Jewish cemetery (Polná)

Coordinates: 49 ° 29 ′ 34.7 "  N , 15 ° 42 ′ 45"  E

Jewish cemetery (Polná)​

Czech Republic

Entrance to the Jewish cemetery in Polná

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The Jewish cemetery in Polná (German Polna ), a Czech town in the Okres Jihlava in the Kraj Vysočina , was built in the 16th century and then expanded several times. The Jewish cemetery has been a protected cultural monument since 1988 .

There are around 900 baroque , classicist and modern tombstones ( Mazevot ) in the cemetery .

See also

• Polish Jewish community

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 ).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Description as a cultural monument