Synagogue in Slavkov u Brna, Romanesque Revival synagogue in Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic.
The synagogue in Slavkov u Brna is a Neo-Romanesque building erected in 1857–1858 on the foundations of an older prayer house. It stands on U synagogy street, about 150 metres west of Palackého náměstí, and is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
The synagogue was built in 1857–1858 in Neo-Romanesque style on the site of an older prayer house, which was demolished. It served religious purposes until the early 1940s, when the Nazis destroyed its interior. After the war it was used as a warehouse for almost 50 years, returned to the Jewish Religious Community in Brno in 1991, and completely renovated between 1996 and 1998.
The synagogue served as a gathering place for Slavkov u Brna's Jewish community and reflects the religious practices and social bonds of that era through its design. Today the building conveys how this community worshipped and lived together through the choices made in its architecture.
The former synagogue now houses the workplace and depository of the State District Archive in Vyškov, so it is not a freely visitable museum. A small exhibition on the history of the Slavkov Jewish community is installed in the entrance hall. The building stands on U synagogy street, about 150 m west of Palackého náměstí.
A memorial plaque on the front facade, unveiled in 1998 when the renovation was completed, commemorates the more than 120 Holocaust victims from Austerlitz and the surrounding area. The building has served as the seat of the Vyškov State District Archive since the late 1990s.
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