The City
The River Vltava (Moldau in German) divides the capital into two unequal halves: the steeply inclined left bank, which accommodates the quarters of Hradcany and Mala Strana, and the more gentle, sprawling right bank, which includes Stare Mesto, Josefov and Nove Mesto. Hradcany , on the hill, contains the most obvious sights - the castle itself, the cathedral and the former palaces of the aristocracy. Below Hradcany, Mala Strana (Little Quarter), with its narrow eighteenth-century streets, is the city's ministerial and diplomatic quarter, though its Baroque gardens are there for all to enjoy. Over the river, on the right bank, Stare Mesto (Old Town) is a web of alleys and passageways centred on the city's most beautiful square, Staromestske namesti. Enclosed within the boundaries of Stare Mesto is Josefov , the old Jewish quarter, now down to a handful of synagogues and a cemetery. Nove Mesto (New Town), the focus of the modern city, covers the largest area, laid out in long wide boulevards - most famously Wenceslas Square - stretching south and east of the old town.
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