List of massacres in Romania


The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in the territory of present-day Romania :
NameDatePresent locationDeathsNotes
Siculeni massacre7 January 1764Csík-Mádéfalva, Principality of Transylvania, Habsburg monarchy Memorial plaque unveiled on the spot in 1899 mentions 200 victims.
Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișanlate 1784Grand Principality of Transylvania, Habsburg Monarchy Mostly Hungarian nobles and Hungarian civilians in towns were targeted in a total of 133 settlements. Further thousands were forcedly converted to Romanian Orthodoxy.
Mihalț massacre2 June 1848Michelsdorf, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire After an illegal attack on a noble estate in the village, thousands of armed peasants from Obreja, Cistei, and Crăciunelu de Jos gathered to refuse the entry of the imperial investigative committee, and the entry of the official regiment sent by Anton von Puchner, commander in chief of the Austrian troops in Transylvania. The resulting armed clash killed 12 Romanian peasants and 1 Hungarian soldier. This was the first Transylvanian armed conflict in 1848 and played a major role in the exacerbation of political-ethnic differences in the region.
Nadab massacre10 September 1848Nadab, Arad County, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire 3 ethnic RomaniansHungarian troops killed ethnic Romanian civilians after they opposed conscription.
Aranyoslóna massacre12 September 1848AranyoslónaHungarian troops shoot in the mass of ethnic Romanian civilians who gathered to oppose the conscription. In the clash also Hungarians fell.
Geoagiu massacreOctober 1848Gergesdorf, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire Mostly civilians
Bucerdea Vinoasă massacreOctober 1848Botschard, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire Mostly civilians
Stremț massacreOctober 1848Nussschloss, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire Local noble families
Alba Iulia massacreOctober 1848Karlsburg, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire Civilians
Grindeni massacreOctober 1848Gerendkeresztúr, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire Civilians
Lunca Mureșului massacreOctober 1848Holten, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire Civilians
Hațeg massacreOctober 1848Wallenthal, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire Civilians massacred on the order of the Romanian Orthodox priest.
Ocna Mureș massacreOctober 1848Miereschhall, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire Civilians living in the town
Micăsasa massacreOctober 1848Feigendorf, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire All locals except for one family were massacred
Sângătin massacre14 October 1848Kleinenyed, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire Mostly civilians
Zlatna massacre22–24 October 1848Kleinschlatten, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire All the Hungarian civilians fled from the town but were raided near the village Presaca Ampoiului and were all massacred. The town was completely destroyed.
Ighiu massacre29 October 1848Grabendorf, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire The entire Hungarian population of the village, except for the Hungarian priest was massacred.
Bochia massacre30 October 1848Boklya, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire Mostly civilians
Unirea massacre13 November 1848Oberwinz, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire The whole village was destroyed and most civilians massacred
Aiud massacre8–17 January 1849Straßburg am Mieresch, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire Mostly civilians. The whole city with the ancient Bethlen College was burned and destroyed. Mass rape and torture.
Iara massacre15 and 17 January 1849Jahren, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire Civilians
Benic massacreJanuary 1849Unter-Hahnenberg, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire By the order of the Romanian Greek Catholic priest, the entire Hungarian population was wiped out
Heria massacreJanuary 1849Brenndorf, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire
Abrud massacre9 and 17 May 1849Großschlatten, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire Mass torture and rape. Casualties were mostly miners and officers and their families.
Buceș massacre9 May 1849Bucsesd, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire
Butyin massacre6 August 1848Butyin, Arad County, Grand Principality of Transylvania, Austrian Empire 8 ethnic RomaniansEthnic Romanians killed for opposing the plundering by Hungarian troops.
Massacres during the Peasants' RevoltMarch–April 1907Western Moldavia and southern Wallachia, Kingdom of RomaniaPeasants rebelling against economic conditions killed in various places across the country
1916 Galați massacre13 June 1916Galați, Covurlui County, Kingdom of Romania Workers participating in an anti-war demonstration shot by the army
Lăzarea massacre22 September 1916Gyergyószárhegy, Austria-Hungary The leadership of the village was shot in a mass grave without trial, further 57 civilians only escaped because a high-ranking officer arrived and stopped the massacre.
8 November 1918Jósikafalva, Austria-Hungary 45–50 civiliansMostly ethnic Romanians
Theater's Square massacre13 December 1918Bucharest, Kingdom of RomaniaStriking workers shot by the army
19 April 1919Köröstárkány and Kisnyégerfalva, Hungarian Soviet Republic All civilians.
Lupeni massacre6 August 1929Lupeni, Hunedoara County, Kingdom of RomaniaStriking workers shot by the army and the gendarmerie
Grivița massacre16 February 1933Bucharest, Kingdom of RomaniaStriking workers shot by the army and the gendarmerie
1940 Galați massacre30 June 1940Galați, Covurlui County, Kingdom of Romania Bessarabians returning home and Jewish Romanians wanting to escape the anti-Semitic regime shot while waiting to cross into the Soviet Union
Dorohoi pogrom1 July 1940Dorohoi, Dorohoi County, Kingdom of Romania Jewish community in Dorohoi claims the death toll between 165 and 200.
Nușfalău massacre8 September 1940Szilágynagyfalu, Northern Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary
Treznea massacre9 September 1940Treznea, Northern Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary
Ip massacre14 September 1940Ip, Northern Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary 158, including an unborn child
Jilava massacre26 November 1940Jilava, Ilfov County, Kingdom of Romania
Bucharest pogrom22 January 1941Bucharest, Kingdom of RomaniaOther five Jews were missing and presumed dead.
Iași pogrom29 June - 6 July 1941Iași, Iași County, Kingdom of RomaniaUnder the direction of Marshal Ion Antonescu, one third of the city's Jewish population was exterminated
Aita Seacă massacre4 September 1944Szárazajta, Northern Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary --
Luduș massacre5–13 September 1944Marosludas, Northern Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary
Sărmașu massacre17 September 1944Nagysármás, Northern Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary
24 September 1944Hărcana, Northern Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary
Various massacres by the Maniu GuardSeptember–October 1944Northern Transylvania, Kingdom of HungaryMihăileni, Gheorgheni, Sândominic, Zimbor, Aghireș, Huedin
14 October 1944Majszin, Northern Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary Two men were also seriously injured.
Eugen Grigore caseJuly 1974Ciurea, Iași County, Socialist Republic of RomaniaAround 50 other people were also injured.
Romanian Revolution of 198916–25 December 1989Main Romanian cities, Socialist Republic of Romania
Ethnic clashes of Târgu Mureș19–21 March 1990Târgu Mureș, Mureș County, RomaniaHundreds of people were also wounded.
June 1990 Mineriad13–15 June 1990Bucharest, Romania
September 1991 Mineriad25–28 September 1991Bucharest, Romania
Hădăreni riots20 September 1993Hădăreni, Mureș County, Romania
2012 Bucharest hair salon shooting5 March 2012Bucharest, RomaniaA 51-year old man killed 2 people and injured another 8 people in a salon in Bucharest.
Săpoca Hospital massacre18 August 2019Săpoca, Buzău County, RomaniaA 38-year-old man hospitalised at The Săpoca Hospital killed 5 people and hurt 8 with an infusion stand