The cemetery was founded in 1787.
Cemeteries·partially preserved
Cemetery Nove Domky
Cemetery Nove Domky
A quiet place of remembrance of the vanished world of the borderland.
Rozvadov - New Houses ,49.68806 , 12.50000
Story
When a local church administration was established in Nové Domky in 1786, a cemetery was established there the following year. The local residents thus received their own final resting place long before the construction of today's church. Generations of Neuhäusl residents buried their relatives here, and the cemetery became part of the life of the small border village. However, the history of the 20th century fundamentally changed the character of the entire region. The old tombstones and their torsos remain a tangible reminder of the people who once lived here. Together with the neighboring church, the cemetery is one of the places where the almost forgotten story of Nové Domky can still be read today.
Story
When a local church administration was established in Nové Domky in 1786, a cemetery was established there the following year. The local residents thus received their own final resting place long before the construction of today's church. Generations of Neuhäusl residents buried their relatives here, and the cemetery became part of the life of the small border village. However, the history of the 20th century fundamentally changed the character of the entire region. The old tombstones and their torsos remain a tangible reminder of the people who once lived here. Together with the neighboring church, the cemetery is one of the places where the almost forgotten story of Nové Domky can still be read today.
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1786
Setting up a location
A local church was established in Nové Domky. Initially, the chapel at the local hunting lodge was used for religious services.
Source: Village of Rozvadov - History
1787
Establishment of a cemetery
A cemetery for the local community of Neuhäusl was established under the site of the later church.
Source: Village of Rozvadov - History
1843-1838
Construction of today's church
Today's church was built in the immediate vicinity of the cemetery. It was commissioned by Count FA Libštejnský of Kolowrat.
Source: Village of Rozvadov - History
Go to location ↗1953
Abandoned cemetery
In his memoirs, parish priest Jaroslav Baštář describes the cemetery in Nové Domky as abandoned in 1953. The neighboring church was also abandoned at that time.
Source: Jaroslav Baštář - I was 12 years in the borderlands (1948–1959), cited by the destroyed churches database
after 1990
Cemetery restoration
The historic cemetery was partially restored after 1990. Today it is registered as well-maintained and not abandoned, although the torsos of older tombstones have been preserved.
Source: Database of historical cemeteries Cimiterium; information about the restoration after 1990 is also provided in the summary of the history of Nové Domky.
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