Końskie Synagogue
Końskie Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Status | Destroyed (1939) |
Location | |
Location | Końskie, Poland |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1780 |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | north |
Length | 19m |
Width | 16m |
Width (nave) | 11m |
Materials | wooden |
Końskie Synagogue located in the Polish city of Końskie was built in 1780. It was one of the first large synagogues of its kind built in Poland at the invitation of the King of Poland. A large, wooden synagogue noted for its architectural style, it was burned to the ground by the German occupying authorities in September 1939, soon after their conquest of the town.
Categories:
- Wooden synagogues
- Former synagogues in Poland
- 17th-century synagogues
- Końskie County
- Buildings and structures in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
- Wooden buildings and structures in Poland
- Synagogues in Poland destroyed by Nazi Germany
- European synagogue stubs
- Polish religious building and structure stubs