Gazetteer of the Pale
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Results for Ochiul Alb
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mihăileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mikhayleny, Mikheylen', Mikhaylyany | 4.75 | 48°02'25"/27°37'00" |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 5.51 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 5.99 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 7.58 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Baraboi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Baraboy | 8.28 | 48°05'04"/27°37'12" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 10.10 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 10.30 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 10.66 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 10.77 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Rîşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rîşcani [Mold], Râşcani [Rom], Ryshkany [Rus], Rishkani [Yid], Rishkan, Ryskany, Ryshkanovka, Rashkan' Tyrg, Rashkani-Tyrg, Râşcani Târg, Kopachanka | 11.24 | 47°56'52"/27°33'50" |
| Shtubiyeny | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stiubieni, Ştiubeieni | 11.78 | 48°01'51"/27°30'52" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 12.77 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | 14.79 | 48°06'51"/27°48'36" | |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 15.34 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 16.19 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shurel', Shureli | 16.19 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Tarnova Hotin | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tîrnova, Târnova, Tarnova Soroca, Tyrnovo | 16.42 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 16.54 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Mîndîc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mândâc, Myndyk | 17.07 | 48°08'51"/27°47'47" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 17.27 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 17.89 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 18.14 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 19.12 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Pirjota | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parjota, Pyrzhota | 19.19 | 47°57'24"/27°25'52" |
| Sturzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sturdzeny, Sturzeni Balti | 19.31 | 47°55'02"/27°27'41" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 19.33 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Şofrîncani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shofrynkany [Rus], Shofrynkan' Lanbo | 19.51 | 48°02'54"/27°24'48" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 19.83 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Brătuşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bratushany | 20.96 | 48°04'17"/27°24'04" |
| Taul | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tsaul' | 21.59 | 48°12'45"/27°40'53" |
| Cucuieţii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cocuetii Vechi, Cucuetii Vechi, Staryye Kukuyetsy | 21.65 | 47°54'28"/27°25'57" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 22.10 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 22.57 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 22.98 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Zaicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zaykany | 23.02 | 47°58'34"/27°22'08" |
| Hiliuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Khiliutsy | 23.21 | 47°55'48"/27°23'21" |
| Cupcini | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cupcina, Kupchina, Kupchino | 23.70 | 48°06'37"/27°23'02" |
| Stolniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stolnichany | 24.29 | 48°02'24"/27°20'48" |
| Danu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Danul, Danul Vechi, Danul Vechiu, Danul Vek | 24.62 | 47°49'51"/27°29'48" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 24.74 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Parcova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Parkova | 24.78 | 48°09'08"/27°24'18" |
| Chiurt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kyurt [Rus] | 24.91 | 48°03'41"/27°20'34" |
| Donduseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Donduşeni [Rom], Dondyushany [Rus], Dondushen' [Mold], Donduşăni | 25.05 | 48°14'22"/27°36'20" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 25.53 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 26.06 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Cotova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kotova, Kotovsk, Kotovo | 26.10 | 48°09'40"/27°57'04" |
| Pociumbauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Pociumbăuţi [Mold], Pochumbeny [Rus], Pociumbeni [Rom], Pochumbavtsy, Pochumbautsi, Pochumbovtsy, Pochumbautsy, Pochembautsy, Pochumbauts' | 26.14 | 47°59'50"/27°19'19" |
| Rediul Mare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rediu Mare, Redyu-Mare | 26.26 | 48°13'56"/27°31'15" |
| Plop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Plopi, Plopy | 26.32 | 48°15'15"/27°42'16" |
| Stîrcea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starcea, Stercha, Styrcha | 27.33 | 47°47'35"/27°31'32" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 27.41 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Şaptebani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Shapte Ban, Shapte-Ban' | 27.56 | 47°53'58"/27°20'50" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 27.84 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Ruseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ruseni [Rom], Rusyany [Rus], Rusen' | 27.87 | 48°12'06"/27°24'57" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 28.32 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Mălăieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Malaesti Balti, Malayeshty | 28.39 | 47°53'05"/27°20'50" |
| Druţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Drutsa | 28.50 | 47°57'55"/27°17'50" |
| Glodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glodyany | 29.37 | 47°46'30"/27°31'08" |
| Gălăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Galashany | 29.63 | 47°52'16"/27°20'26" |
| Onesti II | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Porchulyanka, Porciuleanca | 29.91 | 48°04'00"/27°16'34" |
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 30.65 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Crişcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Krishkautsy | 30.75 | 48°15'59"/27°51'20" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 30.94 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Visoca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vysoka | 31.36 | 48°14'44"/27°55'21" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 31.36 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Paladea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Paladia, Paladiya | 31.38 | 48°14'53"/27°25'33" |
| Terebna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 31.54 | 48°02'59"/27°15'01" | |
| Rujnita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rujniţa [Rom], Ruzhnitsa [Rus] | 31.71 | 48°15'24"/27°26'11" |
| Zabriceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zabrichen, Zăbriceni | 31.76 | 48°04'25"/27°15'09" |
| Hijdieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Gizhdiyany, Hajdieni | 31.87 | 47°46'11"/27°27'35" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 31.92 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Edinet | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Edineţ [Rom], Edinets [Mold], Edintsy [Rus], Yedinets [Yid], Jedeńcy [Pol], Edineti, Ediniţa, Edinita Targ, Ediniţa-Târg, Jedyńce, Jedincy, Yedintsy, Yedinits, Yedintzi, Yedinitz, Yedintsy-Tyrg | 32.25 | 48°10'20"/27°18'12" |
| Văratic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Varatik | 32.61 | 47°55'02"/27°15'39" |
| Dărcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Darkauts, Derkautsy | 32.69 | 48°13'35"/27°59'00" |
| Petruşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Petrosani, Petrushany | 32.80 | 47°50'54"/27°18'44" |
| Climăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Klimautsy, Klimautsi | 32.97 | 48°18'45"/27°36'57" |
| Birladeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Barladeni, Barlyadyany, Borladeny | 32.98 | 48°15'54"/27°25'28" |
| Sudarca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sudarka | 32.99 | 48°18'19"/27°47'06" |
| Grinautsi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Grinauti Raia | 33.41 | 48°16'49"/27°27'03" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 33.44 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Cernoleuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chernolévka | 33.62 | 48°18'44"/27°33'50" |
| Alexandreni II | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Aleksandreny, Aleksandren' Nouy [Rus] | 33.73 | 48°08'55"/27°15'42" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 33.86 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| 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 | 34.28 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Duruitoarea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Druitory, Duritoarya Veke, Duruitoarea Veche, Duritoarya Veke, Diruitor [Rus], Duruitory, Druitory, Staryye Duruitory | 34.41 | 47°52'38"/27°15'39" |
| Badiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bădiceni [Rom], Badichany [Rus], Bodichany, Badichen', Badichani | 34.96 | 48°12'12"/28°03'09" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 35.18 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Proscureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Proskuren, Proskuryany | 35.34 | 47°51'45"/27°15'31" |
| Blesteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bleshtenautsy | 35.46 | 48°07'13"/27°13'11" |
| Costeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Costesti Balti, Kostesht, Kosteshty | 35.53 | 47°51'28"/27°15'34" |
| Păscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Paskautsy | 35.70 | 47°50'06"/27°16'43" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 35.84 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Duşmani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Voroshilovo, Dushmany, Dushman', Voroshilovka | 36.19 | 47°43'10"/27°28'49" |
| Volodeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Volodyany | 36.36 | 48°06'59"/27°12'18" |
| Limbenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Limbeny | 36.67 | 47°41'29"/27°36'30" |
| Cajba | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kazhba | 36.90 | 47°43'33"/27°26'21" |
| Livezi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Lisaveta | 36.96 | 48°14'08"/28°02'56" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 37.10 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Brinzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Branzeni, Brinzeny, Brynzen, Brynzeny, Brynzyany | 37.62 | 48°05'01"/27°10'30" |
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 37.65 | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 38.05 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Cobani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cubani, Kuban' | 38.23 | 47°46'02"/27°19'19" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 38.31 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Hlinaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Glina Mare, Glinoya | 38.43 | 48°13'19"/27°15'12" |
| Rudi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rudi [Rom], Rud' [Rus] | 38.60 | 48°19'51"/27°53'57" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 38.99 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Dingeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dinzhany, Dynzhany | 39.12 | 48°20'50"/27°29'01" |
| Hîncăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Ghincauti, Ginkautsi | 39.21 | 48°16'29"/27°18'31" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 39.23 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Cuconeştii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Kukoneshty | 39.37 | 47°58'00"/27°08'54" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 39.58 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Karpach | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Corpaci | 39.62 | 48°00'30"/27°08'22" |
| Braniste | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Braneshty, Branistea, Branişte | 39.67 | 47°47'54"/27°15'11" |
| Avrameni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Avrameny | 39.87 | 47°47'06"/27°15'57" |
