Dřevíkov is a settlement in
Chrudim District
Chrudim District ( cs, okres Chrudim) is a district ('' okres'') within Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Chrudim.
Overview
The district has mostly flat terrain with slopes of Iron Mountains appearing on the sout ...
in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. It was probably founded in 1542 and since 1961 it has been a part of the
Vysočina municipality.
Jewish community
The first
Jewish settlers came to Dřevíkov in the early 18th century. Between 1837 and 1849 there was at least 25 Jewish families in the village (roughly half of Dřevíkov´s total population). As the Jewish people gained all civil rights, they started leaving Dřevíkov. The last Jewish family left Dřevíkov in 1910.
Jewish sites
In the second half of the 18th century the community built itself a "Jewish street". A few houses stand there still (notably the school or synagogue).
Synagogue
The synagogue was situated on the eastern end of the Jewish street (No. 43). The first mentions are from 1790 and services took place here till the end of the 19th century. Afterwards it was rebuilt and nowadays it serves as a residential house.
Jewish cemetery
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'' ...
is situated in a forest approximately 500 m northwest from the village. It contains valuable baroque and classicist
maceivas. It was founded in the middle of the 18th century. The oldest preserved grave stone is from 1762. In 1876 it was extended and it remained in use until the 1930s. The cemetery is now in the possession of the Prague kehilah.
References
External links
Official website of the municipalityInformace o židovském osídlení na serveru Holocaust.cz
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Neighbourhoods in the Czech Republic
Villages in Chrudim District