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 Borovaja

Matching Town Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Borovaja Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Borivka, Borofka, Borovije, Borovaya 56°14'51"/28°00'56"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country
Pale
Province
Provincial
District
Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Istra Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Istras 2.98 56°15'06"/27°58'04"
Pasiene Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Pasiyene, Posinya, Pasīne 10.19 56°17'26"/28°09'40"
Skaune Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Šķaune [Latv], Polishcheno [Rus], Poliszczyzna [Pol], Poļeščina, Poļešķina, Shkyane, Shtyaune, Škauna, Landskorona 12.04 56°08'21"/28°00'15"
Rundēni Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Rundāne, Rundāni 12.31 56°16'38"/27°49'25"
Zirgi Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa 13.89 56°15'26"/27°47'29"
Rajpol Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Not in Dvinsk dist. as reported in EEBE. (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption to "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 15.78 56°22'13"/27°53'16"
Zilupe Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Zilupe [Latv], Rosenhof [Ger], Rozinovsk [Yid], Rozenovskoe [Rus], Zilupė [Lith], Rozenovski, Rosenowsk, Rozenovskoje, Ziluppe, Zilupes, Rosenau 16.75 56°23'10"/28°07'18"
Mortiņi Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Mortani 22.14 56°13'38"/27°39'33"
Ezernieki Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Buckmuische, Bukmuiža 23.20 56°11'12"/27°39'24"
Pilda Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Pilda Bielomoikas 24.18 56°24'20"/27°44'48"
Osveya Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Osveya [Rus], Aśvieja [Bel], Oświej [Pol], Osvei, Asveja, Asveya 26.02 56°01'09"/28°06'30"
Sebezh Russ. Vitebsk Sebezh Sebezh [Rus], Siebież [Pol], Sebez 29.20 56°17'10"/28°28'60"
Gal'kovshchina Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Hatowszczyzna 29.86 55°59'14"/28°08'02"
Kaunata Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Kaunata [Latv], Kovnat [Yid], Kownat [Ger], Kownata [Pol] 30.51 56°19'55"/27°32'43"
Dagda Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Dagda [Latv, Rus], Dagde [Yid], Dagden [Ger], Dageten, Dedga, Dagdas 34.30 56°05'46"/27°31'58"
Eversmuiža Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Cibla, Tsibla 34.59 56°32'59"/27°53'01"
Astne Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Asūne, Osiuns 34.69 56°01'33"/27°37'17"
Ludza Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Ludza [Latv], Liutzin [Rus], Ludsen [Ger], Lutsin [Yid], Lutsi [Est], Lyutsin, Ludze, Lucyn, Luchin, Ludzen, Liutsin, Liutchin 37.27 56°32'23"/27°43'08"
Rozelmuiza Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Rezna, Rosenowski 38.59 56°26'33"/27°29'51"
Rozenovo Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Rozhanovo (Opened to Jews in 1903 by exemption of the "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 38.60 56°34'47"/27°50'01"
Andrupene Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Andrupene, Andrepno, Andrepna 39.10 56°11'04"/27°23'36"
Robežnieki Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Robezhniyeki, Pustiņa, Pustynya, Pustiņas 39.70 55°58'27"/27°36'12"
Rositsa Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Rositsa [Rus, Bel], Rositza [Yid], Rosica [Pol] 39.74 55°55'08"/27°45'46"