Sobědruhy () is an administrative part of the city of

Teplice Teplice (, until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; , ''Teplitz-Schönau'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 51,000 inhabitants. It is the most populous Czech spa town, followed by Karlovy Vary. The historic city cen ...

in the

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Geography

Sobědruhý lies about above sea level. The highest point is about above sea level.

History

Traditionally, Sobědruhy was a town in

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, whose Jewish community is probably one of the oldest in the province. The Jewish community of Sobědruhy includes parts of the Teplitz (Teplice), Dux (

Duchcov Duchcov (; ) is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,700 inhabitants. Duchcov is known for the Duchcov Castle. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is pro ...

), and Karbitz (

Chabařovice Chabařovice (; ) is a town in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monu ...

) districts. The

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has a tower, with a clock, and two lamps respectively bearing the dates 1553 and 1654. For a time the

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at Sobědruhy was used as a burial-place by the Jewish community of

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. Many gravestones bear the inscription ''"Mi-Geresh Prag"'', marking the graves of Jews who were driven from

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, some of whom died as

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s. Until 1848 the Jews of Sobědruhy were confined to the

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. For some time the Jewish community formed a part of the

Litoměřice Litoměřice (; ) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. The town is the seat of the Roman C ...

district

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nate, but in 1883 it gained independence and elected as its rabbi

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Notable people

Dušan Třeštík Dušan Třeštík (1 August 1933 – 23 August 2007) was a Czech historian. He specialized in medieval history ( Dark Ages (500–1000)) of the Czech lands and theory of history. Třeštík was born in 1933 in Sobědruhy, now a part of the city ...

Bonnier family The Bonnier family is a Sweden, Swedish family, originally of History of the Jews in Germany, German Jewish descent, who since the beginning of the 19th century has been active in the book/literature industry and later also in the mass media indus ...

References

* Teplice Populated places in Teplice District Neighbourhoods in the Czech Republic Historic Jewish communities {{Jewish-hist-stub