Synagogue in Bochnia (Trudna Street)

The synagogue at ul. Trudna 13 in Bochnia is a building of the Jewish community erected from 1932, which is not used for worship today. It was meant to be the most modern house of prayer in the town and the surrounding area.

Construction and the war

The community began using the unfinished building in 1936 and was punished for it by the town authorities with a heavy fine. Work continued until September 1939, when the outbreak of war interrupted it. During the occupation the Germans set up a warehouse here and a factory producing plywood and carpentry goods, although services were also illegally held in the building.

Fate after the war

After the war the Jewish Religious Congregation was based here for a short time. Then the building was a warehouse, and later stood empty and decayed. In 1988 a major renovation was carried out and it was given to the bank PKO BP, whose branch operated here until 20 November 2019. The property was bought by a private entrepreneur.

Nearby stands Bochnia's second prayer house, described as the synagogue on Floris Street, and further on the Bochnia Salt Mine.

Practical information

• Address: ul. Trudna 13, Bochnia.
• The building can be viewed from outside. Information on its present use and the possibility of entering is provided by the town authorities.