Synagogue (Falkenstein)
The synagogue in Falkenstein , a district of Königstein im Taunus in the Hochtaunus district in Hesse , was built in 1805/06. The derelict synagogue has the address Unterer Bergweg 2. The building is a protected cultural monument .
history
In 1777 the Jewish community, then consisting of 15 families, applied for permission to convert the house of the baker Eigner, who had fled for political reasons, into a school and synagogue. This was also approved.
The new synagogue was built on the same property at the beginning of the 19th century using the proceeds from the demolition materials of this previous building (200 guilders ) and another 300 guilders. It consisted of a massive quarry stone cellar, above which the gable, east-facing church rose.
After the synagogue was completed, the Königstein and Falkenstein Jews joined forces in 1807 to form a community. In 1905 a stairwell was added to the house on the north side.
100 years later, after the construction of the synagogue in Königstein, the synagogue in Falkenstein was profaned. It was sold to A. Gilbert, who had it converted into a residential house by F. Feger in 1909. The historicizing half-timbered decoration was attached to the outside, and two full storeys were created inside. The stairwell was extended by a vestibule.
At the time of the synagogue, there was a Star of David in the round window on the gable end, to the right and left of it were high round arched windows
literature
- Thea Altaras : Synagogues and Jewish ritual immersion baths in Hesse - What happened since 1945? Second updated and expanded edition, edited from the estate, Die Blauen Bücher , Königstein im Taunus 2007, ISBN 978-3-7845-7794-4 , pp. 309-310.
- Eva Rowedder: Hochtaunuskreis . Ed .: State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (= monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hessen ). Konrad Theiss Verlag, Darmstadt 2013, ISBN 978-3-8062-2905-9 , pp. 279 .
Web links
- Falkenstein Synagogue near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)
Coordinates: 50 ° 11 ′ 23.7 " N , 8 ° 28 ′ 40.9" E