Golčův Jeníkov

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Location of Golčův Jeníkov in the Czech Republic
Location of Golčův Jeníkov in the Czech Republic

Golčův Jeníkov (IPA: [ˈgoltʃu:f ˈjɛɲi:kof]; German: Goltsch-Jenikau) is a town in the Havlíčkův Brod District, Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 2,600 inhabitants.

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[edit] Villages

Kobylí Hlava, Nasavrky, Římovice, Sirákovice, Stupárovice and Vrtěšice are administrative parts of Golčův Jeníkov.

[edit] History

[edit] Jewish history

[edit] People

  • Jonas Altar, Jonathan Ha-Levi Altar (1755 - March 25, 1855, Goltsch-Jenikau), Bohemian rabbi ([1])
    • Meir Ha-Levi Altar (1803, Goltsch-Jenikau - 1868, Goltsch-Jenikau), ([2])
  • Aaron Kornfeld (August 2, 1795, Goltsch-Jenikau - October 26, 1881, Goltsch-Jenikau), Bohemian-Austrian Talmudist ([3])
  • Zsigmond Kornfeld, Hungarian banker

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Coordinates: 49°48′59″N, 15°28′37″E

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