Jewish cemetery - Československé armády 472

Name: Jewish cemetery - Československé armády 472
Address: Československé armády 472, 564 01 Žamberk, Czechia, Žamberk, 564, Czech

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Address :	Československé armády 472, 564 01 Žamberk, Czechia
Postal code :	564
Website :	http://bejtolam.cz/databaze/hrbitovy/detail/44-zidovsky-hrbitov-zamberk
Categories :	Cemetery ,
City :	Žamberk

Československé armády 472, 564 01 Žamberk, Czechia

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V	Vladimir Pecha on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Židovské obyvatelstvo se usídlilo nejen v Žamberku, ale i v okolních městečkách a obcích, už v 17. století. Žamberská židovská obec přestala existovat v roce 1940. Židovský hřbitov v Žamberku pochází asi z 1. poloviny 17. století. Hřbitov byl v průběhu let několikrát rozšiřován až do nynější rozlohy, která je 2176 metrů čtverečních. Na ploše je dochováno asi 230 náhrobních kamenů z let 1731 - 1941, mezi nimi množství stél s bohatou symbolikou, charakteristickou pro východočeský region. The Jewish population settled not only in Žamberk, but also in the surrounding towns and villages, as early as the 17th century. The Jewish community in Žamberk ceased to exist in 1940. The Jewish cemetery in Žamberk dates back to the first half of the 17th century. Over the years the cemetery has been expanded several times up to the present area of 2176 square meters. About 230 tombstones from 1731 - 1941 have been preserved on the area, among them a number of them with rich symbolism characteristic of the East Bohemian region. The Jewish population settled not only in Žamberk, but also in the surrounding towns and villages, as early as the 17th century. The Žamberk Jewish community ceased to exist in 1940. The Jewish cemetery in Žamberk dates from the first half of the 17th century. The cemetery has been expanded several times over the years to the current area, which is 2176 square meters. About 230 tombstones from the years 1731 - 1941 have been preserved in the area, among them a number of stelae with rich symbolism, characteristic of the East Bohemian region. The Jewish population settled not only in Žamberk, but also in the surrounding towns and villages, as early as the 17th century. The Jewish community in Žamberk ceased to exist in 1940. The Jewish cemetery in Žamberk dates back to the first half of the 17th century. Over the years the cemetery has been expanded several times up to the present area of 2176 square meters. About 230 tombstones from 1731 - 1941 have been preserved on the area, among them a number of them with rich symbolism characteristic of the East Bohemian region.