Horse Market was the historical name of the central Prague thoroughfare now known as Wenceslas Square, once used primarily as a marketplace for horses.

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Horse Market canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical place name
market square
street
centralThoroughfareOf Prague New Town NERFINISHED
currentName Václavské náměstí
surface form: Václavské náměstí (Wenceslas Square)
followsStreetAxis Wenceslas Square NERFINISHED
formerNameOf Wenceslas Square ONNED1
hasCurrentNameLanguage Czech
hasPresentDayUse major urban square (as Wenceslas Square)
historicalPeriodOfUse Middle Ages
early modern period
historicalRole main horse market of Prague
languageOfLocalName Czech
languageOfName English
localName Koňský trh
locatedIn Old Town, Prague
surface form: Old Town of Prague

Prague
locatedInCityCenter Prague city center NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Czech Republic
locatedInHistoricalCountry Kingdom of Bohemia
orientation north–south
partOf New Town of Prague ONNED1
partOfUrbanPlanBy Karel IV.
surface form: Charles IV (urban expansion of Prague)
relatedTo Wenceslas Square NERFINISHED
renamedInHonorOf Saint Wenceslas
urbanFunction commercial center
usedFor horse trading
market activities

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Wenceslas Square formerName Horse Market