First synagogue in Neunkirchen

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Quarry stone wall from the 14th century, which was exposed during demolition work in March 1998

The First Synagogue Neunkirchen was a medieval synagogue in Neunkirchen in Lower Austria at Mühlplatz 2.

history

In the Middle Ages, Neunkirchen was part of Styria and thus shared the history of the Jews in Styria . The first Jews are likely to have settled in the market town on the economically important road over the Semmering in the Middle Ages . In 1343 four families are mentioned in a document. The synagogue is expected to be built in the second half of the 14th century. From 1380 to 1482, Jewish judges have been handed down. The Jewish quarter was donated by Maximilian I in 1504 to the Jerome Brotherhood. Judengasse was by the market mill and is now Mühlgasse. The Wiener Gesera of 1421 did not directly affect the Jews of Wiener Neustadt and Neunkirchen. In 1496 the Jews had to leave Neunkirchen. The sovereign needed money from the Styrian estates for the war against the Turks who invaded Styria and Carinthia . In return, they demanded the expulsion of the Jews from Styria, at that time also from Neunkirchen. In 1504, Abbot Rumpler complained of the Bavarian Benedictine monastery in Formbach , under whose patronage the Church of the Assumption stood, that his income when the Jews were still in Neunkirchen were higher. In 1505 the synagogue was consecrated as the Simonikirche under the patronage of All Saints' Day . The building was no longer used as a church from 1738. It was used in the 19th and 20th centuries as a stable for an inn.

Remains of the former synagogue

In 1998, in the course of demolition work, a quarry stone masonry of the former synagogue with a height of about 2 m was discovered at Mühlplatz 2.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ david.juden.at Wolfgang Haider-Berky: The medieval Jewish community of Neunkirchen and their synagogue, short version, article, magazine "Our home", year 71, issue 1, 2000, Association for regional studies of Lower Austria.

Coordinates: 47 ° 43 ′ 11.6 "  N , 16 ° 4 ′ 47.1"  E