Jewish cemetery (Horažďovice)

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Coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ 43.5 "  N , 13 ° 42 ′ 14.4"  E

Map: Czech Republic
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Jewish cemetery (Horažďovice)
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Entrance to the Jewish cemetery in Horažďovice
View of the cemetery

The Jewish cemetery in Horažďovice (German Horaschdowitz , formerly Horažďowitz or Horaždiowitz ), a town in Okres Klatovy in the Czech Republic , was laid out in the first half of the 19th century. The Jewish cemetery on the northern outskirts is a protected cultural monument .

In the cemetery there are also tombstones ( Mazevot ) from the 17th century, which come from an old, abandoned cemetery.

literature

  • Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 3: Ochtrup - Zwittau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08079-6 ( online edition ).

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