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Prague Historical Quarters

‘The magic city', ‘the city with 100 bell towers', ‘the golden city', the Old Town, the New Town, the Jewish Quarter ... all city quarters are amazing places waiting to be explored. Prague used to be known as the 'Five Towns', and although it has now been divided into 10 separate districts, most visitors concentrate on the five historic towns: Hradcany, Stare Mesto (Old Town), Mala Strana (Lesser Quarter), Nove Mesto (New Town) and the the Jewish Quarter.

In earlier times, the inhabitants of the congested Old Town and Josefov, the old Jewish Quarter, must have felt envious when they looked across to the New Town, where the far-sighted designs of Charles IV and his architects had created broad, open spaces and avenues such as the Charles and Wenceslas squares. Today, however, the Old Town has been beautifully restored, and Josefov's Pařížská is a chic avenue lined with expensive shops.

Old Town (Stare Mesto)

New Town (Nove Mesto)

Little Quarter (Lesser Town)

Jewish Quarter (Josefov)

Prague Castle and Hradcany

Vysehrad Quarter

Holesovice

The Districts Of Prague

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October 13, 2009
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Prague is split up into 22 different districts (10 major) and each of these is divided, again, loosely into neighbourhoods. Below is a brief description of every district, with plus and minus points about each of them.

Vinohrady

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May 29, 2009
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Vinohrady is a beautiful residential area of Prague that carries a reputation of prestige and elegance.

History of Prague and Czech Republic

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March 15, 2009
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Prague (in Czech "Praha"), the capital of the Czech Republic, is situated on the Vltava River. The capital has the largest number of tourist attractions ranging from medieval buildings, museums up to dozens of annual cultural and social events. Today Prague’s population is of around 1.2 million inhabitants.