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 Rundēni

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
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Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Rundēni Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Rundāne, Rundāni 56°16'38"/27°49'25"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Zirgi Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa 2.96 56°15'26"/27°47'29"
Istra Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Istras 9.35 56°15'06"/27°58'04"
Rajpol Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Not in Dvinsk dist. as reported in EEBE. (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption to "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 11.11 56°22'13"/27°53'16"
Mortiņi Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Mortani 11.58 56°13'38"/27°39'33"
Borovaja Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Borivka, Borofka, Borovije, Borovaya 12.31 56°14'51"/28°00'56"
Ezernieki Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Buckmuische, Bukmuiža 14.40 56°11'12"/27°39'24"
Pilda Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Pilda Bielomoikas 15.06 56°24'20"/27°44'48"
Kaunata Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Kaunata [Latv], Kovnat [Yid], Kownat [Ger], Kownata [Pol] 18.22 56°19'55"/27°32'43"
Skaune Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Šķaune [Latv], Polishcheno [Rus], Poliszczyzna [Pol], Poļeščina, Poļešķina, Shkyane, Shtyaune, Škauna, Landskorona 18.96 56°08'21"/28°00'15"
Pasiene Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Pasiyene, Posinya, Pasīne 20.89 56°17'26"/28°09'40"
Zilupe Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Zilupe [Latv], Rosenhof [Ger], Rozinovsk [Yid], Rozenovskoe [Rus], Zilupė [Lith], Rozenovski, Rosenowsk, Rozenovskoje, Ziluppe, Zilupes, Rosenau 22.01 56°23'10"/28°07'18"
Dagda Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Dagda [Latv, Rus], Dagde [Yid], Dagden [Ger], Dageten, Dedga, Dagdas 27.00 56°05'46"/27°31'58"
Rozelmuiza Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Rezna, Rosenowski 27.22 56°26'33"/27°29'51"
Andrupene Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Andrupene, Andrepno, Andrepna 28.51 56°11'04"/27°23'36"
Ludza Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Ludza [Latv], Liutzin [Rus], Ludsen [Ger], Lutsin [Yid], Lutsi [Est], Lyutsin, Ludze, Lucyn, Luchin, Ludzen, Liutsin, Liutchin 29.89 56°32'23"/27°43'08"
Eversmuiža Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Cibla, Tsibla 30.55 56°32'59"/27°53'01"
Astne Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Asūne, Osiuns 30.61 56°01'33"/27°37'17"
Rozenovo Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Rozhanovo (Opened to Jews in 1903 by exemption of the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 33.64 56°34'47"/27°50'01"
Osveya Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Osveya [Rus], Aśvieja [Bel], Oświej [Pol], Osvei, Asveja, Asveya 33.67 56°01'09"/28°06'30"
Zvirgzdene Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Znirgzdene 34.07 56°34'24"/27°40'57"
Robežnieki Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Robezhniyeki, Pustiņa, Pustynya, Pustiņas 36.34 55°58'27"/27°36'12"
Gal'kovshchina Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Hatowszczyzna 37.55 55°59'14"/28°08'02"
Rezekne Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Rēzekne [Latv], Rositten [Ger], Rezhitsa [Rus], Rezhitse [Yid], Rzeżyca [Pol], Rėzeknė [Lith], Räisaku [Est], Režica, Ryezhitsa (Opened to Jews after exemption from the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 39.47 56°30'37"/27°20'24"
Rositsa Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Rositsa [Rus, Bel], Rositza [Yid], Rosica [Pol] 40.00 55°55'08"/27°45'46"