Given the role and importance of Maribor's medieval Jewish community, the synagogue in Maribor occupied the place of one of the most important synagogues in Styria. It was first mentioned in written sources in 1354, but it is probably older, as it reveals several construction phases in its structure. Today it is protected as a cultural and historical monument of national importance, and the Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor operates in it.