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DAMBORICE: US Commission No. CZCE000074
Alternate name: Damborschitz in German. Damborice is located in Morava-Hodonin at 49º02' 16º55', 30 km SE of Brno. Cemetery: 0.2 km E. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was 1617. 1930 Jewish population was 47. Privileges were granted in 1707. Samuel Hahn, 1836-1917, rabbi lived here. Jewish cemetery originated in 17th century with last known Conservative Jewish burial before 1942. Landmark: Nr. 2203 S.M. The suburban hillside, separate but near cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall, a broken fence, and no gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.5252 ha. 100-500 stones are in original locations. 1700-20th century marble, granite, limestone and sandstone tombstones flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration or obelisks have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains no special memorial monuments or known mass graves. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Brno Jewish community owns the Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1945-1991. Jewish groups within the country did restoration in 1970s. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Serious threat: uncontrolled access. Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: existing and proposed nearby development.
     Engineer-Architect Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13,623 00 Brno tel. 0 completed survey on 1 March 1992 using Gold and Herman books. Other exisiting documentation was not used. No site visits or interviews occurred.

DAMBORSCHITZ: (German) Damborice
DASICE: used the cemetery at Pardubice
DAUDLEB: (German for Doudleby Nad Orlici) see Vamberk

DECIN: US Commission No. CZCE000075
[also used cemetery at Teplice-Sobedruhy until 1890; see Podmokly, part of Decin] Alternate name: Tetschen; Tetschen-Bodenbach c. Decin-Podmokly in German. Decin is located in Bohemia, Decin at 50º47 14º13', 16 km NE of Usti nad Labem. Cemetery: 2 km E cadastre of Folknare (German: Falkenberg). Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with 10-100 Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was Jewish congregation for Podmokly and Decin (seat in adjoining town of Podmokly) founded 1887. 1930 Jewish population was 515 for merged towns Decin-Podmokly. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated in 1952 with last known Progressive/Reform or Orthodox Jewish burial probably before 1956. The suburban hillside, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a private road, access is open with permission via continuous masonry wall and locking gate. The approximate size of cemetery is now about 6300 sq m ha. No stones are in original locations. The cemetery has no special sections or known mass graves. Within the limits of the site is a pre-burial house. A private owner uses it for crops or animal grazing and gardens. Adjacent properties are agricultural and municipal cemetery. Rarely, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred 1945-1981 (vandalized probably 1953-70) and removed about 1975. There is no maintenance. Slight threat: vegetation.
     Jan Marek, Na hranici 208, 405 05 Decin and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5 completed survey on 25 May 1992. No documentation was used. The site was not visited. Dr Rosenkranz (see above) was interviewed in 1992.

DECIN-PODMOKLY: see Decin
DEKAU: (German for Dekov) used the cemetery at Zderaz
DEKOV: (Dekau in German) used the cemetery at Zderaz
DEREISEN: (German) see Zderaz
DESLAWEN: (German for Zdesla) also used cemetery at Kozlany
DESCHENITZ: (German for Desenice) also used cemetery at Nyrsko
DESCHNA: (German for Destna) also used cemetery at Kardasova Recice
DESENICE: (called Deschenitz in German) also used cemetery at Nyrkso
DESTNA: (called Deschna in German) used cemetery at Kardasova Recice
DEURRMAUL: (German) see Drmoul
DEUTSCH RUST: (German) see Podboransky Rohozec

DIVISOV: US Commission No. CZCE000224
Alternate name: Diwischau; Sternberg in German. Divisov is located in Bohemia, Benesov at 49º47 14º53, 13 km E of Benesov and 42 km SE of Prague. Cemetery: 2 km NE (on the cadastre of Mechnov). Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community originated in 1776. 1930 Jewish population was 20. The Jews moved to big towns after 1848. Independent Jewish congregation disbanded in 1930. Writer Frantisek Kafka (1909-1991) spent his childhood there. The landmarked Jewish cemetery originated in perhaps 1776 with last known Conservative Jewish burial probably in 1930s. The flat isolated rural (agricultural) site without sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property off a public road road and a field. Open to all, the cemetery is surrounded by a broken masonry wall (but still quite sturdy) and non-locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.3072 ha. 20-100 stones date from the end of 18th-20th century. The granite and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, double tombstones or multi-stone monuments have inscriptions in Hebrew, German and Czech. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Within the limits of the site is a pre-burial house. Prague Jewish community owns the Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred during World War II, occasionally 1945-1991. Local non-Jewish residents and Jewish groups within country did last repair about 1914--mortuary. There is no maintenance. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion and pollution. Slight threat: vegetation, vandalism, and existing and proposed nearby development.
     Ladislav Mertl, mgr of geography and Kubanske nam.1322/17, Praha 10-Vrsovice; tel. 02/743213 and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/553340 completed survey on June 1992 using H. Gold: Die Juden...Bohemens...(1934), Jahrbuch fur die israelische Cultusgemeinden Bohemens, (1893-94, 1894-95) and Jewish Cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia(1980) and census 1724, 1930, 1991. Other documentation was inaccessible. The site was not visited. F. Kafka (see above) son of chairman of Jewish congregation in Divisov was interviewed for this survey (1982).
DIWISCHAU: (German) see Divisov
DLAZOV: (called Glosau in German) also used cemetery at Janovice Nad Uhlavou and at Loucim

DLOUHY UJEZD: US Commission No. LCE0000006
Alternate name: Langendorflas in German. Dlouhy Ujezd is located in Bohemia, Tachov at 49º47' 12º38', 52 km W of Plzen. Cemetery: 1000 m W. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was 1724. 1910 Jewish population was 0. Jews moved to big towns between 1870-1910. The Jewish cemetery originated before 1737 with last known Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial probably before 1910. Studanka (German: Schonbrunn), 1.5 km away, used unlandmarked cemetery. The wooded flat isolated site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall without gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is about 2500 sq m. 100-500 stones, most in original locations, date from 18th century. The granite flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew and German inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. Zidovska Nabozenska Obec Plzen owns Jewish cemetery property. Adjacent properties are forest. Rarely, private visitors and local residents stop. Vandalism occurred probably prior to World War II, during World War II, occasionally 1945-1991. Individuals or groups of non-Jewish origin did restoration in July 1989. (See above Zdenek Prochazka) There is no maintenance. Serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion.
     Jiri Fiedler completed survey on 12 November using register of Jews 1724, and land register 1838, and notes of Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha (about 1960), and Gold: Die Juden und Judengemeinden Bohemens...(1934). No site visits or interviews occurred.

DLOUHA VES: US Commission No. CZCE000076
Alternate name: Langendorf, Altlangendorf c. Stara Dlouha Ves in German. Dlouha Ves is located in Bohemia, Klatovy 49º12' 13º31', 4 km S of Susice; 60 km S of Plzen. Cemetery: 550 m SSE. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was early 18th century. 1930 Jewish population (census) was 8. Jews moved to big town in second half of 19th century. The Jewish cemetery originated before 1724 with last known Conservative Jewish burial about 1836. Kasperske Hory (German: Bergreichenstein), 6 km away, used this landmarked cemetery. The flat isolated rural (agricultural) site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via no wall, fence, or gate. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was about 1800 sq. m. and is now 0.18 ha. 20-100 stones, none in original locations, date from 1742-19th century. The granite and limestone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones or flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew and German inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. Plzen Jewish community owns the Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred during World War II when all stones were removed by local people but after liberation in 1945, all old and historical tombstones were put back. Local non-Jewish residents, individuals or groups of non-Jewish origin, local/municipal authorities and Jewish individuals within country did restoration in August 1945 (reconstruction of old part of cemetery) and periodic follow-up care. Now, authorities occasionally clean or clear. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and vegetation.
     Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 1; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on 21 May 1992 using census 1724, 1930; notes of Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha; Vestnik zidovskych obci 1945, No. 3; letter from M. Tanzerova, Plzen (1985); letter from magistrate Dlouha Ves (1983). The site was not visited.

DNESICE: used the cemetery at Dolni Lukavice

DOBRIS: US Commission No. CZCE000225
Dobris is located in Bohemia, Pribram, at 49º46' 14º11', 40 km SSW of Prague. The cemetery is 1.5 km NE. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with probably no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was first half of 17th century. 1930 Jewish population was 88. The Jewish community moved to big towns in 20th century. Prominent personages of Czech-Jewish movement Siegfried Kapper (1821-1879) and Karel Ficher (1860-1907) lived here. The Jewish cemetery originated before 1651 with last known Progressive/Reform Jewish burial before 1943. Pribram (before 1880); Druhlice, Novy Knin (German: Neu-Knin), Hlubos, Trhove Dusniky (form. Nemecke Dusniky, German: Deutsch-Duschnik), Hrimezdice (German: Wermeritz), 14 km and 5-12 km away, used this cemetery. The flat isolated suburban site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission via continuous masonry wall and locking gate. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was about 1.015 ha s and is now about 0.22 ha. 100-500 stones date from 1701-20th century. The marble, granite, limestone and sandstone flat shaped stones or flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves or structures. Praha Jewish community owns the site now used only for Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are recreational, agricultural and residential. The boundaries are smaller than 1939 because of tennis court and mini-golf from 1975 and the first reduction of the cemetery. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred during World War II, occasionally 1945-1991. Restoration was done in about 1988-1989 (new wall and gate; the second reducing of the cemetery). Praha Jewish congregation pays the regular caretaker. Moderate threat: vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion and pollution.
     Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. (02) 55-33-40 completed survey on 5 June 1992 using Census 1724, 1930; cadastre 1839; notes of Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha; H. Gold: Die Juden...Bohemens... (1934). No site visits or interviews occurred.

DOBRUSCHKA: (German) see Dobruska

DOBRUSKA: US Commission No. CZCE000327
Alternate name: Dobruschka; Gutenfeld in German. Dobruska is located in Bohemia, Rychnov nad Kneznou at 50º18' 16º10', 13 km S of Nachod and 23 km ENE of Hradec Kralove. Cemetery: 700 m NE of Main Square, in Krovicka Street. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was chazen recorded in 1666. 1930 Jewish population was 39. Ghetto originated in 1718-21. Peak Jewish population was in late 19th century and early 20th century. In 20th century, Jews moved to big towns. Congregation existed until WW II. The landmarked Jewish cemetery originated in 1675 with last known Conservative Jewish burial in 1947. The suburban flat isolated site has signs or plaques in Czech and Hebrew, and Czech inscriptions on pre-burial house mentioning history of cemetery. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission via continuous masonry wall and locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.2374 ha. 100-500 stones, in original locations, date from 1687-20th century. The cemetery has no special sections. The marble, granite, limestone and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, double tombstones, sculpted monuments, multi-stone monuments or obelisks have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. Some tombstones have iron decorations or lettering, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to Jewish soldiers (War of 1866). The cemetery contains probably marked mass graves (soldiers of 1866). Within the limits of the site is a pre-burial house with distinctive features undefined in survey. Praha Jewish community owns the site now used only for Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. Frequently, private visitors stop. This cemetery was not vandalized. Local non-Jewish residents and local/municipal authorities did the restoration in 1960s and 1970s. Vegetation clearing is continuous. Jewish congregation pays the regular caretaker. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, vegetation, vandalism and existing nearby development.
     Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40; and Vlastimila Hamackova, Zabelska 37, 312 15 Plzen, tel.office 01/231-06-34 completed survey on 24 August 1992. No documentation was used. No site visits or interviews occurred.

DOLITSCHEN: (German) Telice
DOLNI BELA: (Unter Biela, Boehmisch-Neustadtl) also used the cemetery at Vseruby

DOLNI BOLIKOV: US Commission No. CZCE00077
Alternate name: Woelking in German. Dolni Bolikov is located in Morava-Jindrichuv Hradec at 45º05 15º20, 45 km S of Jihlava. Cemetery: 1 km W. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was 1678. 1930 Jewish population was 3. Jewish community was cancelled 1891. Heinrich Mayer, 1835-1905, publicist lived and is buried here. The Jewish cemetery originated in beginning of 18th century with last known Conservative Jewish burial in 1920s or 1930s. Slavonice, 5 km away, used this cemetery listed as Nr. 1786 S.B. landmark. Between fields and woods, the flat isolated site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall and non-locking gate. The pre- and post-WWII size of cemetery is 0.0732 ha. 100-500 stones, all in original locations, date from 1701-20th century. The granite flat shaped stones or flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew and German inscriptions. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains no special memorial monuments or known mass graves but a pre-burial house. Praha Jewish community owns cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally 1945-1991. Jewish groups within the country did restoration in 1970s. Praha Jewish congregation pays the caretaker. Serious threat: uncontrolled access. Moderate threat: pollution, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Engineer-Architect Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno; tel. 0 completed survey on 7 March 1992. Documentation: Gold, Herman. Other existing documentation was not used. Klenovsky visited the site.

DOLNI BOUSOV: (called Nieder-Bausow or Unter-Bautzen in German) used the cemeteries at Domousnice and at Mnichovo Hradiste

DOLNI CETNO: US Commission No. CZCE000034
[Also used cemetery at Mlada Boleslav before 1869]
Alternate German name: Unter-Zetno. The town is in Bohemia, Mlada Boleslav at 14º29 50º24, 7 km WSW of Mlada Boleslav. The cemetery is 250 meters NNE of the bridge in the center of Dolni Cetno, close to the road leading to Petikozly (on the cadastre of Petikozly). The town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community is the late 18th century. 1930 Jewish population was 5. Peak Jewish population was the mid-19th century with over 100. The independent Jewish congregation was probably disbanded in 1893. The Jewish cemetery originated in 1868 or 1869 with last known Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial in the unlandmarked cemetery in 1938. The flat isolated suburban site has no sign or marker. Reached directly off a public road, access is open with permission with a broken masonry wall without gate. Both before and after World War II, the cemetery was 0.042 ha. 20-100 gravestones exist, some in original location and more than 75% toppled or broken. Removed stones are located in a museum of conservation. Gravestones date from 1870-20th century. The marble, granite or sandstone flat shaped, finely smoothed and inscribed, double tombstones, multi-stone monuments or common gravestones have inscriptions in Hebrew, German or Czech. There are no known mass graves, but within the cemetery is a pre-burial house. Praha Jewish community owns the property used only as a cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred during World War II, between 1945 and the present, and frequently in the last 10 years. Jewish groups in the country cleared vegetation, added barbed-wire fence and took away litter in 1991. Praha Jewish congregation pays the regular caretaker. Security and vandalism are very serious threats, pollution a moderate threat and weather erosion and vegetation slight threats.
     Engineer Mojmir Maly, Ve Stresovickach 58, 169 00 Praha 6; tel. 02/35-57-69, and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on August 1, 1992. Documentation: cadastre of 1868, the censuses of 1794, 1849, 1870 and 1930, manuscripts, notes and letters of MUDr. J. Kuna, mentioned above. Other documentation exists, but it is too small or inaccessible. Maly visited site and interviewed MUDr. J. Kuna in Mlada Boleslav in 1991.

DOLNI CETNO: (Unter-Zetno in German) also used the cemetery at Zamosti

DOLNI KOUNICE: US Commission No. CZCE000078
Alternate German name: Kanitz. The town is in Moravia-Brno-venkov at 49º04 16º28, 15-km NE of Brno. The cemetery is 0.4 km S of town. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
Local government official responsible: Magistrate Frantisek Brustmann, Obecni urad, 664-64 Dolni Kounice; tel. 0502-932310.      Earliest known Jewish community originated in 1581 (OR the second half of the 14th century). In 1942, there were 59 Jews. Self-standing political community existed between 1850 and 1919. Rabbi Dr. Heinrich Flesch and the family of Austrian Chancellor Dr. Bruno Kreisky are buried here. The Jewish cemetery originated in 1680 with last known Conservative Jewish burial in 1942. Landmark-Nr. 0691 S.M. The isolated suburban agricultural site at the crown of a hill has a sign in Czech mentioning Jews, the Jewish community, and the famous individuals buried there. Reached by driving directly off a public road, access is open to all via a continuous masonry wall with a locking gate. The size of the cemetery before WWII and now is 0.7849 ha. 500 and 1,000 gravestones are mostly in original locations with 1-20 are not in original locations and 50% and 75% toppled or broken. Stones have been removed to a museum of conservation laboratory. Date from 1698. The 17th through the 20th century marble, granite and limestone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, multi-stone monuments or obelisks have inscriptions are in Hebrew, German or Czech. Some stone have traces of painting on some surfaces, stones with iron decorations or lettering, stones with bronze decorations or lettering and stones with metal fences around the graves. No known mass graves. There is a pre-burial house in the cemetery. Brno Jewish community owns the property. Adjacent properties are agricultural or residential. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally in the last ten years and between 1945 and ten years ago. Individuals or groups of non-Jewish origin, regional and Jewish groups within the country re-erected stones, cleared vegetation, and fixed the wall in 1989. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Security, weather erosion, vegetation, and vandalism are moderate threats and a slight threat from pollution or incompatible development.
     Engineer-Architect Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebotinska 13, 623 00 Brno; tel. 0 completed survey on March 7, 1992. The site was visited in II/1992. Documentation: Herman Gold.

DOLNI KRALOVICE: US Commission No. CZCE000226
Alternate German name: Unter-Kralewitz. The town is located in the province of Bohemia, Benesov at 49º40 15º09, 62 km ESE of Prague. The cemetery is located 400 meters NW of the ancient square, at the bottom of Zelivka River dam. There are no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community is allegedly from the 16th century, but probably 17th century, and recorded in 1717. 1930 Jewish population was 51. After 1848, Jews moved to big towns. The Jewish cemetery originated probably in the 17th century with last known Conservative Jewish burial 1952. Villages of Krivsoudov and Cestice, 7 km and 9 km away, used site. The isolated suburban/rural hillside by water has no sign or marker. Access to the cemetery is when the dam is drained and empty. A broken masonry wall but no gate surrounds the cemetery. The cemetery is 0.1014 ha both before and after World War II. 500 and 1,000 gravestones existed. Some gravestones were removed and about 90 tombstones were buried in the cemetery of Trhovy Stepanov in 1970. The gravestones date from 17th-20th century. The marble, granite and sandstone flat shaped, finely smoothed and inscribed, flat with carved relief decoration, multi-stone monuments, or obelisks have Hebrew, German or Czech inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. A regional or national government agency owns site used for a water reservoir (river dam) as are the adjacent properties. Vandalism occurred during World War II and between 1945 and ten years ago. No one cares for the cemetery now. Within the cemetery is a pre-burial house ruins.
     Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey in June 1992. Documentation: censuses of 1724 and 1930, the cadastre of 1838 and 1855, the notes of the Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha, Vestnik ZNO, 1975, No. 8, and letters of Z. Vesely, (mentioned above) done in 1983 and 1984. Other documentation also exists, but is too minute. This documentation is in the archives of the Statni Zidovske Muzeum, Praha and the Prague Jewish Congregation. Fiedler visited site and interviewed Z. Vesely.

DOLNI LUKAVICE: US Commission No. CZCE000328
Alternate German name: Unter-Lukawitz. The town is in Bohemia, Plzen-jih (Pilsen-South) at 49º36 13º22, 3 km NNE of Prestice and 15 km SS of Pilsen. The cemetery is located 700 meters N of chateau, near the road leading to Lisice. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      The rulebook (statute) of the congregation is dated 1772, but the congregation was older. 1930 Jewish population was 7. The largest Jewish population was in the mid-19th century when 41 families (approximately 250 persons) were permitted. In the second half of the 19th century, they moved to big towns. The independent congregation disbanded probably in the late 19th century. Allegedly, unlandmarked Jewish cemetery originated in the late 15th century with last known Conservative Jewish burial in the early 20th century. Before 1907, Prestice, Dnesice and probably Luzany (before 1907) used the cemetery. Prestice is 3 km from the cemetery, Knesice is 6 km, and Luzany is 7 km. The rural hillside, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign. Reached directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall with non-locking gate. Both before and after World War II, the cemetery size was 0.1834 ha. 20-100 gravestones, all in original locations and less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1711-20th century. Stones were stolen from the cemetery. The marble, granite and sandstone flat shaped, finely smoothed and inscribed, double tombstones, or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Pilsen Jewish community owns cemetery. Adjacent property is agricultural and the communal cemetery. Rarely, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred between 1945 and 1882 but not since. In 1988 and 1992, local non-Jewish residents and a group of 15 persons with Rabbi Goldste from Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue in London reerected stones and cleared vegetation. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals with no caretaker or structures. Security is a serious threat due to a devastated wall. Vandalism is also a serious threat. Vegetation is a moderate threat and weather erosion and pollution are slight threats.
     Dr. Peter Braun, Komenskeho 43, 323 13 Plzen; tel. 019/52-15-58, and Rudolf Lowy, Jesenicka 33, 323 23 Plzen; tel. 019/52-06-84, and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on September 1, 1992. Documentation: the Censuses of 1830, 1849 and 1930. Also used was Juden und Judengameinden Bohemens..(1934), Jewish Cemeteries.. by Jan Herman (1980), and an article in "Vestnik prazske ZNO" (1937), and the notes of the Statni Zikovske Muzeum Praha. The cemetery was visited in April 1992. DOLNI ZANDOV: (Ger: Unter-Sandau) used the cemetery at Uboci
DOMAUSCHITZ: (German for Domousice) also used cemetery at Hrivcice
DOMAUSNITZ: (German) see Domousnice

DOMAZLICE: US Commission No. CZCE000329
Alternate German name: Taus. The town is in Bohemia, Domazlice at 49º26 12º56, 25 km WNW of Klatovy and 44 km SW of Plzen (Pilsen). The cemetery is 1 km N of main square in Prokopa Velikeho St. leading to Trebnice village. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was a religious society with a prayer room in the 1860's. An independent congregation originated in 1873 with 180 paying members. 1930 Jewish population was 69. Before 1850, at most 3 Jewish families were permitted in town. After 1850, Jews moved to Domazlice from surrounding villages. The largest Jewish population was in the late 19th century with approximately twenty families. In the 20th century, movement was to large towns and abroad. Only 33 persons were subjected to racial laws in 1942. The landmarked Jewish cemetery originated in the 1860's with last Conservative Jewish burial in 1941. Town of Radonice (in German, Radonitz), 5 km away, used cemetery. The suburban flat isolated site has Czech sign and Hebrew mentioning the Holocaust. Reached directly off a public road, access is open with permission via a continuous masonry wall with a locking gate. The cemetery size was 0.1372 ha. 100-500 gravestones, all in original locations with none toppled or broken, date from 1860's-20th century. Some removed stones were incorporated into roads or structures. The marble, granite or limestone finely smoothed and inscribed, flat with carved relief decoration or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German, and/or Czech inscriptions. Some have other than metallic elements and/or portraits on the stones. The cemetery contains a special monument to Holocaust victims, but no known mass graves. Pilsen Jewish community owns cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The boundaries are smaller than in 1939 because of new roads or highways and a new gate after reduction of the cemetery. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Regional or national authorities, Jewish individuals within the country, Jewish individuals from abroad, and Jewish groups within the country re-erected stones, patched broken stones, cleared vegetation, and put a new frontal wall and new gate after the cemetery boundaries were reduced in 1989 and 1990. Pilsen Jewish congregation pays the regular caretaker. Vandalism is a moderate threat; weather erosion and vegetation are slight threats.
     Dr. Peter Braun, Komenskeho 43, 323 13 Plzen; tel. 019/52-15-58, Rudolf Lowy, Jesenicka 33, 323 23 Plzen; tel. 019/52-06-84, and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed the survey on September 7, 1992. Documentation: Censuses of 1724, 1830, 1850 and 1930. Also the books Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia by Jan Herman, 1980, Statistik des Judenthums... by Gustav A. Schimmer, 1873. Also, Jahrbuch fur die Israelite Cultusgemeinden Bohemens, 1893-4; manuscript of Josef Chloupek, Nasi domazlicti zide..., 1983, letter of local historian, 1982, letters of Z. Prochazka (see above) and Anna Brezakova (see above) in 1986-1990. Other documentation exists, such as exact records of cemetery size, probably in the archives of the Jewish congregation in Pilsen. Dr. Braun and R. Lowy visited site in October 1991. Z. Prochazka was interviewed in 1988-90 in Praha.

DOMOUSICE: (Ger. Domauschitz) also used cemeteries at Hrivcice and at Mnichovo Hradiste
DOMOUSNICE: US Commission No. CZCE000035
Alternate German name: Domausnitz. The town is in Bohemia, Mlada Boleslav at 50º22 15º07, 13 km ESE of Mlada Boleslav and 56 km NE of Praha (Prague). The cemetery is 2 km NE, on the cadastre of Veselice. Present town population is under 1,000 people with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community dates from early 19th century. In the 1930, no Jews lived in Domousnice and 2 lived in Veselice. The largest Jewish population was in the mid-19th century with about 100 people, who later moved to big towns. The congregation disbanded probably in the second half of the 19th century. The cemetery originated between 1900 and 1935 with last known Conservative Jewish burial possibly 1938. Dolni Bousov (German name: Nieder-Bausow or Unter-Bautzen), Liban before 1910, and probably Krinec before 1885 used site. Dolni Bousov is 4 km from the unlandmarked cemetery, Liban 6 km, and Krinec 14 km away. Between fields and woods, the isolated hillside has no sign. Reached by turning off a public road, access is open to all via a continuous masonry wall with no gate and a hedge or row of trees. The cemetery's size both before World War II and presently is 0.291 ha. 20-100 gravestones, most in original locations with 1-20 walled up, date from 1831-20th century. Less than 25% are toppled or broken. Some removed stones are in a museum of conservation. The granite or sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German, Czech, or Latin inscriptions. Some stones have portraits and/or metal fences around the graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Prague Jewish community owns the site used as a garden. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Compared to 1939, the boundaries are smaller because of agriculture. Occasionally, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally in the last ten years, and between 1945 and ten years ago. Cleared vegetation and fixing the wall by Jewish groups within the country, occasionally by the caretaker and in 1992 by others was the maintenance. Occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals or by the regular caretaker paid by the Jewish congregation. Within the limits of the cemetery is a gravedigger's house. Security (because it is a secluded spot) and vandalism are serious threats, and vegetation is a slight threat.
     Engineer Mojmir Maly, Ve Stresovickach 58, 169 00 Praha 6; tel. 02/35-57-69 and by Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on July 31, 1992. Documentation census of 1849, and 1930; the cadastre of 1843; notes of Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha; and a letter of L. Pokorny of 1893 (see above). J. Fiedler visited in 1980 and M. Maly in 1992 c. No interviews were conducted.

DOUDLEBY NAD ORLICI: (Daudleb) see Vamberk
DOUDLEBY NAD ORLICI: (Daudleb in German) also used the cemetery at Vamberk
DRAHENZ: (German): see Drahonice

DRAHONICE: US Commission No. CZCE000227 and US Commission No. CZCE000079 [duplicates] Alternate German name: Drahenz. The town is in the province of Bohemia, Louny at 50º09 13º20, 32 km ESE of Karlovy Vary. The cemetery is 1 km SE on the cadastre of Repany. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was probably beginning of the 15th century. A community was verified at the beginning of the 17th century. By 1930 Census: no Jews were in Drahonice, 8 in Libyne, and 34 in Lubenec. About 1790, the seat of the congregation moved to Libyne (Libin German). About 1870, it moved to Lubenec (Lubenz in German). Nazis expelled the Jews in 1938. The Jewish cemetery originated before 1605 with last known Conservative or Progressive/Reform Jewish burial before 1943. Libyne and Lubenec, each 2-km away, used site. The isolated rural hillside has no sign. Reached directly off a public road, access open to all via a broken masonry wall without gate. The cemetery before WWII and now is 1,760 sq. m. 20-100 gravestones exist, most in original locations with less than 75% toppled or broken, date from 1826. Some stones removed from the cemetery are in a museum of conservation. The granite or sandstone flat shaped, finely smoothed and inscribed, flat with carved relief decoration or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew or German inscriptions. Some have metal fences around the graves. The cemetery contains special memorial monuments to Russian War prisoners. Usti nad Labem Jewish community owns the site. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors or local residents stop. Prior to World War II, occasionally in the last ten years and between 1945 and ten years ago vandalism occurred as it did in 1938 by the Nazis. There are no maintenance or structures. Vegetation is completely uncontrolled; security, weather erosion and vandalism are moderate threats; and pollution is a slight threat.
     Ladislav Mertl, Mgr. of Geography, Kubanske nam.1322/17, 100 00 Praha 10; tel. 02/743213 and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5 completed survey on May 16, 1992. Documentation: Gold: Juden...Bohemens..(1934), notes of Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha, local history of Lubenec, Heimatbuch des Kreises Luditz (1972), and the census of 1930, 1991. The site was visited on May 16, 1992 by Mr. Mertl, who interviewed Hana Rousarova-historian, 439 83 Lubenec, cp. 57, 1984-85 and with L. Putna, in Drahonice.

DRASCHKOW: (German) see Drazkov

DRAZKOV: US Commission No. CZCE000080
Alternate German name: Draschkow. The town is in the province of Bohemia, Pribram at 49º39 14º15. The next larger town is Pribram, 18 km E. The cemetery is 2 km SW of town. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was the mid-18th century. 1930 Jewish population was 2. The landmarked Jewish cemetery originated in 17th century with the last known Conservative or Progressive/Reform burial in 1936. Jews moved to big towns in the second half of the 19th century. Kamyk nad Vltavou, 2 km away, used the cemetery from the mid-19th century. Between fields and woods, the isolated hillside has no sign. Reached directly off a public road, access is open with permission via continuous masonry wall and locking gate. The cemetery size is 2,809 sq. m. 100-500 gravestones, all in original locations with 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from 1681. Some stones were moved to a museum of conservation. The marble or granite flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with relief decoration or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German or Czech inscriptions. Some stones have metal fences around some graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Praha Jewish community owns cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors stop. Vandalism occurred occasionally in the last ten years and between 1945 and ten years ago. Jewish groups within the country cleared vegetation, fixed the gate, and arranged for repair of stones and wall from 1990 to 1992. Praha Jewish congregation pays a regular caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house with table and a well. Security and vandalism are moderate threats, and weather erosion, pollution, and vegetation are slight threats.
     Engineer Mojmir Maly, Ve Stresovickach 58, 169 00 Praha 6; tel. 35-57-69 and by Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5 completed survey on May 20, 1992 using notes of the Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha, the history of the village of Drazkov, and the census of 1724 and 1930. Maly visited site in 1992 and interviewed the local historian in 1983.

DREVIKOV: US Commission No. CZCE000330
Alternate German names: Drewikau and Holzhof. The town is in Bohemia, Chrudim at 49º46 15º50, 6 km W of Hlinsko and 24 km NE of Havlickuv Brod. The cemetery is 500 meters NW of the village green. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was approximately the mid-18th century. 1930 saw no Jews in the town. Peak Jewish population was probably in the mid-19th century, about 30 families. Later, they moved to big towns. The congregation disbanded probably in the late 19th century. The Jewish cemetery originated in the first half or middle of the 18th century with last known Conservative Jewish burial in 1971. Before 1904, Hlinsko, 6 km away, also used the landmarked cemetery. Between fields and woods, the flat isolated hillside has Czech sign. Reached directly off a public road, access is open to all via a continuous masonry wall and non-locking gate. The size of the cemetery is 0.1777 ha. 100-500 gravestones, 1-20 not in original locations and less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1758. Removed stones are incorporated into roads or structures. The marble, granite, sandstone and iron flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, double tombstones or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and/or Czech inscriptions. Some stones have portraits and/or metal fences around the graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Praha Jewish community owns the site. Adjacent property is agricultural, residential, or forest. Frequently, organized individual tours or private visitors. Vandalism occurred occasionally in the last ten years. Jewish groups within the country re-erected stones, patched stones, cleared vegetation, fixed the gate and mortuary in the 1970's. The cemetery now is part of an open-air museum of folk architecture. The custodian is the museum cares for the property. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house. Security, vegetation and vandalism are moderate threats; weather erosion, pollution and incompatible development are slight threats.
     Vlastimila Hamackova Zabelska 37, 312 15 Plzen (Pilsen), tel.office: 02/231-07-85 and Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on August 21, 1992. Documentation: censuses of 1849 and 1930, notes of the Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha, Die Juden und Judengemeinden Bohemens...(1934), Gustav A. Schimmer: Statistik des Judenthums...(1873), Jahrbuch fur die Israelite Cultusgemeinden Bohemens (1894-95) and Jan Herman, Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia (1980). The site was visited in 1990 by V. Hamackova and no interviews were conducted.

DREWIKAU: (German) see Drevikov
DRITEN: (Zirnau in German) used Hluboka Nad Vltavou

DRMOUL: US Commission No. CZCE00295
Alternate German name: Deurrmaulica Drmoul is located in the Bohemia, Cheb region at 49º5612º40, about 5 km SW of Marianske Lazne. The cemetery is located 1500 meters W of Drmoul and 400 meters N of the hamlet Pansky Vrch (in German: Herrnberg). Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community in Drmoul was 17th century (the exact records burned with the archives of the local Jewish congregation in 1872). 1930 Jewish population was 36. The Jewish congregation was probably established after banishment from Plana in 1686. Peak Jewish population was in the first half of the 19th century with 29 families. After 1848, Jews moved to big towns, but an independent congregation existed until 1938. The ancestors of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise (1819-1900), the founding father of Reform Judaism in the USA, and ancestors of the Czech writer Norbert Fryd (1913-1976) lived here. The Conservative Jewish cemetery originated in the 17th century with last known burial between 1900-1933. The town of Marianske Lazne (Marienbad in German) probably used this cemetery before 1875. This cemetery is very rich with varied old gravestones and should be listed in the register for "States Memorials." The cemetery was 5 km from the congregation that used it. The rural isolated hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property (a forest), access is open to all via no wall, fence or gate. The size of the cemetery before WWII and now is 0.1511 ha. Approximately 100-500 gravestones, some in original location and 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from late 17th-20th century. The granite and sandstone flat-shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decorations, double tombstones, or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew and German inscriptions. Plzen Jewish community owns the property now used as a Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent property is forest. Private visitors visit rarely. Vandalism occurred prior to W.W.II and between 1945 and 1982. Moderate threats: security, vandalism, and incompatible nearby development (planned/proposed). Weather erosion and pollution are slight threats. Vegetation is a constant problem, disturbing graves.
     Dr. Peter Braun, Komenskeho 43, 323 13 Plzen; tel. 019/52-15-58; (2) Rudolf Lowy, Jesenicka 33, 323 23 Plzen; tel. 019/52-06-84; and (3) Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on September 2, 1992. Documentation (1) Census records of 1650, 1724, 1830 and 1930; (2) Die Juden und Judengemeinden Bohemens, 1934; (3) Jahrbuch fur die Israelite Cultusgemeinden Bohemens, 1893-94; (4) Jan Herman: "Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia" (1980); (5) Hana Slepickova: article in Vestnik ZNO, 1981, No. 8; and (6) James G. Heller: Isaac M. Wise, 1965. Dr. Peter Braun, Rudolf Lowy, and Dr. Pavel Sebesta from Chebske Muzeum visited site in March of 1992. Dr. Sebesta was interviewed for this survey.

DROSAU: (German) see Strazov
DRUHLICE: used the cemetery at Dobris

DUB: US Commission No. CZCE000036
Alternate names: Dub u Prachatic and Dub u Vodnan. Dub is located in the Bohemia, Prachatice region at 49º07 14º01, about 10 km NNE of Prachatice and 18 km SSE of Strakonice. The cemetery is located 800 meters S of the chateau, in the forest. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community in Dub was probably early 18th century, but recorded in 1724. 1930 Jewish population was 2. Peak Jewish population was in the first half of the 19th century with 18 families; after 1848 they moved to bigger towns. The independent congregation disbanded in 1906. The landmarked Jewish cemetery originated about 1706 with last known Conservative Jewish burial in 1940. The rural isolated hillside has no sign or marker. Reached from a public road through a forest, access is open to all via a broken masonry wall and no gate. The size of the cemetery before WWII and now is 0.132 ha. 100-500 gravestones, not all in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from mid-18th-20th centuries. The cemetery is not divided into special sections. The marble, granite, limestone, and sandstone flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, multi-stone monuments, or obelisks have Hebrew, German, and Czech inscriptions. Praha Jewish community owns the property now used as a Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent is a forest. Rarely, private visitors and local residents stop. It was vandalized between 1945 and 1982. In 1992, local non-Jewish residents and individuals/groups of non-Jewish origin re-erected stones and cleared vegetation. The cemetery is now occasionally cleared or cleaned by individuals. The serious security threat to the cemetery is its secluded spot. A moderate threat is vandalism. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access.
     PhDr. Jan Podlesak (see above) and Jiri Fiedler (Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40) completed survey on August 3, 1992. Documentation: (1) Census records of 1724, 1849 and 1930; (2) cadastre of 1837 and 1854; (3) archives of PhDr J. Podlesak; (4) Jan Podlesak: "Zidovske hrbitovy na prachatickem okrese" in Vyber z praci clenu Historickeho klubu pri Jihoceskem Muzeum, 1984, No. 1); (5) Jan Herman: Jewish Cemeteries of Bohemia and Moravia, 1980; and (6) letter of Engineer Miroslav Vanek (regional connoisseur [sic]), 1983). PhDr. J. Podlesak and ing Milan Vlk, 373 83 Cakov 11visited site in July 1992.

DUCHCOV: (German Dux) used the cemetery at Teplice II
DUX: (German for Duchov) used the cemetery at Teplice II

DVUR KRALOVE NAD LABEM: also see Jaromer    US Commission No. CZCE000331
Alternate German name: Koeniginhof a.d.Elbe. Dvur Kralove Nad Labem is located in the Bohemia, Trutnov region at 50º2615º49, about 23 km N of Hradec Kralove, 23 km W of Nachod and 31 km E of Jicin. The cemetery is located 1100 meters NNW of the main square, at the corner of Spojenych Narodu Street and Stitneho Street. Present town population is 5,000-25,000 with no Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was 1862. 1930 Jewish population was 182. In 1848, Jews were permitted to settle here. Peak Jewish population was early in the 20th century. Famous sculptor Otto Gutfreund (1889-1927) lived here. The Conservative or Progressive Jewish cemetery originated between 1883-1885. Founders of the local textile industry were buried in the unlandmarked cemetery with last known Jewish burial before 1943. The urban flat isolated site has no sign or marker. Reached off a public road, access is open to all via no wall, fence, or gate. The size of cemetery before WWII and now is 0.1329 ha. 1-100 gravestones, none in original location and about 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from the late 19th-20th centuries. Stones removed from the cemetery are in a museum/conservation (sold or stolen). The granite, limestone and sandstone tombstones flat shaped stones or multi-stone monuments have Hebrew, German and Czech inscriptions. A memorial in the cemetery is made of the remaining tombstones. Praha Jewish community owns the property now used as a Jewish cemetery and a park. Adjacent properties are recreational, gardens, and residential. Private visitors and local residents visit frequently as a park. The cemetery was devastated in 1945-1947. After 1959, the Jewish congregation liquidated it. Tombstones were removed and columbarium walls pulled down. Local municipal authorities and Jewish groups within the country erected the memorial in 1960. Occasionally, authorities clear or clean. Moderate security and weather erosion threats face this cemetery. Slight threats are pollution and incompatible nearby existing development. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access.
     Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on August 28, 1992. Documentation: (1) Jahrbuch fur die Israelite Cultusgemeinden Bohemens, 1893-94; (2) A. Weiner article in Zpravy vlastivedneho krouzku ve Dvore Kralove (1972); (3) archives of Cemetery Commission of Jewish Congregation in Praha; and (4) letter of Vit Korec, last head of regional Jewish Community in Trutnov (1982-1987). Fiedler visited in 1990 and interviewed V. Korec in 1982-87 in Praha.

E

EGER: (German) see Cheb
EIBENSCHITZ: see IVANICE
EILITZ: (German) see Uldice
EIPEL: (German) see Upice
EISGRUB: see Lednice
EIWANOWITZ: (German) see Ivanovice
ELBANCICE: see also Mlada Vozice
ELBEKOSTELETZ: (German) see Kostelec Nad Labem

F


FALKENAU: (German for Sokolov) used cemetery at Krasna Lipa
FALKENAU a.d. EGER: (German) see Sokolov
FLOHAU: (German for Blsany) used the cemetery at Letov

FRANTISKOVY LAZNE: US Commission No. CZCE0000332
Alternate name: Franzensbad in German. Frantiskovy Lazne is located in the Bohemia, Cheb region at 50º07 12º22, about 5 km NNW of Cheb. The cemetery is located 1000 meters NW of the railroad station, cadastre of Horni Lomany (Ober-Lohma in German), near the Catholic Church. Present town population is 5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.       The first prayer room in Frantiskovy Lazne was in the 1830s. 1930 Jewish population was 63. The religious society in Frantiskovy Lazne was founded in 1863; the independent congregation originated in 1875. A new congregation, called "Congregation Frantiskovy Lazne with seat in As", existed after WWII, but ceased as a consequence of both aliyah and emigration. The Jewish cemetery originated in 1875 with last known Conservative Jewish burial before 1939. The flat suburban site, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached off a public road, access is open with permission via continuous masonry wall and locking gate. The size of cemetery before WWII and now is 0.3 ha. No gravestones are visible. The Nazis stole some gravestones; some were buried after WWII. Plzen Jewish community owns the site now used as a garden. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Private visitors rarely visit. Vandalism by the Nazis occurred in 1938 and other vandalism until about 1982. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house, re-constructed into a store.
     Dr. Peter Braun, Komenskeho 43, 323 13 Plzen; tel. 019/52-15-58; (2) Rudolf Lowy, Jesenicka 33, 323 23 Plzen; tel. 019/52-06-84; and (3) Jiri Fiedler, Brdickova 1916, 155 00 Praha 5; tel. 02/55-33-40 completed survey on September 2, 1992. Documentation: (1) Die Juden und Judengemeinden Bohemens, 1934; (2) Jahrbuch fur die Israelite Cultusgemeinden Bohemens, 1893-94; and (3) letter of Dr. P. Stribrny, 1893. Braun, Lowy, and Dr. Pavel Sebesta of Chebske Muzeum visited site in March 1992. Mr. Hrdlicka was interviewed in 1992.

FRANZENSBAD: (German) see Frantiskovy Lazne
FRATISKOVY LAZNE: (Franzensbad in German) used the cemetery in Lomnicka
FRANZENSBAD: (German for Fratiskovy Lazne) used the cemetery in Lomnicka
FRAUENBERG: (German) see Hluboka Nad Vltavou
FREIBERG: (German) see Pribor
FREISTADT: (German) see Karvina
FREIWALDAU: (German) see Jesenik
FREUDENTHAL: (German) see Bruntal
FRIEDECK-MISTEK: (German) see Frydek-Mistek

FRYDEK-MISTEK: US Commission No. CZCE000081
Alternate name: Friedeck and Mistek in German. Frydek-Mistek is located in the province of Silesia at 49º41 18º21, about 15 km S of Ostrava. The cemetery is located 3 km SE, Tesinka Street. Present town population is 25,000-100,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      Earliest known Jewish community was second half of the 19th century. 1930 Jewish population was 432. The Jewish community originated in 1881. The unlandmarked Conservative cemetery dates from 1882 with last known Jewish burial in 1960s or 1970s. The flat and isolated suburban land has no sign but has Jewish symbols on the gate/wall. Reached off a public road, access is open with permission via a continuous masonry wall, fence, and locking gate. The size of cemetery before WWII and now is 1.4674 ha. The 100-500 gravestones are in original location, with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from after 1882, with tombstones dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. The marble and granite flat shaped stones, finely smoothed and inscribed stones, multi-stone monuments, or obelisks have inscriptions in Hebrew, German and Czech. Some tombstones have iron and bronze decorations/lettering and/or metal fences around graves. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house. Ostrava Jewish community owns the property used as a Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. Occasionally, private visitors stop. It was vandalized between 1945 and 1980. Jewish groups of the Czech Republic cleared the vegetation. Ostrava Jewish Congregation pays a regular caretaker. Slight threats facing this cemetery are weather erosion, vandalism, and incompatible nearby developments (existing/planned/proposed). Vegetation overgrowth in the cemetery is a seasonal problem, preventing access.
     Engineer Arch. Jaroslav Klenovsky, Zebetinska 13, 623 00 Brno; tel. 0 completed survey on January 3, 1992. Documentation: Herman book. Other documentation exists, but was too old. Klenovsky visited site in 1987 and 1990.

FRYVALDOV: see Jesenik

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