Jewish cemetery (Miroslav)

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Coordinates: 48 ° 56 ′ 35.7 ″  N , 16 ° 19 ′ 11 ″  E

Map: Czech Republic
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Jewish cemetery in Miroslav

The Jewish cemetery in Miroslav (German Misslitz ), a town in the South Moravian region in the Czech Republic , was probably laid out at the beginning of the 17th century east of Wenceslas village.

There are still over 200 gravestones ( Mazevot ) in the Jewish cemetery today . The oldest legible grave inscriptions bear the dates 1691 and 1693.

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 edition ).

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