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STARY ZIDOVSKY HRBITOV
U starého hřbitova| Owner | Židovská obec v Praze / Židovské muzeum v Praze |
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| Style | Commemorative place |
| Description (in short) | It was established in the first half of the 15th century and it is, together with the Old-new Synagogue, among the most important preserved monuments of the Jewish town. The oldest gravestone, belonging to a scholar and poet Abigdor Kar, comes from 1439. Last burial took place in 1787 and there is over 12 000 gravestones today. |
| Expositions | Probably the most prominent person buried in the cemetery is a religious scholar and pedagogue Rabbi Jehuda Liwa ben Becalel, also called Rabbi Löw (+ 1609), who is who is associated with the legend of the Golem. Among the many others also: the Mayor of the Jewish Town Mordechai Maisel (+ 1601), a historian, mathematician and astronomer David Gans (+ 1613), a scientist and poly-historian Joseph Solomon Delmedigo (+ 1655), and Rabbi and collector of Hebrew manuscripts and printed books David Oppenheim(+ 1736). |
| State | Preserved |
| Accessibility | Individually |
| Street | U starého hřbitova |
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| Locations | The cemetery is located right in the Prague centre. It belongs to an extensive block, surronded by streets: 17. listopadu, Břehová, U starého hřbitova, Maiselova and Široká. Entrance fromU starého hřbitova Street. |
| City | Praha 1 - Josefov |
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| Street | U starého hřbitova |
| ZIP code | 110 00 |
| Phone | +420 224819456 |
| Fax | +420 224819458 |
| office@jewishmuseum.cz | |
| Web page | www.jewishmuseum.cz |
| Parking distance | 0.5 km |
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| Bus stop distance | 0.3 km |
| Train stop distance | 0.2 km |
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| Barrierless access | Partial |