Jewish Cemetery

The Jewish cemetery in Habry is situated northwest of the town of Habry on the dirt road turning left to Chrtníč from the road to Frýdnava, about 1 km from Žižkov Square. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

In the Jewish cemetery, which was founded in the first half of the 17th century, there are around 250 tombstones on an area of 2704 m2, with the oldest one dating back to 1740. In the south-western part of the cemetery, the remains of a passage mortuary with a stone portal have been preserved; the enclosure wall is damaged.

One of the commonly published fallacies is the claim that Adolf Stránský, the founder of Lidové noviny, is buried in the Jewish cemetery in Habry. The Haberský native died in Brno on 18 December 1931 and is also buried there.

The local Jewish community, which dates from before 1648, ceased to exist in 1940.

There is also a synagogue in Habry.