The synagogue was located in (Old) Garzweiler. Due to the expansion of the open-cast lignite mining, in the 1980s, the old village of Garzweiler was abandoned and the inhabitants* resettled to Neu-Garzweiler. In the meantime, Neu-Garzweiler has been renamed Garzweiler. On the village square of (Neu-) Garzweiler there is a memorial plaque for the old synagogue. Before the resettlement, a memorial plaque in front of the Town Hall of (Old) Garzweiler reminded of the synagogue.

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The construction of the synagogue in Komturstraße took place only in 1851/52, before that a private house served the Jewish community as a religious center, but over time it had become too small for the growing community. The synagogue was built in North German style with red bricks. Forty years later, the synagogue was rebuilt and consecrated, and a school and community hall were also built alongside it.