Old Synagogue

The Old Synagogue was a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in , in the state of , . Completed in 1900, the synagogue was abandoned in 1933 and demolished in 1938.
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  • Memorial
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …is operated by Stadt Dortmund
  • …dates from 1990
  • …is inscribed with “‘Gedenke ’Ewiger‘ / was an uns / geschah / Klagelied 5,1 / Den jüdischen / Bürgerinnen / und Bürgern / unserer Stadt, / die von 1933-1945 / Opfer national- / sozialistischer Gewaltherr- / schaft wurden. / Zum Gedenken allen Lebenden / zur ewigen Mahnung.’”
  • …stands 2.6 metres (8.5 feet) tall
  • …is 0.9 metres (3 feet) wide
  • Description: synagogue demolished by Nazis in 1938
  • Also known as
    “Alte Synagoge Dortmund”
    “Mahnmal für die Alte Synagoge”
    “Old Synagogue of Dortmund”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Opernhaus Dortmund and Schauspielhaus Dortmund.
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is the opera house of …
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is a public building, which is situated 130 metres northwest of Old Synagogue.
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is a theater building, which is situated 140 metres northwest of Old Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kreuzviertel and Unionviertel.
is a of , and it has about 15,885 inhabitants.
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is a neighborhood.
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is a neighborhood.

Old Synagogue

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Latitude
51.51052° or 51° 30′ 38″ north
Longitude
7.4621° or 7° 27′ 44″ east
Open location code
9F39GF66+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2745122014
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q436277

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“Old Synagogue” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “老犹太会堂”
  • Dutch: “Oude synagoge (Dortmund)”
  • Dutch: “Oude synagoge”
  • Esperanto: “Malnova Sinagogo”
  • German: “Alte Synagoge Dortmund”
  • German: “Alte Synagoge”
  • Italian: “Sinagoga vecchia di Dortmund”
  • Polish: “Stara Synagoga w Dortmundzie”
  • Polish: “Synagoga w Dortmundzie”

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