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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] | ||
| Synagogue of Philippopolis | Plovdiv | 3rd – 4th century | in ruins | [4] | ||
| Vidin Synagogue | Vidin | 1894 | in ruins, building being reconstructed | [5] | ||
| Varna Sephardic Synagogue | Varna | 1890 | Moorish Revival, Gothic Revival | in ruins | [6] | |
| Varna Ashkenazi Synagogue | Varna | 1910 | Reconstructed in 2007, functioning | [6] | ||
| Burgas Synagogue | Burgas | 1909 | Moorish Revival, Neo-Byzantine, Neoclassical | now used as Petko Zadgorski Burgas Art Gallery, building being reconstructed | [7] | |
| Samokov Synagogue | Samokov | 1860 | in ruins | [8][9] | ||
| Pazardzhik Great Synagogue | Pazardzhik | 1850 | Bulgarian National Revival Neo-Baroque | not functioning | [10] | |
| Pazardzhik Small Synagogue | Pazardzhik | 1872 | Bulgarian National Revival | not functioning | [11] | |
| Shumen Synagogue | Shumen | mid-19th century | Demolished | , בית_הכנסת_בשומן [he] | [12] | |
| Dobrich Synagogue | Dobrich | 1887 | ||||
| Gotse Delchev Synagogue | Gotse Delchev (town) | early 20th century | ||||
| Silistra Synagogue | Silistra | preserved | [2] | |||
| Yambol Synagogue (Bulgaria) | Yambol | 1896 | now used as George Papazov Art Gallery | בית_הכנסת_בימבול [he] |
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2011) |
References edit
- ^ . Jewish Heritage in Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 2001-06-28. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ "About". Sofia Synagogue. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ "Еврейска синагога "Цион" - Пловдив" (in Bulgarian). Pure Bulgaria. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ "Synagogue of Philippopolis". ancient-stadium-plovdiv.eu. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
- ^ "Еврейската синагога" (in Bulgarian). Видин онлайн — Информационният портал на Видин. Retrieved 2009-09-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Петров, Борислав. "Еврейски синагоги" (in Bulgarian). Varna.info.bg. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ Ингилизова, Йорданка (2009-02-02). "Реставрират фасадата на Синагогата" (in Bulgarian). Фактор. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ "Самоков: Еврейското наследство" (in Bulgarian). Капитал. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ (in Bulgarian). Община Самоков. Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ . Jewish Heritage in Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 2002-04-14. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ "The Little Synagogue in Pazardzhik". pzdnes.com.
- ^ . Jewish Heritage in Bulgaria. Archived from the original on 2003-12-07. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
External links edit
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- Dimana Trankova, Anthony Georgieff, Guide to Jewish Bulgaria, Vagabond Media Sofia 2011