High Synagogue
The High Synagogue was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, also known as the Tall Synagogue, located at Jozefa 38 Street, in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, in the Małopolskie Voivodeship of Poland.Photo: Jeremiah Z. Cockroach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ludek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Synagogue
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: synagogue
- Also known as: “High Synagogue, Kraków” and “Synagoga Wysoka”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Synagogue and Izaak Synagogue.
Old Synagogue
Museum
Photo: A,Ocram, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old Synagogue was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and fortress synagogue, located at 24 Szeroka Street, in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland.
Izaak Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Jeremiah Z. Cockroach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Izaak Synagogue, formally known as the Isaak Jakubowicz Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 14 Kupa Street, in the historic Kazimierz district of Kraków, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland.
Galicia Jewish Museum
Museum
Photo: Jeremiah Z. Cockroach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Galicia Jewish Museum is located at 18 Dajwór Street in Kazimierz the historic Jewish district of Kraków, Poland. It is a photo exhibition documenting the remnants of Jewish culture and life in Polish Galicia, which used to be very vibrant in this area. Galicia Jewish Museum is situated 170 metres east of High Synagogue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kazimierz and Old Town.
Kazimierz
Photo: Eli Ruth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kazimierz is a part of Old Town district of Krakow in Poland. Before World War II, it was a Jewish district.
Old Town
Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY 3.0.
The Old City of Kraków, referred to in Polish as Stare Miasto, forms the historical kernel of this vibrant Polish city and is the first target for most travellers to the city for accommodation, eating out, entertainment, and attractions.
Półwsie Zwierzynieckie
Neighborhood
Photo: Zetpe0202, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Półwsie Zwierzynieckie is a neighborhood.
High Synagogue
- Categories: architectural heritage monument, building, historic site, historic building, and religion
- Location: Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.05138° or 50° 3′ 5″ northLongitude
19.94737° or 19° 56′ 51″ eastLevels
3Open location code
9F2X3W2W+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 39405490OpenStreetMap feature
building=synagogueOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q598951
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“High Synagogue” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sinagoga Alta (Cracòvia)”
- Catalan: “Sinagoga Alta”
- Chinese: “高猶太會堂 (克拉科夫)”
- Chinese: “高猶太會堂”
- Czech: “Vysoká synagoga (Krakov)”
- Czech: “Vysoká synagoga”
- Dutch: “Hoge Synagoge (Krakau)”
- Dutch: “Hoge Synagoge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس المعبد اليهودى العالى”
- French: “Haute synagogue de Cracovie”
- French: “Haute Synagogue de Cracovie”
- German: “Hohe Synagoge”
- Hebrew: “הויכע שול”
- Hungarian: “Magas zsinagóga”
- Italian: “sinagoga Alta”
- Italian: “Sinagoga Alta”
- Polish: “Synagoga Wysoka w Krakowie”
- Russian: “Высокая синагога”
- Vietnamese: “Giáo đường Do Thái Cao (Kraków)”
- Vietnamese: “Giáo đường Do Thái Cao”
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