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Gargzdai (Gorzd), Lithuania

Aerial Photograph of Market Area and Destroyed Synagogue

Original Photograph
Market Area scanned at 600 dots per inch Photograph Modified with "unsharp mask" function
in freeware graphics program

On the author's trip to Gargzdai in 2001, an elderly resident pointed to a dwelling, and indicated (through a translator) that it had been constructed within the area where the large wooden synagogue had once stood. Comparison with the current aerial photo on Wikimapia suggests that the resident was pointing to a building within the blue square above.

Comparison with the Wikimapia photograph shows the current locations of the chapel (red rectangle, above) and bell tower (green rectangle), which are two buildings which may have survived the wars intact. For photos of these buildings, see website of Krantas Secondary School.
The Virtual Exhibition at the website of the Gargzdai Area Museum contains plans of the synagogue complex, dated 1923 (at webpage, click on plan to enlarge). The plans consist of a large architectural drawing of the new building, together with a smaller plot plan showing the location of several buildings within the synagogue complex. Above is possible location of complex as shown on the plot plan. Buildings outlined in red, reading from south to north, are: (1) the old synagogue; (2) the new synagogue, completed approximately 1923, and (3) rabbi's home and four classrooms. However, some sources indicate that the rabbi's home and classrooms were not located to the north of the synagogue complex, but rather to the west. This western location is corroborated by the drawing in the Gorzd Memorial Book, and a Gargzdai resident interviewed in 2008.
For further information on the buildings of the religious community, click here.

Features of Market Area

Market Area (300 dots per inch) aligned with North

Blue	Green	Rose	Yellow
Synagogue Street (?) No street remains here at present time.	View towards Market Area	Brewery ruins (shadow falling on Minijos g-ve (St.))	Bridge over Minija River (shadow falling on ice); showing damage to span and supports, and temporary bridge to south

For current aerial photograph of market area on Wikimapia, click here.
(At Wikimapia site, you can drag the photo with mouse to view a different area, or change magnification with sliding scale at left.)

Church and Former Market Area
Looking Northeast from Klaipedos g-ve (St.)

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Identification of Features on Aerial Photo | Aerial Photo of Gargzdai


Original Photograph Market Area scanned at 600 dots per inch	Photograph Modified with "unsharp mask" function in freeware graphics program

On the author's trip to Gargzdai in 2001, an elderly resident pointed to a dwelling, and indicated (through a translator) that it had been constructed within the area where the large wooden synagogue had once stood. Comparison with the current aerial photo on Wikimapia suggests that the resident was pointing to a building within the blue square above. Comparison with the Wikimapia photograph shows the current locations of the chapel (red rectangle, above) and bell tower (green rectangle), which are two buildings which may have survived the wars intact. For photos of these buildings, see website of Krantas Secondary School.	The Virtual Exhibition at the website of the Gargzdai Area Museum contains plans of the synagogue complex, dated 1923 (at webpage, click on plan to enlarge). The plans consist of a large architectural drawing of the new building, together with a smaller plot plan showing the location of several buildings within the synagogue complex. Above is possible location of complex as shown on the plot plan. Buildings outlined in red, reading from south to north, are: (1) the old synagogue; (2) the new synagogue, completed approximately 1923, and (3) rabbi's home and four classrooms. However, some sources indicate that the rabbi's home and classrooms were not located to the north of the synagogue complex, but rather to the west. This western location is corroborated by the drawing in the Gorzd Memorial Book, and a Gargzdai resident interviewed in 2008. For further information on the buildings of the religious community, click here.