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Synagogue of Polná

Practical info

Type of location: Museum

Synagogue of Polná

Karlovo nám. 541, 588 13 Polná

+420 732 839 726

Musée juif régional – Synagogue et maison du rabbin : Polná (mesto-polna.cz)

Historical description

Polná

Polná is located in Bohemia, about 70 miles South West of Prague. Jews started settling in Polná in the fifteenth century. The ghetto was created in the seventeenth century, some houses can still be seen. The synagogue was built in 1682. Destroyed by a fire, it was ... Read more