Gazetteer of the Pale
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| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 3.81 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 6.14 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 8.06 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 8.51 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 9.52 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Balti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bălţi [Mold, Rom], Bel'tsy [Rus], Belz [Yid, Ger], Bel'tsi [Ukr], Bielce [Pol], Belts', Beltz, Bieltsi, Belzy, Beltsy, Byelcy, Baltsy | 9.82 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 10.09 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 11.02 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 13.21 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 13.31 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 13.46 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 13.65 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 15.72 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 15.92 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 16.25 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 16.37 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 16.51 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 16.66 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 16.75 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 17.03 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 17.10 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 17.11 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 18.15 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 18.78 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 19.52 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 19.58 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 20.36 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 20.45 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 21.00 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 21.00 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 21.56 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 22.03 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 22.22 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 22.30 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 22.57 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Chiscareni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо | 22.67 | 47°34'26"/28°00'39" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 23.08 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 23.40 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 23.80 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 23.87 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 24.73 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 25.04 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 25.05 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 25.30 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 25.53 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 25.87 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 26.04 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 26.05 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 26.11 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 27.86 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 28.21 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 28.21 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 28.70 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 28.92 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 29.06 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 29.58 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 29.68 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 30.28 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 30.32 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 30.70 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Flaminzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny | 30.81 | 47°29'56"/28°05'24" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 31.00 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 31.07 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 31.30 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 31.66 | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 32.06 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Valea lui Vlad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad | 33.01 | 47°28'55"/28°07'42" |
| Dumbrăviţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa | 33.07 | 47°28'47"/28°06'27" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 33.18 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 33.30 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Pînzăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Panzareni, Pynzareny | 33.34 | 47°37'13"/27°40'40" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 33.37 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 33.50 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 33.64 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 34.05 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Falesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Făleşti [Rom], Faleshti [Yid], Foleshty [Rus], Falesht', Feleshti, Faleshty | 34.08 | 47°34'36"/27°42'45" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 34.16 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 34.28 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 34.31 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Bobletici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bobletichi | 34.32 | 47°27'60"/28°03'17" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 34.45 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 34.88 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Limbenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Limbeny | 35.00 | 47°41'29"/27°36'30" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 35.33 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 35.40 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 35.80 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 35.88 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 35.89 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Cucioaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kuchoya, Kuchoyya | 36.28 | 47°27'37"/28°11'08" |
| Ciolacu Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuluk, Ciolacu Vechiu, Staraya Chelakovka | 36.40 | 47°28'35"/27°51'40" |
| Ciolacu Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Chelakovka, Novaya Chelakovka [Rus], Cholaku-Nou, Novyy Cholak | 36.52 | 47°29'06"/27°49'53" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 36.53 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Sărata Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Sarata, Tomai | 36.67 | 47°29'57"/27°47'29" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 36.98 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 37.04 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Ustia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ust'ye | 37.10 | 47°39'45"/27°35'34" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 37.32 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 37.59 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Receşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Racesti, Rachesti, Recheshty | 37.66 | 47°47'17"/28°33'47" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 37.82 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Găuzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gauzeny | 37.82 | 47°45'19"/28°33'53" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 38.14 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Sărata Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Sarata | 38.29 | 47°30'09"/27°44'50" |
| Coşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kosheny | 38.40 | 47°26'31"/27°55'31" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 38.46 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Ţîghira | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tagara, Tsygira | 38.47 | 47°26'47"/27°53'60" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 38.65 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 38.82 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 39.17 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 39.19 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 39.23 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 39.31 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 39.58 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Albinetul Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Albinitsa, Staryy Albinets | 39.82 | 47°33'32"/27°38'07" |
| Dobruşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dobrusha, Slobozia Dobrusa | 39.92 | 47°47'11"/28°35'36" |
| Stîrcea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starcea, Stercha, Styrcha | 39.93 | 47°47'35"/27°31'32" |
