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Zandbergkerk

Breda, NL

Built as a Reformed church with the name Zandbergkerk. Characteristic Reformed church building of Plooij, without tower, but with roof turret at the crossing.

Zapson Jewish Cemetery

Zapson Jewish Cemetery

Zapson’, UA

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown, but it can be assumed that it emerged in the 19th century. It first appears on cadastral maps of 1865. The fence was installed by ESJF in June 2016.

Zarichevo Jewish Cemetery

Zarichevo Jewish Cemetery

Zarichevo, UA

Presumably, the Jewish cemetery in Zarichevo was established in the 19th century. According to epigraphic data, it already existed in 1852. The cemetery was used presumably until WWII, although the most recent preserved gravestone dates to 1936.

Zaverezhye Jewish Cemetery

Zaverezhye Jewish Cemetery

Zaverezhye, BY

The cemetery was founded in the middle of the 19th century, shortly after the appearance of the community, and operated until WWII. On September 12, 1941, 97 Jews were shot in Zaviarezha, and the village was burned to the ground. Tombstones from the 19th and 20th centuries have been preserved. There is a reburial site of Holocaust victims on the cemetery territory. In the 1970s-80s, a monument was erected.

Zavl's kloyz in Vilnius

Zavl's kloyz in Vilnius

Vilnius, LT

Zavl's Kloyz in Vilnius is a nineteenth-century Ashkenazi synagogue, whose architect was Aleksei Polozov. This brick synagogue in historicist style is currently under reconstruction.

Zbarazh New Jewish Cemetery

Zbarazh New Jewish Cemetery

Zbarazh, UA

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. The earliest preserved gravestone relates to the early 20th century so it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged during that period. First, it appears on Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny (WIG) maps of 1939.

Zdolbuniv Jewish Cemetery

Zdolbuniv Jewish Cemetery

Zdolbuniv, RS

The exact period of the cemetery’s establishment is unknown. The oldest preserved matsevah among existing gravestones relates to the early 20th century so it can be assumed that the cemetery emerged during that period. It appeares on an old Polish topographic map. The cemetery was fenced by ESJF in September 2015.

Zeemanskerk

Oudeschild, NL

This church is one of the three churches of the Protestant Wadden Sea Community of Texel, namely: the Seamen's Church in Oudeschild, the Great Church in Oosterend and the Wadden Church in De Cocksdorp.

Zehdenick Monastery

Zehdenick Monastery

Zehdenick, DE

Zehdenick Monastery was a convent for Cistercian nuns founded around 1250. After almost 300 years, it was converted into a Protestant convent in 1541. The buildings were destroyed in the Thirty Years' War, except for some vestiges. The preserved buildings today house church and cultural institutions.

Zendingskerk

Ermelo, NL

Interesting church without tower. Nickname "Witteveenkerkje". Built as neo-Gothic hall church. Renovated in 1934, including a new front facade, in expressionist forms. Extension 1980.

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