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    Josefov (also Jewish Quarter; German: Josefstadt) is a town quarter and the smallest cadastral area of Prague, Czech Republic, formerly the Jewish ghetto...
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    Josefov Fortress (Czech: Pevnost Josefov, German: Josefstadt or Josephstadt) is a large historic defence complex of 18th-century military architecture...
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  • Josefov is a town quarter in Prague, Czech Republic, known as the Jewish quarter. Josefov may also refer to places in the Czech Republic: Josefov (Hodonín...
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    The Josefov Meadows Bird Reserve (Czech: Ptačí park Josefovské louky) is a privately owned, publicly accessible nature reserve next to Josefov Fortress...
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    extreme metal festival that takes place in the 18th-century army fortress Josefov, located in Jaroměř, Czechia. It is held each August early in the month...
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    Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. It is known for the Josefov Fortress. Josefov is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument...
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    the Lesser Town of Prague (Czech: Malá Strana). The former Jewish Town (Josefov) is located in the northwest corner of Old Town heading towards the Vltava...
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    Hradčany were merged into a single entity. The Jewish district, called Josefov, was included only in 1850. The Industrial Revolution produced great changes...
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    The Stolpersteine in Prague-Josefov lists the Stolpersteine in the town quarter Josefov of Prague, the former Jewish quarter of the city. Stolpersteine...
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    Old New Synagogue (category Josefov (Prague))
    synagoga; German: Altneu-Synagoge), also called the Altneuschul, situated in Josefov, Prague, is Europe's oldest active synagogue. It is also the oldest surviving...
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    Josefov (German: Josefsdorf) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants...
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    School (German: Talmud-Thora Schule) was a Jewish religious school in Josefov district in Prague, which operated between 1908 and 1942. The school was...
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    gates of the Prague ghetto were opened. The former Jewish quarter, renamed Josefov in 1850, was demolished during the "ghetto clearance" (Czech: asanace)...
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    The Jewish Town Hall (Czech: Židovská radnice) in Josefov, Prague, was constructed adjacent to the Old New Synagogue on the corner of Maiselova and Červená...
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    Josefov (German: Josefsdorf) is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants...
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    now stands. It is about 10 times bigger than the Old Jewish Cemetery in Josefov and provides space for approximately 100,000 graves, therefore having the...
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    1940, 15,000 nowadays) Czech Republic Kolín: Jewish Quarter [de] Prague: Josefov France Bordeaux: Saint-Seurin Draguignan: La Juiverie de Draguignan (fr)...
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    the medieval heart of the city. All of Staré Město (the Old Town) and Josefov (the Jewish Quarter) are in the district, as are most of Malá Strana (the...
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    invading the Bohemian lands from neighbouring Saxony. Simultaneously, Josefov Fortress (Josephstadt) was erected near Jaroměř as a protection against...
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    2018, in Budapest, followed by an appearance at the Brutal Assault in Josefov, Czech Republic and the Beyond the Gates festival in Bergen, Norway, with...
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    Prague for most of his life. He is buried at the Old Jewish Cemetery in Josefov, and his grave, with its tombstone intact, can still be visited. According...
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  • author and Cecil Hemley. Jacob, the hero of the book, is a resident of Josefov, a Jewish town in Poland. After the Khmelnytsky massacres, in which his...
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    the ruin of a castle over the village of Hřebeny in the municipality of Josefov in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Hartenberg Castle was...
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    Statue of Josef II. in Josefov, Czech Republic...
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    Braunau am Inn Belgium: Stolpersteine in Charleroi Czech Republic: Prague: Josefov, Malá Strana, Vršovice and Modřany – Královéhradecký kraj Germany: Lake...
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    Prague 1, Prague 2, Prague 8 Staré Město (Old Town) (1784) – Prague 1 Josefov (Jewish Quarter) (1854) – Prague 1 Vyšehrad (1883) – Prague 2 Holešovice...
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    he died in 1609. Loew is buried at the Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague in Josefov, where his grave and tombstone are intact. Loew's numerous philosophical...
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    of the Holy Spirit (Czech: Kostel svatého Ducha) is a Gothic church in Josefov, Prague, Czech Republic. "Church of the Holy Spirit". "Church of the Holy...
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    Lippstadt Died 25 August 1613(1613-08-25) (aged 71–72) Prague Resting place Old Jewish Cemetery of Prague, Josefov, Prague Parent Shlomo ben Seligman...
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  • Přerov, Mladá Boleslav, Sedlec Ossuary, Terezín, Lidice, Ležáky, Fortress Josefov and almost all places in the Czech Republic. Hawaiian Islands Molokai,...
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