Prague accommodation near Jewish quarter
Hotel Intercontinental Praha, from category 5 star Prague hotels, is just two blocks from historic Old Town (Stare Mesto), exclusive accommodations provide the perfect base from which to explore the shops, restaurants, and architectural treasures that give this region its distinctive character.
Hotel Intercontinental is 180 m from Jewish quarter.
Apartments Prague Central Exclusive is located in one of the most exclusive and fashionable areas of Prague. Nearby Apartments Prague Central Exclusive to the Old Town Square, many designer shops and classy cafes. These apartments in Prague are three bedrooms and can accommodate up to 8 people.
Apartments Prague Central Exclusive is 180 m from Jewish quarter.
Capital Apartments Josefov is 200 m from Jewish quarter.
Apartmany Prague Properties is 210 m from Jewish quarter.
Hostel Franz Kafka, from category cheap hostels in Prague, you can find in the Prague center, in the street Kaprová. Locality where the hostel is situated is the most lionized area by the Czech and foreigners tourists. Hostel Franz Kafka offers prague accommodation in 32 rooms - all rooms are equipped with hotel bed linen, towels and TV set.
Hostel Franz Kafka is 240 m from Jewish quarter.
Prague Apartments Veleslavinova is situated in the heart of old Prague Prague 1 (in street Veleslavinova 6), between Old Town square and Charles bridge at metro station Staromestska (line A). The apartment is located in the courtyard of the house and has own entrance. Apartment includes living room with satellite TV, sleeping room (upstairs), fully equipped kitchenette, bath and toilet.
Apartmány Veleslavínova is 270 m from Jewish quarter.
Hotel President Praha, from category 5 star Prague hotels, is situated on the right bank of the Vltava River in the heart of Prague, and within walking distance of Wenceslas Square, the Jewish Quarter and beautiful Old Town, spacious rooms with magnificent views of Prague Castle and the Vltava River and the professional hotel service.
Hotel President is 310 m from Jewish quarter.
Hotel Four Seasons Praha, from category 5 star Prague hotels, is situated at the edge of the Vltava River, steps from the Charles Bridge – discover a remarkably quiet enclave, immersed in vibrant Old Town. Interweaving centuries of architecture with tomorrow’s technology, Four Seasons connects you to the most authentic Prague – granting rare insider access and one-of-a-kind cultural discoveries.
Four Seasons Hotel is 320 m from Jewish quarter.
Prague Hotel Cerna Liska/ Lippert (earlier Black Fox) Praha, from category 4 star hotels in Prague, is located directly in the historical centre of Prague. You can find hotel just a few steps away from the 'line A' - underground station "Staroměstská", on the Old Town Square. You will find hotel opposite to the St.Nicolas Church. Rooms offer view of the Old Town Square or view of the calmer St. Nicolaus church.
Hotel Lippert is 330 m from Jewish quarter.
Apartmán Dušní is 350 m from Jewish quarter.
Hotel U Tri Bubnu, from category 3 star Prague hotels, is situated in the historical centre of Prague in the street U radnice, only 50 metres from the Old Town Square, opposite to the house where once lived the writer Franz Kafka. It consist of two adjoining buildings. Close to the hotel there are also Old Jewish Cemetery, Spanish Synagogue with the Jewish Museum, The Charles Bridge, Lesser Town, Prague Castle and rather modern Wenceslas Square, with lots of shops, shopping centers, restaurants, night clubs and discotheques.
Residence U tří bubnů is 370 m from Jewish quarter.
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Jewish quarter
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.
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.