Malesov Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery Information
Country
Czech republic
Region
Středočeský kraj
District
Kutna Hora
Settlement
Malešov
Site address
Approximetly 400 metres southwest of the square, next to the road leading to the village of Roztěž.
GPS coordinates
49.9089133, 15.2189814
Perimeter length
263 meters
Is the cemetery demolished
no
Type and height of existing fence
Brick fence over 2 meters. The fence was restored in 2024 with the participation of ESJF.
Preservation condition
Fenced and protected Jewish cemetery
General site condition
The cemetery has been continuously maintained since 1991, most of the damaged tombstones have been repaired since then, and all the damaged parts of the enclosure wall have been repaired. After 2000, the section of the enclosure wall, approximately 55 m in length, began to gradually deteriorate, probably as a result of poor-quality foundations, poorly resolved expansion and repeated frost cycles. In 2017, this entire section of the wall even completely collapsed and is still missing in this place today. The cemetery is therefore completely open and can be entered at any time without control.
Number of existing gravestones
about 360
Date of oldest tombstone
the oldest gravestones from the beginning of the 18th century
Date of newest tombstone
1956
Urgency of erecting a fence
Fence is not needed
Land ownership
Property of local community
Preserved construction on site
The burial house was sold to private individuals before 1989 and is used by them as a recreational facility.
Drone surveys
No
Historical overview
Jewish settlement continuously documented since the end of the 17th century. The cemetery was probably founded at the same time, the oldest gravestones from the beginning of the 18th century, the last burial in 1956. Valuable late Baroque and Classicist stelae, including modern ones (from the end of the 19th century). Partially damaged in 1939-1950 by local residents. After 1990, the fallen tombstones and a larger part of the demolished enclosure wall were repaired. The burial house was sold to private individuals before 1989 and is used by them as a recreational facility.
