Synagogue (Wingersheim)

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Wingersheim synagogue

The synagogue in Wingersheim , a French parish in the Bas-Rhin department in the historic Alsace region , is a former place of worship that was built in 1875. The secular synagogue is at number 10, rue de la Victoire.

history

A first synagogue was built in Wingersheim in 1775. In 1875 it was replaced by the building that still exists today. During the Nazi era , during the German occupation of France in World War II , the building was misused and served as a milk collection point . After 1945 the synagogue was restored.

architecture

On the eaves-side street front, the synagogue has five arched windows which are closed with white lead glazing and connected with a profiled band. On the western side of the gable is the arched portal and above it a round window ( oculus ). The bid boards were placed above the gable of the entrance portal . The pedestal on which they stood can still be seen on the top of the gable. To the west and south is the gallery , which is supported by cast iron columns. There is also an oculus above the Torah shrine on the east wall.

literature

  • Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 3: Ochtrup - Zwittau. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08079-6 ( online version ).

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Coordinates: 48 ° 43 '15.4 "  N , 7 ° 38' 9.2"  E