Terezin & 17608 Terezin Asteroid, Terezin, Czech Republic
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N 50° 30.830 E 014° 08.550
33U E 439203 N 5596115
Terezín is the name of a former military fortress and adjacent walled garrison town in the northwest Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.
Waymark Code: WMJ2G4
Location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/12/2013
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Terezín is a fortress built by the Enlightenment ruler Josef II and although the building named after his mother Maria Theresa was supposed to be used for defence, it paradoxically became infamous first of all as a prison, and later during World War Two as a Jewish ghetto and concentration camp. You can also visit the Terezín Monument dedicated to the victims of the holocaust and pay your tribute at the monument to people’s indefatigable bravery and the will to live.
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17608 Terezin Asteroid is a main-belt asteroid.
Discovered by: M. Tichý
Date of discovery: 12. 10. 1995
Place of discovery: Klet Observatory