Trenčín Synagogue | |
Native Name: | Slovak: Synagóga v Trenčíne |
Religious Affiliation: | Judaism |
Location: | Trenčín |
Country: | Slovakia |
Status: | Deconsecrated |
Functional Status: | Cultural centre |
Heritage Designation: | Cultural Heritage Monument of Slovakia (ID: 309-10445) |
Architect: | Richard Scheibner |
Architecture Style: | Neo-Byzantine Traditionalist |
Completed: | 1913 |
Dome Quantity: | 3 |
The Trenčín Synagogue is a cultural centre and former synagogue in the city of Trenčín in Slovakia. The building is a Cultural Heritage Monument of Slovakia.
The Jewish population of the city was around 2000 members.[1] In 1913, the Jewish community built the building on the site of a previous wooden synagogue from 1781. In 1941, it was damaged by the Slovak Hlinka Guard.[2] After the war, the building became property of the state and was used as a storage facility. Jews from the city prayed in a room nearby. It was renovated at the end of the 70's and is now a cultural centre.