Třebíč, Medieval municipality in Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
Třebíč is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic, sitting on both sides of the Jihlava River. The center stands on higher ground and includes several historic quarters, among them the Jewish Quarter with old synagogues and the monastery grounds with the basilica.
The Benedictine monastery appeared in the early 12th century and drew merchants and craftspeople who settled around it. In the 14th century the settlement gained town rights, while Jewish families built their own quarter outside the walls.
The name comes from an old Slavic word for clearing and recalls how settlers carved out the town from dense woodland. On the streets around the main square, houses from different centuries now serve as shops, cafés and apartments.
The old town is easy to walk through, since most points of interest sit close together. Visitors planning to enter the synagogue or the basilica should check opening hours in advance.
The Jewish Quarter ranks among the best preserved in Central Europe and appears on the World Heritage List together with the basilica. The old Jewish cemetery holds around 3,000 gravestones, some of them from the 17th century.
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