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The Jewish cemetery in Kamenice nad Lipou is located on the outskirts of the town. It was founded in 1803 and about 150 tombstones have been preserved, mostly from the first half of the 19th century. Some of them are of Empire style. The oldest family buried in the cemetery is the Wertheimer family.

A mortuary once stood at the entrance to the cemetery, of which only the foundations have survived to this day. In May 1996, a memorial plaque to local Holocaust victims was placed here. It lists the names of 47 people who were tortured in concentration camps. In 1991 - 1993 the cemetery was restored with the help of the Jewish Community of Prague.

Photo: archive of Vysočina Tourism