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: “Josefov”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Jewish Cemetery and Old New Synagogue.

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The is a Jewish cemetery in , Czech Republic, which is one of the largest of its kind in Europe and one of the most important Jewish historical monuments in .

Synagogue
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The , also called the Altneuschul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Josefov, , in the .

Public building
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The in Josefov, , was constructed adjacent to the 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.

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

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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the Jewish Town.

Suburb
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Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of is the lower area on the left bank.

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”
  • 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”
  • Urdu: “جوزفوف”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as poloostrov Hollar and Castle and Lesser Town.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include High Synagogue and Information and Reservation Centre.

Prague: Must-Visit Destinations

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