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Synagogue in the Castle Quarter

Sinagoga din Cetate
Synagogue in the Castle Quarter
Sinagoga din Cetate
Synagogue in the Castle Quarter
Original function:
synagogue
Current function:
n/a
Church:
Orthodox
Address:
Strada Mărășești 6
Historical Hungarian county:
Temes
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.7564375326, 21.2260649634
Google map:

History

The synagogue was built between 1863 and 1865 in the Moorish-Byzantine style, designed by Carl Schumann, and visited by Emperor Franz Joseph in 1872. Temesvár once had five synagogues for Jews, who made up 10% of the city's population.

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