organized in the Vont organization, inimical to boys from other quarters and the whole quarter was introvertive. Well-known props from the movie are the mysterious puzzle Hedgehog in the Cage, Tleskač's flying bike and the dark alleys of Stínadla. The name of the town, where the adventures of Rychlé Šípy happened, is never mentioned (nor in comics nor in books). Names of the known quarters of the town (Dvorce/Yards, Druhá strana/Other Side, Stínadla/Shades and industrial quarter Bekov) does not exist in any Czech town, which means the town itself is fictional. It is widely believed that the town is based on Prague, where Jaroslav Foglar spent most of his life. While quarters Dvorce and Druhá strana seems to be usual town quartes of 1930's, the quarter Stínadla is very unique. It is described as very old with narrow and crooked streets with many different nooks and passages. It is said on the pages of the books that some of the narrow streets and passages are not even on the maps of the Stínadla quarter, which makes it difficult for visitors (or intruders) from other parts of the town to find their way around there. Streets there are lit with old style gas lightings, which illuminate only their immediate surroundings, leaving parts of the streets in darkness and shadows. No part of the Prague match this description (nor now nor in 1930's). The quarter seems to be purely fictional, only loosely inspired by eldest parts of Prague, although it could be also inspired by photos of old prague Jewish quarter Josefov, which was demolished in late 1880's (20 years before Jaroslav Foglar was born). Meaning of word Stínadla The word Stínadla, which is translated as "The Shades", is an old Czech word. There is great similarity to the Czech word "stín" (=shadow) but it is only a semblance. The real meaning of word Stínadla is place of execution. This word came from verb "stínat" (=to behead). As it is described in the trilogy, boys from other parts of town often laughed at boys from Stínadla that they live on a former execution place. That was also the reason for the rise of the Vont organization, which was established by Vojtěch Vont, the first High Vont (the head of the organization). Vonts (and their organization) have their name for his honor. Once organized they were able to arrange "punitive expeditions" to the