Lipcani
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Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
. It is also a border crossing between Moldova and Romania.
Overview
Lipcani is located on the banks of the Prut river, which forms the border with RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. The border with Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
(Criva
Criva, Briceni
Criva is a commune in Briceni district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Criva.It is the westernmost point in Moldova and a border crossing point to Ukraine....
border crossing point) is also only a few kilometers to the north. Lipcani is located in the Bessarabia
Bessarabia
Bessarabia is a historical term for the geographic region in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west....
region. The closest large urban centres are Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. The city is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, a tributary of the Danube, in the northern part of the historic region of Bukovina, which is currently divided between Romania and Ukraine...
in Ukraine, Suceava
Suceava
Suceava is the Suceava County seat in Bukovina, Moldavia region, in north-eastern Romania. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1388 to 1565.-History:...
in Romania, and Bălţi
Balti
Balti can refer to:* Balti language, a language spoken in Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir* Balti people, Muslims of Ladakhi/Tibetan origin from Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir...
in Moldova. Lipcani is about 40 km (24.9 mi) from the Ukrainian city of Khotyn
Khotyn
Khotyn is a city in Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine, and is the administrative center of Khotyn Raion within the oblast, and is located south-west of Kamianets-Podilskyi. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, it has a population of 11,124...
. The town is crossed by a small river called Medvedca.
Because of misspelling or translation difficulties, it is also referred to as: Lipcan, Lipcany, Lipkan, Lipkani, Lipchen, Lipcheny, Lipcheni, Lipcani Targ, Lipceni, Lipchany, Lypchany, Lipchani, Lipkamya, Lepkan, Lepkany, Lepkani, Lepcan, Lepcany, Lepcani, Linkani, Liptchani, Lipkane, Lipkon and Lipcon.
Timeline
- June 17, 1429: The first historical mention of Lipcani.
- 1699: Some of the KamieniecKamianets-PodilskyiKamyanets-Podilsky or Kamienets-Podolsky is a city located on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine, to the north-east of Chernivtsi...
Lipka TatarsLipka TatarsThe Lipka Tatars are a group of Tatars who originally settled in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the beginning of 14th century. The first settlers tried to preserve their shamanistic religion and sought asylum amongst the non-Christian Lithuanians...
who remained loyal to the OttomanOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
SultanSultanSultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
after fighting for him were settled in a town in BessarabiaBessarabiaBessarabia is a historical term for the geographic region in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west....
that became known as Lipcani. - 1812: Lipcani and the rest of BessarabiaBessarabia GovernorateBessarabia was an oblast and later a guberniya in the Russian Empire. It was the eastern part of the Principality of Moldavia annexed by Russia by the Treaty of Bucharest following the Russo-Turkish War, 1806-1812...
became a part of Russia. - 1900: Population 4,410. Name: Lipkany, Khotin, Bessarabia, Russian EmpireRussian EmpireThe Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
. - 1904: By this year, there was already a railroad connecting Lipcani with NovoselitsyCalea Ferată din MoldovaCFM is the only railway operator in the Republic of Moldova, that is responsible for passenger and cargo transportation, as well as the railway infrastructure maintenance, within the country. It is the successor of MZhD, a subdivision of the USSR railway...
. - 1905: Various parts of Bessarabia were subject to Anti-Jewish pogromsAnti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian EmpireThe term pogrom as a reference to large-scale, targeted, and repeated antisemitic rioting saw its first use in the 19th century.The first pogrom is often considered to be the 1821 Odessa pogroms after the death of the Greek Orthodox patriarch Gregory V in Constantinople, in which 14 Jews were killed...
. - August 1916: Romania entered WWI on the side of the Triple EntenteTriple EntenteThe Triple Entente was the name given to the alliance among Britain, France and Russia after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente in 1907....
against Austria-HungaryAustria-HungaryAustria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
& GermanyGerman EmpireThe German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
. - March 2, 1918: The 2nd Cavalry Division of the Austro-Hungarian ArmyAustro-Hungarian ArmyThe Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy from 1867 to 1918. It was composed of three parts: the joint army , the Austrian Landwehr , and the Hungarian Honvédség .In the wake of fighting between the...
, who was originally subordinate to the Kosak Group and then to the 17th Army Corps and to the Ostarmee, took Lipcani and Larga. They later moved to OdessaOdessaOdessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
.: Bessarabia was still part of the Russian Empire, but after the Russian Revolution it declared itself an independent republic (Moldavian Democratic RepublicMoldavian Democratic RepublicThe Moldavian Democratic Republic , a.k.a. Moldavian Republic, was the state proclaimed on by Sfatul Ţării of Bessarabia, elected in October-November 1917 in the wake of the February Revolution and disintegration of the political power in the Russian Empire.Sfatul Ţării was its legislative body,...
). The regional National CouncilNational Council-Conservation:* National Council for Science and the Environment, a US-based non-profit organization which has a mission to improve the scientific basis for environmental decisionmaking...
(Sfatul ŢăriiSfatul TariiSfatul Țării was, in 1917-1918, the National Assembly of the Governorate of Bessarabia of the disintegrating Russian Empire, which proclaimed the independent Moldavian Democratic Republic in December 1917, and then union with Romania in April 1918.-Russian participation in World War I:In August...
) of the Moldavian Democratic RepublicMoldavian Democratic RepublicThe Moldavian Democratic Republic , a.k.a. Moldavian Republic, was the state proclaimed on by Sfatul Ţării of Bessarabia, elected in October-November 1917 in the wake of the February Revolution and disintegration of the political power in the Russian Empire.Sfatul Ţării was its legislative body,...
decided union with RomaniaUnion of Bessarabia with RomaniaOn , the Sfatul Ţării, or National Council, of Bessarabia proclaimed union with the Kingdom of Romania.-Governorate of Bessarabia:The 1812 Treaty of Bucharest between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empires provided for Russian annexation of the eastern half of the territory of the Principality...
on . - August 11, 1918 The 187th BrigadeBrigadeA brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
of the Austro-Hungarian ArmyAustro-Hungarian ArmyThe Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy from 1867 to 1918. It was composed of three parts: the joint army , the Austrian Landwehr , and the Hungarian Honvédség .In the wake of fighting between the...
moved from Czernowitz, via NovoselytsiaNovoselytsiaNovoselytsia or Noua Suliță is a city in Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine. Population is 8,400 ....
, to Lipcani, where they stayed until August 15. - August 16, 1924: Along the forest of Zelena (15 mi from Hotin), a couple of Romanian gendarmesJandarmeria RomânaJandarmeria Română is the military branch of the two Romanian police forces .The gendarmerie is subordinated to the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform and does not have responsibility for policing the Romanian Armed Forces...
who were taking two terrorists whom they had just arrested to Lipcani, were attacked by a Russian squad who killed one gendarme and went off with the terrorists. - 1930: Name: Lipcani-Târg, Hotin, Basarabia, Romania.
- 1935: Lipcani Culture house built.
- 1937: Lipcani-Rădăuţi BridgeLipcani-Rădăuţi BridgeThe Lipcani-Rădăuţi Bridge is a road bridge over Prut and a checkpoint between Moldova and Romania.-History:The Rădăuţi-Lipcani bridge was built up in 1937 and blasted up in 1941 by retreating Red Army, during the German-led invasion of the Soviet Union. It was rebuilt but destroyed again in 1944...
opened. - End of the 1930s: Lipcani was a small provincial town, populated mainly by JewsBessarabian Jews-Early history:Jews are mentioned from very early in the Principality of Moldavia, but they did not represent a significant number. Their main activity in Moldavia was commerce, but they could not compete with Greeks and Armenians, who had the knowledge of the Levantine commerce and relationships...
, who mostly lived in the central part of the town. There were about ten synagogues in Lipcani. There was a different synagogue for each guildGuildA guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of workers. They were organized in a manner something between a trade union, a cartel, and a secret society...
: tailors, shoemakers, cabmen, etc. "Guild" synagogues were located in neighborhoods in the outskirts of town. Richer Jews had big synagogues in the center of town. There were 4,698 Jews on the eve of World War II. - June–July 1940: The Red Army entered Lipcani, declaring it part of the Soviet Union. Many RomaniansRomaniansThe Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
escaped to Romania and left all their belongings behind. The Soviet authorities arrested all kulaks, executed some and sent the rest to Siberia. Since the Communist system promoted atheism, the authorities began to fight religion by closing synagogues, churches and cheders. - August 2, 1940: The Moldavian SSRMoldavian SSRThe Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic , commonly abbreviated to Moldavian SSR or MSSR, was one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union...
was formed, which included Bessarabia without its Southern part. Territories given to UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
initially included EdineţEdinetEdineț is a town in the north of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The town is located 201 km north of the national capital, Chișinău. It is located at . The town administers also two suburban villages, Alexăndreni and Gordineştii Noi...
, BriceniBriceniBriceni is a city in northern Moldova. It is the seat of Briceni District.At the 2004 census, the city had a population of 8,765...
, Lipcani and OcniţaOcniţaOcniţa is a city and the administrative center of Ocniţa District, Moldova....
. When the Soviets came, Lipcani was a town near the border. It belonged to the USSR and the area beyond the town was Romania. - November 4, 1940: The borders were changed by the decree of the SS of USSR.
- 1940: 1,218 households and 5,726 people.
- June 22, 1941: The Germans invaded the Soviet UnionOperation BarbarossaOperation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II that began on 22 June 1941. Over 4.5 million troops of the Axis powers invaded the USSR along a front., the largest invasion in the history of warfare...
and opened fire on Lipcani. There was a commandant office and a frontier regiment in Lipcani that set up a defensive position. - July 1941: The Germans captured Bessarabia, and the 16000 square miles (41,439.8 km²) area of UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
named TransnistriaTransnistria (World War II)Transnistria Governorate was a Romanian administered territory, conquered by the Axis Powers from the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa, and occupied from 19 August 1941 to 29 January 1944...
was granted by Hitler to the Romanian dictator Ion AntonescuIon AntonescuIon Victor Antonescu was a Romanian soldier, authoritarian politician and convicted war criminal. The Prime Minister and Conducător during most of World War II, he presided over two successive wartime dictatorships...
for Romania’s participation in the war against the Soviet Union. Jews from BessarabiaBessarabian Jews-Early history:Jews are mentioned from very early in the Principality of Moldavia, but they did not represent a significant number. Their main activity in Moldavia was commerce, but they could not compete with Greeks and Armenians, who had the knowledge of the Levantine commerce and relationships...
, Bukovina and Moldova were transferred to Transnistria and many thousands were murdered from 1941 to 1944 by the Romanian GendarmerieJandarmeria RomânaJandarmeria Română is the military branch of the two Romanian police forces .The gendarmerie is subordinated to the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform and does not have responsibility for policing the Romanian Armed Forces...
, the Einsatzgruppe D, Ukrainian police and SonderkommandoSonderkommandoSonderkommandos were work units of Nazi death camp prisoners, composed almost entirely of Jews, who were forced, on threat of their own deaths, to aid with the disposal of gas chamber victims during The Holocaust...
R. - July 8, 1941: Jews from the towns of Lipcani and Sekiryany were sent to BriceniBriceniBriceni is a city in northern Moldova. It is the seat of Briceni District.At the 2004 census, the city had a population of 8,765...
. - July 11, 1941: In Lipcani-Hotin, the Military Police took 12 Jewish hostages and executed them.
- 20 July 1941: The death marchDeath marchA death march is a forced march of prisoners of war or other captives or deportees. Those marching must walk over long distances for an extremely long period of time and are not supplied with food or water...
of 1,200 Jews from Lipcani began. The Germans took them to concentration camps where they were never heard of again. The ones that could not make the trip on foot were shot on sight and during the trip. - July 28, 1941: All Jews from BriceniBriceniBriceni is a city in northern Moldova. It is the seat of Briceni District.At the 2004 census, the city had a population of 8,765...
were dispatched across the DniesterDniesterThe Dniester is a river in Eastern Europe. It runs through Ukraine and Moldova and separates most of Moldova's territory from the breakaway de facto state of Transnistria.-Names:...
and several were shot en route. When they arrived in MogilevMogilevMogilev is a city in eastern Belarus, about 76 km from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and 105 km from the border with Russia's Bryansk Oblast. It has more than 367,788 inhabitants...
, the Germans "selected" the old people and forced the younger ones to digDig-Music:* Dig , an American rock bandAlbums* Dig , or the title song* Dig * Dig * Dig , or the title song* Dig...
gravesGravesGraves is an important subregion of the Bordeaux wine region. Graves is situated on the left bank of the Garonne river, in the upstream part of the region, southeast of the city Bordeaux and stretch over...
for them. From Mogilev the rest were turned back to AtakiOtaciOtaci is a town on the South-Western bank of the Dniester River, which at that point forms the northeastern border of Moldova....
and then on to Sekiryany. Hundreds died en route. For a month they stayed in the ghettoGhettoA ghetto is a section of a city predominantly occupied by a group who live there, especially because of social, economic, or legal issues.The term was originally used in Venice to describe the area where Jews were compelled to live. The term now refers to an overcrowded urban area often associated...
, only to be deported again to TransnistriaTransnistriaTransnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
. All the young Jews were murdered in the forest near SorocaSorocaSoroca is a Moldovan city situated on the Nistru river about 160 km north of Chişinău. It is the administrative center of Soroca District.- History :The city has its origin in the medieval Genoese trade post of Olchionia, or Alchona...
. - October 9 and October 10 (1941): Jews from RădăuţiRadautiRădăuţi is a municipality in Suceava County, Romania with a population of 27,759 inhabitants.-Geography and demographics:Rădăuţi is situated in Bucovina, northern Moldavia, on a plain between the Suceava and Suceviţa rivers, north from Suceava, at 375 m altitude...
were carried to their death in train wagons meant for transporting animals. These trains passed through Lipcani. There, the Germans sent one group to the Dniester through Ataki, and the other group to MărculeştiMarculestiMărculeşti is a city in Floreşti district, in the northern Moldova, with a population of 2,081 at the 2004 census.-External links:*...
. - 1941–1944: Around 148,000 Bessarabian JewsBessarabian Jews-Early history:Jews are mentioned from very early in the Principality of Moldavia, but they did not represent a significant number. Their main activity in Moldavia was commerce, but they could not compete with Greeks and Armenians, who had the knowledge of the Levantine commerce and relationships...
were killed in RîbniţaRîbnitaRîbnița, also spelled Râbnița is a city in Moldova. The city is under the administration of the breakaway government of the Transnistria. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, it has a population of 53,648. Rîbniţa is situated in the northern half of Transnistria, on the left bank of the...
and other ghettos and concentration camps on the East bank of the DniesterDniesterThe Dniester is a river in Eastern Europe. It runs through Ukraine and Moldova and separates most of Moldova's territory from the breakaway de facto state of Transnistria.-Names:...
during the NaziNazismNazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
occupation. During the war, the town, including almost all synagogues, was burnt down by the Germans. - 1950: Name: Lipkany, Soviet Union.
- 1944: Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944). The Red Army drove the Romanian and German armies out of Bessarabia, which became an integral part of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (as of 2006, most of Bessarabia is part of the independent Republic of Moldova and has been so since the dissolution of the USSR).
- July 6–20, 1996: A water ecological expedition called "Prut 96", organized by the NGO called Association of Ecological Education and Information "Terra Nostra" was held down the Prut river from the village of Lipcani to the village of SculeniSculeniSculeni is a commune in Ungheni district, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Sculeni, Blindeşti, Floreni and Gherman.It is also a border checkpoint to Romania.-Notable people from Sculeni:* Andrei Eşanu, historian* Eliezer Zusia Portugal, rabbi...
in the Ungheni region. The goal of the expedition was to examine the Prut river with the participation of students and post-graduates in order to attract attention of the population and state services towards the ecological problems of the river and the whole region. - April 7, 1999: The Lipcani soccer team Venita lost to the FC Olimpia BălţiFC Olimpia BaltiFC Olimpia Bălţi is a Moldovan football club based in Bălţi, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. Their home stadium is the Olimpia Bălţi Stadium....
in the quarterfinals for the Moldovan Cup 1998/1999. - 2000: The Moldovan Section of the International Society for Human RightsInternational Society for Human RightsThe International Society for Human Rights is an international non-governmental, non-profit human rights organization with Participative Status with the Council of Europe and is a member of the Liaison Committee of the Non-Governmental Organisations at the Council of Europe...
and the NGO's Datino and Credo were working with the women's prison in RuskaRuska-People:*Ernst Ruska, German physicist*Julius Ruska, German orientalist, historian of science and educator*Helmut Ruska, German physician and biologist*Wim Ruska, retired Judoka-Slovakian villages:*Ruská*Ruská Bystrá*Ruská Kajňa*Ruská Poruba*Ruská Voľa...
and the colony for young men in Lipcani. - March 17, 2004: According to Stela Melnic of the Ministry of Economy, the construction of a 1.5 km (0.93205910497471 mi) bypass road to the Lipcani-Rădăuţi BridgeLipcani-Rădăuţi BridgeThe Lipcani-Rădăuţi Bridge is a road bridge over Prut and a checkpoint between Moldova and Romania.-History:The Rădăuţi-Lipcani bridge was built up in 1937 and blasted up in 1941 by retreating Red Army, during the German-led invasion of the Soviet Union. It was rebuilt but destroyed again in 1944...
is going to start next autumn. Sponsored by TACIS and EU PHAREPhareThe Phare programme is one of the three pre-accession instruments financed by the European Union to assist the applicant countries of Central and Eastern Europe in their preparations for joining the European Union....
the project involves Moldova and Romania. The project will also include the modernization of the Lipcani customs checkpoint. - June 17, 2007: the candidate of PCRM Dumenco Evghenii (Eugen Dumenco) is electedMoldovan local election, 2007Local elections were held in Moldova on June 3, 2007, with a runoff for mayors on June 17, 2007.Voter turnout reached 52.34% nationwide and 37.17% in Chişinău municipality. Following the elections, district, municipal, town and village councils were elected, as well as 420 mayors.Dorin Chirtoacă...
as mayor of Lipcani. Dumenco Evghenii (born 1958) is an auto mechanic and president of SA "CMD-8". - February 15, 2010: Lipcani-Rădăuţi BridgeLipcani-Rădăuţi BridgeThe Lipcani-Rădăuţi Bridge is a road bridge over Prut and a checkpoint between Moldova and Romania.-History:The Rădăuţi-Lipcani bridge was built up in 1937 and blasted up in 1941 by retreating Red Army, during the German-led invasion of the Soviet Union. It was rebuilt but destroyed again in 1944...
reopened.
Nearby Jewish communities
- RădăuţiRadautiRădăuţi is a municipality in Suceava County, Romania with a population of 27,759 inhabitants.-Geography and demographics:Rădăuţi is situated in Bucovina, northern Moldavia, on a plain between the Suceava and Suceviţa rivers, north from Suceava, at 375 m altitude...
, Romania: 3.6 km - CorjeuţiCorjeuţiCorjeuţi is a commune in Briceni district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Corjeuţi....
, Moldova: 18.3 km - DarabaniDarabaniDarabani is a town in Botoşani County, Moldavia, Romania, and is the northernmost town in Romania. As of 2004, its estimated population was 11,867. It administers three villages: Bajura, Eşanca and Lişmăniţa....
, Romania: 18.7 km - Bajura, Romania: 21.3 km
- BriceniBriceniBriceni is a city in northern Moldova. It is the seat of Briceni District.At the 2004 census, the city had a population of 8,765...
, Moldova: 23.5 km - Gîrbeni, Romania: 23.9 km
- Novoseltsy, Ukraine: 24.5 km
- Havîrna, Romania: 24.9 km
- GrimăncăuţiGrimăncăuţiGrimăncăuţi is a commune in Briceni district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Grimăncăuţi....
, Moldova: 25.3 km - Khotin, Ukraine: 33.1 km
- Dumeni, Romania: 34.2 km
- SăveniSaveniSăveni is a small town located in Botoşani County in the Moldavia region in northeastern Romania. It has a population of 8,685. There is an archaeology museum located in the town....
, Romania: 35.4 km - Cristineşti, Romania: 36.2 km
- EdineţEdinetEdineț is a town in the north of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The town is located 201 km north of the national capital, Chișinău. It is located at . The town administers also two suburban villages, Alexăndreni and Gordineştii Noi...
, Moldova: 38.7 km - Zhvanets, Ukraine: 38.8 km
- OkopyOkopy, Ternopil OblastOkopy is a village in western Ukraine. It is located in the Borshchiv Raion of the Ternopil Oblast , and had its origins as a Polish fortress at the meeting of the Zbruch and Dniester rivers....
, Ukraine: 42.2 km - Kitay Gorod, Ukraine: 42.8 km
- Staraya Ushitsa, Ukraine: 43 km
- Gertsa, Ukraine: 43.1 km
- Klishkivtsi, Ukraine: 43.9 km
Current information
- Railroad lines in MoldovaCalea Ferată din MoldovaCFM is the only railway operator in the Republic of Moldova, that is responsible for passenger and cargo transportation, as well as the railway infrastructure maintenance, within the country. It is the successor of MZhD, a subdivision of the USSR railway...
run north-south from CahulCahul-Demographics:According to the last Moldovan census from 2004 there were 35,488 people living within the city of Cahul and 1,317 people within Cotihana....
and the southern border with Ukraine to Lipcani and the northern border with Ukraine. The main road routes run from Cahul to Chişinău via Comrat and from Chişinău to Lipcani via BălţiBaltiBalti can refer to:* Balti language, a language spoken in Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir* Balti people, Muslims of Ladakhi/Tibetan origin from Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir...
. - Current Institutions in Lipcani: Lipcani Pedagogical College, Lipcani Reformatory for Boys.
Books
- Lipcan Fun Amol (Lipcan of Old) - Aaron Shuster,Yizkor book in Yiddish, 1957,218 Pages. Has B/W photos of the town.
- Kehilat Lipkany: Sefer Zikaron (Prayer for Lipkany): Book of Remembrance - Author/Editor: Zilberman-Slone, Tel Aviv 1963, 407 Pages, Languages: Hebrew & Yiddish, Published in Tel-Aviv.
Famous people born in Lipcani
- Alexander Grobman Tversqui (born 1927) - Agricultural scientist.
- Moishe OysherMoishe OysherMoishe Oysher Moishe Oysher Moishe Oysher (Yiddish: משה אוישר, (born 1906 in Lipkon (Lipkany), Bessarabia, Imperial Russia – died 27 November 1958, New Rochelle, New York, USA). was a cantor and Yiddish theatre actor. He is considered one of the most entertaining chazanim (cantors) ever...
(1907–1958) - Yiddish singer and cantor. - Freydele Oysher (1913–2004) - actress in the Yiddish theater.
- Moyshe AltmanMoyshe AltmanMoyshe Altman was a Yiddish writer.-Works:* בלענדעניש , Култур: Черновцы, 1926....
(1890–1980) - Yiddish prose writer, revered for his intricate style. - Yankev ShternbergJacob SternbergYankev Shternberg was a Yiddish theater director, teacher of theater, playwright, avant-garde poet and short-story writer, best known for his theater work in Romania between the two world wars.Shternberg grew up in the northern Bessarabian shtetl of...
(1890–1973) - Yiddish] poet and theatrical director. - Eliezer Shteynbarg (1880–1932) - Yiddish poet, educator, and well-known author of Yiddish fables.
- Judah Steinberg (1863–1908) - a Hebrew writer.
- Didic Vasile Born 1949. Painter with works in several Moldovan museums.
- Samuel Goldstein Born 1930. Paranormal investigator.
Locations of other towns called Lipcani (or similar)
N of Chişinău, Moldova (This town is called LipceniLipceni
Lipceni is a commune in Rezina district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Lipceni....
and is sometimes confused with Lipcani.) SW of Kiev, Ukraine] This town is called Lypcany is also sometimes confused with Lipcani.
External links
- Census records information for 1858–1859 and 1874
- Massacres, deportations & death marches from Bessarabia, from July 1941
- Pictures of Lipkany
- Survive & Tell by Shalom Eitan, 1998
- YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, "People of a Thousand Towns": The Online Catalog of Photographs of Jewish Life in Prewar Eastern Europe