You Are Here - Prague(Jewish Quarter), Czech Republic
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N 50° 05.400 E 014° 25.067
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You Are Here [CZ: Zde se nacházíte] in center of Jewish Quarter.
Waymark Code: WMN78W
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/10/2015
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The Jewish Quarter in Prague, known as Josefov, is located between the Old Town Square and the Vltava River. Its torrid history dates from the 13th century, when Jewish people were ordered to vacate their disparate homes and settle in this one area.
Over the centuries, with Jews banned from living anywhere else in Prague, and with new arrivals expelled from Moravia, Germany, Austria and Spain joining them, more and more people were crowded in.
To add to this, inhabitants of the Jewish Quarter, or the Prague Jewish Ghetto as it also became known, were forced to endure structural changes. The latest took place between 1893-1913, when most houses were flattened and the layout of many of the streets remodelled.
Fortunately, most of the significant historical buildings were saved from destruction, and today they remain a testimony to the history of the Jews in Prague. They form the best preserved complex of historical Jewish monuments in the whole of Europe.
Location Name: Prague - Jewish Quarter
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