List of synagogues in Croatia
This list of synagogues in Croatia contains active, otherwise used and destroyed synagogues in Croatia. The list of Croatia 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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Bjelovar | Bjelovar Old Synagogue | 1882 | ? | [1] | |
Bjelovar | Bjelovar Synagogue | 1917 | stand | Serves as a home of culture. | [2] |
Đakovo | Đakovo Synagogue | 1863–1880 | 1941 | The building was set on fire. | |
Cakovec | Cakovec Synagogue | 1836 | 1944 | The synagogue was demolished in May 1944 and a monument was erected to commemorate the place. | |
Donji Miholjac | Donji Miholjac Synagogue | 1913 | after 1948 | Abandoned in 1941, the building sold in 1948. | [3] |
Dubrovnik | Dubrovnik Synagogue | 15th century | stand | Owned by the local Jewish community, the main floor still functions as a place of worship for Holy days and special occasions, but is now mainly a city museum which hosts numerous Jewish ritual items and centuries-old artifacts. | ![]() |
Ilok | Ilok Synagogue | 1855 | 1949 | The original synagogue was rebuilt after a fire in 1873. It was sold and demolished in 1949. | |
Karlovac | Karlovac Synagogue | 1870–1871 | 1960s | After the war, around 1960, Karlovac Synagogue was demolished by the regime of SFR Yugoslavia. | [4] |
Koprivnica | Koprivnica Synagogue | 1875–1876 | stand | The synagogue building has been preserved to this day, interior has been significantly destroyed due to significant alterations and changes in functions. Renovation since 2020. | ![]() |
Križevci | Križevci Synagogue | 1895 | stand | The building has been preserved to this day, but its appearance has been completely altered by a number of renovations. | [5] |
Nasice | Nasice Synagogue | 1893–1898 | 1942 | The building was demolished. | [6] |
Osijek | Osijek Synagogue (I) | 1869 | 1950 | It burned down in April 1941 and was completely demolished nine years later. | [7] |
Osijek | Osijek Synagogue (II) | 1901–1903 | stand | The building has lost its original function and is now owned by the Lutheran Pentecostal Church. | [8] |
Pakrac | Pakrac Synagogue | 1875 | 1941 | The building was destroyed. | [9] |
Podravka Slatina | Podravka Slatina Synagogue | 1896 | stand | The building is still standing, although it has been altered into different function during the Socialist Yugoslavia. | [10] |
Pozega | Pozega Synagogue | 1885 | 1941 | The building was demolished. | |
Rijeka | Rijeka Synagogue | 1902–1903 | 1944 | The Rijeka Synagogue was destroyed on January 25, 1944, during Nazi occupation of Rijeka. | ![]() |
Sisak | Sisak Synagogue | 1870–1880 | stand | Despite the fact that the synagogue was partially destroyed during World War II, it was transformed and transformed into a music school that still operates today. | |
Slavonski Brod | Slavonski Brod Synagogue | 1896 | 1944 | The synagogue was reportedly destroyed in early 1945 by an Allied bombing. | [11] |
Split | Split Synagogue | 16th century | stand | Owned by the local Jewish community. | ![]() |
Varaždin | Varaždin Synagogue | 1860–1862 | stand | Damaged in 1941, during World War II. Confiscated in 1946, rebuilt for other functions. Renovated 2021. | ![]() |
Vinkovci | Vinkovci Synagogue | 1923 | 1941–1942 | Vinkovci Synagogue was destroyed during World War II in 1941–1942 by the regime of the Independent State of Croatia. | [12] |
Virovitica | Virovitica Synagogue | 1860–1863 | 1941 | The synagogue was destroyed and looted in 1918 and completely demolished in 1941. | [13] |
Vukovar | Vukovar Synagogue | 1889 | 1958 | Building looted during WW II; razed in 1958 | [14] |
Zagreb | Zagreb Synagogue | 1866–1867 | 1942 | The synagogue was destroyed during World War II. | ![]() |
Sources
- "Jewish Postcards | Europe - Synagogues and People | Croatia". judaica.cz.