Synagogue in Hranice, Cultural monument and synagogue in Hranice, Czech Republic.
The Synagogue in Hranice is a neo-Romanesque building with a prominent western gable rising above a semicircular bastion of the former town walls. It stands between Janáčkova and Čechova streets, reached by the Jewish Stairs and a small alley. Franz Macher's design was completed in 1864.
The wooden synagogue built on this site in the 1630s was demolished in the early 1860s, and the present building was completed in 1864 to plans by the Viennese architect Franz Macher. Services ended in 1940, and in 1943 the building was converted into a municipal museum. The Czechoslovak Hussite Church has held it since the war and has run it as a gallery since 2023.
The building's front bore a Hebrew inscription of the Ten Commandments until it was removed in 1939. A sculpture beside the synagogue commemorates the 216 Jews from Mährisch Weißkirchen murdered in the Shoah. Since 2023 the Czechoslovak Hussite Church runs the space as Galerie Synagoga, hosting exhibitions and cultural events.
The synagogue stands between Janáčkova and Čechova streets, reached through a small alley off the "Jewish stairs" that climb from the former city walls. Since 2023 the Czechoslovak Hussite Church runs the space as Galerie Synagoga, so access depends on its exhibition openings rather than fixed visiting hours.
The synagogue was built into a semicircular bastion of the former town walls, and the Jewish Steps connecting Janáčkova and Čechova streets lead down past it; a small alley off this staircase gives access to the building. A sculpture beside the synagogue commemorates the 216 Jews of Hranice murdered in the Shoah.
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