Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague
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The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague is one of Europe's oldest and most significant Jewish burial grounds, renowned for its densely packed, centuries-old tombstones and its role as a key monument of Jewish history and culture in the Czech lands.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague canonical | 4 |
| Old Jewish Cemetery in Josefov | 1 |
| Old Jewish Cemetery in Žižkov | 1 |
| Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2715509 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague Context triple: [Czech Jews, heritageSite, Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague]
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New Jewish Cemetery in Prague
The New Jewish Cemetery in Prague is a historic Jewish burial ground best known as the final resting place of writer Franz Kafka.
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St. Marx Cemetery, Vienna
St. Marx Cemetery in Vienna is a historic Biedermeier-era graveyard best known as the original burial site of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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Vienna Central Cemetery
Vienna Central Cemetery is one of Europe's largest and most famous cemeteries in Vienna, Austria, known for being the resting place of many notable figures in science, music, and politics.
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Old Town, Prague
Old Town, Prague is the historic medieval heart of the Czech capital, known for its cobbled streets, Gothic and Baroque architecture, and the famous Old Town Square with its Astronomical Clock.
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Jewish Cemetery, Warsaw
The Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw is one of the largest and most historic Jewish necropolises in Europe, known for its rich cultural heritage and the graves of many notable figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague Target entity description: The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague is one of Europe's oldest and most significant Jewish burial grounds, renowned for its densely packed, centuries-old tombstones and its role as a key monument of Jewish history and culture in the Czech lands.
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A.
New Jewish Cemetery in Prague
The New Jewish Cemetery in Prague is a historic Jewish burial ground best known as the final resting place of writer Franz Kafka.
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B.
St. Marx Cemetery, Vienna
St. Marx Cemetery in Vienna is a historic Biedermeier-era graveyard best known as the original burial site of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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C.
Vienna Central Cemetery
Vienna Central Cemetery is one of Europe's largest and most famous cemeteries in Vienna, Austria, known for being the resting place of many notable figures in science, music, and politics.
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Old Town, Prague
Old Town, Prague is the historic medieval heart of the Czech capital, known for its cobbled streets, Gothic and Baroque architecture, and the famous Old Town Square with its Astronomical Clock.
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Jewish Cemetery, Warsaw
The Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw is one of the largest and most historic Jewish necropolises in Europe, known for its rich cultural heritage and the graves of many notable figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish cemetery
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Klausen Synagogue
ⓘ
Pinkas Synagogue ⓘ |
| burialPractice | multiple layers of graves due to limited space ⓘ |
| burialsEstimated | up to 100000 ⓘ |
| closedForBurials | late 18th century ⓘ |
| country | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| denomination |
Ashkenazi Judaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashkenazi Jews
|
| district | Josefov ⓘ |
| earliestGravesFrom | 1439 ⓘ |
| feature |
Baroque tombstones
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Hebrew inscriptions ⓘ Renaissance tombstones ⓘ densely packed tombstones ⓘ overlapping layers of graves ⓘ symbolic reliefs on tombstones ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial |
Avigdor Kara
ⓘ
David Gans ⓘ David Oppenheim ⓘ Judah Loew ben Bezalel ⓘ Mordecai Meisel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | state-protected monument ⓘ |
| inception | 15th century ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
German
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| latestBurialsUntil | 1787 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Czech Republic
ⓘ
Josefov ⓘ Prague ⓘ |
| managedBy | Jewish Museum in Prague ⓘ |
| numberOfGravestones | approximately 12000 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jewish Museum in Prague
ⓘ
Prague Jewish Town monuments ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Quarter (Josefov) in Prague
|
| reasonForClosure | enlightenment-era sanitary reforms ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| significance |
major monument of Jewish history in the Czech lands
ⓘ
one of the oldest surviving Jewish burial grounds in Europe ⓘ |
| style |
Baroque funerary art
ⓘ
Renaissance funerary art ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Jewish cultural heritage in Central Europe
ⓘ
Jewish history in Bohemia ⓘ |
| touristAccess | ticketed entry via Jewish Museum in Prague ⓘ |
| touristStatus | major tourist attraction in Prague ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague Description of subject: The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague is one of Europe's oldest and most significant Jewish burial grounds, renowned for its densely packed, centuries-old tombstones and its role as a key monument of Jewish history and culture in the Czech lands.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague