List of synagogues in Bulgaria

This is a list of synagogues, Jewish houses of prayer, in Bulgaria.

Name Location Built Architectural style[1] Status Image Reference
Sofia Synagogue Sofia 1909 Moorish Revival functioning [2]
Plovdiv Synagogue (Zion) Plovdiv 1887 functioning [3]
Vidin Synagogue Vidin 1894 in ruins, building being reconstructed [4]
Varna Sephardic Synagogue Varna 1890 Moorish Revival, Gothic Revival in ruins [5]
Varna Ashkenazi Synagogue Varna 1910 demolished 2007 [5]
Burgas Synagogue Burgas 1909 Moorish Revival, Neo-Byzantine, Neoclassical now used as Petko Zadgorski Burgas Art Gallery, building being reconstructed [6]
Samokov Synagogue Samokov 1860 in ruins [7][8]
Pazardzhik Synagogue Pazardzhik 1850 Bulgarian National Revival Neo-Baroque not functioning [9]
Shumen Synagogue Shumen mid-19th century in ruins [10]
Dobrich Synagogue Dobrich 1887
Gotse Delchev Synagogue Gotse Delchev (town) early 20th century
Silistra Synagogue Silistra preserved
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References

  1. ↑ "Jewish Heritage in Bulgaria". Jewish Heritage in Bulgaria. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  2. ↑ "About". Sofia Synagogue. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  3. ↑ "Еврейска синагога “Цион” - Пловдив" (in Bulgarian). Pure Bulgaria. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  4. ↑ "Еврейската синагога" (in Bulgarian). Видин онлайн — Информационният портал на Видин. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  5. 1 2 Петров, Борислав. "Еврейски синагоги" (in Bulgarian). Varna.info.bg. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  6. ↑ Ингилизова, Йорданка (2009-02-02). "Реставрират фасадата на Синагогата" (in Bulgarian). Фактор. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  7. ↑ "Самоков: Еврейското наследство" (in Bulgarian). Капитал. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  8. ↑ "Синагога" (in Bulgarian). Община Самоков. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  9. ↑ "The Big Synagogue in Pazardzhik". Jewish Heritage in Bulgaria. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  10. ↑ "The Shoumen Synagogue". Jewish Heritage in Bulgaria. Retrieved 2009-09-09.

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