List of synagogues in Romania

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Recently renovated huge Status Quo Synagogue in Târgu Mureș. It was built between 1899 and 1900 according to the plans of the Austrian Jewish architect Jakob Gartner.

This list of synagogues in Romania contains active, otherwise used and destroyed synagogues in Romania. The list of Romanian synagogues is not necessarily complete, as only a negligible number of sources testify to the existence of some synagogues.

Banat[]

Location Name Built Destroyed Remarks Picture
Timișoara Cetate Synagogue 1863–1865 stand Building in neglected condition. It is in the city was included on the list of historical monuments in Timiș County in 2004. Sinagoga din Cetate - panoramio (1).jpg
Timișoara Fabric Synagogue 1897–1899 stand It is in a very dilapidated condition. TM-II-m-B-06126, Sinagoga din Fabric, municipiul Timisoara, Str. Caragiale Ion Luca 2, sec XIX.jpg
Timișoara Iosefin Synagogue[1] 1910 stand It has recently undergone renovations. Iosefin Synagogue in Timisoara Romania.jpg
Timișoara 19th century stand It has recently undergone renovations. Sinagoga ortodoxă din Fabric.JPG
Timișoara 1843 ? No more information about it.
Caransebeș 1893 stand In 2004 the synagogue was declared a historical monument. It is still open, sometimes organized organ concerts. Sinagogă - Caransebes.jpg
Lugoj [2] 1843 stand Other name: Small Synagogue. Sinagoga din Lugoj.jpg
Reșița 1907–1910 stand Building in neglected condition. Synagogue resita.jpg
Balinț ? ? No more information about it. [3]
Sânnicolau Mare ? ? No more information about it. [4]
Buziaș 1886 ? No more information about it. [5]
Făget ? ? No more information about it. [6]

Bucharest[]

Main article: List of synagogues in Bucharest

Crișana[]

Location Name Built Destroyed Remarks Picture
Arad 1827–1834 stand Sinagoga neologă (de rit mozaic).jpg
Arad 1920
Oradea [3] 1890 stand Sinagoga Israelita Ortodoxa Oradea.jpg
Oradea [4] 1878 stand A monumental building in good condition. Other name: Oradea Neolog Synagogue. Oradea Sinagoga neologa.JPG
Oradea c. 19th century stand It is in an extremely dilapidated condition. Sinagoga Parasita Oradea.jpg
Zalău ? ? No more information about it. [7]
Suplacu de Barcău ? ? No more information about it. [8]
Sântana ? ? No more information about it. [9]
Sebiș ? ? No more information about it. [10]
Săvârșin ? ? No more information about it. [11]
Salonta ? ? No more information about it. [12]
Săcueni ? ? No more information about it. [13]
Pecica ? ? No more information about it. [14]
Pâncota ? ? No more information about it. [15]
Marghita ? ? No more information about it. [16]
Diosig ? ? No more information about it. [17]
Cermei ? ? No more information about it. [18]
Gurahonț ? ? No more information about it. [19]

Dobruja[]

Location Name Built Destroyed Remarks Picture
Babadag 1893 ? No more information about it.
Tulcea 1888 stand It has recently undergone renovations. [20]
Constanța Great Synagogue 1911 stand It is in an extremely dilapidated condition. Jewish Temple, Constanta.JPG
Constanța Sephardic Temple 1905–1908 1989 The sephardic synagogue was heavily damaged during the Second World War when it was used as an ammunition warehouse, later further damaged by an earthquake, and was demolished under the rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu. Sinagoga Romaniotă.jpg

Maramureș[]

Location Name Built Destroyed Remarks Picture
Satu Mare 1912 ? No more information about it.
Satu Mare 1889–1892 after 1945 It will be demolished sometime after 1945. 13450-Szatmar-Nemeti-1911-Izr. templom-Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag.jpg
Satu Mare Satu Mare Synagogue 1889 stand Other name: Great Temple, Decebal Street Syangogue. RO SM Satu Mare synagogue.jpg
Satu Mare 1927 stand Next to Great Temple of Satu Mare. Talmud Tora Imahaz.jpg
Baia Mare 1885 stand The building is not in good condition. BaiaMaresynagogue2.JPG
Seini 1904 stand The building is not in good condition. Sinagoga Seini.jpg
Sighetu Marmaţiei 1885 stand It has recently undergone renovations. Image-Sighet synagogue01.JPG
Carei 1866 stand The building is not in good condition. Synagogue Nagykaroly.jpg
Vișeu de Sus ? ? No more information about it. [21]
Tășnad ? ? No more information about it. [22]
Halmeu ? ? No more information about it. [23]
Orașu Nou ? ? No more information about it. [24]

Moldavia[]

Location Name Built Destroyed Remarks Picture
Bacău ? stand [25]
Bacău 1906 stand 20171004 Sinagoga Cerealistilor bacau romania october 2017.jpg
Botoșani 1834 ? [26]
Botoșani ? stand [27]
Fălticeni 1890 ?
Fălticeni 1838–1854 stand The building is not in good condition. Sinagoga Mare din Falticeni2.jpg
Iași 19th century stand It is in a very dilapidated condition. Sinagoga Cismarilor din Iaşi2.jpg
Iași Great Synagogue 1671 stand The great synagogue in Iasi, Romania.jpg
Iași 1865 stand Sinagoga Merarilor5.jpg
Tecuci [5] c. 1840 stand [28]
Tecuci ? ?
Vatra Dornei ? stand Sinagoga din Vatra Dornei1.jpg
Vatra Dornei 1898–1902 stand Ruined building. Templul Mare din Vatra Dornei.jpg
Focșani 1889 ? stand [29]
Roman 1850 ? Other name: "Poale Tedek" Synagogue.
Roman ? stand Sinagoga Leipzinger Roman.jpg
Piatra Neamţ ? stand Sinagoganoua.jpg
Piatra Neamţ [6] 1766 stand Central Synagogue Sinagoga de lemn din Piatra Neam.jpg
Bârlad 1789 stand [30]
Buhuși [7] 1858 stand Other name: Curtea Rabinică [31]
Dorohoi 1790 stand [32]
Huși 1860 ? [33]
Odobești ? stand [34]
Săveni ? stand [35]
Vaslui ? stand [36]
Suceava 1870 stand Sinagoga Gah din Suceava3.jpg
Suceava 19th century 2009 By the early 2000s, only its walls remained. In 2009, these were also dismantled. Sinagoga din Iţcani5.jpg
Câmpulung Moldovenesc ? stand Sinagoga veche din Campulung Moldovenesc2.jpg
Câmpulung Moldovenesc ? stand [37]
Câmpulung Moldovenesc 1874 stand Templul Havre Gah din Campulung Moldovenesc4.jpg
Gura Humorului 1860 stand Sinagoga Mare din Gura Humorului.jpg
Hârlău 1812–1814 stand Sinagoga Mare din Harlau6.jpg
Târgu Neamț 1870 stand [38]
Rădăuți ? stand Sinagoga din Radauti - str. Toplitei1.jpg
Rădăuți ? stand Sinagogă din Rădăuţi.jpg
Rădăuți 1883 stand Templu151.JPG
Siret 1840 stand Templul evreiesc din Siret.jpg
Galați 1896 stand Jewish Synagogue, Galati, Galatz, Romania in the winter.JPG
Târgu Ocna ? ? No more information about it. [39]
Panciu ? ? No more information about it. [40]
Bârlad ? ? No more information about it. [41]

Muntenia[]

Location Name Built Destroyed Remarks Picture
Brăila [8] 1865 [42]
Pitești [9] 1919–1925 stand Sinagoga din Pitești.jpg
Râmnicu Sărat 1855 stand [43]
Târgoviște ?
Ploiești 1794–1795 stand Other names: Beth Israel Synagogue. Sinagoga ploesti 1901.jpg
Buzău 1855 stand Ruined building. RO BZ Jewish temple 2.jpg

Oltenia[]

Location Name Built Destroyed Remarks Picture
Drobeta Turnu Severin [10] ? stand Notary’s office. Drobeta synagogue.jpeg
Caracal 1902 stand Caracal synagogue.jpeg
Craiova 1829

Transylvania[]

Location Name Built Destroyed Remarks Picture
Bezidu Nou [44]
Brașov Brașov Synagogue 1898–1901 stand It has recently undergone renovations. Brasov Synagogue.jpg
Brașov 1877 stand Orthodox synagogue brasov.jpg
Cluj-Napoca 1850–1851 stand After the war, a small number of Jews who returned from deportation no longer used it as a synagogue. It has since been used for various purposes. Orthodox synagogue in Cluj-Napoca 2.JPG
Cluj-Napoca ? ?
Cluj-Napoca Reformed Synagogue 1886–1887 stand Other names: Sinagoga Neologă, Templul deportaților. Partially rebuilt in 1927. Kvár Neológ zsinagóga.jpg
Cluj-Napoca 1922 ?
Bistrița 1856 stand Bistrița synagogue.jpg
Borsec ? ?
Gheorgheni 1927–1928 stand Zsinagóga Gyergyószentmiklós.jpg
Gherla Gherla Synagogue[11] 1903 stand The building is in a life-threatening condition. Renovation planned. The Gherla Synagogue and Holocaust Memorial Monument.jpg
Hațeg 1884 stand Hatszegi zsinagoga.jpg
Jibou ? ?
Mediaș 1896 stand Synagogue in Mediaş (Mediasch, Medgyes).JPG
Orăștie 1878 stand OrastieHD2012 (28).JPG
Sibiu [12] 1898–1899 stand Hermannstadt, Synagoge, 14.jpeg
Sighișoara 1903 stand Schäßburg, Synagoge, 3.jpeg
Târnăveni [13] 19th century stand OrTarnaveniMS (65).JPG
Turda 1926 stand The building is in poor condition. 01SinagTurda2009.jpg
Șimleul Silvaniei 1876 stand It houses a Holocaust museum. Simleu Museum Original Project Team.jpg
Târgu Mureș Status Quo Synagogue 1899–1900 stand It has recently undergone renovations. Sinagoga din Targu Mures.jpg
Alba Iulia 1840 stand Alba Iulia, sinagogo, 1.jpeg
Dej ? stand Dej synagogue.jpg
Deva 1896 stand Deva zsinagoga.jpg
Teiuș ? ? No more information about it. [45]
Sfântu Gheorghe ? ? No more information about it. [46]
Reteag ? ? No more information about it. [47]
Reghin 1866 ? No more information about it. Reghin synagogue.jpeg
Mireșu Mare ? ? No more information about it. [48]
Luduș 19th century 1944 Burned down. [49]
Hida ? ? No more information about it. [50]
Bichiș 19th century stand Now a "Pálinka" center. [51]
Cehu Silvaniei ? ? No more information about it. [52]
Făgăraș 1848 stand Abandoned building. Fagaras synagogue.jpeg

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