How walkable is Josefov?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Josefov has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Prague, which scores 85 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
6,365 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Josefov. The nearest grocery is Ingredients, about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Skazka5 min
- Vinárna Bar Bandol6 min
- Ambi CZ1 min
- Ambiente1 min
- PONER1 min
- Polo Ralph Lauren Prague1 min
- Coco Loco Cafe1 min
- Kafka Hummus Café2 min
- PRIVAT BANK der Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich, pobočka Česká republika9 min
- BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking10 min
- park Cihelná8 min
- Park na Klárově8 min
- OA Dusni3 min
- Vyšší odborná škola stavební a Střední průmyslová škola stavební3 min
- The Franz Kafka Bookstore2 min
- Knihovna Uměleckoprůmyslového musea v Praze2 min
- Obřadní síň1 min
- Antico Cimitero Ebraico Praga1 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Josefov at 50.0900, 14.4180. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 119 street intersections per km², and blocks average 82 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Josefov
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 400 m around the centre of Josefov. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Prague
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Old Town | 650 m | 100 |
| Malá Strana | 1000 m | 97 |
| New Town | 1.3 km | 100 |
| Hradčany | 1.6 km | 93 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Prague page.
Questions about walking in Josefov
Is Josefov walkable?
Yes. Josefov in Prague has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Josefov more walkable than the rest of Prague?
Josefov is more walkable than Prague as a whole: it scores 98, against 85 for the 5 km around Prague's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Prague neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Prague?
Of the 5 Prague neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are New Town (100), Old Town (100) and Josefov (98).
How is the walkability score of Josefov calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Josefov it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 400 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.