Třebíč is a small Moravian town in the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava river, about 65 km (40 mi) west of Brno. Centuries ago, it belonged to the most important towns in Moravia. It is a home to not one but two UNESCO World Heritage Sites! It is definitely one of the most beautiful towns in the Czech Republic. it was the harmony reached between Trebic’s Jewish Quarter and the nearby Benedictine Monastery that makes the history of this place so fascinating. The history of the Třebíč dates back to the foundation of a Benedictine monastery in 1101. However, the first known mention of the town of Třebíč is from 1277. Jewish settlement in the area is believed to have begun in the first half of the 14th century. Several fires caused significant damage in the subsequent centuries, so the town doesn’t have as many examples of preserved old architecture, as for example Český Krumlov or the nearby Telč. The 19th century witnessed the industrialization of the town, as well as the Czech national revival. In 1886, the first train arrived in Třebíč. World War II and the Holocaust was the end of the Jewish community in the town. In the 1990s, after the Velvet Revolution, the former Jewish Quarter was renovated. Together with St. Procopius Basilica, it was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2003, as the seventh site from Czechia.
