Synagogue (Erlenbach near Dahn)
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![]() Architectural drawing of the synagogue in Erlenbach, text: "View of the facade towards the courtyard" |
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place | Erlenbach near Dahn |
architect | Building attendant Rübli |
Architectural style | Quarry stone construction |
Construction year | 1842 |
demolition | 1948 |
Floor space | 90 m² |
The synagogue in Erlenbach bei Dahn , a local community in the district of Südwestpfalz in Rhineland-Palatinate , was built in 1842. The synagogue was at 17 Hauptstrasse.
history
In 1837 the Jewish community bought a house with a stable and courtyard in order to set up their synagogue. The building attendant Rübli drew the plans and in 1842 the construction work was carried out. However, it was a new building and not, as initially planned, a renovation. The single-storey plastered quarry stone building had a floor area of 90 m².
At the beginning of October 1938 the synagogue was desecrated and the interior was destroyed. The construction management in Pirmasens, responsible for the construction of the western wall , cleared the synagogue and used it as a cement warehouse . Months later, the municipality of Erlenbach received the synagogue building from the Gau economic authority in exchange for the clean-up work in December 1938.
On March 19, 1945, the synagogue was destroyed in an American bomb attack; the ruin was torn down in 1948.
See also
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: 49 ° 6 ′ 44 ″ N , 7 ° 51 ′ 38.7 ″ E