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Jewish cemetery

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Jewish cemetery

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Location: Žilina, Slovakia

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1. Bytča Old Town – Bytča Castle loop from Žilina

84.6km

05:03

420m

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2. Bytča Old Town – Bytča Castle loop from Žilina-Záriečie

62.0km

03:48

460m

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3. Left Bank of the Váh River – Žilina Reservoir loop from Bytča

66.7km

04:30

660m

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July 21, 2022

Bytča is a small town located on the banks of Váh about 20 kilometers from Žilina. ŽNO was recorded in Bytča in the second half of the 18th century, the oldest cemetery, as well as the documented presence of Jewish residents, is from before 1720. A certain curiosity of the Jewish Bytča and its adjacent communities is the origin of the local population, which derives from the Sephardic Jews, expelled in 1492 from Spain. The first synagogue in Bytč was already in service in 1801, the newer and still existing building replaced it in 1886. After the Budapest Congress (1868), when the Jewish communities of Hungary were divided into Orthodox and Neo-Orthodox, the ŽNO in Bytč refused to declare itself in accordance with the congress and later received the official designation "status quo ante" (status as before). After 1926, the "status quo ante" and neological villages were united under the name "Ješurun". Recorded statistics of the number of Jewish residents of Bytče and its surroundings between 1851 and 1931 speak of approximately three to five hundred inhabitants, about 10% of the total population of the city. As a result of the Holocaust, the village disappeared, although a small number of Holocaust "survivors" lived in the town in the post-war period.
The most socially significant family in Bytč was the Poppers. They belonged to the wealthiest families in the entire monarchy. They came to a huge fortune through the timber trade. Baron Leopold Popper (1821-1886) was elevated to noble status, his son and heir Baron Dr. Armín Popper (1860-1924) was a member of the Hungarian Parliament for the city of Čadca. After him, Dr. became the heir to Popper's huge fortunes. Lothar Popper (1887-1963), bearer of the highest Austro-Hungarian decorations from the time of the 1st World War. Lothar's son, Ing. "William Popper", died without descendants abroad. The Poppers significantly contributed to the development of all ŽNO institutions in Bytč, they were also donors to many Jewish communities.
holocaust.cz/zdroje/clanky-z-ros-chodese/ros-chodes-2008/zari/bytca

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Kergulaan

October 16, 2022

A little dilapidated and unrepaired, but beautiful and it is appropriate to stop and pay respect.

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Jewish cemetery

1. Bytča Old Town – Bytča Castle loop from Žilina

2. Bytča Old Town – Bytča Castle loop from Žilina-Záriečie

3. Left Bank of the Váh River – Žilina Reservoir loop from Bytča

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