Jewish cemetery (Osek u Radomyšle)

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Coordinates: 49 ° 18 ′ 45.1 ″  N , 13 ° 56 ′ 56.5 ″  E

Map: Czech Republic
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Jewish cemetery (Osek u Radomyšle)
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Czech Republic
Entrance to the Jewish cemetery in Osek u Radomyšle
View of the cemetery

The Jewish cemetery in Osek u Radomyšle (German Ossek ), a Czech community in Okres Strakonice in the South Bohemian region , was probably established in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The Jewish cemetery , southwest of the castle in the wood on the Johannesberg, has been a protected cultural monument since 1988 .

There are still around 100 tombstones ( mazewot ) in the 1151 square meter cemetery .

The graves of Franz Kafka's grandparents , Schochet Jacob Amschel Kafka (1814–1889) and his wife Franziska, née Platowsky (1816–1885) are located in the cemetery .

Web links

Commons : Jewish Cemetery (Osek u Radomyšle)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Description as a cultural monument