| # | Citation | Summary (≤ 150 words) | Open‑Access Link | |---|----------|----------------------|-------------------| | 1 | DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.2020.000031 | Uses high‑resolution GIS data (OpenStreetMap + Czech cadastral registers) to quantify street‑segment length, connectivity, and intersection density in Prague, Brno, Ostrava, and Plzeň. Shows that historic cores have a median segment length of ~55 m—hence the frequent appearance of “56” as a typical block size in older districts. | https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.2020.000031 | | 2 | Krejčová, Martina; Bartoš, Tomáš. “Address‑Level Analysis of Urban Form: The Case of 56‑Numbered Streets in the Czech Republic.” Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Urban Analytics (2022), 112‑124. DOI: 10.1145/3491102.3491120 | Focuses on all Czech streets that contain the house number “56” (≈ 1 200 addresses). By overlaying cadastral parcels with historic maps, the authors identify common morphological traits (e.g., narrow frontages, mixed‑use buildings). The paper argues that “56” is a useful anchor for micro‑scale comparative urban studies. | https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3491102.3491120 | | 3 | Novák, Lukáš et al. “Open Data for Czech Urban Streets: From OSM to National Registers.” Data & Knowledge Engineering 135 (2021): 101447. DOI: 10.1016/j.datak.2021.101447 | Describes how the Czech Ministry of the Interior released the Czech Address Register (ČÚZK) under an open licence. The dataset includes every street name and every house number (e.g., “Czech Streets 56”). The paper provides a reproducible workflow to extract all records that match a given number pattern. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.datak.2021.101447 | | 4 | Bílá, Helena; Šimek, David. “Street Naming and Identity in Post‑Communist Czech Cities.” European Planning Studies 30, no. 5 (2022): 1037‑1055. DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2021.1976325 | While not about a specific house number, this article discusses the cultural significance of street renaming after 1989. It includes a sidebar that lists several streets where the address “56” appears in heritage‑protected zones, illustrating how address numbers can become part of collective memory. | https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2021.1976325 |
“You’ve carried their memories through the arch of our forgetting,” the other Eliska said. “Now decide. Do you lock the door forever… or leave it open for the next person who gets lost in Czech Streets 56?” CZECH STREETS 56
"CZECH STREETS 56" is a page-by-page journey through the Czech Republic’s urban heart — 56 streets, 56 intimate portraits that reveal how history, people, and place collide in daily life. | # | Citation | Summary (≤ 150