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 Andrupene

Matching Town Modern
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Pale
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District
Alt. Names Coordinates
Andrupene Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Andrupene, Andrepno, Andrepna 56°11'04"/27°23'36"

Nearby Towns Modern
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Pale
Province
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Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Dagda Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Dagda [Latv, Rus], Dagde [Yid], Dagden [Ger], Dageten, Dedga, Dagdas 13.08 56°05'46"/27°31'58"
Auleja Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Auleja, Aulija, Auleya, Auliya 15.24 56°03'34"/27°17'34"
Ezernieki Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Buckmuische, Bukmuiža 16.29 56°11'12"/27°39'24"
Mortiņi Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Mortani 17.11 56°13'38"/27°39'33"
Kapiņi Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Kapinu 18.02 56°08'25"/27°06'48"
Kaunata Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Kaunata [Latv], Kovnat [Yid], Kownat [Ger], Kownata [Pol] 18.90 56°19'55"/27°32'43"
Astne Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Asūne, Osiuns 22.60 56°01'33"/27°37'17"
Aglone Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Aglonas Muiža, Myza Agluna, Agluna, Aglon' 24.62 56°07'58"/27°00'24"
Somerséta Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Aglona 24.78 56°07'57"/27°00'15"
Zirgi Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa 25.91 56°15'26"/27°47'29"
Skaista Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Seikaļi, Skaysta, Skaista, Skaistas, Myza Skaista, Skayta, Skaista Pusmuižas Centrs 26.25 55°57'01"/27°20'20"
Robežnieki Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Robezhniyeki, Pustiņa, Pustynya, Pustiņas 26.77 55°58'27"/27°36'12"
Rundēni Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Rundāne, Rundāni 28.51 56°16'38"/27°49'25"
Rozelmuiza Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Rezna, Rosenowski 29.39 56°26'33"/27°29'51"
Silmala Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Silmala [Latv], Malta [Latv, pre-1936], Małta [Pol] 29.75 56°23'46"/27°05'54"
Štikani Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa 30.96 56°21'55"/27°00'44"
Pilda Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Pilda Bielomoikas 32.85 56°24'20"/27°44'48"
Silajāņi Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Silajāņu, Sudari, Silayani 32.96 56°20'30"/26°56'27"
Izvalta Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Izvalts, Užvalde, Izvaltas, Uzhval'd 34.17 55°57'24"/27°01'26"
Kraslava Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Krāslava [Latv], Kreslavka [Rus], Kraslau [Ger], Kraslave [Yid], Krasław [Pol], Kraslava [Lith], Kreslawa, Kreslawka, Kraaslava, Kruoslova 34.81 55°53'49"/27°10'19"
Indra Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Bolbinovo, Balbinova 35.32 55°52'37"/27°32'08"
Istra Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Istras 36.30 56°15'06"/27°58'04"
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.) 36.38 56°30'37"/27°20'24"
Rajpol Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Not in Dvinsk dist. as reported in EEBE. (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption to "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 36.87 56°22'13"/27°53'16"
Rositsa Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Rositsa [Rus, Bel], Rositza [Yid], Rosica [Pol] 37.38 55°55'08"/27°45'46"
Aizkalne Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Ayzkalne, Jāsmuiža, Aizkalni, Ayzkalnyshi 38.07 56°11'59"/26°46'43"
Skaune Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Šķaune [Latv], Polishcheno [Rus], Poliszczyzna [Pol], Poļeščina, Poļešķina, Shkyane, Shtyaune, Škauna, Landskorona 38.16 56°08'21"/28°00'15"
Borovaja Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Borivka, Borofka, Borovije, Borovaya 39.10 56°14'51"/28°00'56"