Terezin (Theresienstadt)

Theresienstadt (Terezín in Czech) was founded in 1780 as a fortress town north of Prague, originally intended for a population of 7,000, half of them soldiers. During World War II, the SS established the Theresienstadt Ghetto within the fortress town, in the German-occupied Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. It served as a waystation to the extermination camps further east.

The ghetto was established with the deportation of Czech Jews in November 1941. The first German and Austrian Jews arrived in June 1942, followed by Dutch and Danish Jews in early 1943, and prisoners of many nationalities in the final months of the war.

This former ghetto and concentration camp remains a lasting reminder of the Jewish tragedy of World War II. Our licensed expert guide will lead you through its many memorial sites, sharing the history behind each one.

The Terezín Memorial Site

• The Small Fortress and National Cemetery — a former political prison and Prague Gestapo prison during World War II
• The Ghetto Museum and Magdeburg Barracks
• The Secret Synagogue, where clandestine services took place during the ghetto period
• The prayer room and a replica of a „mansard“ room, and the Terezín Transports exhibition
• The ceremonial halls, columbarium and central mortuary
• The crematorium, the Jewish cemetery, and the cemetery of Russian soldiers

Tour Itinerary

All our tours can be customized according to your specific interests.

• Pick up at your accommodation
• Private transfer to Terezín — about a one-hour drive
• Guided tour of the Terezín memorial site
• Private transfer back to Prague

What’s Included

• Car or minivan, sized to your group
• Private licensed guide for the full excursion

From 70 EUR/hour, approx. 5 hours.