Terešov

The municipality covers an area of 6.7 square kilometres (2.6 sq mi), and has a population of 152 (as at 28 August 2006). Terešov lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Rokycany, 29 km (18 mi) north-east of Plzeň, and 56 km (35 mi) west of Prague.

The village is firstly mentioned in 1361.[1] In 1723 Václav Dionysius Miseroni of Lisson founded a small baroque castle, which has been preserved. In 1738 was built the Saint Adalbert chapel in a forest near the village. In 1838 Jakob A. Popper founded a chemical factory here.

Historically, Terešov was the oldest and among the most important Jewish communities in the Rokycany District, established already in 1623 (though some sources date it to around 1520). Until the 19th Century, the Jewish community in Terešov (German: Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Tereschau) was the natural administrative and religious center for all the smaller Jewish communities of the region, with a cemetery, a chevra kadisha, a rabbi, a cheder, a schochet, a mikvah and a synagogue.

The synagogue later burned down, and was pulled down by the communist authorities in 1964.

The Jewish Cemetery is preserved until today, though in a somewhat mediocre condition. It is located about 2 km north-east of the village, next to the road to Bílá Skála, covering an area of approximately 4000 m2 with around 300 tombstones. The oldest tombstones date to 1725, and the newest to the 1930s. The wall of the cemetery is in ruins, and the cemetery is freely accessible.

• Czech Statistical Office: Municipalities of Rokycany District

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