Synagogue in Žatec, Synagogue with Moorish architecture in Žatec, Czech Republic

The Synagogue in Žatec is a single-nave building with an apse, built in 1871–1872 in Moorish style to plans by master builder Johann Staněk. Its west facade with a risalit carries two square towers topped with domes, and the interior is covered by a barrel vault. It stands in Dlouhá street and is the second-largest preserved synagogue in Bohemia after the one in Plzeň.

The building was constructed in 1872 and marked a period of growth for the Jewish community in the town. The construction itself reflected the economic prosperity that the community had achieved in the region during that era.

The synagogue no longer holds services; it reopened on 19 March 2024, the 152nd anniversary of its 1872 consecration, as a museum of Jewish life in the region, with the former Jewish school and rabbi's house next door. Services after the war were held in the adjoining building until 1954.

The synagogue is now a museum on Jewish life in the region, so visits follow museum opening hours rather than service times. It stands in Dlouhá Street in the eastern part of the old centre, with the former Jewish school and rabbi's house adjoining it on the south side. The building is entered from the street; the interior was not restored to its original appearance.

The fire of Kristallnacht in November 1938 was put out by local firefighters only after the German residents, fearing it would spread to neighbouring buildings, allowed them to act; the interior furnishings were lost. The synagogue reopened as a museum on 19 March 2024, the 152nd anniversary of its consecration.