Worms Synagogue
The Worms Synagogue, also known as Rashi Shul, is an 11th-century synagogue located in Worms, Germany. Situated in the northern part of the city center, the synagogue is one of the oldest in Germany. Because of its historical importance and its testimony to the European Jewish cultural tradition through millennia, the Worms Synagogue was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021 (along with other medieval Jewish cultural sites in Speyer and Mainz).
| Worms Synagogue | |
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Worms synagogue, rear view. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Hintere Judengasse 6, Worms, Germany |
Shown within Rhineland-Palatinate Worms Synagogue (Germany) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 49°38′0.96″N 8°21′58.82″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Style | Romanesque, Gothic |
| Completed | 1034 (original); 1175 (second); 1961 (third) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii, vi |
| Designated | 2021 |
| Parent listing | ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz |
| Reference no. | 1636 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
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