Synagogue (Ledeč nad Sázavou)

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Synagogue in Ledeč nad Sázavou

The synagogue in Ledeč nad Sázavou (German Ledetsch ), a town in Okres Havlíčkův Brod in the Kraj Vysočina region in the Czech Republic , was built around 1740. The derelict synagogue has been a protected cultural monument since 1991 .

The baroque building is decorated with stucco and paintings. After a fire, the synagogue was restored in the classical style.

Cultural events take place in the former synagogue. There is also an exhibition on the history of the Jews in Ledetsch.

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 ).

Web links

Commons : Synagogue (Ledeč nad Sázavou)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Description as a cultural monument ÚSKP 37757 / 6-5508 in the monument catalog pamatkovykatalog.cz (Czech).

Coordinates: 49 ° 41 ′ 39.7 ″  N , 15 ° 16 ′ 46.6 ″  E