Temples in Europe

By Himanshu Bhatt

List of Temples in Europe

Table of official Hindu temples in Europe:

Country	Number of Temples	Cities (and affiliated sect)
Belarus	1	Viciebskaja voblasć
Belgium	3	Antwerpen, Durbuy, Septon
Germany	3	Cologne, Munich
Hungary	4	Budapest, Eger, Somogyvámos
Ireland	1	Dublin
Italy	3	Genoa, Rome, Telni
Latvia	1	Riga
Lithuania	2	Kaunas, Kedainiu
Macedonia
Moldova	1	Chișinău
Netherlands	3	Amsterdam, The Hague
Norway	1	Oslo
Poland	2	Mysiadlo, Wroclaw
Portugal	1	Lisboa
Romania	2	Bucharest, Timisoara
Russia	18	Chelyabinsk, Elizavetinskaya, Ivanovo, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhnij Novgorod, Omsk, Rostov, Samara, Sergiyev Posad (Irkutskaya oblast'), Sochi, Sotnikovo, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Yaroslavl, Yekaterinburg
Slovakia	2	Bratislava, Kokosovce - New Ekacakra
Spain	6 (5 Hare Krishna, and 1 Ananda Marga)	Albany, Barcelona, Brihuega - New Vraja Mandala, Madrid, Malanga
Sweden	10 (6 HK, 1 Swaminarayan, 1 Ananda Marga, 1 Brahma Kumari, and 3 others)	Gothenburg, Grodinge, Jarna - New Caitanya Candrodaya Mandir, Lund, Stockholm, Uppsala
Switzerland	3	Langenthal, Locarno, Zurich
Ukraine	22	Artemovsk, Bahchisaray, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Kharkov, Kiev - Demetrius, Kiev - New Navadvipa, Kirovograd, Kirovograd - Ave. University, Kramatorsk, Krivoy Rog, Lugansk, Lutsk, Makeyevka, Mariupol, Nikolaev, Tiraspol, Verhnedneprovsk, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhia Vedic Club, Zaporozhye
United Kingdom	13	Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Coventry, Leicester, London - Bhaktivedanta Manor, London - Matchless Gift, London - New Gokul Farm, London - Soho Street, London - South Norwood, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Redbridge, Romford, Swansea, Upper Lough Erne - Govindadwipa, Dhama

Mitra Temples

Prior to Christianity, worship of Mitra, known as Mithraism, was very popular in Europe. Christianity had assimilated many of the traditions of Mithraic worship to gain Mithra-worshipers and convert them to Christians by recognizing their customs.

In Europe Mithraic temples are known as 'Mithraeums', while the Sanskrit equivalents would be known as 'Mitralayas' or 'Mitradwaras.'

Table of Major Mitra temples in Europe:

Country	Image	Number of Temples	Cities (and affiliated sect)	Establishment Date
Bosnia	Temple in Jajce.
France	Excavated Temple in Angers. Excavated Temple in Biesheim. File:Mackwiller Temple.jpg Temple in Mackwiller. Temple in Sarrebourg's remains in museum. Temple in Strasbourg's (district of Koenigshoffen) remains in museum.
Germany	Temple in Cologne's remains in museum. Excavated Temple in Dieburg/Darmstadt. File:Frankfurt-Heddernheim.jpg Temple in Frankfurt-Heddernheim. Excavated Temple in Freiburg im Breisgau. Temple in Gimmeldingen's remains in a musuem. File:Güglingen Temple.jpg Temple in Güglingen. File:Hanau Temple.jpg Temple in Hanau. File:Heidelberg Temple.jpg Temple in Heidelberg. File:Königsbrunn Temple.jpg Temple in Königsbrunn. File:Mainz Temple.jpg Temple in Mainz. File:Neuss Temple.jpg Temple in Neuss. File:Osterburken Temple.jpg Temple in Osterburken. Excavated Temple in Riegel am Kaiserstuhl. Reconstructed Temple in Saalburg. Excavated Temple in Saarbrücken. File:Schwarzerden Temple.jpg Temple in Schwarzerden. File:Wiesloch Temple.jpg Temple in Wiesloch.
Hungary	Excavated Temple in Aquincum (Aquincum Mithraeum of Victorinus.) File:Savaria Mithraeum.jpg Temple in Savaria. Reconstructed Temple in Fertorakos
Italy	Excavated Temple in Rome. Excavated Temple in Rome. Excavated Temple in Rome. Excavated Mithraeum of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. Excavated Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome. Excavated Santa Prisca Mithraeum in Rome. Excavated Mithraeum of Ostia Antica. Excavated Mithraeum of Sutri. Excavated Santa Maria Capua Vetere in Campania. Excavated Mithraeum of Naples in Campania.
Romania
Slovenia	Reconstructed Mithraeum III In Ptuj (Pettau) at Zborn Breg (Zgornji Breg / Ober-Rann) was discovered in 1913 between Roman villas which are situated between the Brunnwasser and the Pragerhoferstreet. The finds are preserved in the sanctuary. This is a reconstructed temple. [1]
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom	Temple in Brocolitia (Carrawburgh).			Brocolitia (Carrawburgh)

See also

• UNESCO Hindu World Heritage Sites
• Pilgrimages
• Temples
• The spread of Hinduism
• Hindu World War II Warriors
• Tīrtha

External Resources

• Hindu Temples Locator
• Europeans Mithraeums
• Where did archeologists find Mithraeums?
• Reconstruction of a Mithraeum in United Kingdom

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Himanshu Bhatt

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