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Josefov
Josefov (Josephstadt in German) is an area of central Prague, formerly the Jewish quarter of the town.
Historical sites
- Franz Kafka's birthplace.
- High Synagogue (Vysoká Synagóga): 16th century synagogue.
- Jewish Town Hall (Židovská Radnice): 18th century Rococo town hall.
- Klaus Synagogue (Klauzová Synagóga): 17th century baroque synagogue.
- Maisel Synagogue (Maiselová Synagóga): 16th century? synagogue destroyed by fire, now used as a museum.
- Pinkas Synagogue (Pinkasová Synagóga): 16th century synagogue, now a memorial to Holocaust matyrs.
- Spanish Synagogue (Španělská Synagóga): 19th century synagogue with Moorish interior.
- Old Jewish Cemetary (Starý Židovský Hřbitov): 15th-18th century cemetary. Europe's oldest surviving Jewish cemetary.
- Old New Synagogue (Staronová Synagóga): 13th century gothic synagogue.
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