Terezín: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Terezín Fortress stands at the confluence of the Labe (Elbe) and Ohře (Eger) rivers. Set in an open landscape, it is an independent technical and urban-planning monument. It was built between 1780 and 1790 to defend the route from Dresden to Prague.

History

Terezín Fortress represents the culmination of 300 years of development in European bastion fortifications. The fortress museum and information centre presents its history in seven vaulted casemate rooms, spanning the period from the Theresian era to the First World War.

Places of Remembrance

The Terezín Memorial was established in 1947 to commemorate the suffering and victims of the Terezín Ghetto, the Terezín Gestapo prison in the Small Fortress, and the Litoměřice concentration camp. Explanations are available in English, German, French, Italian, Dutch and Russian.

The Small Fortress served as a Gestapo prison for patriots and members of resistance organisations from the Czech lands and other areas.

The National Cemetery in front of the Small Fortress was established in September 1945 for the remains of prisoners exhumed from mass graves in the Small Fortress. It contains the remains of approximately 10,000 people. Since 1946, a commemorative ceremony has been held there every year on the third Sunday in May.

The Jewish Cemetery with crematorium was established in December 1941 in the Bohušovice depression between Terezín and Bohušovice nad Ohří. Until the beginning of October 1942, it was used for burying Jewish victims from the ghetto. Tourists visit the site throughout the year; gatherings and prayers are held there on Jewish days of remembrance.

The Central Mortuary houses an exhibition on burial practices in the ghetto. On display are historic coffins, a hearse and replicas of the tables on which the dead were washed. In its present form, the Central Mortuary of the former ghetto was opened to the public in October 2001.

Visits

All buildings of the Terezín Memorial can be visited with a printed guide or audio guide without prior reservation. The guided tour of the Small Fortress lasts 70 minutes and includes an individual visit to the Small Fortress Museum and the cinema hall. The guided tour of the former Terezín Ghetto lasts 120 minutes.

During tours with historic lanterns, visitors can explore Terezín Fortress and its underground passages.

More local pages: Bechlín, Siřejovice, Velemín, Keblice, Libochovice, Vchynice, Litoměřice-Město, Vědlice

To the higher-level travel overview: Litoměřice District.