Synagoga v Bechyni / Bechyne Synagogue - Bechyne (South Bohemia)
N 49° 17.794 E 014° 28.157
33U E 461413 N 5460560
The depicted neo-Romanesque synagogue, built on the site of an older building in 1872, demonstrates the number and importance of the Jewish community in Bechyne in the second half of the 19th century.
Waymark Code: WM12CGD
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/27/2020
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The depicted neo-Romanesque synagogue, built on the site of an older building in 1872, demonstrates the number and importance of the Jewish community in Bechyne in the second half of the 19th century.
Synagogue in Široká street N° 48, north of the square, was built by the city walls in a simple Classicist form with a neo-Romanesque facade according to the project of architect Karel Hamer. The building forms part of a Jewish alley (now Široká Street) mentioned around 1717. Former synagogue served as a Fire-fighting museum after WWII, currently is building owned by the Jewish community and is leased to the Czech Tourists Club. The building has an exhibition on the history of tourism, the women's gallery has a permanent exhibition on the history of Jewish communities in Bechyne and its surroundings. The former synagogue is part of the Bechyne town protected monument zone.
Source: excerpted and translated from
Wikipedia
and
National Heritage Institute portal.