Dolní Bolíkov Jewish Community

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Jewish cemetery in Dolní Bolíkov

The Jewish community in Dolní Bolíkov (German Wölking ), a district of the Czech community Cizkrajov in Okres Jindřichův Hradec in the South Bohemian region , was established in the 17th century.

history

The first documented reference to Jewish residents in Wölking comes from the year 1678. It was probably about refugees from Vienna who were accepted in the village.

In a major fire in 1822, 20 Jewish houses were also destroyed. The reconstruction took place within a few years.

After 1850, most of the Jewish residents left the place in a short time as the cities offered them better economic opportunities.

The Jewish community was dissolved in the early 1890s.

Community development

year Jews
around 1765 14 families
around 1800 25 families
1830 162 people
1848 160 people
1857 135 people
1869 30 people
1880 7 people
1921 5 people
1930 3 persons

graveyard

literature

  • Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 3: Ochtrup - Zwittau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08079-6 ( online edition ).