Jewish Town

The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the Jewish Town.
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  • Type: Suburb with 977 residents
  • Description: town quarter and cadastral area of Prague
  • Also known as: “Barrio judio de Praga”, “Barrio judío de Praga”, “Barrio xudeu de Praga”, “Ghetto de Prague”, “Ghetto di Praga”, “Josefov”, “Judestadt”, “Praha-Josefov”, “Prahan juutalaiskortteli”, “Quartiere ebraico”, “Židovské město”, “Иозефов”, and “ヨゼホフ”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Old Jewish Cemetery and Old New Synagogue.

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The is a Jewish cemetery…

Synagogue
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The , also called the Altneuschul…

Public building
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The in Josefov, , was…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stalin Monument and Old Town and Josefov.

Locality
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Stalin's Monument was a 15.5 m granite statue honoring Joseph Stalin in , Czechoslovakia.

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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the…

Suburb
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Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of …

Jewish Town

Latitude
50.09002° or 50° 5′ 24″ north
Longitude
14.41802° or 14° 25′ 5″ east
Population
977
Elevation
201 metres (659 feet)
Named after
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Open location code
9F2P3CR9+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 297896666
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
12195975
Wiki­data ID
Q753292
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Jewish Town” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Յոզեֆով”
  • Basque: “Josefov”
  • Belarusian: “Юзэфаў”
  • Catalan: “Josefov”
  • Chinese: “約瑟夫城”
  • Chinese: “约瑟夫城”
  • Czech: “Josefov”
  • Danish: “Josefov”
  • Dutch: “Josefov”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “چوزيفوف”
  • Esperanto: “Geto de Prago”
  • Esperanto: “Josefov”
  • Estonian: “Josefov”
  • Finnish: “Josefov”
  • French: “Josefov”
  • Galician: “Josefov”
  • German: “Josefov”
  • German: “Josefstadt”
  • Greek: “Γιόζεφοβ”
  • Hebrew: “יוספוב”
  • Hungarian: “Josefov”
  • Italian: “Josefov”
  • Japanese: “ヨゼフォフ”
  • Korean: “요세포프”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Josefov”
  • Norwegian: “Josefov”
  • Persian: “جوزفوف”
  • Persian: “یوزفوف”
  • Polish: “Josefov”
  • Portuguese: “Josefov”
  • Russian: “Йозефов”
  • Serbian: “Јеврејски кварт у Прагу”
  • Slovak: “Josefov”
  • Slovenian: “Josefov”
  • Spanish: “Josefov”
  • Swedish: “Josefov”
  • Swiss German: “Josefov”
  • Turkish: “Josefov”
  • Ukrainian: “Йозефов”
  • Urdu: “جوزفوف”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: poloostrov Hollar and Castle and Lesser Town.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: High Synagogue and Information and Reservation Centre.

Prague: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Václav Havel Airport Prague and Old Town and Josefov.

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