Satu Mare Synagogue

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Satu Mare Synagogue
Romanian: Templul Mare din Satu Mare
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The synagogue façade, in 2007
Religion
Affiliation Neolog Judaism
Rite Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Synagogue
StatusActive
Location
Location4 Decebal Street, Satu Mare, Transylvania
Country Romania
Harta jud Satu Mare.svg
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Location of the synagogue in Satu Mare
Geographic coordinates 47°47′27″N22°52′28″E / 47.7908°N 22.8745°E / 47.7908; 22.8745
Architecture
Type Synagogue architecture
Style Moorish Revival
Completed1870
Materials Brick
Official nameSatu Mare: Ansamblul sinagogii / Sinagogă
TypeMonumente de arhitectură
Reference no.SM-II-a-B-05207 / .01
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The Satu Mare Synagogue (Romanian : Templul Mare din Satu Mare), also known as the Decebal Street Synagogue, is a Neolog Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 4 Decebal Street, in Satu Mare, Transylvania, Romania.

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The synagogue is included on the National Register of Historic Monuments in Romania. [2]

Designed in the Moorish Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1870. [1] It has a tripartite façade, with the prayer house and the temple beside the facade. [3] In 2004, a Holocaust memorial was dedicated in the synagogue's courtyard. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Great Temple in Satu Mare". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2015: Județol Satu Mare" (PDF). Ministerul Culturii (in Romanian). Guvernul României. 2018. p. 2228. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  3. "Satu Mare Synagogue" (in Romanian). June 5, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  4. "Satu-Mare, Romania". Holocaust Survivors 45 Aid Society. Retrieved June 21, 2024.

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