Wanfried-Dublin: Newly created, based on the German version.
[[File:Vinnytska Shargorod Synagoga-2.jpg|thumb|150px|Sharhorod Synagogue]]
[[File:Boźnica w Szarogrodzie podolskim Gloger t. s. 199.jpg|thumb||150px|Building around 1900]]
The '''synagogue''' in [[Sharhorod ]] in [[Ukraine]], [[Vinnytsia Oblast]] was built in 1589 and is one of the oldest synagogues in Ukraine.
== Architecture ==
The synagogue was built in 1589 as a [[fortress synagogue]] with walls between 1 and 2 m thick.<ref>https://ift.tt/2AuMAo2 Year 1589; further information. Retrieved November 28, 2018</ref> The square main hall, which measures 15 x 15 m was the prayer hall the men. To the north is an extension which was the prayer hall for women. There are further extensions along the walls, of which the ones at to the south and east are fairly modern (around 1950).<ref>https://ift.tt/2TRznyl Description. Retrieved November 28, 2018</ref> Inside the main hall are 4 pillars, which are decorated with ornamental stucco fragments of the 18th and 19th centuries.
<ref>https://ift.tt/2AwxDlq Description. Retrieved November 28, 2018.</ref>
== History ==
Sharhorod was occupied by the [[Ottoman Empire|Turks]] between 1674 and 1699.<ref>https://ift.tt/2TUQCic Turks in Sharhorod. Retrieved November 28, 2018</ref> During this time the synagogue was used as a [[mosque]]. After the Turks were driven out of the region, it was converted into a synagogue again.
From around 1930, when Ukraine (and Sharhorod) belonged to the [[Soviet Union]], the building was used as a storehouse for beverages.
In 2012 it was returned to the small Jewish community of Sharhorod.
<ref>https://ift.tt/2AuMAo2 Recent history. Retrieved November 28, 2018</ref>
== See also ==
* [[List of synagogues in Ukraine]]
== References ==
[[Category:Synagogues in Ukraine]]
[[File:Boźnica w Szarogrodzie podolskim Gloger t. s. 199.jpg|thumb||150px|Building around 1900]]
The '''synagogue''' in [[Sharhorod ]] in [[Ukraine]], [[Vinnytsia Oblast]] was built in 1589 and is one of the oldest synagogues in Ukraine.
== Architecture ==
The synagogue was built in 1589 as a [[fortress synagogue]] with walls between 1 and 2 m thick.<ref>https://ift.tt/2AuMAo2 Year 1589; further information. Retrieved November 28, 2018</ref> The square main hall, which measures 15 x 15 m was the prayer hall the men. To the north is an extension which was the prayer hall for women. There are further extensions along the walls, of which the ones at to the south and east are fairly modern (around 1950).<ref>https://ift.tt/2TRznyl Description. Retrieved November 28, 2018</ref> Inside the main hall are 4 pillars, which are decorated with ornamental stucco fragments of the 18th and 19th centuries.
<ref>https://ift.tt/2AwxDlq Description. Retrieved November 28, 2018.</ref>
== History ==
Sharhorod was occupied by the [[Ottoman Empire|Turks]] between 1674 and 1699.<ref>https://ift.tt/2TUQCic Turks in Sharhorod. Retrieved November 28, 2018</ref> During this time the synagogue was used as a [[mosque]]. After the Turks were driven out of the region, it was converted into a synagogue again.
From around 1930, when Ukraine (and Sharhorod) belonged to the [[Soviet Union]], the building was used as a storehouse for beverages.
In 2012 it was returned to the small Jewish community of Sharhorod.
<ref>https://ift.tt/2AuMAo2 Recent history. Retrieved November 28, 2018</ref>
== See also ==
* [[List of synagogues in Ukraine]]
== References ==
[[Category:Synagogues in Ukraine]]
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