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 Străşeni
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Străşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Străşeni [Rom, Mold], Strasheny [Rus], Stresheni, Strashen' | 47°08'32"/28°36'28" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cojuşna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Kozhushna, Kozhusna | 6.70 | 47°05'41"/28°39'43" |
| Pănăşeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Panasheshty | 6.78 | 47°09'20"/28°31'13" |
| Sireţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Sirets, Sireţ, Seretsi | 8.07 | 47°08'03"/28°42'49" |
| Scoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Skoreny | 8.23 | 47°04'06"/28°36'28" |
| Truşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Trusheny | 9.60 | 47°04'18"/28°40'51" |
| Grebleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Grebleshty | 10.83 | 47°14'23"/28°36'36" |
| Zamciogi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Zamchozhi, Zamosi | 11.12 | 47°12'18"/28°43'20" |
| Romăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Romaneshty | 12.13 | 47°13'32"/28°42'41" |
| Bucovat | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bukkfalva, Bukovecz, Bykovets | 12.59 | 47°11'16"/28°27'19" |
| Zubreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Zubreshty | 12.74 | 47°14'30"/28°31'27" |
| Găleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Galesht', Goleshty | 12.89 | 47°13'37"/28°29'29" |
| Drăsliceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Draslicheny | 13.25 | 47°09'25"/28°46'53" |
| Vorniceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lapusna | 13.43 | 47°09'10"/28°25'51" |
| Ghidighici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gidigich | 13.59 | 47°05'39"/28°46'23" |
| Horodca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gorodka | 13.96 | 47°02'45"/28°29'23" |
| Chirianca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kiriyanka | 14.01 | 47°15'24"/28°31'49" |
| Ulmu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Ul'ma | 14.53 | 47°01'06"/28°32'47" |
| Hulboaca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gul'boka, Hulboca | 14.59 | 47°07'09"/28°47'51" |
| Teleşeu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Telesheu, Teleshovo | 15.61 | 47°16'01"/28°42'10" |
| Nimoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Nimoreny | 15.67 | 47°00'26"/28°40'04" |
| Oneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Oneshty | 16.09 | 47°16'52"/28°32'50" |
| Codreanca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Cobalca, Kobylka | 16.10 | 47°17'12"/28°35'31" |
| Donici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bezeny, Bezin, Donich, | 16.68 | 47°17'11"/28°40'08" |
| Lozova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lozovo, Luhova | 16.96 | 47°08'09"/28°23'01" |
| Grătieşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gratsiyesht' | 17.13 | 47°05'55"/28°49'29" |
| Pituşca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pitushka | 17.45 | 47°14'10"/28°25'21" |
| Peresecina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Peresechino, Pereslchina | 17.49 | 47°15'18"/28°46'08" |
| Drăguşenii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Drăguşenii Noi [Rom, Mold], Novyye Dragusheny [Rus], Dragusheny-Nouy, Dragushen'-Nouy, Dragusheni Nouy, Drăguşenii Noui | 17.54 | 47°02'45"/28°25'27" |
| Durleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Durleshty, Dudeşti, Durlesht' | 17.84 | 47°01'18"/28°45'47" |
| Micleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Micauti, Mikautsy, Mikleshty | 18.46 | 47°14'24"/28°48'19" |
| Suruceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Surucheny | 18.62 | 46°58'45"/28°39'48" |
| Steţcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Stetskany | 19.19 | 47°14'09"/28°49'15" |
| Ciuciuleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chyuchyuleni, Chuchelyany, Chuchulyany, Chuchuleny (Pogrom: Nov. 5, 1905) | 20.08 | 47°01'21"/28°24'32" |
| Sadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | 20.67 | 47°11'33"/28°20'40" | |
| Dahnovici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Dakhnovichi, Dalinovici | 20.93 | 46°58'27"/28°28'59" |
| Dănceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | 21.19 | 46°57'49"/28°42'21" | |
| Drăguşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Dragosen, Dragusenii Vechi, Dragusheny | 21.51 | 46°58'58"/28°26'48" |
| Işnovăţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ishnovets | 21.88 | 47°13'60"/28°51'52" |
| Vatici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vatich | 21.99 | 47°20'23"/28°37'26" |
| Păuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Pauleshty, Paulesht' | 22.71 | 47°16'08"/28°22'19" |
| Ruseştii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Novyye Ruseshty, Rusestii Noui | 24.10 | 46°55'39"/28°39'04" |
| Chişinău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Chişinău [Rom], Kishinev [Rus], Keshenev [Yid], Kischinew [Ger], Kyshyniv [Ukr], Kiszyniów [Pol], Kišinìv [Cz], Kişinev [Turk], Keshinov, Khisinau, Kishinëv, Kishinef, Kiscinev (Pogrom 4-6 & 7-1903) | 24.26 | 47°00'20"/28°51'27" |
| Nişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nishkany | 24.34 | 47°16'08"/28°20'42" |
| Seliştea Nouă | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Seliştea Nouă [Mold], Novyye Selishty [Rus], Seliştea [Rom], Selishtya-Nouy, Selishtya-Noua, Novo-Selishtya | 24.44 | 47°14'01"/28°18'49" |
| Secăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Secăreni [Rom], Sekareny [Rus], Sekareni, Sekaren', Sakaryany | 24.51 | 47°01'35"/28°19'56" |
| Ivancea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ivancea [Rom], Ivancha [Rus], Ivanna | 24.69 | 47°17'09"/28°51'25" |
| Ialoveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Yaloven', Yalovyany, Ploveny, Kutuzov | 25.75 | 46°56'37"/28°46'56" |
| Călăraşi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Călăraşi [Mold], Kalarash [Rus, Yid], Călărasi-Târg [Rom], Kałarasz [Pol], Calarasi, Calarasi Sat, Kelerashi-Tyrg, Kalaras, Tuzora, Tuzara | 25.79 | 47°15'20"/28°18'36" |
| Putintei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Puţintei [Mold], Putineshty [Rus], Puţunteu [Rom], Putsuntey, Putsuntei, Putsintey | 25.86 | 47°22'27"/28°34'52" |
| Paşcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | near Chisinau | 25.87 | 46°58'38"/28°22'00" |
| Ciopleni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Choplen, Chopleny | 25.99 | 47°07'50"/28°57'03" |
| Hruşova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gruseva, Grushevo | 26.03 | 47°08'11"/28°57'06" |
| Discova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Dișcova [Mold], Dyshkovo [Rus], Dâşcova [Rom], Dishkova [Ukr], Dyshkova | 26.24 | 47°22'41"/28°35'54" |
| Zăicana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Zekheychani, Zagaykana, Zahaicana | 26.25 | 47°10'05"/28°57'10" |
| Morozeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Morozeny, Morozeni Mari | 26.29 | 47°22'40"/28°38'09" |
| Săseni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Seseny | 26.40 | 47°22'05"/28°30'01" |
| Viprova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vaprova, Vyprovo | 26.48 | 47°22'44"/28°34'15" |
| Isacova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Isakovo | 26.55 | 47°22'07"/28°43'11" |
| Ghetlova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Getlovo | 26.57 | 47°22'31"/28°31'51" |
| Logăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Loganeshty | 26.78 | 46°54'19"/28°32'39" |
| Răciula | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Rechula | 26.80 | 47°18'21"/28°20'50" |
| Hirtopul Mare | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gertop-Mare, Hartop Mare, Hartopul Mare | 26.93 | 47°13'38"/28°56'29" |
| Bardar | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bărdaru | 27.04 | 46°54'10"/28°40'11" |
| Iurceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Yurcheny | 27.23 | 47°04'46"/28°15'36" |
| Bravicea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicea [Rom], Bravicha [Rus], Bravitsa, Bravichi | 27.53 | 47°21'39"/28°26'11" |
| Horodişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gorodishche, Horodistea, Horodistea Lapusna | 27.86 | 47°12'35"/28°15'10" |
| Pirjolteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Parjolteni, Pyrzholteny | 28.46 | 47°11'51"/28°14'25" |
| Coloniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Kolonitsa | 28.66 | 47°02'33"/28°57'24" |
| Pojăreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Pojoreni, Pozhareny | 29.07 | 46°53'14"/28°41'29" |
| Fundul Galbenei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Fundu-Galbena | 29.17 | 46°52'49"/28°37'39" |
| Cioreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Choreshty, Ciorasti | 29.36 | 47°09'56"/28°13'15" |
| Boscana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bashkany, Boshkana, Boşcana | 29.79 | 47°07'41"/29°00'04" |
| Mileştii Mici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Malyye Mileshty, Mileshti Mich' | 30.08 | 46°54'23"/28°48'08" |
| Boghiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bogicheny | 30.13 | 46°57'51"/28°18'28" |
| Breanova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bryanovo | 30.66 | 47°24'59"/28°39'01" |
| Meleşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Meleshen, Melesheny | 30.77 | 47°22'29"/28°23'11" |
| Izbişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Izbeshty, Izbestea, Izbishtya | 31.07 | 47°13'17"/29°00'07" |
| Buteşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Budeshti, Budeshty | 31.21 | 47°03'58"/29°00'17" |
| Ţibirica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Tsibirika | 31.31 | 47°22'17"/28°22'01" |
| Hîrboveţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Gerbovets, Harbovat | 31.36 | 47°20'25"/28°18'42" |
| Orhei | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Orhei [Rom], Orgieev [Rus], Orhaiv [Yid], Orkhei [Mold], Orgeyev, Orgeev, Orheyev, Orheiu, Orhein, Orkey, Orkhey, Orhiiv, Orgijów [Pol], Orgiejew [Pol] | 31.56 | 47°23'06"/28°49'28" |
| Vărzăreşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Vărzăreşti [Rom], Verzereshti, Varzareshty | 31.64 | 47°06'19"/28°11'35" |
| Lăpuşna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Lăpuşna [Rom, Mold], Lapushna [Rus], Lepushna, Lopushna | 32.05 | 46°53'12"/28°24'43" |
| Peticheni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Peticeni | 32.15 | 47°14'13"/28°12'21" |
| Furceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Furcheny | 32.32 | 47°20'13"/28°55'32" |
| Brăviceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bravicheny | 32.51 | 47°25'57"/28°39'33" |
| Cruglic | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Cruglic Hotin, Kruglik | 32.72 | 47°13'04"/29°01'34" |
| Costeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Costesti Lapusna, Kosteshty Lapusna | 32.93 | 46°51'56"/28°45'44" |
| Hoginesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Godzhineshty, Hodjinesti, Odzhineshty, Gordineshti | 33.43 | 47°22'13"/28°19'09" |
| Trebujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Trebuzheny | 33.59 | 47°18'48"/28°58'27" |
| Băcioi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bachoy, Bachoyu, Băcioiu, Bechioyu, Batsha (Pogrom: May 1903) | 33.64 | 46°54'50"/28°53'57" |
| Nisporeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Nisporeni [Mold, Rom], Nisporeny [Rus], Nisporyany, Nisiporeni | 33.70 | 47°04'54"/28°10'17" |
| Bogzesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Bogzeshty | 33.94 | 47°25'18"/28°25'38" |
| Maşcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Maşcăuţi [Rom], Mashkoutsy [Rus], Meshkeutsi, Mashkovtsy, Mashkeuts', Mashkautsy, Mashkauts | 34.00 | 47°17'27"/29°00'04" |
| Sipoteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Sipoteny | 34.62 | 47°16'48"/28°11'48" |
| Hînceşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Hînceştii [Mold], Ganchesty [Rus, before 1940], Kotovskoye [Rus, 1940-65], Kotovsk [Rus, 1965-90], Hânceşti [Rom], Hontchest [Yid], Khencheshti, Gincheshty, Gynchesht', Khynchesht' | 34.68 | 46°49'50"/28°35'26" |
| Onişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Onishkany | 34.98 | 47°22'01"/28°16'60" |
| Onitcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Onitskany | 35.00 | 47°08'47"/29°04'13" |
| Şişcani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Sapte Sate, Shapte Sate, Shishkany | 35.05 | 46°58'56"/28°12'32" |
| Buţeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Io, Gheorghe Duca, Butseny | 35.56 | 46°49'32"/28°40'24" |
| Bujor | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Buzhory, Bujoru, Buzhoru | 35.63 | 46°55'28"/28°15'46" |
| Crăsnăşeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Krasnosheny, Krasnoshen' [Rus], Krasnosheny, Krasnasheny [Rus], Krasnosheni, Crăsnoşeni | 35.99 | 47°25'59"/28°23'54" |
| Nikolaeva Blagodat | Ukr. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Nikolevka (Jewish agri col. no longer exists. Found on hist. maps only) | 36.04 | 47°25'56"/28°49'16" |
| Selişte | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Selishty Veke, Selishtya, Selistea Hotin, Selts, Slistea Veche | 36.06 | 47°10'04"/28°07'56" |
| Balceana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Bolchany | 36.36 | 46°50'41"/28°24'31" |
| Jevreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chebireny, Rakuleshty, Zhevreny | 36.74 | 47°15'30"/29°03'47" |
| Palanca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Palanka | 37.26 | 47°20'05"/28°12'13" |
| Văsieni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Vasieni, Vasiyeny | 37.44 | 47°27'36"/28°26'37" |
| Coropceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Korobcheny | 37.56 | 47°28'30"/28°31'20" |
| Bularda | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Balarda | 37.58 | 47°21'22"/28°13'20" |
| Dereneu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Derenev | 38.17 | 47°22'54"/28°14'43" |
| Zimbreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Zembreni, Zembreny | 38.26 | 46°50'20"/28°50'45" |
| Vyantory | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Vanatori, Vînători | 38.49 | 47°11'05"/28°06'09" |
| Hirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Ghirova, Girovo | 38.71 | 47°24'40"/28°16'55" |
| Soltăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Soltaneshty | 38.71 | 47°03'28"/28°06'41" |
| Ciocîlteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Chekolteny, Ciocalteni | 39.15 | 47°29'39"/28°36'36" |
| Cucuruzeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Kokorozeny | 39.51 | 47°29'18"/28°43'32" |
| Holercani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Orgieev | Golerkany | 39.68 | 47°18'45"/29°04'11" |
| Găureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Kishinev | Gaureni de Sus, Gaureny | 39.87 | 47°11'58"/28°05'13" |
