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The Svatava memorial site was ceremonially unveiled next to the cemetery in Sokolov on 2 October 2026. It commemorates women from the Svatava concentration camp who were buried in 1945 in a mass grave behind the cemetery wall. According to Michal Švarc, spokesman of the municipal office, its construction cost 1.5 million crowns.[1]
The site includes a memorial book, Rodinné album (Family Album), which tells the story of the women imprisoned in the Svatava camp through photographs and recollections. The architect Jakub Chvojka said that the work is the whole site, including seven stones, the number seven being chosen as a biblical symbol of fullness. The space symbolises large graves; it is surrounded by a low metal fence with roughly hewn stone blocks and includes a new stone pathway.[1]
According to the architect, the marked area is where the women were almost certainly buried, and historical photographic documentation exists for this. A woman who survived the camp and lives in Israel also took part in the ceremonial unveiling.[1]
Related articles: Sokolov, Svatava
Chronology
- — A memorial site named Svatava with a memorial book was opened at the cemetery in Sokolov, commemorating women from the Svatava concentration camp who were buried in a mass grave in 1945. iROZHLAS Karlovarská Drbna
Sources
- Karlovarská Drbna — 3 October 2026