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Zahrádka was once a market town in the Trebic District of the Vyscoina Region of the Czech Republic. It lies 11 miles east of the town of Trebic.
Much more information in the German Wikipedia entry:
Zahrádka – Wikipedia
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahr%C3%A1dka
Selected highlights:
Location:
12 kilometres NW of Humpolec on the right bank of the Zelvicka river.
circa 1219
First mention. Ownership of this area changed hands several times during later years.
1562
Ferdinand I awarded town & market rights. The official name became "Trhóva Zahrádka".
1848
Became independant market town
21 Feb 1850
A great fire destroyed most of the town and, in addition, as a local railroad under construction was not prolonged to Zahrádka, many people whose livelihoods depended on manufacturing and trade sought a new start in either Prague and Vienna or even America.
1858, 1862, 1879
A new road network was constructed to neighbouring towns.
1920
The name was changed to simply Zahrádka.
post WWII
Market rights weren't renewed so the town was demoted to a village.
1974
Following a decision to build the Svihov dam which would flood the river valley at that point, Zahrádka was almost totally covered by the finally created reservoir. Only a couple of monuments from the original market square - e.g. the St. Vitus church - remain to be seen on the right bank location at Horni Paseka.
Also cf. 1843 information from the following source:
Das Königreich Böhmen: bd. Caslauer kris. 1843 - Johann Gottfried Sommer, Franz Xaver Maximilian Zippe - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=2p8JAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=z...
Specifies that only 4 Jewish families are resident there at that time and mentions market town status, main means of employment as farming and trade etc.
Detailed history - only in Czech:
ZAHRÁDKA kronika
http://www.zahradka.euweb.cz/kronika4.htm
And also ...
Po osmi stech letech se uzavrela historie jednoho mestecka
http://zahradka.euweb.cz/historie.htm
Historical postcards viewable:
Mesta, obce, osady, samoty a objekty zaniklé nebo cástecne zaniklé (dobové pohlednice, historie, vojenské mapy, místopis)
http://www.zanikleobce.cz/index.php?obec=2099
N.B. also cf.
NEVEKLOV: Benesov, Bohemia [Neweklau , Neveklau] | czech-republic- - International Jewish Cemetery Project
http://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/czech-republic/neveklov.html
Jewish cemetery of Neveklov (Newelkau - German, aka Neveklau), near Benesov, was apparently used by the Zadhráka community in the 18th. century.
What other cemeteries in the surrounding area were used not yet known ...