Synagogue (Hoppstädten)

Synagogue in Hoppstädten

The synagogue in Hoppstädten, a district of the municipality of Hoppstädten-Weiersbach in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate , was built in 1835/36. The derelict synagogue has the address Im pen 16.

history

The two-story synagogue, towering over the surrounding houses, was inaugurated on August 26, 1836. It was equipped with arched windows and a neo-Romanesque arched frieze. In addition to the main room, there was a women's gallery in the prayer room .

During the November pogrom in 1938 , the interior was completely destroyed. During the Second World War , the building served temporarily as a warehouse for French prisoners of war. In August 1942 it was bought by a private person and converted into a residential building with four apartments.

See also

• List of synagogues destroyed in the German Reich from 1933 to 1945

literature

• "... and this is the gate of heaven". Synagogues in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland . Edited by Stefan Fischbach u. a., ed. from the State Office for Monument Preservation Rhineland-Palatinate u. a., Mainz 2005, ISBN 3-8053-3313-7 , pp. 190–191 (Memorial Book of Synagogues in Germany, Vol. 2).

Web links

• Synagogue Hoppstädten near Alemannia Judaica (with many photos)

Coordinates: 49 ° 37 '9.81 "  N , 7 ° 11' 45.05"  E