Jewish Cemetery in Čelina

The Čelina Jewish Cemetery (Czech: Židovský hřbitov v Čelině) is located southwest of the village of Čelina (part of Borotice), on a slope at the edge of a forest to the right of the road to Cholín. 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]

Row of tombstones at the Čelina cemetery

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.

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