New Jewish cemetery (Cieszyn)

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The New Jewish Cemetery in Cieszyn (German Teschen ), a town in the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland , was laid out in 1907 and used until 1961. The Jewish cemetery has been a protected cultural monument since 1986 .

The new Jewish cemetery replaced the old Jewish cemetery , which was established in the middle of the 18th century. Today around 2000 tombstones are still preserved in the 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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Coordinates: 49 ° 45 ′ 26.1 ″  N , 18 ° 37 ′ 49.6 ″  E