Vinkovci Synagogue
Former synagogue in Vinkovci, Croatia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vinkovci Synagogue, also the Second Vinkovci Synagogue (Croatian: Druga Vinkovačka Sinagoga), was a Jewish synagogue, located in Vinkovci, Croatia. Completed in 1923 and destroyed by the Nazis in c. 1942, prior to its destruction, the synagogue was among the largest and the most prestigious synagogues in Croatia.[3]
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Vinkovci Synagogue | |
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Croatian: Druga Vinkovačka Sinagoga | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism (former) |
Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (1923–c. 1942) |
Status | Destroyed |
Location | |
Location | Zvonimir Street 18–20, Vinkovci |
Country | Croatia |
Location of the destroyed synagogue in Croatia | |
Geographic coordinates | 45°17′27″N 18°48′24″E |
Architecture | |
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Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Neo-Mudéjar |
Date established | 1873 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1923 |
Construction cost | 4,5 million Yugoslav krones |
Destroyed | c. 1942 |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | East |
Dome(s) | One |
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