The Trenčín Synagogue is a building in the city of
Trenčín
Trenčín (, also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech border, around from Bratislava. It has a population of more than 55,000, which makes it the eighth largest municip ...
in
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
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History
The Jewish population of the city was around 2000 members.
In 1913, the Jewish community built the building on the site of a previous wooden synagogue from 1781.
In 1941, it was damaged by the Slovak
Hlinka Guard.
[http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/5839/2/Borsky_Maros_Synagogue_Architecture_in_Slovakia_text_for_www.pdf Dissertation an der Hochschule für Jüdische Studien 2005, p 149–150]
After the war, the building became property of the state and was used as a storage facility. Jews from the city prayed in a room nearby.
It was renovated at the end of the 70's and is now a cultural center.
Images
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See also
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History of the Jews in Slovakia
The history of the Jews in Slovakia goes back to the 11th century, when the first Jews settled in the area.
Early history
In the 14th century, about 800 Jews lived in Bratislava, the majority of them engaged in commerce and money lending. ...
References
Synagogues in Slovakia
Buildings and structures in Trenčín
Jewish Slovak history
20th-century architecture in Slovakia
Neolog Judaism synagogues
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