Jewish Families from Čkyně, Bohemia, Czech Republic

The project seeks to assemble all of the Jewish families from the small town of Čkyně in Southern Bohemia.

JewishGen Čkyně page

Current Czech Name: Čkyně

Other Names/Spellings: Ckyne, Ckyn, Czkyn, Kieselhof, Tschkyn, Tschkyn

Location: Čkyně is a small town in Bohemia, Prachatice, Czech Republic, located at 49.07 longitude and 13.50 latitude. Ckyne is 120 km SSW of Prague, 16 km SSW of Strakonice, and 8 km NE of Vimperk

History: Chartered in 1537. The earliest known Jewish community in this town was perhaps 17th century, recorded in the 1724 census. A small Jewish community (about 10 families) existed in the 18th century growing to about 40 families (140-240 persons) in the 19th century. As the population moved to larger cities, the seat of the congregation moved from Čkyně to Vimperk. Only 3 Jewish families (11 persons) lived in Čkyně in 1930. The present town population is 1,000 - 5,000 with none Jews.

Genealogical Resources: Birth, Death and Marriage record books for Čkyně beginning in around 1800 are preserved and located at the Czech State Archives in Prague.

Notable Residents and Descendants: The grandfather of Randy Schoenberg, is a founder, coordinator and moderator of Jewishgen's Austria-Czech SIG and founder of this project.

Cemetery: Complete Cemetery List for Čkyně

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Below is a list of profiles, one per family name, from which you can enter the tree:

1. Mattes Bloch (1778-1850)
2. Jakob Fantes (1769)
3. Nathan Fantl
4. Rosalie Horner (1765)
5. Phillip Lederer (1749-1804)
6. Salomon Lewit (1790)
7. Isak Sittig (1744-1812)
8. Friedman Spitz (1739)
9. Charlotte Wedeles (1783)
10. Joseph Weil (1777-1863)