Synagogue (Cheb)

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The synagogue in Eger on a picture postcard

The synagogue in Cheb (German Eger ), a Czech town in Okres Cheb (Eger district), was built in 1892/93 and destroyed by the National Socialists in 1938. The synagogue was built on the foundations of the previous building from 1869. The building by the architect Leo Buchen in the oriental style with a gilded dome was visible from afar.

literature

  • Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 1: Aach - Groß-Bieberau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08077-2 ( online edition ).

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Coordinates: 50 ° 4 ′ 38.9 ″  N , 12 ° 21 ′ 56.8 ″  E