Josefov
Sign in to savethumb|The Old New Synagogue Josefov (also Jewish Quarter; ) 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Josefov
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Cadastral Area of Prague
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Jewish tawnhall (Prague).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Jewish town hall in Josefov
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Josefov (Jewish Town).svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Praha KÚ Josefov.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Josefov in Prague
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Czech Republic
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Prague
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Prague 1
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 0.09
- Settlement.population_total
- 977
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone1
- CET
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Official name
- Josefov
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Located in
- Prague 1
- Population
- 977
- Area
- 0.088
- Shares border with
- Old Town
- Image
- CZ-prag-josefov restaur-syn.jpg
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- Commons category
- Josefov (Prague)
- topic's main category
- Category:Josefov (Prague)
- time of earliest written record
- 1096-01-01
- number of houses
- 67
- different from
- Jaroměř
- native label
- Josefov
- P8168
- Manchester school
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thumb|The Old New Synagogue Josefov (also Jewish Quarter; ) 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.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Josefov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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