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Narrow streets of the ghetto, demolished between 1893 and 1913
The Old New Synagogue

Josefov (also Jewish Quarter; German: Josefstadt) is a town quarter and the smallest cadastral area of Prague, Czech Republic, formerly the Jewish ghetto of the town. It is surrounded by the Old Town. The quarter is often represented by the flag of Prague's Jewish community, a yellow Magen David (Star of David) on a red field.

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Josefov

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Josefov (also Jewish Quarter; German: Josefstadt) is a town quarter and the smallest cadastral area of Prague, Czech Republic, formerly the Jewish ghetto...

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Josefov Fortress

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Josefov Fortress (Czech: Pevnost Josefov, German: Josefstadt or Josephstadt) is a large historic defence complex of 18th-century military architecture...

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Josefov Meadows

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The Josefov Meadows Bird Reserve (Czech: Ptačí park Josefovské louky) is a privately owned, publicly accessible nature reserve next to Josefov Fortress...

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Brutal Assault

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extreme metal festival that takes place in the 18th-century army fortress Josefov, located in Jaroměř, Czechia. It is held each August early in the month...

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Prague

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Hradčany were merged into a single entity. The Jewish district, called Josefov, was included only in 1850. The Industrial Revolution produced great changes...

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Old New Synagogue

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synagoga; German: Altneu-Synagoge), also called the Altneuschul, situated in Josefov, Prague, is Europe's oldest active synagogue. It is also the oldest surviving...

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Prague 1

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the medieval heart of the city. All of Staré Město (the Old Town) and Josefov (the Jewish Quarter) are in the district, as are most of Malá Strana (the...

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History of Prague

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gates of the Prague ghetto were opened. The former Jewish quarter, renamed Josefov in 1850, was demolished during the "ghetto clearance" (Czech: asanace)...

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History of the Jews in the Czech lands

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Prague for most of his life. He is buried at the Old Jewish Cemetery in Josefov, and his grave, with its tombstone intact, can still be visited. According...

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Hartenberg

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the ruin of a castle over the village of Hřebeny in the municipality of Josefov in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Hartenberg Castle was...

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List of bastion forts

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fortified by a system of outer forts, most of which are preserved Fortress Josefov – almost completely preserved, now part of Jaroměř Terezín – almost completely...

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Districts of Prague

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Prague 1, Prague 2, Prague 8 Staré Město (Old Town) (1784) – Prague 1 Josefov (Jewish Quarter) (1854) – Prague 1 Vyšehrad (1883) – Prague 2 Holešovice...

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Judah Loew ben Bezalel

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he died in 1609. Loew is buried at the Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague in Josefov, where his grave and tombstone are intact. Loew's numerous philosophical...

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Coverage of Google Street View

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Přerov, Mladá Boleslav, Sedlec Ossuary, Terezín, Lidice, Ležáky, Fortress Josefov and almost all places in the Czech Republic. Hawaiian Islands Molokai,...

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