urbanonymy; Socialist cities; standardized street names; popular street names; Czech urbanonymy

The paper is aimed at the toponymy (urbanonymy) of three Czech cities, the city of Ostrava-Poruba, Havířov and Most. The uniqueness of the cities and their toponymic landscapes lies in their specific position. The cities represent post-war Socialist housing estates built on a greenfield site. The presentation focuses on toponymy in the newly built cities, particularly on the existence of non-standardized forms of urban names against the background of standardized street name forms, and also examines the role of place names in the creation and preservation of local identities and memories of the cities. The paper presents the main results from two research projects on the toponymy of modern Czech cities effected in 2011-2016.

The paper is aimed at the toponymy (urbanonymy) of three Czech cities, the city of Ostrava-Poruba, Havířov and Most. The uniqueness of the cities and their toponymic landscapes lies in their specific position. The cities represent post-war Socialist housing estates built on a greenfield site. The presentation focuses on toponymy in the newly built cities, particularly on the existence of non-standardized forms of urban names against the background of standardized street name forms, and also examines the role of place names in the creation and preservation of local identities and memories of the cities. The paper presents the main results from two research projects on the toponymy of modern Czech cities effected in 2011-2016.