Norrköping Synagogue Explained

Norrköping Synagogue
Native Name:sv|Norrköpings synagoga
Image Upright:1.4
Rite:Nusach Ashkenaz
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Organisational Status:Synagogue
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Functional Status:Inactive
Location:Hallen 10, Brådgatan, Norrköping, Östergötland County
Country:Sweden
Map Type:Sweden Östergötland
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Groundbreaking:1855
Year Completed:1858
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Materials:Brick
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Designation1:Sweden
Designation1 Offname:NORRKÖPINGS SYNAGOGA
Designation1 Type:sv|Religionsutövning - Synagoga
Designation1 Criteria:Anlaggning - Historik
Designation1 Date:2 October 1978
Designation1 Number:21300000014713
Footnotes:[1] [2] [3]

The Norrköping Synagogue (sv|Norrköpings synagoga) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Bebyggelseregistret, in Brådgatan, in the Nordantill borough of Norrköping, in Östergötland County, Sweden. The former synagogue was designed by Edvard Medén and Carl Stål in the Neoclassical and Moorish Revival styles and completed in 1858.[1]

The former synagogue was classified as a listed building in 1978.[2] [4]

History

In accordance with the statute from 1782, Norrköping along with Stockholm and Gothenburg became the only cities where Jews were permitted to settle permanently at that time. A previous smaller synagogue had been built in 1790s, funded by the German-Jewish merchant Jacob Marcus.[5] [6] The current synagogue was built between 1855 and 1858, was based on designs made by the architects Edvard Medén and Carl Stål.[7]

The synagogue no longer hosts regular services of worship due to the decline of the Jewish population in the area. However, the building is still used occasionally for concerts and other events.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Synagogue in Norrköping . Historic Synagogues of Europe . . n.d. . 29 August 2024 .
  2. Web site: Norrköping kn, HALLEN 10 NORRKÖPINGS SYNAGOGA . sv . Bebyggelseregistret (BeBR) . 2 October 1978 . 31 August 2024.
  3. Book: Byggnadsminnen 1978-1988 - Förteckning över nya byggnadsminnen 1 juli 1978-31 december 1988 enligt lagen den 9 december 1960, nr 690 . Riksantikvarieämbetet (RAÄ) . Uppsala: A & W . 1989 . 91-7192-752-2 . sv . Building monuments 1978-1988 - List of new building monuments July 1, 1978-December 31, 1988 according to the law of December 9, 1960, no. 690 .
  4. Web site: Norrköping Synagogue . Listed buildings in Sweden . Swedish National Heritage Board . 2 October 1978 . 17 June 2017 .
  5. Web site: Jacob Marcus . Swedish . 26 June 2018.
  6. Web site: Norrköping, judarna och kattunet . Swedish . 26 June 2018.
  7. News: "Ett byggnadsminne med tradition" . Norrköpings tidningar . 26 June 2018 . sv.