Čelina (german: Tschelina) is a village and administrative part of
Borotice in
Příbram District
Příbram District ( cs, okres Příbram) is a district ('' okres'') within the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Příbram and the towns of Dobříš and Sedlčany are larger centres.
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in the
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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.
History
The site at Čelina was historically a
gold mining location, with archaeological studies at the mine retrieving materials stretching back to the 13th century. Since 1991 the mine has not been regularly used due to environmental concerns, despite the unusually abundant amount of gold inside.
Sights
There is a
Jewish cemetery
A Jewish cemetery ( he, בית עלמין ''beit almin'' or ''beit kvarot'') is a cemetery where Jews are buried in keeping with Jewish tradition. Cemeteries are referred to in several different ways in Hebrew, including ''beit kevarot'' ...
in the village, founded in the 18th century. The settlement used to have a Jewish community that began living in Čelina in 1830 and dwindled out primarily in the 19th century, and the last burial at the cemetery took place in 1918.
References
Populated places in Příbram District
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