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Hotel Museum Praha - Apartment (6 persons)

Hotel Museum

Prague centre → New Town, Prague 1 • 1.0 mi ( 1.5 km ) from Jewish quarter

Prague Pension Museum, is 3 star guesthouse in Prague with perfectly positioned in the very centre of Prague, a few steps from Wenceslas Square and in close proximity to the State Opera. It is a building that admirably belongs among the surroundings of historic Prague. Museum Hotel is a 5-minute walk from Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske namesti).

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Hotel Andante Praha

Hotel Andante

Prague centre → New Town, Prague 1 • 1.0 mi ( 1.5 km ) from Jewish quarter

Prague Hotel Andante is comfortable 3-star Prague hotel located just a few steps from the Prague centre main boulevard Wenceslas Square (Praha Vaclavske namesti) - the historical heart of Prague founded by the famous King Charles IV.Today’s Wenceslas Square is the cultural and business centre of the country as well as a marvellous combination of grandiose old architecture with most modern structures.

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Apartments Prague River View Praha

Apartments Prague River View

Prague centre → New Town, Prague 2 • 1.0 mi ( 1.5 km ) from Jewish quarter

River View Prague apartments are the right place for Prague stay if you’re looking for a beautiful flat in Prague with cozy, expansive rooms, a great view of the river Vltava, and the best of both worlds of modern and classic architecture just meters from your doorstep. This tastefully decorated and fully furnished apartments in Prague, situated in a newly reconstructed building on the banks of the river Vltava will guarantee that every day of your Prague holiday will be a memorable one. For larger groups, there are four of these 2-bedroom apartments offered in the same building.

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HOSTEL DAKURA Praha

HOSTEL DAKURA

Prague → Bubeneč, Prague 6 • 1.0 mi ( 1.5 km ) from Jewish quarter
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Hotel Crystal Palace Praha

Hotel Crystal Palace

Prague centre → New Town, Prague 2 • 1.0 mi ( 1.5 km ) from Jewish quarter

Prague Hotel Crystal Palace, from the category 4 star luxury Prague hotels, is modern hotel situated in a quiet side lane right in the heart of Prague, only few steps from the Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske namesti Praha). Thanks to its convenient location, hotel is preferred by both congress and business clientele as well as demanding tourists.

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Wenceslas Square Hotel Praha

Wenceslas Square Hotel

Prague center → New Town, Prague 1 • 1.0 mi ( 1.5 km ) from Jewish quarter

Wenceslas Square Hotel is 3 star hotel in Prague historic centre, just a few steps from Wenceslas Square, the National Museum, and the State Opera House, and not far from the Old Town Square and Charles Bridge.

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ARCHIBALD CITY HOTEL Praha - Double room

ARCHIBALD CITY HOTEL

Prague center → New Town, Prague 1 • 1.0 mi ( 1.6 km ) from Jewish quarter

Hotel Archibald City Praha, from category 4 star Prague hotels, is situated in the most attractive part of Prague. Just 150 meters from Wenceslas Square, heart of Prague. Hotel offers accommodation in Prague in 77 well equipped rooms, 2 rooms for physically handicapped guests.

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HOTEL ANTIK CITY Praha

HOTEL ANTIK CITY

Prague centre → New Town, Prague 2 • 1.0 mi ( 1.6 km ) from Jewish quarter

Hotel Antik City is located in quiet street on Nove Mesto, directly in historic center of Prague. Close to hotel is Wenceslas Square and others significant sights, metro and tram stops. Near are also shops, boutiques, clubs and restaurants. Hotel offers accommodation in comfortable rooms. There is free Internet in all rooms. The hotel has nonstop reception desk and café and also private car park.

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The House Nebozizek Apartments Praha

The House Nebozizek Apartments

Prague centre → Smíchov, Prague 5 • 1.0 mi ( 1.6 km ) from Jewish quarter

The House Nebozizek Apartments Praha, from category 4 star Prague hotels, is located in the middle of Petřín Park with a magnificent view of the most interesting sights the Old Town has to offer. While you are waiting for your chosen meal, the history of the Old Town will unfold before your eyes, which will follow the meanderings of the Vltava River weaving among the historic buildings finally coming to rest on the classic silhouette of the Prague Castle.

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Hotel Julian Praha

Hotel Julian

Prague close to center → Smíchov, Prague 5 • 1 mi ( 1.6 km ) from Jewish quarter

Hotel Julian Praha, from category 4 star hotels in Prague, is located within walking distance to the famous Charles Bridge and Old Town Square, just on the edge of the historical Lesser Town, a few meters away from the Vltava River. This hotel is for those arriving for business or shopping, the modern area of Andel is close by, with large shopping malls and all types of day and night entertainment. Hotel Julian offers luxury accommodation in Prague in 33 rooms.

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Hostel Fontána Praha - Lůžko v osmilůžkovém pokoji

Hostel Fontána

Prague close to center → Bubeneč, Prague 6 • 1 mi ( 1.6 km ) from Jewish quarter
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Residence V Tůních 14 Praha

Residence V Tůních 14

Prague center → New Town, Prague 2 • 1 mi ( 1.6 km ) from Jewish quarter
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Jewish quarter (Pražské židovské město)

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 completely surrounded by 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.

History

Jews are believed to have settled in Prague as early as the 10th century. The first pogrom was in 1096 (the first crusade) and eventually they were concentrated within a walled Ghetto. In 1262 Přemysl Otakar II issued a Statuta Judaeorum which granted the community a degree of self-administration. In 1389 one of the worst pogroms saw some 1,500 massacred at Easter Sunday. The ghetto was most prosperous towards the end of the 16th century when the Jewish Mayor, Mordecai Maisel, became the Minister of Finance and a very wealthy man. His money helped develop the ghetto. Around this time the Maharal was supposed to create the Golem.

In 1850 the quarter was renamed "Josefstadt" (Joseph's City) after Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor who emancipated Jews with the Toleration Edict in 1781. Two years before Jews were allowed to settle outside of the city, so the share of the Jewish population in Josefov decreased, while only orthodox and poor Jews remained living there.

Most of the quarter was demolished between 1893 and 1913 as part of an initiative to model the city on Paris. What was left were only six synagogues, the old cemetery, and the Old Jewish Town Hall (now all part of the Jewish Museum in Prague and described below).

With only six synagogues, the old cemetery, and the Old Jewish Town Hall the Nazi German occupation could have been expected to complete the demolition of the old ghetto. However the area was preserved in order to provide a site for a planned "exotic museum of an extinct race". This meant that the Nazis gathered Jewish artifacts from all over central Europe for display in Josefov.

Currently Josefov is overbuilt with buildings from the beginning of the 20th century, so it is difficult to appreciate exactly what the old quarter was like when it was reputed to have over 18,000 inhabitants. Medieval Josefov is depicted in the 1920 film The Golem, composed of crampt, angular, squinted buildings, but this impression is used purely to convey the expressionist nature of the film.

Historical sites

  • Franz Kafka's birthplace.
  • High Synagogue (Vysoká synagoga): 16th-century synagogue.
  • Jewish Town Hall (Židovská radnice): 18th-century rococo town hall.
  • Klaus Synagogue (Klausova synagoga): 16th-century baroque synagogue.
  • Maisel Synagogue (Maiselova synagoga): 16th-century synagogue destroyed by fire, now used as a museum.
  • Pinkas Synagogue (Pinkasova synagoga): 16th-century synagogue, now a memorial to Holocaust victims.
  • Spanish Synagogue (Španělská synagoga): 19th-century synagogue with Moorish interior.
  • Old Jewish Cemetery (Starý židovský hřbitov): 15th- to 18th-century cemetery. Europe's oldest surviving Jewish cemetery.
  • Old New Synagogue (Staronová synagoga): 13th-century Gothic synagogue.
  • Jewish Ceremonial Hall, Prague (Obřadní síň): 20th-century neo-renaissance hall.
t:source: http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josefov_(Praha)

Landmarks near Jewish quarter

  • Obřadní sín
    0 yd ( 0 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Starý židovský hřbitov
    90 yd ( 80 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Pinkasova synagoga
    110 yd ( 100 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Staronová synagoga
    110 yd ( 100 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Les Moules
    140 yd ( 130 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Židovská radnice a Vysoká synagoga
    140 yd ( 130 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Rudolfinum
    150 yd ( 130 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • garáže Rudolfinum
    180 yd ( 160 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • La Bodeguita del Medio
    180 yd ( 170 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Maiselova synagoga
    200 yd ( 180 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Právnická fakulta
    210 yd ( 190 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Public transport station Staroměstská
    220 yd ( 200 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Metro station Staroměstská
    230 yd ( 210 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze
    230 yd ( 210 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Public transport station Právnická fakulta
    240 yd ( 220 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Farrango
    270 yd ( 250 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Loutkové divadlo Říše loutek
    290 yd ( 260 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Národní divadlo Marionet
    290 yd ( 260 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Spanish Synagogue
    310 yd ( 280 m ) from Jewish quarter
  • Nostress
    310 yd ( 290 m ) from Jewish quarter

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