Trebic and Telc – towns with UNESCO monuments
First we will drive to Trebic. The Jewish Quarter of Trebic, placed on the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage
List is a unique document of Jewish culture in Moravia and the only Jewish monument outside Israel
specifically placed on the UNESCO List. Today, there are no longer Jews living in Trebic. The community was
absolutely destroyed during Nazi occupation. There survived many houses from the former ghetto for example
the Jewish town hall, the rabbi's house, the poorhouse, the hospital and also two buildings of former
synagogues; one of them is ornately decorated with the Hebrew writings from Psalms, Talmud, etc. There is an
old Jewish cemetery on the hill at the suburb of Trebic. On the UNESCO List is not only the former ghetto,
but the Christian St. Procopius' Basilica as well.
We will then continue to Telc.
Telc is another great town in our country. It is a UNESCO site as well. The town was built similar to Venice; there is water all around the town. The history of Telc is connected with one very wealthy and important Czech aristocratic family, namely the Lords of Hradec, specifically Zacharias of Hradec, the governor of Moravia, who rebuilt the castle in the Renaissance style.
General informations
The tour of Trebic and Telc takes about 9 hours (2 hours drive there + 5hours there+ 2 hours drive back).