The Pińczów Synagogue, also known as the Old Synagogue in Pińczów, is an historic former Jewish synagogue building, located in Tykocin, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland. The synagogue was completed in 1609 in the Renaissance style.
| Pińczów Synagogue | |
|---|---|
 The former synagogue in 2006 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism (former) |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status |
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| Status | Abandoned (as a synagogue) |
| Location | |
| Location | Klasztorna Street, Pińczów, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship |
| Country | Poland |
  Location of the former synagogue in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship | |
| Geographic coordinates | 50°31′05″N 20°31′44″E / 50.518°N 20.529°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Renaissance |
| Groundbreaking | 1594 |
| Completed | 1609 |
| Materials | Stone |
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History
editIt is one of the oldest synagogues in Poland, built between 1594 and 1609.[2] It was damaged during the Holocaust, which led to its disuse. Restoration on the building began in the 1970s, led by the Pińczów Regional Museum, with most of the repairs completed by 1998.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Old Synagogue in Pińczów". Historical synagogues in Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ Stiefel, Barry L. (2015). Jews and the Renaissance of Synagogue Architecture, 1450–1730. Routledge. p. 66. ISBN 9781317320326. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ Lehrer, Erica; Meng, Michael (2015). Jewish Space in Contemporary Poland. Indiana University Press. p. 211. ISBN 9780253015068. Retrieved November 18, 2018 – via Google Books.
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