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Old Town and Josefov. Type: Suburb with 6,270 residents. Description: neighborhood of Prague, Czech Republic. Categories: cadastral area in the Czech Republic, municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic, municipal part in Czechia, city center, urban area and locality.
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Old Town Prague is the most beautiful part of the city. Our travel guide with 6 FREE maps outlines what to know when visiting Prague Old Town Square, from its history, how to get to there, where to stay, and finally, all the best things to do in Old Town Square Prague.
- Paris Street (Pařížská): About Pařížská Street: Connecting Prague’s the with Old Town Square with the Jewish Quarter, Paris (Pařížská) Street has high-end shopping that rivals the Champs-Élysées in Paris and 5th Avenue in New York City.
- Golem Restaurant (U Golema): About Golema Restaurant: At the first cross-street on Pařížská Street, take a left and in a short block you’ll be at the historic Golema Restaurant which opened in 1967.
- Maisel Synagogue & Jewish Museum: About The Maisel Synagogue: In the late-1500s, wealthy resident Mordechai Maisel became Mayor of the Jewish community and gained a lot of influence when he was appointed Minister of Finance for Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II’s royal court.
- Jewish Education & Cultural Center: About The Education & Cultural Center: The Education and Cultural Center is often overlooked by most tourists, but is a great resource for the more scholarly of you.
- History of The Prague Jewish Quarter
- Jewish Museum
- Six Synagogues of Prague’s Jewish Quarter
- Maisel Synagogue
- Spanish Synagogue
- Old-New Synagogue
- Pinkas Synagogue
- Klausen Synagogue
- High Synagogue
- Old Jewish Cemetery
The current area of the Prague Jewish Quarter was settled in the 12th century and didn’t actually start out as a ghetto. Yes, it did have walls, but they were intended to protect the Jews inside as opposed to trapping and isolating them from the outside world. History took a dark turn in the 13th century when Jews in Prague were ordered to leave th...
Prague’s Jewish Quarter is, of course, home to the Jewish Museum, which is among the oldest Jewish museums in the world since its establishment in 1906. The museum’s mission is to preserve and display the history and traditions of the Bohemian and Moravian Jewish communities specifically. The museum holds over 40,000 artifacts as well as over 100,0...
Of course, in the Prague Jewish Quarter, we find a plethora of synagogues – six to be exact – and each one served, and continues to serve, an important purpose for Prague’s Jewish community today. Not all of them are open to the public for visiting, but each one is worth mentioning as they play a significant role in the history and development of t...
The Maisel Synagoguewas unveiled in 1592 and was founded by the mayor of the Prague Jewish Town at the time, Mordecai Maisel. Mayor Maisel oversaw the Renaissance reconstruction of the Jewish Town and the construction of this particular synagogue was no different – it was originally a Renaissance temple with three naves, which was rare for this tim...
The Spanish Synagogue is actually the newest synagogue of the Prague Jewish Quarter, erected in 1868, and is known as the most beautiful synagogue in Europe. The Spanish Synagogue gets its name because it was built in the Moorish style influenced by Alhambra. Even if you just walk past the outside, the colors and design of the exterior will take yo...
The early Gothic Old-New Synagogue is the oldest monument in the Prague Jewish Quarter and is also the oldest preserved synagogue in Europe, dating back to the 13th century. This synagogue has been used for worship services continuously since it was first built, with the exception of the years 1942-1945 during the war. It is still the main area of ...
The Pinkas Synagogue is the second-oldest preserved synagogue in Prague, built in the Gothic style in 1535 by the Horowitz family, prominent members of Prague’s Jewish community. This particular synagogue used to serve as a private place of worship exclusively for the Horowitz family. During 1955-1960, the synagogue was transformed into a memorial ...
The Klausen Synagogue is the largest in the Prague Jewish Quarter. This synagogue is on the site of what was originally three smaller buildings, including a Talmudic school founded by Rabbi Loew, that burned down during the ghetto fires, leaving room for the synagogue to be built in 1694. It is now the second main synagogue of Prague’s Jewish commu...
The High Synagogue was built in the Renaissance style in 1577 along with the Jewish Town Hall and originally served as a private synagogue for the rabbinical court and Jewish Council. The synagogue gets its name from the fact that it is located on the first floor of the Jewish Town Hall. Today it boasts the best-preserved interior of all the Prague...
The Old Jewish Cemetery in the Prague Jewish Quarter is one of the oldest Jewish burial grounds that still exists today, even though burials there stopped in 1787. Founded in the first half of the 15th century when the Jews weren’t allowed to bury their dead outside the ghetto walls, the cemetery was expanded many times but was never big enough to ...
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50°5′17″N 14°25′16″E. Map of Prague/Old Town and Josefov. Metro station 1 Staromestska A or metro station 2 Namesti republiky B . See [ edit] The Astronomical Clock. The Charles Bridge leading to the Old Town. Old New Synagogue. 1 Old Town Square ( Staroměstské náměstí ). The center of the eventful history of Prague.
