פראסטיץ — בתי החיים

Prostějov (Prossnitz) — the Jewish cemeteries

Prostějov · פראסטיץ

Visitor experience

Practical notes from visitors — access, directions, and the condition of the site.

How to get there

New Jewish cemetery, Chorázova, 796 01 Prostějov, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

The exact grave coordinates are not confirmed yet — go by the address and ask locally. We don't publish a coordinate we haven't checked.

1.There are two grounds and only one to navigate to. The newer cemetery, from 1908, is on Chorázova, about a kilometre south-east of the centre, and it is the one that stands.
2.The old cemetery of 1801 lay where Lidická, Studentská and Tylova now meet. It was destroyed under the occupation and its matzevos taken for building material; around a hundred and fifty stones and fragments have since been recovered by a team working to bring the ground back. There is no cemetery to walk there.
3.A caretaker holds the key to the newer cemetery, so it is not simply open — arrange entry in advance through the town or the Brno Jewish community rather than turning up.

Closest airports

The three nearest airports with scheduled service — tap for exact driving or transit time.

Brno (BRQ)Brno-Tuřany· 47 km · 29 mi straight-line· regional
🚗 By car →🚆 Public transit →
Ostrava (OSR)Ostrava Leoš Janáček· 76 km · 47 mi straight-line· regional
🚗 By car →🚆 Public transit →
Bratislava (BTS)Bratislava M. R. Štefánik· 145 km · 90 mi straight-line· regional
🚗 By car →🚆 Public transit →

Who is buried here

Rabbi Tzvi Horowitz

Av beis din of Prossnitz

Yahrzeit: 5576 / 1816

Rov of Prostějov, then a substantial Moravian kehilla known in the seforim as Prossnitz. His kever is the one visitors have historically come for.

Verification and source

No public access contact has been verified for this cemetery yet.