Jewish cemetery (Velhartice)

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Coordinates: 49 ° 15 ′ 31.4 "  N , 13 ° 22 ′ 39.6"  E

Map: Czech Republic
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Jewish cemetery (Velhartice)
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Entrance to the Jewish cemetery in Velhartice
Tombstones

The Jewish cemetery in Velhartice (German Wellartitz , formerly Welhartitz ), a community in Okres Klatovy in the Czech Republic , was laid out in 1858. The Jewish cemetery in the forest near the hamlet of Kouklovna has been a protected cultural monument since 1988 .

There are still around 60 gravestones ( Mazevot ) in the cemetery today . The last burial took place in 1934.

Web links

Commons : Jewish Cemetery (Velhartice)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Description as a cultural monument