Gazetteer of the Pale
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Results for Căinarii Vechi
| Matching Town | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Căinarii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kaynariy Vek, Kaymari-Vak, | 48°00'21"/28°07'16" |
| Nearby Towns | Modern Country |
Pale Province |
Provincial District |
Alt. Names | Distance (km) | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulboci | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bolbochi, Bolbocii Vechi | 4.92 | 48°02'30"/28°04'57" |
| Frumusica | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Frumuşica [Rom], Frumushika [Rus] | 5.10 | 47°57'36"/28°07'06" |
| Trifăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Trifaneshty | 6.90 | 47°56'38"/28°07'52" |
| Vădeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vaden, Vadeni Soroca, Vodyany | 7.75 | 48°00'42"/28°13'29" |
| Sevirova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sevirovo | 9.08 | 47°55'35"/28°09'03" |
| Dumbrăveni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dumbrăveni [Rom], Dumbraveny [Rus], Dombrove, [Yid], Dumbrăvani, Dambravani, Dombroveni | 9.31 | 48°03'08"/28°13'31" |
| Rădulenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Staryye Radulyany, Radulyany, Raduleni-Vek', Radulyani, Reduleni, Raduleni-Veki, Rădulenii | 10.90 | 47°59'05"/28°15'51" |
| Ivanovca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ivaneshti, Ivanesti (found on maps from 1940's) | 11.20 | 47°54'27"/28°09'19" |
| Popestii de Sus | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Popeshti de Sus, Popesti de Sus, Verkhniye Popeshty | 11.59 | 48°05'17"/28°01'32" |
| Hristici | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Khristichi | 13.25 | 48°07'07"/28°10'41" |
| Dominteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Dominteny | 13.66 | 47°57'20"/27°57'13" |
| Hăsnăşenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bol'shiye Asnashany, Khesnesheni | 13.90 | 47°55'05"/27°59'17" |
| Petreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Petreny | 14.11 | 47°56'42"/27°57'16" |
| Gribova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nadushita, Nadusita, Boyanka | 14.12 | 48°00'50"/27°55'54" |
| Zgurita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Zgurica, Zguriţa [Rom], Zguritsa [Rus], Zgaritza [Yid], Kolonie Zgurica, Zgurit, Zgura | 14.95 | 48°07'11"/28°00'52" |
| Moara de Piatră | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Moara De Pyatre (not apparent on hist. maps) | 15.48 | 47°53'30"/28°00'06" |
| Baroncea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Barancha | 15.66 | 48°02'01"/27°54'53" |
| Voloave | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Voloavele, Volovy | 15.74 | 48°05'36"/28°17'14" |
| Cubolta | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kubolta | 16.21 | 47°52'21"/28°01'56" |
| Gura Căinarului | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Cainari, Gura-Kaynary | 16.51 | 47°51'48"/28°10'59" |
| Marculesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mărculeşti [Rom], Markuleshty [Rus], Markuleshti [Yid], Markulesty, Markulisti, Mărculeşti-Colonie, Markuleshty-Kolon, Markulesht'-Kolon, Markuleshti-Kolon, Merkelesht | 17.64 | 47°52'08"/28°14'28" |
| Stoicani | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Stoicani [Rom], Stoykany [Rus], Stoykan' | 18.05 | 48°01'35"/28°21'42" |
| Chetrosu | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chetrosu [Rom], Ketrosy [Rus], Kitros [Yid], Ketros, Verkhniy Ketros, Ketrosu, Ketrosa, Chetrosul | 18.25 | 48°04'26"/27°53'52" |
| Putineşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Putineshty | 18.89 | 47°50'09"/28°07'07" |
| Bahrinesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bagrineshti, Bagrineshty, Bagrinesti | 18.95 | 47°51'24"/28°14'39" |
| Floresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Floreshty, Floresti Noui, Floresti Sat | 19.26 | 47°53'09"/28°18'27" |
| Rublenita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rublenitsa | 19.42 | 48°10'11"/28°12'41" |
| Prajila | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Prazhilo | 19.43 | 47°50'27"/28°12'25" |
| Ciripcău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chiriykeu, Cherepkov, Chiripkeu, Ciripeău | 19.63 | 47°59'03"/28°22'58" |
| Vărvăreuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varvareni, Varvarovka, Vorvorovka, Warwarowka | 20.10 | 47°52'47"/28°18'52" |
| Ţipleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Tsypleshty | 20.20 | 47°49'29"/28°08'46" |
| Sofia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sofiya, Anfisovka | 20.24 | 47°56'41"/27°51'53" |
| Gvozdova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gvozdovo | 20.46 | 47°54'16"/28°21'01" |
| Soroca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Soroca [Rom, Mold], Soroki [Rus, Pol], Soroke [Yid], Soroky [Ukr], Soroka | 20.73 | 48°09'24"/28°17'06" |
| Soloneţ | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Solonets | 21.11 | 47°59'56"/28°24'17" |
| Cotova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kotova, Kotovsk, Kotovo | 21.39 | 48°09'40"/27°57'04" |
| Gura Camencii | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gura Camenca, Gura-Kamenka | 21.58 | 47°53'28"/28°21'17" |
| Tsekynivka | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Malaya Tsekinovka, Tsekinovka | 21.95 | 48°09'12"/28°19'02" |
| Şuri | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shury, Shureli, Shurel' | 22.00 | 48°05'43"/27°51'25" |
| Bobulesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bobuleshty | 22.05 | 47°52'51"/28°21'04" |
| Alexandreni I | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alexăndreni [Rom], Aleksandreny [Rus], Leksndre, [Yid], Alexandreni Târg, Aleksandrovsk, Aleksandreni-Tyrg (A Jewish agri col. founded in 1837) | 22.31 | 47°48'26"/28°04'40" |
| Racovăt | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rakovets, Rakowiec | 22.46 | 48°04'44"/28°24'09" |
| Badiceni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Bădiceni [Rom], Badichany [Rus], Bodichany, Badichen', Badichani | 22.56 | 48°12'12"/28°03'09" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Drochia Gara, Drokiya | 23.15 | 48°02'08"/27°48'46" |
| Cureşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | General Poetas, Kureshnitsa | 25.10 | 48°13'43"/28°10'30" |
| Ghindeşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gandesti, Gindeshty | 25.39 | 47°51'17"/28°22'36" |
| Pelinia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Peleniya | 25.94 | 47°52'33"/27°49'54" |
| Heciul Nou | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Heciu Nou, Novyye Gechi, Gechiu-Nou | 26.04 | 47°46'31"/28°03'34" |
| Drochia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | 26.07 | 48°06'51"/27°48'36" | |
| Livezi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Lisaveta | 26.11 | 48°14'08"/28°02'56" |
| Cernita | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Ciornita | 26.19 | 47°57'51"/28°28'03" |
| Dărcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Darkauts, Derkautsy | 26.57 | 48°13'35"/27°59'00" |
| Coşerniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosarnita, Koshernitsa | 26.68 | 47°56'23"/28°27'56" |
| Slobozia-Vânăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Slobodzeya-Voronkovo, Slobozia Vorancau | 26.76 | 48°04'07"/28°28'06" |
| Sirbesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Sarbesti, Sherbeshty, Gora Serbeshty-Lor, Dealul Sîrbeştilor (found as a khutor on 19th C. map) | 26.85 | 47°47'28"/28°17'10" |
| Ţarigrad | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Glavan, Tsar'grad | 26.88 | 48°02'47"/27°45'53" |
| Holoşniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Goloshnitsa | 27.22 | 48°14'52"/28°10'35" |
| Cosauti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cosăuţi [Rom], Kosoutsy [Rus], Koseuts, Kosauts' | 27.26 | 48°13'36"/28°16'49" |
| Velikaya Kosnitsa | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Velikaya Kosnitsa [Rus], Velyka Kisnytsya [Ukr], Kośnica Wielka [Pol], Koshnitsha Velikaya, Kosnitsa-Velikaya | 27.95 | 48°08'07"/28°26'36" |
| Singureni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Syngureny | 28.32 | 47°49'27"/27°51'16" |
| Slobodzeya Beltsy | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Slobodziya Belts, Slobozia Balti, Bălţi-Slobozia | 28.33 | 47°47'14"/27°55'32" |
| Corlăteni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Lyadoveny [Rus], Strymba, Strâmba [Mold] | 28.49 | 47°49'43"/27°50'41" |
| Hirtop | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Gertop, Hartop, Hartop Soroca | 28.67 | 47°52'54"/28°27'31" |
| Grinăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Granaut, Granauti, Grinauts, Grinautsy | 28.78 | 47°52'54"/27°46'54" |
| Yampol' | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yampil' [Ukr], Yampol' [Rus], Yampol [Yid], Iampol [Rom], Jampol [Pol], Iampil | 28.80 | 48°14'29"/28°16'55" |
| Mîndîc | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Mândâc, Myndyk | 28.82 | 48°08'51"/27°47'47" |
| Văscăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Varticauti, Vaskautsy | 29.54 | 47°57'19"/28°30'39" |
| Vărăncău | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Verenkeu, Vorancau, Voronkovo | 29.91 | 48°04'02"/28°30'45" |
| Visoca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Vysoka | 30.46 | 48°14'44"/27°55'21" |
| 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 | 30.53 | 47°45'47"/27°55'45" |
| Vertiujeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kolonie Wertizany, Vertiujeni [Mold], Vertyuzhany [Rus], Vertujeni [Rom], Vartuzhen [Yid], Vyrtezheni, Vertyuzhen', Vertyuzhani, Vyrtezhen Sat, Vârtejenii-Sat, Vertuzhen, Wertizany | 31.00 | 47°59'42"/28°32'14" |
| Nicoreni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Nikoreny, Nikoreni, Nagoryany, Nigoren' | 31.02 | 47°58'13"/27°42'27" |
| Cepăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Chepariya | 31.30 | 47°55'57"/27°42'54" |
| Rădoaia | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Radoyya, Radoya, Redoaya, Radoaya | 31.44 | 47°43'27"/28°09'42" |
| Sîngereii Noi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Novaya Synzhereya, Syngereniy-Nou | 31.54 | 47°43'23"/28°05'10" |
| Caşunca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Kashunka, Kasovka | 31.80 | 47°47'10"/28°23'39" |
| Oclanda | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Oclanda [Rom], Oklanda [Rus], Oklando | 31.88 | 48°17'21"/28°03'30" |
| Nimereuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nimereuca [Mold, Rom], Nemirovka [Rus], Lublin, Liublin Colony, Nimireuka, Nemyerovka | 32.90 | 48°06'47"/28°32'01" |
| Drăgăneşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Draganeshti, Dragoneshty | 33.36 | 47°43'08"/28°15'08" |
| Domulgeni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Domulugeni, Domuluzhany, Domuluzhen' | 33.43 | 47°47'31"/28°26'10" |
| Ochiul Alb | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Okiul-Alb, Okyul Alb, Okyu-Alb | 33.44 | 48°01'07"/27°40'18" |
| Fîntîniţa | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Fintinitsa, Fyntynitsa | 33.83 | 48°06'36"/27°41'36" |
| Ciutuleşti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Chutuleshty | 33.89 | 47°45'43"/28°23'38" |
| Pohoarna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Pohoarna [Mold], Pogorna [Rus], Pohorna-Răzeşi [Rom], Pogoarna, Pogorno-Rozesh, Pokhoarna | 34.17 | 47°49'52"/28°29'54" |
| Crişcăuţi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Khotin | Krishkautsy | 35.05 | 48°15'59"/27°51'20" |
| Năpadova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Napadovo | 35.31 | 48°01'11"/28°35'43" |
| Recea | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Recha | 36.02 | 47°52'50"/27°40'30" |
| Cuhureştii de Jos | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Nizhniye Kugureshty | 36.12 | 47°55'48"/28°35'34" |
| Yaruga | Ukr. | Podolia | Yampol | Yaruha [Ukr], Yaruga [Rus], Yara [Yid], Iaruga [Rom], Jaruga [Pol], Jaruha, Iaruha, Yarugha, Yare | 36.56 | 48°19'50"/28°02'44" |
| Cotiujenii Mari | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Cotiugeni Mari, Cotiugenii Mari, Kotyuzhany | 36.95 | 47°50'42"/28°33'18" |
| Briceva | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Briceva [Mold], Bricheva [Rus], Briciova [Rom], Britcheva [Yid], Brichevo [Rus, until 1918] | 37.07 | 48°06'51"/27°38'58" |
| Cerlina | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Cherlina | 37.16 | 48°04'53"/28°36'28" |
| Alexeuca | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Alexeuca [Mold; Rom], Aleksiyen' [Rus], Alekseyevka [Rus], Aleksandriya, Алексеевка [Rus] | 37.34 | 47°41'21"/28°17'16" |
| Busha | Ukr. | Podolia | Mogilev-Podo'lskiy | 37.53 | 48°20'36"/28°07'18" | |
| Rămăzan | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Ramazany | 37.66 | 47°59'10"/27°36'57" |
| Mihăileni | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Mikhayleny, Mikheylen', Mikhaylyany | 37.69 | 48°02'25"/27°37'00" |
| Capresti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Căpreşti [Rom], Kapreshty [Rus], Kapresht [Yid], Căpreşti-Târg, Căpreşti-Sat, Capresti Colonie, Kapreschy, Kapreshti | 37.86 | 47°45'15"/28°27'48" |
| Baraboi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Baraboy | 38.25 | 48°05'04"/27°37'12" |
| Frunzauca | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Frunzăuca [Mold], Frunzovka [Rus] | 38.45 | 48°09'23"/28°35'13" |
| Tarnova Hotin | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tîrnova, Târnova | 38.51 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Tîrnova | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tarnova Soroca, Tyrnovo | 38.51 | 48°09'58"/27°39'41" |
| Stefanesti | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Shtefaneshty [Rus], Ştefăneşti [Rom], Stefanesti Soroca, Shtefanesht, Shtefaneshti, Shtefeneshty | 38.54 | 47°43'55"/28°26'16" |
| Alunis | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Alunish, Magyaro | 39.01 | 47°50'49"/27°39'15" |
| Kuz'min | Mold. | Podolia | Olgopol | Cuzmin [Mold], Kuzminka | 39.17 | 48°05'45"/28°37'50" |
| Răcăria | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Rakariya, Yegorovka | 39.26 | 47°54'38"/27°36'48" |
| Răuţel | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Reutsel | 39.28 | 47°42'48"/27°49'33" |
| Bilicenii Vechi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Bieltsy | Biliceni, Staryye Bilicheny | 39.29 | 47°39'21"/28°02'50" |
| Poyana | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Poeana, Poyyana | 39.55 | 47°54'43"/28°37'60" |
| Rudi | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Rudi [Rom], Rud' [Rus] | 39.72 | 48°19'51"/27°53'57" |
| Zahorna | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Zagorna, Zakharna | 39.86 | 47°47'44"/28°33'15" |
| Taul | Mold. | Bessarabia | Soroki | Tsaul' | 39.93 | 48°12'45"/27°40'53" |
