Vukovar Synagogue
Former synagogue in Vukovar, Croatia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Vukovar Synagogue, also the Great Vukovar Synagogue (Croatian: Velika Vukovarska Sinagoga), was a former Neolog Jewish synagogue, located in Vukovar, Croatia. The synagogue was completed in 1889, in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, within the Austria-Hungary, after the first smaller synagogue was sold to the Calvinist church in 1910.[1] The synagogue was devastated by the Nazis in 1941; and demolished in 1958.
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Vukovar Synagogue Great Vukovar Synagogue | |
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Croatian: Velika Vukovarska Sinagoga | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Neolog Judaism (former) |
Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (1889–1941) |
Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Lj. Gaja 13, Vukovar |
Country | Croatia |
Location of the destroyed synagogue in Croatia | |
Geographic coordinates | 45°20′18″N 19°00′14″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Ludwig Schöne (de) |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | |
Date established | 1840s (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1889 |
Destroyed |
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