Úštěk Synagogue

Úštěk Synagogue (Czech: Synagoga v Úštěku) is a former Jewish synagogue, located in the town of Úštěk, in the Litoměřice District of the Ústí nad Labem Region, in the Czech Republic. The building has served as a Jewish museum since 2014.

Úštěk Synagogue
Czech: Synagoga v Úštěku
The former synagogue, now museum, with a statue of Golem
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (18th-century–1940) Jewish museum (since 2014)
Status	Closed (as a synagogue); Repurposed
Location
Location	Úštěk, Litoměřice District, Ústí nad Labem Region
Country	Czech Republic
Location of the former synagogue, now museum, in the Czech Republic
Geographic coordinates	50°35′02″N 14°20′19″E
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Baroque
Completed	c. 1790s
Materials	Sandstone

History

The modest, Baroque^[1] synagogue is made of sandstone from a nearby quarry. The current structure was built shortly after the previous building was destroyed in a fire in 1793. It was in use until the Second World War. It survived the war, but the adjacent houses were torn down and the synagogue was allowed to deteriorate during the post-war period. The roof decayed, and the interior furnishings were burned.

The building was renovated by the Czech Jewish Federation in a project that began in 1995–2003 and 2010–2014. The synagogue was re-opened to the public in June 2014.^[2][3]

See also

• Czech Republic portal
• Judaism portal

• History of the Jews in the Czech Republic

References

1. Pařík, Dr. Arno. "The Reconstruction of Synagogues and Jewish Cemeteries in the Czech Republic". Jewish Museum of Prague.
2. "The Úštěk synagogue". Federace židovských obcí v České republice. n.d. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
3. "Úštěk city - Other interesting informations". www.mesto-ustek.cz. Archived from the original on March 30, 2008.

External links

• Media related to Synagogue in Úštěk at Wikimedia Commons