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. |