Jewish cemetery (Kovářov)

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Coordinates: 49 ° 31 ′ 21.1 ″  N , 14 ° 16 ′ 27.6 ″  E

Map: Czech Republic
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Jewish cemetery (Kovářov)
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Entrance to the Jewish cemetery in Kovářov
View of the cemetery

The Jewish cemetery in Kovářov (German Kowarschow ), a Czech community in Okres Písek in the South Bohemian region , was laid out in the middle of the 19th century. The Jewish cemetery is located north of the village on a hill.

There are still around 120 tombstones ( mazewot ) in the 2090 square meter cemetery .

literature

  • Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 2: Großbock - Ochtendung. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08078-9 ( online version ).

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