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.
Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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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. | |
Timișoara | Fabric Synagogue | 1897–1899 | stand | It is in a very dilapidated condition. | |
Timișoara | Iosefin Synagogue [1] | 1910 | stand | It has recently undergone renovations. | |
Timișoara | Timișoara Orthodox Synagogue | 19th century | stand | It has recently undergone renovations. | |
Timișoara | Synagogue of Cuza Vodă street | 1843 | ? | No more information about it. | |
Caransebeș | Caransebeș Synagogue | 1893 | stand | In 2004 the synagogue was declared a historical monument. It is still open, sometimes organized organ concerts. | |
Lugoj | Lugoj Synagogue [2] | 1843 | stand | Other name: Small Synagogue. | |
Reșița | Reșița Synagogue | 1907–1910 | stand | Building in neglected condition. | |
Balinț | Balinț Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Sânnicolau Mare | Sânnicolau Mare Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Buziaș | Buziaș Synagogue | 1886 | ? | No more information about it. | |
Făget | Făget Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. |
Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Arad | Arad Neolog Synagogue | 1827–1834 | stand | ||
Arad | Arad Orthodox Synagogue | 1920 | |||
Oradea | Oradea Orthodox Synagogue [3] | 1890 | stand | ||
Oradea | Oradea Sion Synagogue [4] | 1878 | stand | A monumental building in good condition. Other name: Oradea Neolog Synagogue. | |
Oradea | Parasita Synagogue | c. 19th century | stand | It is in an extremely dilapidated condition. | |
Zalău | Zalău Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Suplacu de Barcău | Suplacu de Barcău Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Sântana | Sântana Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Sebiș | Sebiș Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Săvârșin | Săvârșin Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Salonta | Salonta Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Săcueni | Săcueni Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Pecica | Pecica Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Pâncota | Pâncota Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Marghita | Marghita Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Diosig | Diosig Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Cermei | Cermei Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Gurahonț | Gurahonț Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. |
Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Babadag | Babadag Synagogue | 1893 | ? | No more information about it. | |
Tulcea | Tulcea Synagogue | 1888 | stand | It has recently undergone renovations. | |
Constanța | Great Synagogue | 1911 | stand | It is in an extremely dilapidated condition. | |
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. |
Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Satu Mare | Synagogue of Țibleș street | 1912 | ? | No more information about it. | |
Satu Mare | Satu Mare Status Quo Synagogue | 1889–1892 | after 1945 | It will be demolished sometime after 1945. | |
Satu Mare | Satu Mare Synagogue | 1889 | stand | Other name: Great Temple, Decebal Street Syangogue. | |
Satu Mare | Talmud Tora Synagogue | 1927 | stand | Next to Great Temple of Satu Mare. | |
Baia Mare | Baia Mare Synagogue | 1885 | stand | The building is not in good condition. | |
Seini | Seini Synagogue | 1904 | stand | The building is not in good condition. | |
Sighetu Marmaţiei | Vijnițer Klaus Temple | 1885 | stand | It has recently undergone renovations. | |
Carei | Carei Synagogue | 1866 | stand | The building is not in good condition. | |
Carei | Carei Orthodox Synagogue [5] | destroyed | |||
Vișeu de Sus | Vișeu de Sus Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Tășnad | Tășnad Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Halmeu | Halmeu Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Orașu Nou | Orașu Nou Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. |
Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Brăila | Brăila Great Synagogue [9] | 1865 | |||
Pitești | Pitești Synagogue [10] | 1919–1925 | stand | ||
Râmnicu Sărat | Râmnicu Sărat Synagogue | 1855 | stand | ||
Târgoviște | Târgoviște Synagogue | ? | |||
Ploiești | Ploiești Synagogue | 1794–1795 | stand | Other names: Beth Israel Synagogue. | |
Buzău | Buzău Synagogue | 1855 | stand | Ruined building. |
Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Drobeta Turnu Severin | Drobeta Turnu Severin Synagogue [11] | ? | stand | Notary’s office. | |
Caracal | Caracal Synagogue | 1902 | stand | ||
Craiova | Craiova Synagogue | 1829 |
Location | Name | Built | Destroyed | Remarks | Picture |
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Bezidu Nou | Bezidu Nou Synagogue | ||||
Brașov | Brașov Synagogue | 1898–1901 | stand | It has recently undergone renovations. | |
Brașov | Brașov Orthodox Synagogue | 1877 | stand | ||
Cluj-Napoca | Cluj Orthodox Synagogue | 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. | |
Cluj-Napoca | Synagogue of George Barițiu street | ? | ? | ||
Cluj-Napoca | Reformed Synagogue | 1886–1887 | stand | Other names: Sinagoga Neologă, Templul deportaților. Partially rebuilt in 1927. | |
Cluj-Napoca | "Șas Hevra" Temple | 1922 | ? | ||
Bistrița | Bistrița Synagogue | 1856 | stand | ||
Borsec | Borsec Synagogue | ? | ? | ||
Gheorgheni | Gheorgheni Synagogue | 1927–1928 | stand | ||
Gherla | Gherla Synagogue [12] | 1903 | stand | The building is in a life-threatening condition. Renovation planned. | |
Hațeg | Hațeg Synagogue | 1884 | stand | ||
Jibou | Jibou Synagogue | ? | ? | ||
Mediaș | Mediaș Synagogue | 1896 | stand | ||
Orăștie | Orăștie Synagogue | 1878 | stand | ||
Sibiu | Sibiu Synagogue [13] | 1898–1899 | stand | ||
Sighișoara | Sighișoara Synagogue | 1903 | stand | ||
Târnăveni | Târnăveni Synagogue [14] | 19th century | stand | ||
Turda | Turda Synagogue | 1926 | stand | The building is in poor condition. | |
Șimleul Silvaniei | Șimleul Silvaniei Synagogue | 1876 | stand | It houses a Holocaust museum. | |
Târgu Mureș | Status Quo Synagogue | 1899–1900 | stand | It has recently undergone renovations. | |
Alba Iulia | Old Synagogue Synagogue | 1840 | stand | ||
Dej | "Înfrățirea" Temple | ? | stand | ||
Deva | Great Temple of Deva | 1896 | stand | ||
Teiuș | Teiuș Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Sfântu Gheorghe | Sfântu Gheorghe Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Reteag | Reteag Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Reghin | Reghin Synagogue | 1866 | ? | No more information about it. | |
Mireșu Mare | Mireșu Mare Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Luduș | Luduș Synagogue | 19th century | 1944 | Burned down. | |
Hida | Hida Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Bichiș | Bichiș Synagogue | 19th century | stand | Now a "Pálinka" center. | |
Cehu Silvaniei | Cehu Silvaniei Synagogue | ? | ? | No more information about it. | |
Făgăraș | Făgăraș Synagogue | 1848 | stand | Abandoned building. |
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