Jewish Town
The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of Prague and the Jewish Town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 977 residents
- Description: town quarter and cadastral area of Prague
- Also known as: “Josefov”
- Neighbors: Old Town and Josefov
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Jewish Cemetery and Old New Synagogue.
Old Jewish Cemetery
The Old Jewish Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, which is one of the largest of its kind in Europe and one of the most important Jewish historical monuments in Prague.
Old New Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old New Synagogue, also called the Altneuschul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Josefov, Prague, in the Czech Republic.
Jewish Town Hall
Public building
Photo: Power, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Jewish Town Hall in Josefov, Prague, was constructed adjacent to the Old New Synagogue on the corner of Maiselova and Červená Ulice in 1586 in Renaissance style under the sponsorship of Mayor Mordechai Maisel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stalin Monument and Old Town and Josefov.
Stalin Monument
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stalin's Monument was a 15.5 m granite statue honoring Joseph Stalin in Prague, Czechoslovakia. It was unveiled on 1 May 1955 after more than 5+1⁄2 years of work, and was the world's largest representation of Stalin. The sculpture was demolished in late 1962.
Old Town and Josefov
Photo: Yelkrokoyade, CC BY 2.0.
The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of Prague and the Jewish Town.
Malá Strana
Suburb
Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of Prague is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of Prague is the lower area on the left bank.
Jewish Town
- Categories: cadastral area in the Czech Republic, municipal part of the Czech Republic, and locality
- Location: Praha 1, Prague 1, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.09002° or 50° 5′ 24″ northLongitude
14.41802° or 14° 25′ 5″ eastPopulation
977Elevation
201 metres (659 feet)Named after
Joseph II, Holy Roman EmperorOpen location code
9F2P3CR9+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 297896666OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“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”
- Czech: “Praha-Josefov”
- Czech: “Židovské město”
- Danish: “Josefov”
- Dutch: “Josefov”
- Egyptian Arabic: “چوزيفوف”
- Esperanto: “Geto de Prago”
- Esperanto: “Josefov”
- Finnish: “Josefov”
- Finnish: “Prahan juutalaiskortteli”
- French: “Ghetto de Prague”
- French: “Josefov”
- Galician: “Barrio xudeu de Praga”
- Galician: “Josefov”
- Galician: “Josefstadt”
- German: “Josefov”
- German: “Josefstadt”
- Greek: “Γιόζεφοβ”
- Hebrew: “יוספוב”
- Hungarian: “Josefov”
- Italian: “Ghetto di Praga”
- Italian: “Josefov”
- Italian: “Quartiere ebraico”
- Japanese: “ヨゼフォフ”
- Japanese: “ヨゼホフ”
- Korean: “요세포프”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Josefov”
- Norwegian: “Josefov”
- Persian: “جوزفوف”
- Persian: “یوزفوف”
- Polish: “Josefov”
- Portuguese: “Josefov”
- Russian: “Иозефов”
- Russian: “Йозефов”
- Serbian: “Јеврејски кварт у Прагу”
- Slovak: “Josefov”
- Slovenian: “Josefov”
- Spanish: “Barrio judio de Praga”
- Spanish: “Barrio judío de Praga”
- Spanish: “Josefov”
- Swedish: “Josefov”
- Swiss German: “Josefov”
- Swiss German: “Josefstadt”
- Swiss German: “Judestadt”
- Tosk Albanian: “Josefov”
- Turkish: “Josefov”
- Ukrainian: “Йозефов”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as poloostrov Hollar and Castle and Lesser Town.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include High Synagogue and Moses.
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