Třebíč

Information Třebíč is a city in the Moravian part of the Vysočina Region of the Czech republic. Třebíč is situated 35 km southeast of Jihlava and 65 km west of Brno on the. Třebíč is from 392 to 503 metres above sea- level. Třebíč has a temperate climate with occasional rains. Average annual temperature is 7.5°C, average temperature in July is 18.5°C and -3.4°C in January. Třebíč is a regional centre with a population of approximately 40,000. In the age of expansion Třebíč was third most important town in Moravia. The population growth started after World War II. Třebíč is important regional center today. There are many sights. and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

St. Procopius´ Basilica The abbot´s church, initially dedicated to Virgin Mary, was built in the early 13th century as a part of the Benedictine Monastery founded in The basilica ranks among the pearls of medieval architecture. Its Romanesque style shows also some Gothic elements. The church was largely damaged when Trebic was besieged by Matthias Corvinus´ army in 1468, and was then used for secular purposes for more than two centuries. After its renovation by Frantisek Maxmilian Kanka in it was used again for sacral purposes and dedicated to St. Procopius. In 2002, the basilica was proclaimed national cultural monument.

Jewish Cemetery The Jewish Cemetery was established behind the town, over the Tynsky Brook, probably in the early 17th century (the first written document mentioning the cemetery dates from 1636), and was extended in 1888 by adding a new area. With its size of almost twelve thousand square metres it ranks among the largest Jewish cemeteries in the country. The burial-ground, surrounded by a massive stone wall, contains almost 3000 tombstones (the oldest one dates from 1625), including some valuable stones of Baroque and neo- Classical type. A number of important persons are buried here, such as the rabbis Pollak, both father and son. The cemetery, which is one of the most important and the best maintained Jewish cemeteries in Moravia, is rightly protected as a national cultural monument. As a part of the Jewish Quarter it was placed on the UNESCO List in 2003.

Town hall From the 17th century, the building was an administrative centre of the politically independent Jewish community. There is an older Baroque core and, on the ground-floor, tunnel vaults with lunettes. The historicist facade, designed by the local architect Jaroslav Herzan, dates back to 1899.