Jewish cemetery (Liberec)
Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 50.5 ″ N , 15 ° 3 ′ 45.3 ″ E
The Jewish cemetery in Liberec (German Reichenberg ), the administrative seat of the North Bohemian Region ( Liberecký kraj ) in the Czech Republic , was established in 1865. The Jewish cemetery has been a protected cultural monument since 1992 .
history
Until their own cemetery was established, the deceased of the Reichenberg Jewish community were buried in the Turnov Jewish cemetery . The cemetery area in Reichenberg was expanded considerably at the end of the 19th century. The construction of the mourning hall was completed in 1900.
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 version ).
- Prof. Dr. Emil Hofmann (Rabbi in Reichenberg): History of the Jews in Reichenberg . In: Hugo Gold , The Jews and Jewish communities of Bohemia in the past and present, Jüdischer Buch- und Kunstverlag, Brünn / Prague 1934, pp. 529–569 ( online ) at the Upper Austria Regional Library .
Web links
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