Old Jewish Cemetery

The Old Jewish Cemetery 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 .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cemetery in Prague
  • Also known as: “Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rudolfinum and Ceremonial Hall.

Public building
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The is a building in , Czech Republic. It is designed in the neo-Renaissance style and is situated on Jan Palach Square on the bank of the river . is situated 130 metres west of Old Jewish Cemetery.

Museum
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The of the Prague Jewish Burial Society was built for the last service to the deceased members of the Prague Jewish Community. It is used as an exhibition space administered by the .

Synagogue
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The is a former Jewish synagogue located in , in the . The congregation was established in the 1570s, and the synagogue was completed in 1884, after an earlier synagogue, built in the early Baroque style in the Jewish ghetto, was destroyed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Town and Stalin Monument.

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

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.

Old Jewish Cemetery

Latitude
50.08998° or 50° 5′ 24″ north
Longitude
14.41728° or 14° 25′ 2″ east
Height
2 metres (6.6 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3CQ8+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27376003
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q438026
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Old Jewish Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Köhnə Yəhudi Qəbiristanlığı (Praqa)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Köhnə Yəhudi Qəbiristanlığı”
  • Basque: “Pragako antzinako hilerri judua”
  • Belarusian: “Старыя яўрэйскія могілкі, Прага”
  • Belarusian: “Старыя яўрэйскія могілкі”
  • Bulgarian: “Еврейското гробище в Прага”
  • Bulgarian: “Старо еврейско гробище в Прага”
  • Bulgarian: “Старото еврейско гробище в Прага”
  • Chinese: “布拉格旧犹太公墓”
  • Chinese: “旧犹太人公墓”
  • Chinese: “旧犹太公墓”
  • Chinese: “老犹太人公墓”
  • Chinese: “老犹太公墓”
  • Czech: “hřbitov Josefov”
  • Czech: “Starý židovský hřbitov v Praze-Josefově”
  • Czech: “Starý židovský hřbitov”
  • Czech: “Židovský hřbitov (Josefov, Praha)”
  • Dutch: “Oude Joodse Begraafplaats (Praag)”
  • Dutch: “Oude Joodse Begraafplaats”
  • Esperanto: “Malnova juda tombejo en Prago”
  • Finnish: “Prahan vanha juutalainen hautausmaa”
  • Finnish: “Vanha juutalainen hautausmaa”
  • French: “Cimetiere juif de Prague”
  • French: “cimetière juif de Prague”
  • French: “Cimetière juif de prague”
  • French: “Cimetière Juif De Prague”
  • French: “Vieux cimetière juif de Prague”
  • Galician: “Antigo cemiterio xudeu de Praga”
  • German: “Alter Jüdischer Friedhof Prag”
  • German: “Alter Jüdischer Friedhof”
  • German: “Jüdischer Friedhof (Prag)”
  • Hausa: “Tsohon Kabari na Yahudawa, Prague”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות היהודי העתיק בפראג”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות היהודי העתיק”
  • Hungarian: “Régi zsidó temető (Prága)”
  • Hungarian: “Régi zsidó temető”
  • Italian: “Cimitero vecchio di Jewis”
  • Italian: “Vecchio cimitero ebraico di Praga”
  • Japanese: “プラハの旧ユダヤ人墓地”
  • Japanese: “旧ユダヤ人墓地”
  • Malay: “Perkuburan Yahudi Lama, Prague”
  • Polish: “Stary Cmentarz Żydowski w Pradze”
  • Portuguese: “Cemitério Judeu de Praga”
  • Romanian: “Vechiul cimitir evreiesc din Praga”
  • Russian: “Старое еврейское кладбище (Прага)”
  • Russian: “Старое еврейское кладбище”
  • Slovak: “Starý židovský cintorín (Praha)”
  • Slovak: “Starý židovský cintorín”
  • Slovenian: “Staro judovsko pokopališče, Praga”
  • Slovenian: “Staro judovsko pokopališče”
  • Spanish: “Antiguo Cementerio Judío (Praga)”
  • Spanish: “Antiguo cementerio judío de Praga”
  • Spanish: “cementerio judio”
  • Swedish: “Gamla judiska begravningsplatsen”
  • Tatar: “Праганың иске яһүд зираты”
  • Turkish: “Prag Eski Yahudi Mezarlığı”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе єврейське кладовище”
  • Vietnamese: “Nghĩa trang Do Thái Cổ, Praha”

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