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Results for Bilicenii Vechi
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singerei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Angereii Noui, Lazovsk, Sangerei | 7.49 | 47°38'11"/28°08'35" |
| Pompa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | 7.76 | 47°39'18"/27°56'37" | |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 8.01 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Chiscareni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobozia-Chişcăreni, Sloboda Kishkaren', Kishkaren', Kishkaryany, Lazo, Kishkareni, Kishkereni, Лазо | 9.50 | 47°34'26"/28°00'39" |
| Iezărenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Starayazareny, Staryye Yezareny | 10.48 | 47°33'56"/28°05'16" |
| Brejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Brezhen, Brezheny, Brezhen' | 11.00 | 47°34'48"/28°08'29" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 11.47 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Glinjeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Glingeni, Glinzheny | 13.10 | 47°36'01"/27°53'35" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 13.31 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Copăceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kopacheny | 14.69 | 47°36'57"/28°14'03" |
| 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 | 14.84 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Mărăndeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Marandeny, Maranden' | 16.19 | 47°39'54"/27°49'53" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 16.87 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 16.99 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 17.22 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Zgărdeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Zgordeshty | 17.58 | 47°31'50"/28°11'26" |
| Flaminzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Flamanzeni, Flamynzeny | 17.74 | 47°29'56"/28°05'24" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 17.77 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 18.38 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Dumbrăviţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Dumbrăviţa [Rom], Dumbrovitsa [Rus], Dumbrovista, Dumbrevitsa, Dumbravitsa | 20.11 | 47°28'47"/28°06'27" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 20.19 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Valea lui Vlad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Valea lui Vlad [Rom], Valya-luy-Vlad [Rus], Valea-lui-Vlad | 20.26 | 47°28'55"/28°07'42" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 20.71 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Bobletici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bobletichi | 21.05 | 47°27'60"/28°03'17" |
| Pepeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pepeny | 22.13 | 47°38'13"/28°20'29" |
| Prepeliţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prepelitsa | 23.22 | 47°35'18"/28°20'26" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 23.35 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 23.64 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 23.78 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Mîndreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mandresti, Myndreshty | 24.02 | 47°30'19"/28°16'37" |
| Cucioaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kuchoya, Kuchoyya | 24.10 | 47°27'37"/28°11'08" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 24.13 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Ciolacu Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chuluk, Ciolacu Vechiu, Staraya Chelakovka | 24.36 | 47°28'35"/27°51'40" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 24.47 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Ciolacu Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Chelakovka, Novaya Chelakovka [Rus], Cholaku-Nou, Novyy Cholak | 24.97 | 47°29'06"/27°49'53" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 25.20 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Ilenuţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ilineuca, Ilineuka, Yelėnovka, Ilenevka | 25.23 | 47°38'06"/27°42'43" |
| Coşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kosheny | 25.48 | 47°26'31"/27°55'31" |
| Ţîghira | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tagara, Tsygira | 25.78 | 47°26'47"/27°53'60" |
| Sărata Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Sarata, Tomai | 25.91 | 47°29'57"/27°47'29" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 26.45 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Fundurii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Funduri, Staryye Fundury | 26.52 | 47°44'31"/27°43'01" |
| Falesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Făleşti [Rom], Faleshti [Yid], Foleshty [Rus], Falesht', Feleshti, Faleshty | 26.58 | 47°34'36"/27°42'45" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 26.75 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Banesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Baneshti, Baneshty, Beneshty, Vaneshty | 26.95 | 47°34'13"/28°23'01" |
| Condrăteşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kondrateshty | 27.26 | 47°24'50"/28°06'18" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 27.78 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Pînzăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Panzareni, Pynzareny | 27.96 | 47°37'13"/27°40'40" |
| Teşcureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Teshkureny | 28.14 | 47°24'40"/27°57'05" |
| Sărata Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Sarata | 28.24 | 47°30'09"/27°44'50" |
| Mihălaşa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Mihălaşa [Rom], Mikhalasha [Rus] | 28.34 | 47°29'44"/28°20'28" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 28.48 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Sineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Sineshty | 28.83 | 47°23'47"/28°02'53" |
| Obreja Veche | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staraya Obrezha | 29.09 | 47°40'48"/27°39'38" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 29.14 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Năpădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Napadeny | 29.26 | 47°24'05"/28°08'50" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 29.31 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Telenesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Teleneşti [Rom, Mold], Teleneshty [Rus], Telenesht [Yid], Teleneszty [Pol], Telenesht'-Tyrg, Telenesti Sat, Teleneşti Târg | 29.41 | 47°30'04"/28°21'55" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 29.49 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 29.72 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Negurenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Negureni Vek, Negurenii Vechi Orhei, Staryye Negureny | 29.80 | 47°24'45"/27°52'50" |
| Hirişeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghiriseni, Girisheni, Girisheny | 30.19 | 47°26'09"/28°16'58" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 30.43 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Cornova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cornova [Rom], Kornovo [Rus], Kornova | 30.53 | 47°23'41"/28°10'23" |
| Scumpia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Skumpiya | 31.08 | 47°28'13"/27°44'15" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 31.08 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Ineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ineshty | 31.16 | 47°30'17"/28°23'49" |
| Rădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Redeni, Redeny | 31.48 | 47°23'45"/28°12'47" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 31.91 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 32.02 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 32.11 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Căzăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kazaneshty | 32.33 | 47°36'49"/28°28'27" |
| Hirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghirova, Girovo | 32.41 | 47°24'40"/28°16'55" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 32.65 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Albinetul Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Albinitsa, Staryy Albinets | 32.70 | 47°33'32"/27°38'07" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 32.79 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Brinzenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Novyye Brynzeny | 32.84 | 47°39'30"/28°29'09" |
| Socii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cartofleanca, Kartoflyanka, Novyye Sochi | 32.85 | 47°32'15"/27°38'45" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 32.91 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 33.00 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 33.11 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Limbenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Staryye Limbeny | 33.12 | 47°41'29"/27°36'30" |
| Cornesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Corneşti [Rom], Korneshty [Rus], Kornesht [Yid], Kornesht' Tyrg, Korneshti | 33.18 | 47°21'31"/28°00'29" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 33.78 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Dereneu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Derenev | 33.92 | 47°22'54"/28°14'43" |
| Ordăşei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ordashey | 33.92 | 47°41'06"/28°29'54" |
| Ustia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ust'ye | 34.05 | 47°39'45"/27°35'34" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 34.06 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Musteaţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mustyatsa, Mustyatsy | 34.09 | 47°30'41"/27°38'47" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 34.23 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Verejeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Verezheni, Verezhen' | 34.49 | 47°32'00"/28°28'12" |
| Buşila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stynzhineny, Bushili, Bushila | 34.58 | 47°23'21"/27°48'36" |
| Chiţcanii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chitcani Vechi, Kitskani Vek, Staryye Kitskany, Titskany | 34.72 | 47°35'30"/28°30'03" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 34.81 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 34.91 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Leuseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Leuşeni [Rom], Leusheny [Rus], Leusheni, Leushen' | 34.91 | 47°28'58"/28°26'08" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 35.74 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Bularda | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Balarda | 35.82 | 47°21'22"/28°13'20" |
| Crăsnăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni | 36.16 | 47°25'59"/28°23'54" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 36.28 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Onişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Onishkany | 36.69 | 47°22'01"/28°16'60" |
| Chirileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Kirileny | 36.80 | 47°22'48"/27°46'35" |
| Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 36.85 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
| Stolniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Stol'nicheny | 36.97 | 47°24'40"/27°42'50" |
| Iablona Noua | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Yablona, Yablona Noua | 37.02 | 47°48'56"/27°36'47" |
| Rediul de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Redyu Vtoroy, Redyu de Zhos | 37.15 | 47°30'36"/27°36'06" |
| Năvîrneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Navarnet, Navyrnets | 37.18 | 47°35'19"/27°33'41" |
| Bahmut | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Bakhmut | 37.29 | 47°19'25"/28°06'52" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 37.40 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Palanca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Palanka | 37.59 | 47°20'05"/28°12'13" |
| Hoginesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Godzhineshty, Hodjinesti, Odzhineshty, Gordineshti | 37.74 | 47°22'13"/28°19'09" |
| Cioropcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cioropcanii Vechi, Staryye Choropkany | 38.48 | 47°23'39"/27°42'42" |
| Bogzesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bogzeshty | 38.60 | 47°25'18"/28°25'38" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 38.96 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Novyye Choropkany | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cioropcanii Noui, Halta Novi Cioropcani | 39.12 | 47°23'26"/27°42'18" |
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 39.29 | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 39.52 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Rădenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radeni Vek, Staryye Redeny, Radoya | 39.64 | 47°18'03"/28°00'02" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 39.69 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Ţibirica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsibirika | 39.69 | 47°22'17"/28°22'01" |
| Ţînţăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsyntsareni, Ţănţăreni, Zinzareny, Tsyntsaren' | 39.77 | 47°34'19"/28°33'47" |
| Pirlita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Pîrliţa [Mold], Pârliţa [Rom], Pyrlitsa [Rus], Perlitz [Yid], Pirlitz, Pârliţi, Pyrlitsa Satul, Pârliţa-Targ (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) | 39.83 | 47°19'04"/27°52'19" |
