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Jewish Cemetery in Čelina

Coordinates: 49°43′44″N 14°19′10″E / 49.72889°N 14.31944°E / 49.72889; 14.31944
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Row of tombstones at the Čelina cemetery

The Čelina Jewish Cemetery (Czech: Židovský hřbitov v Čelině) is located southwest of the village of Čelina [cs] (part of Borotice), on a slope at the edge of a forest to the right of the road to Cholín [cs]. Part of the route to the site leads through a fenced area for cattle.[1] It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.[2]

The cemetery was founded in the 18th century, the oldest legible tombstone out of total thirty preserved[3] dates back to the year 1803, the youngest one to 1918. The morgue and the wall are preserved only in the remains of the wall[4] which makes the cemetery freely accessible.

There is also a former synagogue and Jewish district in the village, numbering several original houses from the 19th century.

49°43′44″N 14°19′10″E / 49.72889°N 14.31944°E / 49.72889; 14.31944

References

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  1. ^ http://www.pamatkystrednitokvltavy.cz/files/003_celina_23316_154.pdf[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Ústřední seznam kulturních památek České republiky, 134313: Židovský hřbitov". Praha: Národní památkový ústav. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  3. ^ "Židovský hřbitov Čelina - AtlasCeska.cz". 7 March 2010.