Old Synagogue (Sopron)
The Old Synagogue was a synagogue in Sopron . Since the 13th century, 10 to 16 Jewish families have lived in Neugasse in Sopron. At the beginning of the 14th century a synagogue was built in the Gothic style with a ritual bath . The entrance leads to a large hall, the main portal of which is adorned with a pointed arch and tympanum from 1300. The Torah shrine shows a richly decorated stone frame and a tympanum with paintings (grapes and leaves). Parts of the hexagonal lectern are still original.
In 1526 the Jews were expelled from Sopron and the synagogue was converted into a residential building. In 1967 the building was restored. Today it also houses a museum (Synagogue Museum Sopron ( Hungarian Múzeum - Középkori "Ó" Zsinagóga )).
Entrance to the house on the street; the former "Old Synagogue" in Sopron is in the courtyard
Gate to the courtyard of the former Old Synagogue
View into the main room of the synagogue with the bima (lectern)
Medieval ceramics and artifacts in the Museum of the Old Synagogue in Sopron
literature
- Sandra Glatz: Synagogues of the Middle Ages and early modern times in the Lower Austria area. Virtual reconstruction of the synagogues in Oberwaltersdorf and Ebenfurth. Diploma thesis at the Vienna University of Technology, Vienna 2013, pp. 11–12 ( online edition )
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Coordinates: 47 ° 41 ′ 5.5 ″ N , 16 ° 35 ′ 25.6 ″ E