Jewish cemetery (Radenín)

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Coordinates: 49 ° 22 ′ 29.9 "  N , 14 ° 50 ′ 51.4"  E

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Radenín Jewish cemetery

The Radenín Jewish Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in the Czech town of Radenín in Okres Tábor .

The 1403 m² cemetery is located 200 meters north of the village on a hill. The first mention of it comes from 1723, which shows that the cemetery has existed for more than 50 years. The oldest surviving tombstones date from the 1830s. The cemetery also served as a burial place for some communities in the area. A total of 300 tombstones have been preserved. The last burial in the cemetery took place in 1938.

Today the cemetery belongs to the Jewish community in Prague. In 1958 the cemetery was declared a cultural monument.

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