Josef Jungmann Monument - Prague, Czech Republic
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Josef Jungmann Monument - Prague
Waymark Code: WMTPW5
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/26/2016
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Josef Jungmann (16 July 1773 in Hudlice, near Beroun – 14 November 1847 in Prague) was a Czech poet and linguist, and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival. Together with Josef Dobrovský, he is considered to be a creator of the modern Czech language.
The statue of Josef Jungmann is an outdoor sculpture installed at Jungmann Square in Prague.
The area of today's square existed outside the walls of the Old City in the Middle Ages, when it was called Na Písku ( as in “On the Sand”). The square was named after Josef Jungmann in 1878, when a sculpture of this national revivalist was placed there. He owned a house, the second one south of the square) in the adjacent Široká Street (today’s Jungmann) owned a house (now No. 749/32, was second house south of the square), where he lived and died in 1847.
Back then it was a busy traffic junction and the monument was situated in the middle. In 1985 a pedestrian zone was established and due to the construction of the subway the statue had to retreat slightly to the side. The square of an elongated irregular shape is located east of the northern end of the street Jungmann.
Physical Address:
Jungmann Square
Prague, Czech Republic
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Josef Jungmann Monument
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