Information about Prague neighbourhoods
Josefov essentially means the Jewish Quarter, whose preserved monuments – synagogues, the Jewish Town Hall, and especially the Old Jewish ...
Of all Prague’s towns, the Old Town alone bears the most traces of a thousand years of development and historical layering. Located in the ...
Hradčany is an outstanding historic district full of impressive architectural examples as well as contrasts. The story of the neighbourhood ...
The Lesser Town is a historic miracle that has survived in a surprisingly authentic form. Unlike the Old Town and New Town, it was spared ...
Holešovice was established on a meander of the River Vltava, which flows around it. The direct link between the city and the river has ...
The New Town of Prague was established in 1348, making it the largest Gothic new city in Europe. Emperor Charles IV decided to give the ...
Vinohrady contrasts markedly with neighbouring Žižkov. Unlike the latter, which has a proletarian atmosphere, Vinohrady exudes bourgeois ...
Vyšehrad is the historical and mythical counterpoint to the Prague castle. It is the place where the oldest Czech legends are played out. ...
Žižkov is one of the most picturesque and striking parts of Prague. From the outset, it was intended to be a neighbourhood of tenements ...
Prague’s first suburb, Karlín, was founded two hundred years ago, in 1817. The original German name, “Karolinenthal”, means Carolina ...
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