List of synagogues in Croatia explained

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.

LocationNameBuiltDestroyedRemarksPicture
BjelovarBjelovar Old Synagogue1882?http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1726
BjelovarBjelovar Synagogue1917standServes as a home of culture.http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1727
ĐakovoĐakovo Synagogue1863–18801941The building was set on fire.
CakovecCakovec Synagogue18361944The synagogue was demolished in May 1944 and a monument was erected to commemorate the place.
Donji MiholjacDonji Miholjac Synagogue1913after 1948Abandoned in 1941, the building sold in 1948.http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1728
DubrovnikDubrovnik Synagogue15th centurystandOwned 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.
IlokIlok Synagogue18551949The original synagogue was rebuilt after a fire in 1873. It was sold and demolished in 1949.
KarlovacKarlovac Synagogue1870–18711960sAfter the war, around 1960, Karlovac Synagogue was demolished by the regime of SFR Yugoslavia.http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1730
KoprivnicaKoprivnica Synagogue1875–1876standThe synagogue building has been preserved to this day, interior has been significantly destroyed due to significant alterations and changes in functions. Renovation since 2020.
KriževciKriževci Synagogue1895standThe building has been preserved to this day, but its appearance has been completely altered by a number of renovations.http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1735
NasiceNasice Synagogue1893–18981942The building was demolished.http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1738
OsijekOsijek Synagogue (I)18691950It burned down in April 1941 and was completely demolished nine years later.http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1740
OsijekOsijek Synagogue (II)1901–1903standThe building has lost its original function and is now owned by the Lutheran Pentecostal Church.http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1741
PakracPakrac Synagogue18751941The building was destroyed.http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1742
Podravka SlatinaPodravka Slatina Synagogue1896standThe building is still standing, although it has been altered into different function during the Socialist Yugoslavia. http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1747
PozegaPozega Synagogue18851941The building was demolished.
RijekaRijeka Synagogue1902–19031944The Rijeka Synagogue was destroyed on January 25, 1944, during Nazi occupation of Rijeka.
SisakSisak Synagogue1870–1880standDespite 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 BrodSlavonski Brod Synagogue18961944The synagogue was reportedly destroyed in early 1945 by an Allied bombing.http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1745
SplitSplit Synagogue16th centurystandOwned by the local Jewish community.
VaraždinVaraždin Synagogue1860–1862standDamaged in 1941, during World War II. Confiscated in 1946, rebuilt for other functions. Renovated 2021.
VinkovciVinkovci Synagogue19231941–1942Vinkovci Synagogue was destroyed during World War II in 1941–1942 by the regime of the Independent State of Croatia. http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1749
ViroviticaVirovitica Synagogue1860–18631941The synagogue was destroyed and looted in 1918 and completely demolished in 1941.http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1751
VukovarVukovar Synagogue18891958Building looted during WW II; razed in 1958http://judaica.cz/?page_id=2798#gallery/f34ae44bf0049e7afcb4a0d8ce7b87c8/1752
ZagrebZagreb Synagogue1866–18671942The synagogue was destroyed during World War II.

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