Jewish cemetery (Úštěk)
Coordinates: 50 ° 34 ′ 47.7 " N , 14 ° 19 ′ 52.7" E
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The Jewish cemetery in Úštěk (German Auscha ), a town in Ústecký kraj in the Czech Republic , was established in the 16th century. The Jewish cemetery has been a protected cultural monument since 1993 .
history
The Jewish cemetery is located on the so-called Judenberg near the village of Lhota. The deceased Jews from the surrounding area also found their final resting place here. Today there are still 211 tombstones ( Mazevot ).
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 ).
- Josef Jarschel: History of the Jews in Auscha . In: Hugo Gold , The Jews and Jewish communities of Bohemia in the past and present . Jüdischer Buch- und Kunstverlag, Brno / Prague 1934, pp. 13–18 ( online ) at the Upper Austria Regional Library .
Web links
Commons : Jewish Cemetery (Úštěk) - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Description as a cultural monument (accessed on January 13, 2015)
- Description of the cemetery (accessed January 13, 2015)
