Visit the sights in Třebíč

The Benedictine Monastery in Třebíč, founded by the Moravian appanage princes Oldřich of Brno and Litold of Znojmo, was built around 1101 – 1104. During intensive building activities of the abbey in Třebíč throughout the 13th century, wooden buildings of the monastery were replaced by stonework, and the facilities were fortified. Although the convent of Třebíč was...

The existence of Jewish people in Třebíč, or in the surroundings of Třebíč, is evidenced as early as the first half of the 14th century (1338) and the early 15th century (before 1410), but nothing can be said either about the population nor about the settlement location (Podklášteří?) of the Jewish community. At the threshold of the early New Ages, Jan Jetřich Černohorský...

One of the largest and best preserved Jewish cemeteries in the Czech Republic, which was used till lately. It is located on the northern side of the Hrádek elevation. A long winding path ascends to the cemetery. Historical documents first mention it, although indirectly, in 1636 in connection with the manor’s order about burials of outlying Jews. According to present knowledge,...