Szydłów Synagogue

Local nameMuzeum judaistyczne
LocationSzydłów, Poland

The Szydłów Synagogue is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, that is located at 3 Targowa Street, in Szydłów, in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship of Poland. The stone fortress synagogue with heavy buttresses on all sides was completed in 1564 in the Renaissance and Gothic Survival styles.

The synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was devastated by Nazis. During the war it served as a weapons and food magazine. After the war, it briefly served as a village cinema, cultural center and has operated as a Jewish museum since the 1980s.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szydłów_Synagogue

Coordinates 50°35'33.344" N 21°0'3.794" E

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