Câmpina, a town in Prahova County about 34 km north-west of Ploiești, grew in the late 19th century into a centre of oil extraction and refining; the Steaua Română refinery operated there from 1897. The Jewish community was small — 63 people in 1899 and 279 in 1930 — but it left a neoclassical synagogue of 1904, owned by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania and rededicated after restoration in 2016, and a cemetery inscribed in Hebrew, German and Romanian. The town lies on the road and railway that climb from Bucharest into the Prahova valley.
In Câmpina, the oil town on the way from Ploiești to the Prahova valley, stands a neoclassical synagogue of 1904, restored and rededicated by the Federation in 2016, with a cemetery inscribed in Hebrew,…
In Câmpina, the oil town on the way from Ploiești to the Prahova valley, stands a neoclassical synagogue of 1904, restored and…
The Jews of Câmpina are organised as a branch attached to the Jewish community of Ploiești.
Details from the community directory of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania (FCER), checked on 5 November 2026. Contact the community before visiting to arrange access to the synagogue or cemetery and to ask about a minyan and kosher food. FCER community directory
str. Dreptății 5 · Built in 1904
From the list of synagogues of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania (FCER), checked on 5 November 2026. Synagogues marked “In use” are listed as functioning. The others still stand but may be closed or used as a museum or hall. Arrange visits with the community in advance. FCER list
No address on the official list
From the Federation’s cemetery list (2007). Arrange visits in advance with the community, which holds the keys.
Map of Jewish cemeteries in RomaniaAstronomical calculation for the town-centre coordinates, sea-level horizon, Romanian time: dawn 16.1°, tallit & tefillin 11.5°, nightfall 7.083°, candle lighting 18 minutes before sunset, Shabbat ends 8.5°. For orientation only; consult a rabbi on questions of halacha.
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