Jewish cemetery (Písek)

Coordinates: 49 ° 18 ′ 59.5 ″  N , 14 ° 7 ′ 35.1 ″  E

Jewish cemetery (Písek)​

Czech Republic

Entrance to the Jewish cemetery in Písek

View of the cemetery

The Jewish cemetery in Písek (German Pisek ), a Czech town in the Okres Písek of the South Bohemian region , was laid out in the late 1870s.

history

The Jewish cemetery was destroyed in 1969/70 and prefabricated buildings were built on part of the site . About 25 years later, part of the area was restored as a burial place. Only a few tombstones ( mazewot ) are left in the cemetery .

The Jewish cemetery northwest of the city has been a protected cultural monument since 1988 .

See also

• Synagogue (Písek)

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 version ).

Web links

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

• History of the Jewish community of Písek at the Jewish Cemetery Project (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Description as a cultural monument