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Dobruška - Jewish ghetto, synagogue
The ghetto from 1721, which included the settlement from the 16th century, consisted of 5 houses, one of which served as a rabbinate and a bathhouse (today serving as a museum). The synagogue stood in the middle. After a fire in 1866 it was rebuilt in Neo-Gothic style.
Address: 51801, Dobruška
Dobruška - Jewish cemetery
The cemetery from 1675 in the north part of the town includes some 250 tombstones.
Address: 51801, Dobruška
Doudleby nad Orlicí - Jewish ghetto, synagogue
The ghetto is documented in the 18th century. The synagogue was built in 1821 in Classicist style, to replace the older wooden synagogue from 1777. In 1951 – 54 the building was reconstructed into a choir of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.
Address: 51742, Doudleby nad Orlicí
Podbřezí - Jewish cemetery
The cemetery was founded probably at the end of the 17th century; the oldest tombstone is from 1725.
Address: Podbřezí
Podbřezí - synagogue
The synagogue was probably built in the first half of the 19th century in place of an older, wooden synagogue. In 1908 it was reconstructed into a poorhouse and used until 1982, today stands unused.
Address: č.p. 55, 51803, Podbřezí
Rychnov nad Kněžnou - Jewish cemetery
This cemetery was founded in 1617 and includes legible tombstones from that date.
Address: 51601, Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Rychnov nad Kněžnou - Jewish synagogue - memorial to Karel Poláček
The synagogue was built in 1781 – 82 and in 1830 was adapted in a Classicist style. Today it is used for museum exhibitions.
Telephone: 494533173, 494534450
Address: Palackého ul. 608, 516 01, Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Vamberk - Jewish cemetery
The cemetery was probably founded before 1673, first documented in 1688. The oldest legible tombstone is from 1700. The cemetery includes valuable Baroque and Classicist tombstones.
Address: 51754, Vamberk
Žamberk - former Jewish ghetto and synagogue

Telephone: 465611678
Address: 564 01, Žamberk
Žamberk - Jewish cemetery
The cemetery was likely established in the 17th century. A total of 230 tombstones from the years 1731-1941 have been preserved. During the Nazi occupation the cemetery was demolished. Total reconstruction was undertaken in the 1990's, including the ceremonial hall from 1932 which currently houses the exhibition “Life in the Jewish Community in Žamberk.”
Telephone: 465611678
Address: 564 01, Žamberk
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