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List Of Synagogues In Slovakia
This list of synagogues in Slovakia contains active, otherwise used and destroyed synagogues in Slovakia. The list of Slovakian synagogues is not necessarily complete, as only a negligible number of sources testify to the existence of some synagogues. In all cases the year of the completion of the building is given. Italics indicate an approximate date. Bratislavský kraj Trnavský kraj Trenčiansky kraj Nitriansky kraj Žilinský kraj Banskobystrický kraj Prešovský kraj Košický kraj References Sources Old postcards and pictures of synagogues in Slovakia– judaica.cz ''Maroš Borský: Synagogue Architecture in Slovakia Towards Creating a Memorial Landscape of Lost Community''Dissertation: Center for Jewish Studies Heidelberg 2005 including PDF-file with pictures, (last accessed 30. September 2020) * http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2756 * http://judaica.cz/?page_id=8827 * http://judaica.cz/?page_id=8830 * http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2759 * htt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pezinok
Pezinok (; in the local dialect ''Pezinek''; ; ; ) is a town in southwestern Slovakia. It is roughly northeast of Bratislava and, as of December 2023, had a population of 24,443. Pezinok lies near the Little Carpathians and thrives mainly on viticulture and agriculture, as well as on brick-making and ceramic(s) production. History From the second half of the 10th century until 1918, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. Pezinok, or at least its surroundings, was for the first time mentioned in 1208 under name "''terra Bozin''". During the next few centuries, the town changed from a mining settlement to a vineyard town. It gained the status of a free royal town on 14 June 1647. Pezinok had its most glorious era of wealth and prosperity in the 17th and 18th centuries when it was also one of the richest towns in the Kingdom of Hungary. Its wealth was based on the production of quality wines. In the 19th century, the town slowly began to industrialize: the first sulphuric acid fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svätý Jur Synagogue
The Svätý Jur Synagogue is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Pezinská 21 in Svätý Jur, a small town in the Bratislava Region of Slovakia. Completed in , the former synagogue building is privately owned and, , is in a very poor condition. History Evidence of a Jewish community in Svätý Jur dates from before 1529, when the Jews were expelled from the town. Settlement of individual Jewish families began again in the 17th century. The synagogue dates from the late 18th century and resembles a late Baroque rural mansion. In 1876 the building underwent some reconstruction. It stands in the former Jewish courtyard and was surrounded by other Jewish institutions. These were demolished by the current owner, who acquired the property after World War II. Today it is used for storage and is dilapidated. Architecture On the western side stands a doorway projection with vestibule and women's gallery above. Access to the gallery was through a covered stairca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svätý Jur
Svätý Jur (; ; ; ; formerly ''Jur pri Bratislave'') is a small historical town northeast of Bratislava, located in the Bratislava Region. The city is situated on the slopes of Little Carpathians mountains and surrounded by typical terraced vineyards with more than 700 years of winemaking tradition. In 1990, the intact city center was declared a protected city reservation. Cadastrially, Svätý Jur includes also the natural reserve Šúr, established in 1952 to protect one of the last and largest remnants of a tall-stem swamp alder forest in Central Europe. Today, Svätý Jur has a population of almost 6,000 citizens. The town is well connected with a major road between Pezinok and Bratislava passing through and the Svätý Jur railway station situated on the main Košice - Bratislava railway line. The city is bordered by the Little Carpathian mountains to the west, Bratislava to the south, natural reserve Šúr to the east and Limbach, Slovakia, Limbach and Pezinok to the north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stupava Synagogue
The Stupava Synagogue is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Hlavná ulica, in Stupava, in the Malacky District of the Bratislava Region of Slovakia. The synagogue was completed in 1803 and was used as a place of worship until World War II. The building, still standing, has been repurposed as a cultural center. The congregation worshiped in the Ashkenazi rite. Architecture Completed in 1803, the rectangular building is made of massive walls with simple Baroque Revival windows and has a saddleback roof. An external staircase, attached diagonally to the western facade, gives access to the women's gallery. Several oval ventilation openings in the gable are typical for the local architecture of the region. The interior consists of the main prayer hall with a vestibule and study-room to the west. Above these is the women's prayer room. The prayer hall is of the nine-field (''nine-bay'') type, In these halls the vaulting rests on four tall pillars and on corresp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stupava, Malacky District
Stupava (; ) is a town in western Slovakia. It is situated in the Malacky District, Bratislava Region. Etymology The name is derived from Proto-Slavic ''stǫpa'' () - a wooden bowl carved from a tree trunk, but also the name of various crushing and pressing tools. Geography The town is located in the Záhorie lowland, under the Little Carpathians, around north of Bratislava at an altitude of 182 metres. It has 15, 095 inhabitants as of 2021 and has a land area of . Apart from the core part of the city, Mást (, ), located just south of the core part of the city, is another part of Stupava. It has been initially a separate village with ethnic Croatian majority, which was formally annexed by Stupava in 1953. History Traces of habitation go back to the Bronze Age, and the first known inhabitants were the Celts. The Romans built a military station as a part of the near Limes Romanus on the Danube. The first written mention about the town was in 1269 in a document of the King Béla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synagogue In Senec (Szenc)
A synagogue, also called a shul or a temple, is a place of worship for Jews and Samaritans. It is a place for prayer (the main sanctuary and sometimes smaller chapels) where Jews attend religious services or special ceremonies such as Jewish wedding, weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, choir performances, and children's plays. They often also have Beth midrash, rooms for study, social halls, administrative and charitable offices, classrooms for religious and Hebrew school, Hebrew studies, and many places to sit and congregate. They often display commemorative, historic, or modern artwork alongside items of Jewish historical significance or history about the synagogue itself. Synagogues are buildings used for Jewish prayer, study, assembly, and reading of the Torah. The Torah (Pentateuch or Five Books of Moses) is traditionally read in its entirety over a period of a year in weekly portions during services, or in some synagogues on a triennial cycle. However, the edifice of a sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
