Gazetteer of the Pale

        The Pale of Jewish Settlement existed from the late 1790’s until 1917. Much of Jewish ancestry hails from this region making it a popular target for Jewish research. After 1825, the Pale consisted of the fifteen western provinces of the Russian Empire, not including the Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland). Before 1825 the province of Astrakhan was included, and until 1887 the Taganrog district around the mouth of the Don river was attached to the province of Ekaterinoslav. A small number of localities have been included from these areas. By 1881 there were 2.9 million Jews living in the Pale of Settlement, which amounted to 12.5% of the total population of Imperial Russia.
        The Gazetteer has been assembled to assist in finding settlements, once home to Jews, in over 5,000 locations in the former Pale. Many of these were home for Jews up to the end of WWI, as well as between WWI and WWII. Distinguishing between these two periods is not accomplished by this data set. However, comparisons of proximity for locations up to a 40 kilometer radius are given for every place search and links to additional information are found on pins in the map window. Localities (1,469) with links in the District column in search results are part of the JewishGen Communities Database.
 
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Results for Osveya

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Osveya Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Osveya [Rus], Aśvieja [Bel], Oświej [Pol], Osvei, Asveja, Asveya 56°01'09"/28°06'30"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Gal'kovshchina Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Hatowszczyzna 3.91 55°59'14"/28°08'02"
Skaune Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Šķaune [Latv], Polishcheno [Rus], Poliszczyzna [Pol], Poļeščina, Poļešķina, Shkyane, Shtyaune, Škauna, Landskorona 14.83 56°08'21"/28°00'15"
Kokhanovichi Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Kochanovitch, Kakhanavichy 16.68 55°52'11"/28°07'53"
Rositsa Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Rositsa [Rus, Bel], Rositza [Yid], Rosica [Pol] 24.22 55°55'08"/27°45'46"
Borovaja Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Borivka, Borofka, Borovije, Borovaya 26.02 56°14'51"/28°00'56"
Istra Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Istras 27.27 56°15'06"/27°58'04"
Drissa Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Vyerkhnyadzvinsk [Bel], Verkhnedvinsk [Rus, since 1962], Drissa [Rus, pre-1962], Drisa [Yid], Dryssa [Pol], Werchnedwinsk [Ger], Dryassa, Drysa, Vierchniadźvinsk, Verchnjadzvinsk 29.01 55°46'35"/27°56'16"
Astne Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Asūne, Osiuns 30.27 56°01'33"/27°37'17"
Pasiene Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Pasiyene, Posinya, Pasīne 30.34 56°17'26"/28°09'40"
Bubny Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Jewish agri colony 1858. 30.72 55°44'35"/28°07'07"
Leonpol' Bel. Vilna Disna Leonpol' [Rus], Leonpol [Pol], Lavonpal [Bel], Levinpol [Yid], Ljavonpal' 31.50 55°48'01"/27°47'15"
Robežnieki Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Robezhniyeki, Pustiņa, Pustynya, Pustiņas 31.79 55°58'27"/27°36'12"
Zirgi Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa 32.96 56°15'26"/27°47'29"
Yukhovichi Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Yukhavichy [Bel], Yukhovichi [Rus], Yuchavitz [Yid], Juczowicze [Pol], Juchavichy, Yukhovitsh 33.47 56°00'43"/28°38'48"
Ezernieki Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Buckmuische, Bukmuiža 33.64 56°11'12"/27°39'24"
Rundēni Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Rundāne, Rundāni 33.67 56°16'38"/27°49'25"
Klyastitsy Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Klyastitsa [Bel], Klaścice [Pol], Klastits 34.26 55°53'20"/28°36'25"
Volyntsy Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Volyntsy [Rus], Volintza [Yid], Vałyncy [Bel], Wołyńce [Pol], Volynets, Valintsy, Wolynez, Wołyniec 34.84 55°42'32"/28°11'11"
Mortiņi Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Mortani 36.18 56°13'38"/27°39'33"
Dagda Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Dagda [Latv, Rus], Dagde [Yid], Dagden [Ger], Dageten, Dedga, Dagdas 36.74 56°05'46"/27°31'58"
Sebezh Russ. Vitebsk Sebezh Sebezh [Rus], Siebież [Pol], Sebez 37.69 56°17'10"/28°28'60"
Indra Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Bolbinovo, Balbinova 39.01 55°52'37"/27°32'08"