The historic Jewish ghetto in Teplice, located east of Dlouhá Street, from the spa buildings to Krupská Street, survived many centuries. The first attempts to regulate and remove dilapidated and unhealthy houses date back to 1905, yet most of the district survived even World War II. The final demolition was completed in 1952.
In the 19th century, the ghetto consisted of 53 houses across three streets. Jews operated shops, workshops, and also businesses of less certain reputation. The ghetto was a lively center of commerce, and many families gradually left the original quarter to build representative houses elsewhere.
During and after World War II, the situation became dramatic: about 7,000 Jewish residents left the district, leaving 511 abandoned houses and 526 empty apartments in Teplice. The gradual demolition of the ghetto and later other parts of the town during the 1960s–1980s led to the loss of many architecturally and historically valuable buildings, whose maintenance was then economically unfeasible.
