Třebíč

Třebíč is a smallish city located on the Jihlava River¹ in Morava (Moravia), in the Česká (Czech) Republic. It has a population of 39 thousand.² Its old Jewish Quarter and a basilica are together honored by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. While the Jews that used to live in the quarter were deported in World War II, the quarter preserves the buildings, both the sacred and the mundane. St. Procopius's Basilica started as a 13th century monastic church and is a mix of Romanesque and early Gothic styles.³

External references

St. Procopius's Basilica, Třebíž, Česká (Czech) Republic

Footnotes

1. The Jihlava flows into the Svratka, which flows into the Dyje (Thaya), which flows into the Morava (March), which is a tributary of the Donau (Danube).
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_Czech_Republic, accessed 9/13/2013.
3. UNESCO, World Heritage Sites (Firefly Books, 2010).