The Alexandreni Jewish Cemetery was most likely established in the first half of the 19th century. It is marked on a map of the region from the 1860s, and epigraphic data shows it already existed in the 1850s. The cemetery remained in use after WWII, with the latest preserved gravestone dating to the 1970s.
For more information on this site visit: https://www.esjf-cemeteries.org/fenced/alexandreni-jewish-cemetery-2/
The Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Elena was built between 1924 and 1933. Originally it was planned to build the church according to the design of the Assumption Cathedral in Astrakhan, but the Bucharest architect Adrian Gabrilescu slightly modified it. Visarion Puiu, Metropolitan Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church, wished to consecrate the cathedral immediately after its completion in the presence of King Carol II. However, in view of the weather, the monarch chose to postpone the ceremony until 14 October 1934. But one week before the scheduled date, King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was killed in Marseille. The cathedral was not consecrated until 1935.
The cemetery can be found marked on maps of the region from 1868 and 1900, and epigraphic data shows it was still in use after World War II. It has around 1,500 tombstones. The most recent preserved gravestone dates from the 1990s.
The exact period of the cemetery’s foundation is unknown, but it can be found marked on a map of the region from the 1860s. The cemetery was most likely in use until WWII. There are between 100 - 200 tombstones.
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