Old Jewish Cemetery (Benešov)
Coordinates: 49 ° 47 ′ 4.8 ″ N , 14 ° 41 ′ 20.1 ″ E
The Old Jewish Cemetery in Benešov (German Beneschau ), a Czech town in Okres Benešov in the Central Bohemian Region , was laid out in the 17th century. The Jewish cemetery has been a protected cultural monument since 2007 .
description
The cemetery was converted into a park after 1980, in which several tombstones ( mazewot ) were left. In 1984 some of the historical tombstones were moved to the new Jewish cemetery in Benešov.
literature
- Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 1: Aach - Groß-Bieberau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08077-2 ( online edition ).
Web links
Commons : Old Jewish Cemetery (Benešov) - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Benešov Old and New Jewish Cemetery (accessed January 28, 2013)
