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Old Town and Josefov

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 6,270 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Prague, Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Old Town”, “Old Town of Prague”, “Old Town, Prague”, and “Staré Město”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Charles Bridge and National Library of the Czech Republic.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the river in , Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century.

Library
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The is the central library of the . It is directed by the Ministry of Culture. The library's main building is located in the historical Clementinum building in the centre of , where approximately half of its books are kept.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The Powder Tower or Powder Gate is a Gothic tower in , . It is one of the original . It separates the Old Town from the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Town and Vysehrad and Castle and Lesser Town.

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The New Town of is in the east bank area to the east and south of the Old Town. A large part of New Town that borders Old Town from east and south belongs to Praha 1 district.

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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.

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The West of is to the west of the Castle district.

Old Town and Josefov

Latitude
50.08429° or 50° 5′ 3″ north
Longitude
14.41784° or 14° 25′ 4″ east
Population
6,270
Elevation
206 metres (676 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3CM9+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 297896667
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3065328
Wiki­data ID
Q748211
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Old Town and Josefov” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وسط براغ التاريخي”
  • Aragonese: “Ciudat viella”
  • Armenian: “Հին քաղաք”
  • Armenian: “Պրահայի պատմական կենտրոն”
  • Basque: “Pragako Hiri Zaharra”
  • Basque: “Staré Město”
  • Belarusian: “Стара-Места”
  • Belarusian: “Старое Места Прагі”
  • Belarusian: “Старое Места”
  • Belarusian: “Стары горад”
  • Breton: “Staré Město”
  • Bulgarian: “Старе место”
  • Catalan: “Centre històric de Praga”
  • Catalan: “Ciutat Vella”
  • Cebuano: “Staré Město”
  • Chinese: “布拉格老城”
  • Croatian: “Praški stari grad”
  • Czech: “Staré Město pražské”
  • Czech: “Staré Město”
  • Danish: “Den Gamle By”
  • Danish: “Stare Mesto”
  • Danish: “Staré Mesto”
  • Danish: “Staré Město”
  • Dutch: “Oude Stad”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “البلده القديمه”
  • Esperanto: “Malnova Urbo de Prago”
  • Esperanto: “Malnova Urbo”
  • Estonian: “Staré Město”
  • Finnish: “Prahan historiallinen keskusta”
  • Finnish: “Prahan vanhakaupunki”
  • Finnish: “Stare Mesto”
  • Finnish: “Staré Město”
  • French: “Vieille Ville de Prague”
  • French: “Vieille Ville et Josefov”
  • French: “Vieille Ville”
  • French: “Vieille-Ville de Prague”
  • Galician: “Cidade Vella de Praga”
  • Galician: “Cidade Vella”
  • Galician: “Stare Mesto”
  • Galician: “Stare Město”
  • Galician: “Staré Mesto”
  • Galician: “Staré Město”
  • German: “Altstadt”
  • German: “Prager Altstadt”
  • Greek: “Ιστορικό Κέντρο της Πράγας”
  • Greek: “Στάρε Μιέστο”
  • Hausa: “Tsohon Gari”
  • Hebrew: “העיר העתיקה והרובע היהודי”
  • Hebrew: “העיר העתיקה של פראג”
  • Hungarian: “Óváros”
  • Italian: “Città Vecchia”
  • Italian: “Staré Město e Josefov”
  • Japanese: “プラハの旧市街”
  • Japanese: “プラハ旧市街”
  • Japanese: “プラハ歴史地区”
  • Korean: “스타레메스토”
  • Lithuanian: “Prahos senamiestis”
  • Macedonian: “историски центар на Прага”
  • Macedonian: “Стар град”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Staré Město”
  • Norwegian: “Staré Město”
  • Persian: “مرکز تاریخی پراگ”
  • Polish: “Staré Město”
  • Polish: “Stare Miasto”
  • Portuguese: “Cidade Velha”
  • Russian: “Исторический центр Праги”
  • Russian: “Старе Место и Йозефов”
  • Russian: “Старе Место”
  • Russian: “Старе-Место”
  • Russian: “Старое место”
  • Russian: “Старый город”
  • Serbian: “Стари град”
  • Slovak: “Staré Město”
  • Slovenian: “Staro mesto”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad vieja”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad Vieja”
  • Spanish: “Stare Mesto”
  • Spanish: “Stare Město”
  • Spanish: “Staré Mesto”
  • Spanish: “Staré Město”
  • Swedish: “Prags historiska centrum”
  • Swedish: “Stare Mesto”
  • Swedish: “Staré město”
  • Swedish: “Staré Město”
  • Turkish: “Eski Kent”
  • Turkish: “Eski Şehir”
  • Turkish: “Staré Město”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе Мєсто”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе місто”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе Місто”
  • Vietnamese: “Phố cổ Praha”
  • Yoruba: “Old Town of Prague”

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