Stolpersteine Olomouc

In 1993/94, the German artist Gunter Demnig came up with the idea of ​​honoring the victims of the Holocaust by placing a memorial stone in front of the house where a person murdered by the Nazis lived before being deported to a concentration camp. Stolpersteine were first introduced to the Czech Republic on the initiative of the Czech Inoin of Jewish Youth in 2008. Jewish Community Olomouc is laying Stolpersteine from 2011. If you are interested in laying Stolpersteine stones, please contact kehila@kehila-olomouc.cz. 

Stolpersteine, 10 x 10 x 10 cm concrete blocks with an inscription on the top brass plate, encourage passers-by to stop and bow to the victim’s name stamped on the block.

As of November 2024 there are 383 stones in Olomouc.