Synagogue (Rakovník)
Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ 21.9 ″ N , 13 ° 43 ′ 48 ″ E
Interior view with a view of the Torah shrine
The synagogue in Rakovník (German Rakonitz ), a district town in the Czech Republic in the Central Bohemian Region , was built in 1763/64. The derelict synagogue has been a protected cultural monument since 1958 .
history
The baroque synagogue has been reconstructed several times. Today it serves as a concert hall . Until the 1950s, the building was used as a place of worship for the Hussite Church .
Above the stone portal is the gilded Hebrew inscription: "This is the gate to God, the righteous will pass through."
literature
- Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 2: Großbock - Ochtendung. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08078-9 (see under Laun ) ( online edition ).
- Hugo Gold : The Jews and Jewish communities in Bohemia in the past and present . Jüdischer Buch- und Kunstverlag, Brno / Prague 1934, p. 520 (= photo page: online ) at the Upper Austria Regional Library .
See also
Web links
Commons : Synagogue (Rakovník) - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Description as a cultural monument ÚSKP 47108 / 2-2723 in the monument catalog pamatkovykatalog.cz (Czech).
