Jewish cemetery (Heřmanův Městec)

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Entrance and Tahara House
Tombstones

The Jewish cemetery in Heřmanův Městec (German Hermannstädtel ), a Czech town in Okres Chrudim in East Bohemia , was probably established in the first half of the 17th century. The cemetery has been a protected cultural monument since 1991 .

The oldest tombstone dates from 1647. The cemetery was occupied until 1940.

The Tahara house is still there.

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 version ).

Web links

Commons : Jewish Cemetery (Heřmanův Městec)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Description as a cultural monument

Coordinates: 49 ° 56 ′ 59.4 "  N , 15 ° 40 ′ 15.9"  E