Jewish cemetery (Podivín)
Coordinates: 48 ° 49 ′ 48.9 ″ N , 16 ° 50 ′ 51.4 ″ E
The Jewish cemetery in Podivín (German Kostel , also Podiwin ), a South Moravian town in the Czech Republic , was laid out in the second half of the 17th century.
history
The Jewish cemetery in the north of the city has been a protected cultural monument since 1988 .
Around 1000 gravestones ( Mazevot ) are still present in the cemetery today . The oldest dates from 1694.
The mourning hall at the entrance dates from the middle of the 19th century.
See also
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 ).
Web links
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