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 Ezernieki

Matching Town Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Coordinates
Ezernieki Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Buckmuische, Bukmuiža 56°11'12"/27°39'24"

Nearby Towns Modern
Country		 Pale
Province		 Provincial
District		 Alt. Names Distance (km) Coordinates
Mortiņi Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Mortani 4.48 56°13'38"/27°39'33"
Zirgi Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa 11.45 56°15'26"/27°47'29"
Dagda Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Dagda [Latv, Rus], Dagde [Yid], Dagden [Ger], Dageten, Dedga, Dagdas 12.67 56°05'46"/27°31'58"
Rundēni Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Rundāne, Rundāni 14.40 56°16'38"/27°49'25"
Andrupene Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Andrupene, Andrepno, Andrepna 16.29 56°11'04"/27°23'36"
Kaunata Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Kaunata [Latv], Kovnat [Yid], Kownat [Ger], Kownata [Pol] 17.55 56°19'55"/27°32'43"
Astne Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Asūne, Osiuns 18.02 56°01'33"/27°37'17"
Istra Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Istras 20.55 56°15'06"/27°58'04"
Skaune Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Šķaune [Latv], Polishcheno [Rus], Poliszczyzna [Pol], Poļeščina, Poļešķina, Shkyane, Shtyaune, Škauna, Landskorona 22.17 56°08'21"/28°00'15"
Borovaja Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Borivka, Borofka, Borovije, Borovaya 23.20 56°14'51"/28°00'56"
Robežnieki Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Robezhniyeki, Pustiņa, Pustynya, Pustiņas 23.87 55°58'27"/27°36'12"
Rajpol Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Not in Dvinsk dist. as reported in EEBE. (Opened to Jews in 1903 after exemption to "Temporary Rules" of 1882.) 24.91 56°22'13"/27°53'16"
Pilda Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Pilda Bielomoikas 24.96 56°24'20"/27°44'48"
Auleja Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Auleja, Aulija, Auleya, Auliya 26.62 56°03'34"/27°17'34"
Rozelmuiza Lat. Vitebsk Rezhitsa Rezna, Rosenowski 30.07 56°26'33"/27°29'51"
Rositsa Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Rositsa [Rus, Bel], Rositza [Yid], Rosica [Pol] 30.50 55°55'08"/27°45'46"
Skaista Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Seikaļi, Skaysta, Skaista, Skaistas, Myza Skaista, Skayta, Skaista Pusmuižas Centrs 32.86 55°57'01"/27°20'20"
Pasiene Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Pasiyene, Posinya, Pasīne 33.25 56°17'26"/28°09'40"
Osveya Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Osveya [Rus], Aśvieja [Bel], Oświej [Pol], Osvei, Asveja, Asveya 33.64 56°01'09"/28°06'30"
Kapiņi Lat. Vitebsk Dvinsk Kapinu 34.03 56°08'25"/27°06'48"
Indra Lat. Vitebsk Drissa Bolbinovo, Balbinova 35.26 55°52'37"/27°32'08"
Zilupe Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Zilupe [Latv], Rosenhof [Ger], Rozinovsk [Yid], Rozenovskoe [Rus], Zilupė [Lith], Rozenovski, Rosenowsk, Rozenovskoje, Ziluppe, Zilupes, Rosenau 36.26 56°23'10"/28°07'18"
Gal'kovshchina Bel. Vitebsk Drissa Hatowszczyzna 37.02 55°59'14"/28°08'02"
Ludza Lat. Vitebsk Liutzin Ludza [Latv], Liutzin [Rus], Ludsen [Ger], Lutsin [Yid], Lutsi [Est], Lyutsin, Ludze, Lucyn, Luchin, Ludzen, Liutsin, Liutchin 39.42 56°32'23"/27°43'08"