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Shtetl
A shtetl was typically a small town with a large Jewish population in Central and Eastern Europe until The Holocaust. Shtetls were mainly found in the areas which constituted the 19th century Pale of Settlement in the Russian Empire, the Congress Kingdom of Poland, Galicia and Romania...
s and shtots (Jew Towns) is organized by their country.
Belarus
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- Antopol http://www.stevemorse.org/bereza-and-antopol/ant-hist0.htm
- BerezinoBerazinoBerazino , or Berezino , also known as Biarezan , is a town on the River Berezina in the Minsk Province of Belarus. The population is 13,300 .-History:...
- ChavusyChavusyChaussy, Chavusy or Chausy is a district town in the eastern Belarusian voblast of Mahilyow.It once was a substantial Jewish shtetl, which dated from the 17th century, as appears from a charter granted to the Jews January 11, 1667, by Michael Casimir Pacz, castellan of Vilna, and confirmed by King...
(Chausy or Chaussy) - Davyd-HaradokDavyd-HaradokDavyd-Haradok is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast of Brest. It has 7,681 inhabitants .-External links:* *...
http://davidhorodok.netfirms.com/ - HrodnaHrodnaGrodno or Hrodna , is a city in Belarus. It is located on the Neman River , close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania . It has 327,540 inhabitants...
- Ivye
- LakhvaLakhvaLakhva is a small town in southern Belarus, with a population of approximately 2100. Lakhva is considered to have been the location of one of the first, and possibly the first, Jewish ghetto uprisings of the Second World War.-Geography:Lakhva is located in the Luninets district of the Brest...
- LyubavichiLyubavichiLyubavichi is a rural locality in Rudnyansky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia.-History:The village is known to have existed in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth since at least 1654 . In 1784 mentioned as a small town , then a possession of the magnate Lubomirski family...
- LuniniecLuniniecLuninets is a town and administrative centre for the Luninets district in Brest Province, Belarus, before which it was in Poland and Russia and the Soviet Union . It has a population of some 24,000, and is immediately east of the Pinsk district within Brest...
(Luninietz or Luniniets) - Motol
- Obech, BelarusObech, BelarusObech is a village in Belarus in the district of Brest, located at , 157.0 miles SW of Minsk. It was formerly a Jewish shtetl....
- PinskPinskPinsk , a town in Belarus, in the Polesia region, traversed by the river Pripyat, at the confluence of the Strumen and Pina rivers. The region was known as the Marsh of Pinsk. It is a fertile agricultural center. It lies south-west of Minsk. The population is about 130,000...
- Polotsk
- Shklov
- SlonimSlonimSlonim is a city in Hrodna Voblast, Belarus, capital of the Slonim District. It is located at the junction of the Shchara and Isa rivers, 143 km southeast of Hrodna. The population in 2008 was 50,800.-Etymology and historical names:...
- SlutskSlutskSlutsk is a town in Belarus, located on the Sluch River south of Minsk. As of 2010 its population is of 61,400).-Geography:The town is situated in the south-west of its Voblast, not too far from from the city of Soligorsk.-History:...
- StolinStolinStolin is a town in the Brest Voblast of Belarus. Nowadays, Stolin is the center of the largest district in Brest voblast. The population of Stolin is 12,500 people . The Belarusian-Ukrainian border is about away, so Stolin is now a border city that hosts many Ukrainians on the market days...
Lithuania
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- Alytus (Olita)
- AnikshtAnykšciaiAnykščiai is a ski resort town in Lithuania, 20 miles west of Utena. The Roman Catholic Church of St. Matthias in Anykščiai is the tallest church in Lithuania, with spires measuring 79 meters in height.The city has a football club FK Anykščiai.-Name:...
- Aukštoji Panemunė (Panemon, Poniemon Frentzela)
- Balbirishok
- Biržai (Birzh)
- Butrimonys (Butrimoniai)
- Dieveniskes (Divinishuk)
- Eiseshok
- Gorzhdi (Gorzd)GargždaiGargždai is a city in western Lithuania located in Klaipėda County. The Minija River flows through the city. Gargždai Stadium is its main sports venue.Gargždai is the Lithuanian name of the city...
- Jonava (Yaneve)
- Joniskelis (Yonishkel)
- Jasvoini (Yosvain)JosvainiaiJosvainiai is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Šušvė River 10 km southwest from Kėdainiai. In the town there is a Catholic church, secondary school, post office and public library.- History :...
- Jurborg (Yurburg)JurbarkasJurbarkas is a city in Tauragė County, Lithuania. It is on the right-hand shore of the Neman River at its confluence with the tributaries Mituva and Imsre...
- Kaišiadorys (Koshedar)
- Kalvarija
- Kapciamiestis (Kopcheve)
- Kaunas (Kovno)
- KeidanKedainiaiKėdainiai is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located on the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population as of 2008 was 30,214. Its old town dates to the 17th century....
- Kelmė
- Kelm (Kelem)KelmeKelmė is a city in central Lithuania. It has a population of around 11,000 and is the administrative center of the Kelmė district municipality.-History:Prior to World War II, Kelmė was home to a famous Rabbinical College, the Kelm Talmud Torah....
- Klaipėda (Memel)
- Klykoliai (Klikol)
- Kroki (Krok)KrakesKrakės is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Smilgaitis River. In the town there is a Catholic church, convent, secondary school and post office....
- Krozhi (Krozh)KražiaiKražiai is a town in Lithuania, located in the Kelmė district municipality, between Varniai and Raseiniai , on the Kražantė river. The old town of Kražiai is an archeological and urban monument....
- Kretinga
- Vladislavovsk (Kudirkos Naumiestis (Naishtot)
- KupishokKupiškisKupiškis is a city in north-eastern Lithuania. It is the capital of the Kupiškis district municipality. Kupiškis is situated on the Lėvuo and Kupa rivers. The name of the city originates from Kupa River. Gediminas bridge crosses river Kupa.-History:...
- Kurkliai
- Kvedarna (Chweidan)
- KibartKybartaiKybartai is a city in the Marijampolė County, Lithuania. It is located west of Vilkaviškis and is on the border of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia....
- Lazdijai (Lazdei)
- Leipalingis (Leipun, Lejpuny)
- Lygumai
- MariampolMarijampoleMarijampolė is an industrial city and the capital of the Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad oblast, and Lake Vištytis. The population of Marijampolė is 48,700...
- Mažeikiai (Mazheik)
- Merkine (Meretch)
- Obeliai
- Pakruojis
- Pandelys (Ponidel)
- PonevezhPanevežysPanevėžys see also other names, is the fifth largest city in Lithuania. As of 2008, it occupied 50 square kilometers with 113,653 inhabitants. The largest multifunctional arena in Panevėžys is the Cido Arena...
- Pasvalys (Posvel, Posvohl)
- PilvishokPilviškiaiPilviškiai is a village in Vilkaviškis district municipality, in Marijampolė County, central Lithuania. In the Jewish world, it was known historically for its learned population , served amongst others by Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg....
- Plungė (Plungiany)
- Prienai (Pren)
- Ritavas (Ritove)
- Rakishok (Rokishok)RokiškisRokiškis is a city in northeastern Lithuania with population of about 16,000.-History:The legend of the founding of Rokiškis tells about a hunter called Rokas who had been hunting for hares . However, cities ending in "-kiškis" are quite popular in the region. The city was first mentioned in 1499...
- RozaliaRozalimasRozalimas is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. As of 2001 it had a population of 928.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia....
- Rudamina
- RumshishokRumšiškesRumšiškės is a Lithuanian town , situated east of Kaunas on the northern bank of Kaunas Reservoir. Southern part of the town is now under the waters of the artificial lake. The 18th century St...
- ShakiŠakiaiŠakiai is a city in the Marijampolė County, Lithuania. It is located west of Kaunas. It is presumed that Šakiai first expanded from Šakaičai village. By 1719 a church in Šakiai was built. By the 19th century Šakiai already had city rights; it also had a school, Catholic and Lutheran churches, a...
- Salantai (Salant)
- Seduva
- Seirijai (Serey)
- Šiaulėnai (Shavlan)
- Shavli (Shavel)ŠiauliaiŠiauliai , is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 133,900. It is the capital of Šiauliai County. Unofficially, the city is the capital of Northern Lithuania.-Names:...
- Simnas (Simno)
- SkopishokSkapiškisSkapiškis is a town in the Kupiškis district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated on the shores of Lake Mituva and near the road and railway connecting Panevėžys with Daugavpils. According to the 2001 census, it had population of 496....
- Skaudvile (Shkudvil)
- Stakliskes (Stoklishok)
- Sudargas (Sudarg)
- Švencionys (Shvintzion)
- TavnoTaujėnaiTaujėnai is a town in Ukmergė district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 322 people. The town has a church of Catholics....
- Tauragė (Tavrig)
- Tauragnai (Toriguin)
- TelzTelšiaiTelšiai , is a city in Lithuania with about 35,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of Telšiai County and Samogitia region, and it is located on Lake Mastis.-Names:...
- Troskunai (Troshkun)
- Tryškiai|Trishik]]
- Ukmergė (Vilkomir)
- Utyan (Utena)
- Uzpaliai (Ushpol)
- Varėna (Aran)
- Varniai (Vorne)
- Vasilishok
- Vaškai (Vashki, Konstantinov)
- Veisiejai (Vishey)
- SlabodkaVilijampoleVilijampolė is an elderate in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, located on the right bank of the Neris River and the Nemunas River, near their confluence. The elderate covers 1,720 hectares and houses about 32,000 people....
- VilkovishkVilkaviškisVilkaviškis Until 1940 the city had a large Jewish Community which was annihilated by the Nazis and their local collaborators. The whole Jewish population was killed in a single day,, after the entry of the Germans into the city.-Names:...
- Vilnius (Vilna)
- VirbalnVirbalisVirbalis is a city in the Vilkaviškis district municipality, Lithuania. It is located west of Vilkaviškis.As German Wirballen, Polish Wierzbołów, or Russian Verzhbolovo , it is frequently mentioned in historical as well in modern literature...
- Vishtinetz
- Žagarė (Zhager)
- ZosliŽasliaiŽasliai is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. As of 2001 it had a population of 818.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia....
- Žeimelis (Zeimys)
- Zelva (PazelvaPazolPazol is a surname. It is mostly attributed to a spelling variation of the shtetl, Pazelva near Želva in Lithuania, located at 55°13' / 25°06'. Named Pazelva in Yiddish, the common language of its residents, its name is Podzelva in Hebrew. Želva is 14 miles east of the city Ukmergė...
) - NeishtotŽemaičių NaumiestisŽemaičių Naumiestis is a small town in Klaipėda County, in western Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 1,716 people....
- Židikai (Zhidik, Židikų)
Poland
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- Note: Towns formerly in the Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia are marked with "(G)". Towns in formerly RussianRussian 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...
Zagłębie Dąbrowskie (Zaglembia) are marked with "(Z)".
- Note: Towns formerly in the Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia are marked with "(G)". Towns in formerly Russian
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- BędzinBedzinBędzin is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Czarna Przemsza river , the city borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metro area with a population of about 2 million.It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its...
(Bendin) (Z) - Bełchatów
- Białobrzegi
- Bielsk-Podlaski (Bielsk-Podliask)
- BirczaBirczaBircza is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bircza. It lies approximately south-west of Przemyśl and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów...
(G) - BrodyBrodyBrody is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Brody Raion , and is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately 90 kilometres northeast of the oblast capital, Lviv...
- BrzeźnicaNowa BrzeznicaNowa Brzeźnica is a village in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Nowa Brzeźnica. It lies approximately south-east of Pajęczno and south of the regional capital Łódź....
- BrzozówBrzozówBrzozów is a town in south-eastern Poland, with 7,677 inhabitants . It is situated in Subcarpathian Voivodeship and is the seat of both Brzozów County and the smaller administrative district of Gmina Brzozów...
(G) - BukowskoBukowskoBukowsko is a village in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. It's in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, parish in loco, located near the towns of Medzilaborce and Palota . During the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth it was in Lesser Poland prowincja.-Characteristics:Bukowsko is the...
(G) - BytomBytomBytom is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The central-western district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Bytom is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Bytomka river .The city belongs to the Silesian Voivodeship since...
(Beuthen) - Chełm
- ChęcinyChecinyChęciny is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,252 inhabitants .The town is first mentioned in historical documents from 1275. It obtained its city charter in 1325. The most important sight in the town is the royal castle built in the late 13th or early 14th century...
(Khentshin) - ChmielnikChmielnikChmielnik is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 4,005 . Town's name is derived from hop .- History :...
- CiechanówCiechanówCiechanów is a town in north-central Poland with 45,900 inhabitants . It is situated in Masovian Voivodeship . It was previously the capital of Ciechanów Voivodeship.-History:The grad numbered approximately 3,000 armed men....
- CzeladźCzeladzCzeladź is a town in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with a population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river ....
(Z) - CzęstochowaCzestochowaCzęstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...
(Tshenstkhov) - CzyżewoCzyżewoCzyżewo may refer to the following places:*Czyżewo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship *Czyżewo, Lubusz Voivodeship *Czyżewo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship...
- Dąbrowa TarnowskaDabrowa TarnowskaDąbrowa Tarnowska is a town in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about north of Tarnów. It is the capital of Dąbrowa County. Before reorganization Dąbrowa Tarnowska was part of Tarnów Voivodeship . Population is 11'402...
(Dombrov) (G) - Dąbrowa GórniczaDabrowa GórniczaDąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, nearby Katowice. The north-east district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of almost 3 millions...
(Z) - DębicaDebicaDębica is a town in southeastern Poland with 46,693 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It is the capital of Dębica County. Since 1999 it has been situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship; it had previously been in the Tarnów Voivodeship .-Area:...
(Dembits) (G) - DuklaDuklaDukla ; , Duklya] is a town and an eponymous municipality in southeastern Poland, in the Subcarpathian Voivodship. The town is populated by 2,127 people . while the total population of the commune containing the town and the villages surrounding it is 16,640...
(G) - DynówDynówDynów is a town in Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 6,058 .-Massacre during Second World War:...
(G) - Eiseshok
- FrysztakFrysztakFrysztak is a village in the Gmina Frysztak, Strzyżów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, 17 km from Krosno. Frysztak lies in the historical region often referred to as Galicia. It is located on a hillock near the river Wisłok, on the road from Rzeszów to Krosno...
(Fristik) (G) - GąbinGabinGąbin is a small town in Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,230 inhabitants . It is an ancient town, having been founded in the 13th century.-Current events:...
(Gombin) (http://www.gombin.org/) - Głogów Małopolski (G)
- Głowaczów
- Głowno
- GorliceGorliceGorlice is a city and an urban municipality in south eastern Poland with around 29,500 inhabitants . It is situated south east of Kraków and south of Tarnów between Jasło and Nowy Sącz in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship...
(G) - GostyninGostyninGostynin is a town in Central Poland with 19,414 inhabitants . It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship since 1999 and was previously in the Płock Voivodship from 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Gostynin County.-External links:*...
- Góra KalwariaGóra KalwariaGóra Kalwaria is a town on the Vistula River in the Mazovian Voivodship, Poland, about 25 km southeast of Warsaw. It has a population of about 11,000 . The town has significance for both Catholic Christians and Hasidic Jews...
(GerGóra KalwariaGóra Kalwaria is a town on the Vistula River in the Mazovian Voivodship, Poland, about 25 km southeast of Warsaw. It has a population of about 11,000 . The town has significance for both Catholic Christians and Hasidic Jews...
) - Grębów (G)
- Grodzisk MazowieckiGrodzisk MazowieckiGrodzisk Mazowiecki is a town in central Poland with 26,881 inhabitants in 2006. It is 30 km. southwest of Warsaw.Between 1975 and 1998 it was situated in the Warszawa Voivodeship but since 1999 it has been situated in the Masovian Voivodeship. It is the capital of Grodzisk Mazowiecki...
- HrubieszówHrubieszówHrubieszów is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of 18,661 . It is the capital of Hrubieszów County. Since 1999 Hrubieszów has been part of Lublin Voivodeship . Earlier, 1975–98, it had been part of Zamość Province...
(Rubieshov) - Iłża (Drildzh)
- Inowłódz
- IwaniskaIwaniskaIwaniska is a village in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Iwaniska...
(Ivansk) - Jabłonka
- JadówJadówJadów is a village in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Jadów. It lies approximately north-east of Wołomin and north-east of Warsaw...
(Yadov) - Janów Sokolski
- Jarosław (G)
- Jasło (Yaslo) (G)
- JedwabneJedwabneJedwabne is a town in Poland, in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, in Łomża County, with 1,942 inhabitants .- History :First mentioned in 1455, Jedwabne received city rights on July 17, 1736, from the Polish king August III, including the right to hold weekly markets on Sundays and five country fairs a...
- KamieńskKamienskKamieńsk is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, in Radomsko County. It has 2,832 inhabitants .There is an airport named Kamieńsk-Orla Góra in Kamieńsk mainly used for agricultural purposes. Soccer player Jacek Krzynówek was born in Kamieńsk....
(Kaminsk) - KańczugaKanczugaKańczuga is a town in Przeworsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 3,187 inhabitants . The town was an early centre of the Polish automobile industry. Buses based on Fiat 621R and used in Kraków had bodywork fitted in Kańczuga. Today the town is known for restoration...
(G) - KielceKielceKielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...
(Kelts) - KiernoziaKiernoziaKiernozia is a village in Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kiernozia...
- KleczewKleczewKleczew is a town in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, western-central Poland.-External links:*...
(Kletchoi) - KlimontówKlimontówKlimontów may refer to the following places in Poland:*Klimontów, Jędrzejów County in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship *Klimontów, Sandomierz County in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship...
- KnyszynKnyszynKnyszyn is a town in north-eastern Poland, northwest of Białystok. It is situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship , and was formerly in the Białystok Voivodeship ....
- KockKockKock is a town in eastern Poland, about 45 km north of Lublin and 120 km south-east of Warsaw. It lies in Lublin Voivodeship, in Lubartów County. It is the capital of the Kock Commune.As of 2004, its population numbered 3,509.-History:...
, north of LublinLublinLublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
, the town of the Rabbi Menahem Mendel (1787–1859) and the site of three battles - KolbuszowaKolbuszowaKolbuszowa is a small town in south-eastern Poland, with 9,190 inhabitants .Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship , it is the capital of Kolbuszowa County.-History:The name of the town comes from the land owner Kolbusz...
(G) - KolnoKolnoKolno is a town in northeastern Poland, located in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, about 150 km northeast of Warsaw. It is the seat of Kolno County, and the seat of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Kolno, but it is not part of this district, as the town has gmina status in its own...
- KoninKoninKonin is a city in central Poland.Konin may also refer to:*Emperor Kōnin , emperor of Japan who reigned 770–781**Kōnin , a Japanese era name for the years 810–824...
- Korczyna (G)
- KozieniceKozieniceKozienice is a town in central Poland with 21,500 inhabitants . It is the capital of Kozienice County .-Description:...
- KrasnosielcKrasnosielcKrasnosielc is a village in Maków County , on the river Orzyc, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Krasnosielc. It lies approximately north of Maków Mazowiecki and north of Warsaw. Previous names include: Sielc, Siedlec and in...
- KrosnoKrosnoKrosno is a town and county in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland with 47,455 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009.Notably Krosno is the site of the first oil well in the world....
(G) - Łańcut (G)
- Łask
- LelówLelówLelów is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lelów...
- LeżajskLezajskLeżajsk is a town in southeastern Poland with 14,127 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship since 1999 and is the capital of Leżajsk County. Leżajsk is famed for its Bernadine basilica and monastery, built by the architect Antonio Pellacini...
(Lizhensk) (G) - Łomża
- Łosice
- LubaczówLubaczówLubaczów is a town in southeastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine, with 12,405 inhabitants .Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship , it is the capital of Lubaczów County and is located 50 kilometers northeast of Przemyśl....
(G) - Majdan KrólewskiMajdan KrólewskiMajdan Królewski is a village in Kolbuszowa County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Majdan Królewski. It lies approximately north of Kolbuszowa and north-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a population of...
(G) - Międzyrzec PodlaskiMiedzyrzec PodlaskiMiędzyrzec Podlaski is a city in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, with the population of 17,162 inhabitants as of 2006. The total area of the city is 20.03 km2...
(Mezritsh) - MielecMielecMielec is a city in south-eastern Poland with a population of 60,979 inhabitants, as of June 2009. It is located in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship ; previously it was in Rzeszów Voivodeship...
(Melits) (G) - Mińsk MazowieckiMinsk MazowieckiMińsk Mazowiecki is a town in central Poland with 38 181 inhabitants . It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously in Siedlce Voivodeship...
(Novominsk) - Mława
- Mstów (Amstov)
- MszczonówMszczonówMszczonów is a town in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,310 inhabitants .The town had a Jewish community, and it was once the center of the Hasidic Amshinov dynasty...
(Amshinov) - Niebylec (G)
- Nowy DwórNowy DwórNowy Dwór means new manor in Polish. It appears in several Polish toponyms.There are two towns in Poland known as Nowy Dwór:* Nowy Dwór Gdański, in Pomeranian Voivodeship * Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, in Masovian Voivodeship...
- Nowy KorczynNowy KorczynNowy Korczyn is a village in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Nowy Korczyn. It lies approximately south of Busko-Zdrój and south of the regional capital Kielce. It is located close to the confluence of the Nida and...
(Nayshtot) - Nowy SączNowy SaczNowy Sącz is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County, but is not included within the powiat.-Names:...
(Tsanz) (G) - NurNur, PolandNur is a village in Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Nur. It lies approximately south-east of Ostrów Mazowiecka and north-east of Warsaw....
- OlkuszOlkuszOlkusz is a town in south Poland with 37,696 inhabitants . Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship , it is the capital of Olkusz County...
(Elkish) - OpatówOpatówOpatów is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Opatów County. Its population is 7,833 .Tourist attractions include a 12th century Collegiate Church of St...
(Apt) - OpocznoOpocznoOpoczno is a town in south-central Poland, within the eastern part of Łódź Voivodeship , previously in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship . Important communication routes run through the town, namely the central railway line, which connects Silesia with Warsaw, and road 12, which creates a...
- Ostrołęka (Ostrolenka)
- Ostrów MazowieckaOstrów MazowieckaOstrów Mazowiecka is a town in northeastern Poland with 23,486 inhabitants . Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously in Ostroleka Voivodeship . It is the capital of Ostrów Mazowiecka County....
- OżarówOzarówOżarów is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in Powiat of Opatów . It has 4,906 inhabitants and its largest employer is a large cement factory nearby. The cement factory was privatized in 1995 and a controlling stake in the company was purchased by Irish company CRH plc from HCP...
- PabianicePabianicePabianice is a town in central Poland with 69 648 inhabitants . Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship, it is the capital of Pabianice County...
(Pabenits) - Pilica (Pilts)
- PilznoPilznoPilzno is a town in Poland, in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in Dębica County. It has 4,484 inhabitants . It is located at the junction of important roads - West-East European E40 Highway, and National Road 73 Pilzno is a town in Poland, in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in Dębica County. It has...
(Pilsno) (G) - Piotrków TrybunalskiPiotrków TrybunalskiPiotrków Trybunalski is a city in central Poland with 80,738 inhabitants . It is situated in the Łódź Voivodeship , and previously was the capital of Piotrków Voivodeship...
(Pyetrykov) - Płock
- Połaniec (Plontch)
- PrzemyślPrzemyslPrzemyśl is a city in south-eastern Poland with 66,756 inhabitants, as of June 2009. In 1999, it became part of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship; it was previously the capital of Przemyśl Voivodeship....
(Pshemishyl) (G) - PrzeworskPrzeworskPrzeworsk Ukrainian: Переворськ, is a town in south-eastern Poland with 15,675 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. Since 1999 it has been in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, and is the capital of Przeworsk County....
(G) - RadomRadomRadom is a city in central Poland with 223,397 inhabitants . It is located on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship , having previously been the capital of Radom Voivodeship ; 100 km south of Poland's capital, Warsaw.It is home to the biennial Radom Air Show, the largest and...
(Rudem) - RadomskoRadomskoRadomsko is a town in central Poland with 50,618 inhabitants . It is situated on the Radomka river in the Łódź Voivodeship , having previously been in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship . It is the capital of Radomsko County....
(Radomsk) - Radomyśl WielkiRadomysl WielkiRadomyśl Wielki is a town in Mielec County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 2,962 inhabitants .-External links:*...
(G) - Radziłów (Radzilow)
- Radzyń PodlaskiRadzyn PodlaskiRadzyń Podlaski is a town in eastern Poland, about 60 km north of Lublin, with 16,140 inhabitants . Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship , previously in Biała Podlaska Voivodeship . It is the capital of Radzyń Podlaski County.The town was founded in 1468. The most important landmark is the...
- RanizówRanizówRaniżów is a village in Kolbuszowa County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Raniżów. It lies approximately east of Kolbuszowa and north of the regional capital Rzeszów....
(G) - RopczyceRopczyceRopczyce is a town in Subcarpathian Voivodeship in south-eastern Poland, situated in the Valley the Wielopolka River and is inhabited by 15,098 people . It is the seat of Ropczyce-Sędziszów County.-Geography:...
(Ropshits) (G) - RóżanRózanRóżan is a town in Mazovian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around . Narew River flows through the town....
- RozwadówRozwadówRozwadów is a suburb of Stalowa Wola, Poland. Founded as a town in 1690, it was incorporated into Stalowa Wola in 1973. The Rozwadów suburb of Stalowa Wola included a thriving Jewish shtetl prior to World War II, closely associated with the Jewish communities of Tarnobrzeg and other nearby...
(G) - RymanówRymanówRymanów is a town of 3,585 inhabitants . in Poland's Subcarpathian Voivodeship. It is a capital of a separate commune within the powiat of Krosno...
(G) - RzeszówRzeszówRzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...
(Reysha) (G) - SannikiSannikiSanniki may refer to the following places:*Sanniki, Masovian Voivodeship *Sanniki, Białystok County in Podlaskie Voivodeship *Sanniki, Sokółka County in Podlaskie Voivodeship...
- SandomierzSandomierzSandomierz is a city in south-eastern Poland with 25,714 inhabitants . Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sandomierz County . Sandomierz is known for its Old Town, a major tourist attraction...
(Tsohzmir) - SanokSanokSanok is a town in south-eastern Poland with 39,110 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It's the capital of Sanok County in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Previously, it was in the Krosno Voivodeship and in the Ruthenian Voivodeship , which was part of the Lesser Poland province...
(Sunek) (G) - Sędziszów Małopolski (G)
- SejnySejnySejny is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, close to the border with Lithuania and Belarus. It is located in the eastern part of the Suwałki Lake Area , on the Marycha river, being a tributary of Czarna Hańcza...
(Seini) - Sidra (Sidre)
- Sławków (Z)
- SochocinSochocinSochocin is a village in Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sochocin. It lies approximately north-east of Płońsk and north-west of Warsaw....
- Sokołów Małopolski (G)
- SompolnoSompolnoSompolno is a town in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,700 inhabitants ....
- SosnowiecSosnowiecSosnowiec is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a combined population of over two million people located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river .It is situated in...
(Sosnovtse) (Z) - StaszówStaszówStaszów is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodship, about 54 km southeast of Kielce. It is the capital of Staszów County. Population is 15,108 .- Demography :...
(Stashov/סטשוב/סטאשעוו) - StrzyżówStrzyzówStrzyżów is a town in Strzyżów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland with 8,709 inhabitants . Strzyżów is one of the towns within the Strzyżowsko-Dynowskie Foothill, located 160 km south-east of Kraków. Its building arrangement extends in the river of Wisłok valley, chained together with...
(Strizev) (G) - SupraślSupraslSupraśl is a town in north-eastern Poland. It is the home of the Supraśl Lavra, one of only six Eastern Orthodox monasteries for males in Poland. Situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship , previously in Białystok Voivodeship . It is located in Białystok County, about 15 km northeast of...
- Suwałki (Suvalk)
- SzczebrzeszynSzczebrzeszynSzczebrzeszyn is a city in southeastern Poland in Lublin Voivodeship, in Zamość County, about 20 km west of Zamość. From 1975–1999, it was part of the Zamość Voivodeship administrative district. The town serves as the seat to Gmina Szczebrzeszyn. A 2004 census counted 5,357 inhabitants...
- SzczuczynSzczuczynSzczuczyn is a town in Podlaskie Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland.Szczuczyn may also refer to:* Szczuczyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship * Szczuczyn Litewski, Polish name for Shchuchyn in modern Belarus...
(Stutshin) - TarnobrzegTarnobrzegTarnobrzeg is a city in south-eastern Poland, on the east bank of the river Vistula, with 49,419 inhabitants, as of December 31, 2009. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship since 1999, it had previously been the capital of Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship...
(Dzhikev) (G) - TarnogrodTarnogródTarnogród is a town in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 3,399 .The history of the town dates back to the Middle Ages settlement, then known as Cierniogród...
- TarnówTarnówTarnów is a city in southeastern Poland with 115,341 inhabitants as of June 2009. The city has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, but from 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Tarnów Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east-west connection...
(Turne) (G) - Tyrawa Wołoska (G)
- Tomaszów MazowieckiTomaszów MazowieckiTomaszów Mazowiecki is a town in central Poland with 67,159 inhabitants . Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship , it was previously part of Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship...
- TrochenbrodTrochenbrodTrochenbrod or Trohinbrod in Russian was a Jewish shtetl with an area once located in western Ukraine, about 30 kilometers northeast of Lutsk, the nearest now existing villages are Яромель and Клубочин ....
- TrzcianneTrzcianneTrzcianne is a village in Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Trzcianne. It lies approximately south-west of Mońki and north-west of the regional capital Białystok. It is close to Biebrza National Park...
- TuczynTuczynTuchyn is a village in the Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine. It is located in the Rivne Raion in the historic region of Volhynia, approximately 18 km east from the oblast capital, Rivne.-Tuchyn Diversity:...
(G) - TykocinTykocinTykocin is an old, smaller size town in north-eastern Poland, with 1,800 inhabitants , located on the Narew river. Tykocin has been situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship since 1999. Previously, it belonged to Białystok Voivodeship...
(Tyktin) - UlanówUlanówUlanów is a town in Nisko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,491 inhabitants .It has grammar and high schools along with 2 churches. One of the churches was set on fire in 2004, it was closed for a repairs and after about a year they opened the church again. Every year in June a...
(G) - WartaWarta, PolandWarta is a town in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,392 inhabitants . It is situated on the Warta River. The town had a number of Jewish inhabitants who were sent to the Ghettos and eventually to the concentration camps during World War II....
(Dvoort) - Wielkie OczyWielkie OczyWielkie Oczy is a village in Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wielkie Oczy...
(Vilkatch, Vilkatchi) (G) - WiznaWiznaWizna is a village in Łomża County of Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. The Biebrza River flows through town. Wizna is also known for the battle of Wizna which took place in its vicinity during the 1939 Invasion of Poland. At present, farming and food production are the primary...
- Włoszczowa
- Wojsławice
- Wysokie MazowieckieWysokie MazowieckieWysokie Mazowieckie is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Wysokie Mazowieckie County. Population is 10,034 .-Twin towns — Sister cities:Wysokie Mazowieckie is twinned with: Alpiarça, Portugal...
- WyszogródWyszogródWyszogród is a town in Poland, in Masovian Voivodship, in Płock County, by the Vistula River. The population of Wyszogród was 2,793 in 2004.-History:...
- Zabłudów
- ŻabnoZabnoŻabno is a town and municipality on the river Dunajec in southern Poland, 15 km north of Tarnów. Since Poland's administrative reorganization in 1999, Żabno has been a part of Tarnów powiat which belongs to Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Before administrative reorganization in 1999 it belonged...
- ZakroczymZakroczymZakroczym is a small town in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around . The Vistula River flows through the town....
- ZambrówZambrówZambrów is a town in northeastern Poland with 22,933 inhabitants . It is the capital of Zambrów County. Situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship , previously in Łomża Voivodeship .-History:...
- Zduńska WolaZdunska WolaZduńska Wola is a town in central Poland with 44,671 inhabitants .Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship , previously in Sieradz Voivodeship . It is the seat of Zduńska Wola County.- Famous people from Zduńska Wola :...
- ZelówZelówZelów is a town in Bełchatów County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,307 inhabitants .- Jews in Zelow :2,000 Jews lived in Zelow before the 2nd world war. Most of them were executed in Chełmno, and others were deported to Łódź Ghetto and from there to the death camps....
- ZgierzZgierzZgierz is a town in central Poland, located just to the north of Łódź and part of the metropolitan area centered on that city. As of 2007, it had a population of 58,164....
(Zgerzh) - Żmigród Nowy (G)
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- Będzin
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- AnanivAnanivAnaniv is a town in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. It stands on the Tiligul River. Population is 8,723 . The town belonged to MASSR from 1924 to 1940....
- BarBar, UkraineBar is a city located on the Rov River in the Vinnytsia Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Barskyi Raion , and is part of the historic region of Podolia. The current estimated population is 17,200 .-History:The city was a small trade outpost named Row...
- BibrkaBibrkaBibrka is a town in western Ukraine, located in the Lviv Oblast about 29 km southeast of Lviv on PI29.The town has been ruled at various points by the Kingdom of Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Austrian empire, the Austro-Hungarian empire, the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria,...
(G) - BelzBelzBelz , a small city in the Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, is located between the Solokiya river and the Rzeczyca stream....
(BelzBelz (Hasidic dynasty)Belz is a Hasidic dynasty named for the town of Belz in Western Ukraine, near the Polish border. The town has existed since at least the 10th century, with the Jewish community being established during the 14th century. The town became home to Hasidic Judaism in the early 19th century...
) (G) - BerdychivBerdychivBerdychiv is a historic city in the Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Berdychiv Raion , the city itself is of direct oblast subordinance, and is located south of the oblast capital, Zhytomyr, at around .The current estimated population is around...
(BerditchevBerditchev (Hasidic dynasty)Berditchev Hasidim, also known in Yiddish as Berditchiver Hasidim, originated in the town of Berdychiv, which over the years was under the control of Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine....
) (G) - BerehoveBerehoveBerehove is a city located in the Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine, near the border with Hungary.Serving as the administrative center of the Berehove Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
- BerezhanyBerezhanyBerezhany is a city located in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Berezhanskyi Raion , and rests about 100 km from Lviv and 50 km from the oblast capital, Ternopil. The city has a population of about 20,000, and is about 400 m above sea level...
(G) - Bila TserkvaBila TserkvaBila Tserkva is a city located on the Ros' River in the Kiev Oblast in central Ukraine, approximately south of the capital, Kiev. Population 203,300 Area 34 km².-Administrative status:...
- BolekhivBolekhivBolekhiv is a city in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast of Ukraine. It is designated into a self-administrated city district of oblast subordination...
(Bolechów) (G) - BoryslavBoryslavBoryslav is a city located on the Tysmenytsia River , in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. The city is designated as a separate raion within the oblast....
(Borysław) (G) - BorznaBorznaBorzna , is a historic town in northern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Borznyanskyi Raion in the Chernihiv Oblast. The estimated population of the town is around 10,640 .- Location :...
- Boiany (BoyanBoyan (Hasidic dynasty)Boyan is a Hasidic dynasty named after the town of Boiany in the Ukraine. The Hasidut is presently headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel, with communities in Beitar Ilit, Bnei Brak, London, Antwerp, Brooklyn, and Monsey, New York.-First Boyaner Rebbe:...
) - BrodyBrodyBrody is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Brody Raion , and is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately 90 kilometres northeast of the oblast capital, Lviv...
(G) - BratslavBratslavBratslav |Breslov]] as the name of a Hasidic group, which originated from this town) is a townlet in Ukraine, located in the Nemyriv Raion of Vinnytsia Oblast, by the Southern Bug river. It is a medieval European city having dramatically lost its importance during 19th-20th centuries...
(BreslovBreslov (Hasidic dynasty)Breslov is a branch of Hasidic Judaism founded by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov a great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism...
) - BuchachBuchachBuchach is a small city located on the Strypa River in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine...
(G) - BudanivBudanivBudaniv is a village in Ternopil Oblast, Western Ukraine, near Chortkiv, Buchach Raion. Population: 1,634 ....
(G) - BukachivtsiBukachivtsiBukachivtsi is an urbanized settlement in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast near Rohatyn. Population: 1,504 .-External links:**Bukachevtsy ShtetLinks site on JewishGen -...
(Bukaczowce) - BurshtynBurshtynBurshtyn is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine, to the north of Halych. It lies in the Halych Raion and is accessible by rail....
(Burshtin) (G) - ChernihivChernihivChernihiv or Chernigov is a historic city in northern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chernihiv Oblast , as well as of the surrounding Chernihivskyi Raion within the oblast...
- ChernivtsiChernivtsiChernivtsi 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...
- ChernobylChernobylChernobyl or Chornobyl is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, in Kiev Oblast, near the border with Belarus. The city had been the administrative centre of the Chernobyl Raion since 1932....
(ChernobylChernobyl (Hasidic dynasty)Chernobyl is a Hasidic dynasty that was founded by Grand Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky, known by the name of his work as the "Meor Einayim Chernobyl is a Hasidic dynasty that was founded by Grand Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky, known by the name of his work as the "Meor Einayim Chernobyl is a...
) - ChortkivChortkivChortkiv is a city in the Ternopil oblast in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chortkiv Raion . Population: 29,057...
(ChortkovChortkov (Hasidic dynasty)Chortkov is a Hasidic dynasty that originated in Chortkov, present-day Ukraine. It had a large following before the Second World War, but most of its adherents perished in the Holocaust....
) (G) - DelatynDelatynDelatyn is a town in the Nadvirna Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast of Ukraine. It is located 101 km west of Chernivtsi and 294.6 miles WSW of Kiev...
(G) - DerazhniaDerazhniaDerazhnia is a city and railway station in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine. Derazhnia is situated along the banks of the Vovk River , 42 km east from the regional center Khmelnytskyi. An important railway junction on the line Lviv-Khmelnytskyi-Zhmerynka. Derazhnia has 10,500...
- DolynaDolynaDolyna is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Dolyna Raion .The current estimated population is around 20,900.-History:...
(G) - DrohobychDrohobychDrohobych is a city located at the confluence of the Tysmenytsia River and Seret, a tributary of the former, in the Lviv Oblast , in western Ukraine...
(G) - DunaivtsiDunaivtsiDunaivtsi is the capital city of Dunaivtsi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast , Ukraine. The city is located on the river Ternavka, 22 km away from the railway station Dunaivtsi and 68 km from the Khmelnytskyi. Population is 16,448...
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- HusiatynHusiatynHusiatyn is a town in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. Alternate spellings include Gusyatin, Husyatin, and Hsiatyn. Husiatyn is the administrative center of the Husiatyn Raion , and is located on the west bank of the Zbruch River...
(HusiatynHusiatyn (Hasidic dynasty)Husiatyn is the name of a Hasidic dynasty, whose founder was a scion of the Ruzhiner dynasty. Husiatyn is located in present-day Ukraine.It started with the Rebbe Rabbi Mordechai Shraga Feivish Friedman, the youngest son of Rabbi Israel Friedmann of Rizhin...
) (G) - HorodokHorodok, Lviv OblastHorodok is a city in Lviv Oblast of Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Horodok Raion. Population is 16,082 .This is the place where King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Jogaila died on 1 June 1434....
(G) - HornostaypilHornostaypilHornostaypil is a village in the Kiev Oblast located on the Teteriv River and the Kiev Reservoir.Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky was from Hornostaypil.-See also:* Hornsteipl...
- JustingradJustingradJustingrad , Kiev, Russian Empire . The Justingrad shtetl was created after Jews were forced out of their homes in the village of Sokolivka...
- KalynivkaKalynivkaKalynivka is a city in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 20,061 ....
- KalushKalush, Ukraine-Notable residents:*Stepan Bandera*August Aleksander Czartoryski*Jakub Sobieski*Jan "Sobiepan" Zamoyski*Tomasz Zamoyski*Fedir Danylak-Twin towns — sister cities:Kalush, Ukraine is twinned with:- Location :Local orientationRegional orientation...
(Kałusz) (G) - Kamianets-PodilskyiKamianets-PodilskyiKamyanets-Podilsky or Kamienets-Podolsky is a city located on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine, to the north-east of Chernivtsi...
(Kamenets-Podolsk) - KhorostkivKhorostkiv- Links :*...
(Chorostków) (G) - KhotynKhotynKhotyn 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...
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- KolomyiaKolomyiaKolomyia or Kolomyya, formerly known as Kolomea , is a city located on the Prut River in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , in western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative centre of the Kolomyia Raion , the city is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
(G) - KorolevoKorolevoKorolevo is an urban type settlement on Tisza River in Zakarpattia Oblast, Vynohradiv Raion, Ukraine.- History :At the end of 12th century there existed a settlement of Slavs. On the hill was built a wooden royal hunting house, from which Koroleve got its name. In the 14th century at the site a...
- Kopychintsy (Kopyczyńce) (G)
- KosivKosivKosiv is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kosivsky Raion ....
(KosovKosov (Hasidic dynasty)Kosov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager of Kosiv, a town in Galicia, presently in Ukraine.The present Rebbe is Grand Rabbi Shraga Hager, who lives in Borough Park, Brooklyn, where most of his Hasidim also live. There is also a Kosover synagogue in Tzfas ,...
) (G) - KovelKovelKovel is a city located in the Volyn Oblast , in northwestern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Kovelskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. The current estimated population is around 65,777.Kovel gives its name to one of the...
- KremenetsKremenetsKremenets is a city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kremenets Raion , and rests 18 km north-east of the great Pochayiv Monastery...
(Krzemieniec) - Krasnostav, Slavuta Raion
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- Lityn (Litin)
- LetychivLetychivLetychiv is a town in the eastern part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine. 51 km from Khmelnytskyi and 33 km from the railway station Derazhnya. Administrative center since Tsarist times, formerly in Podolia Province. Population: 11,081 inhabitants . There are brickworks, dairy,...
- LiubomlLiubomlLiuboml is a city located in the Volyn Oblast in western Ukraine, close to the border with Poland. It has an estimated population of around 10,300 and is the administrative center of the Lyubomlskyi Raion .Liuboml is situated two hundred miles southeast of Warsaw, Poland, in a region known as...
(Luboml or Libivne) - LozishtLozishtLozisht was a Jewish shtetl located in what is now western Ukraine but which used to be a part of Poland and was called then Ignatowka....
(Ignatowka) - Lvovе
- LutskLutskLutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast...
- Lyubar
- Machnіvka (MachnovkaMachnovkaMachnovka is a Hasidic dynasty and part of the Chernobyl dynastic group of families.It takes its name from the village Makhnivke in the Ukraine, where its founder lived. Machnovka is an extant Hasidic group which survived the Holocaust. Its Hasidic court is now located in Bnei Brak,...
) - MakarivMakarivMakariv is an urban-type settlement in Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. It's the administrative center of Makarivskyi Raion. Population is 12,042 ....
(MakarovMakarov (Hasidic dynasty)Makarov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by the Rebbe Menachem Nochum Twerski of the Chernobyl dynasty. Makarov is the Yiddish name of Makariv, a town in present-day Ukraine.- Lineage :...
) - MedzhybizhMedzhybizhMedzhybizh, previously known as Mezhybozhe, population 1731, is a town in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is located in the Letychivsky Raion , 25 kilometres from the Khmelnytskyi on the main highway between Khmelnytskyi and Vinnytsia at the confluence of the Southern Buh and...
(MezhbizhMezhbizh (Hasidic dynasty)Mezhbizh is the name of the town of Medzhybizh in the present Ukraine which is significant as both the source of a Hasidic dynasty that bears its name and as a symbolic name for the roots of Hasidism.The Mezhbizh dynasty served as the earliest "trunk" of...
) - Mel'nitsa-Podol'skaya (Mielnica) (G)
- Mikulints (Mikulińce) (G)
- Mukachevo (Munkacs)
- Murafa
- NadvirnaNadvirnaNadvirna is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Nadvirna Raion.Until World War I, Nadvirna was integrated into the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in the province of Galicia. In the inter-war years, the borders changed and it was annexed...
(NadvornaNadvorna (Hasidic dynasty)Nadvorna is a Hasidic rabbinical dynasty within Orthodox Judaism. The dynasty derives its name from the town of Nadvorna, known in Ukrainian as Nadvirna...
) (G) - NemyrivNemyrivNemyriv is a historic city in the Vinnytsia Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Nemyriv Raion . Nemyriv is one of the eldest cities in Vinnytska oblast, Ukraine...
- NizhynNizhynNizhyn is a city located in the Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine, along the Oster River, north-east of the nation's capital, Kiev. It is the administrative center of the Nizhynsky Raion, though the city itself is also designated as a district in the oblast...
- Novohrad-VolynskyiNovohrad-VolynskyiNovohrad-Volynskyi is a city in the Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine...
(Zhvil) - OlhopilOlhopil, Vinnytsia OblastOlhopil is a village in Chechelnytskyi Raion of Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine.First known since 1780 as Rohuzka Chechelnytska it was a border town between Rzeczpospolita and Budjak Horde. In 1795 it was renamed Olgopol by Ekaterina II in the name of her granddaughter, Olga Pavlovna...
- Oles'ko (Alesk)
- Ottynia (G)
- Ozeryany (Jezierzany) (G)
- Pavoloch (Pavolitch)
- Pliskov
- Podgaytsy (Podhajce) (G)
- Podkamen (Podkamień) (G)
- PohrebyschePohrebyschePohrebysche is a town in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Pohrebyschensky Raion in western Ukraine. Pohrebysche is situated near the sources of the Ros River.-Names:Pohrebysche is also known as , , -History:...
- PolonnePolonnePolonne is a city on the Khomora River in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Polonskyi Raion , and is located at around .The current estimated population is around 23,211 ....
- Poninka
- Priluki
- ProbezhnaProbezhnaProbezhna is a town near Chortkiv and Husiatyn in Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine....
(Probużna) (G) - Proskurov
- Rachmastrivka
- Rava-RuskaRava-RuskaRava-Ruska is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine.It is located near the border with Poland, opposite the town of Hrebenne. It is located in the Zhovkva Raion at around . The current estimated population is 8,100 ....
(G) - RohatynRohatynRohatyn is a city located on the Hnyla Lypa River in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Rohatyn Raion .The current estimated population is around 8,800 .-History:...
(G) - RivneRivneRivne or Rovno is a historic city in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Rivne Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Rivne Raion within the oblast...
(Równo) - RomneyRomney-British Commonwealth:*Cyril Romney , Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1986*The Earl of Romney, an English title*Francis Romney , English cricketer...
- Rozdol (G)
- Rozhnyatov (Rożniatów) (G)
- Ruzhyn ((RuzhinRuzhin (Hasidic dynasty)The Ruzhin Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Yisroel Friedman of Ruzhyn, . Today, Ruzhyn is an urban-type settlement in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Rav Yisroel's father was the Rebbe Sholom Shachne of Prhobisht, who was a son of Rabbi Avrohom "HaMalach"...
) - Sadagóra (SadiguraSadigura (Hasidic dynasty)Sadigura is a Hasidic dynasty, one of the branches of the Ruzhiner dynasty.The dynasty began with Rabbi Avrohom Yaakov Friedman of Sadigura now located in Ukraine, who was a son of Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhin, the founder of the Ruzhiner dynasty....
) - SambirSambirSambir is a city in the Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Sambir Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. It is located at around , close to the border with Poland.-History:...
(Sambor) (G) - SavranSavranSavran is a town in the Odessa Oblast of south-western Ukraine. It is located 26 miles NE of Balta.Until World War II it had a sizeable Jewish community, which numbered 3198 in 1900...
(SavranSavran (Hasidic dynasty)Savran is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Moshe Zvi Giterman. Savran is a town in present-day Ukraine.- Lineage :* Rebbe Moshe Zvi Giterman of Savran** Rebbe Shlomo Giterman of Savran – son of Rebbe Moshe Zvi...
) - Seletin
- Shargorod
- Shchirets (Szczerzec) (G)
- ShepetivkaShepetivkaShepetivka is a town located on the Huska River in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of Western Ukraine. The city's population is 48,212 . Shepetivka is a town of oblast subordinance, and the administrative center of Shepetivka Raion .Shepetivka is an important railway junction with five intersecting...
- ShpolaShpolaShpola is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Shpoliansky Raion , and is situated at . As of 2004 the estimated population is 18,400.-History:...
- ShpykivShpykivShpykiv is an Urban Type Settlement in the Tulchynskyy Raion Shpykiv is an Urban Type Settlement in the Tulchynskyy Raion Shpykiv is an Urban Type Settlement in the Tulchynskyy Raion (a district in Vinnytsia Oblast or province, in central Ukraine, 231 miles south west of Kiev. It is 15 miles NW...
- Shumskoye (Shumsk)
- Skala-Podol'skaya (Skala) (G)
- SkalatSkalatSkalat is a small city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It is located in the Pidvolochysk Raion , at around .-External links:* - Transcripts of eyewitness testimonies...
(G) - SkvyraSkvyraSkvyra is a town in the Kiev Oblast of central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Skvyra Raion , and is currently a municipality of raion subordinance. Skvyra currently has a population of about 18,009 and an area of ....
(Skver) - SlavutaSlavutaSlavuta is a city in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine, located on the Horyn River. Serving as the administrative center of the Slavutsky Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located approximately 80 km from the oblast capital,...
- Snyatyn (Śniatyn) (G)
- Snitkov
- Sosnovoye (Selisht or Ludvipol)
- StarokostiantynivStarokostiantynivStarokostiantyniv is a city in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Starokostiantynivsky Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
- Stepan
- Storozhynets (Storojinet)
- StryiStryiStryi is a city located on the left bank of the river Stryi in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine . Serving as the administrative center of the Stryi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. Thus, the city has two administrations - the city and the raion...
(Stryj) (G) - Sukhostav (Suchostaw) (G)
- Tarashcha
- Teofipol (Tschon) (G)
- Tetiev
- TerebovliaTerebovliaTerebovlia is a small city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine, and the administrative center of the Terebovlya Raion . In modern medieval English history texts it is usually written Terebovl....
(Trembowla) (G) - TlumachTlumachTlumach is a small city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Tlumach Raion .The current estimated population is around 8,800 .-History:...
(Tłumacz) (G) - TlusteTlusteTłuste is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grodzisk Mazowiecki, within Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Grodzisk Mazowiecki and west of Warsaw.-References:...
(Tovste) (G) - Trostyanets (Trościaniec) (G)
- Trochinbrod
- TuchinTuchínTuchín is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia....
- Ulashkovtse (Ułaszkowce) (G)
- UmanUmanUman is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine, to the east of Vinnytsia. The city rests on the banks of the Umanka River at around , and serves as the self-governing administrative center of the Umanskyi Raion ....
- Uzhgorod (Ungvár)
- Verkhniy Bystryy
- VyshnivetsVyshnivetsVyshnivets is a small town in the Zbarazkyi Raion of the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. The town is located on the Horyn River, a right tributary of the Prypiat. The population of the town is 3,469...
- VolochyskVolochyskVolochysk is a town located on the left bank of the Zbruch River in Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Volochyskyi Raion .The current estimated population is 20 958 ....
- Voynilov (G)
- VyzhnytsiaVyzhnytsiaVyzhnytsia is a town located on the Cheremosh River in the Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vyzhnytsia Raion.-Notable People from Vyzhnytsia:* Gerard Ciołek, architect* Menachem Mendel Hager, first Vizhnitser Rebbe...
(Vizhnitz) - YavorivYavorivYavoriv is a city located in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Yavoriv Raion and rests approximately 50 km west of the oblast capital, Lviv....
(G) - Yablanov (Jabłonów) (G)
- Yagelnitsa (Jagielnica) (G)
- YazlovetsYazlovetsYazlovets is a village in the Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine and a Roman Catholic pilgrimage center of local significance. It's located at around , 16km south of Buchach and presently has around 600 inhabitants....
(Jazłowiec) (G) - ZabolotivZabolotivZabolotiv is a town in the Sniatynskyi Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in Western Ukraine. The population is 4,129 .- History :Starting from 1790, there was growing Jewish community which had managed to become important part of local life. Later on, there was anti-Semitic unrest in the beginning...
(Zabłotów) (G) - ZbarazhZbarazhZbarazh is a city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zbarazh Raion , and is located in the historic region of Galicia....
(G) - Zalishchyky (Zaleszczyki) (G)
- ZhmerynkaZhmerynkaZhmerynka [ʒ’mærınkɑ:] is a town in the Vinnytska Oblast of central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Zhmerynsky Raion , the town itself is also designated as a separate community within the oblast, and is located at around .The current estimated population is around 37.000...
- ZhovkvaZhovkvaZhovkva is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine, north of Lviv. It is the administrative center of the Zhovkivskyi Raion . The current estimated population is 13,500.-History:...
(G) - ZhydachivZhydachivZhydachiv is a city in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhydachivskyi Raion , and is located at around ....
(Zidichov) (G) - ZinkivZinkivZinkiv is a city in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. The population is 10,577 ....
(Zinkov) - ZlatopolZlatopolZlatopol is a small city in Ukraine, located about 80 km northwest to Kirovohrad, near Kiev.- History :Before the Holocaust, Zlatopol was a prosperous very rich Jewish Shtetl. There was also a gymnasium for rich people in Zlatopol...
- ZolochivZolochivZolochiv is a town located in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zolochiv Raion ....
(ZlotshovZlotshov (Hasidic dynasty)Zlotshov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yechiel Michel . Zlotshov is the Yiddish name of Zolochiv, a town in present-day Ukraine...
) (G)
- Ananiv
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Present-day country | City/town | Yiddish name | Romanized form | Pre–World War II Jewish population |
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Austria | Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=76&letter=V&search=Vienna |
װין | Vin | 166,000 |
Belarus | Bobruisk http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1212&letter=B&search=bobruisk | באַברויסק | Babruisk | 21,558 |
Belarus | Brest Brest, Belarus Brest , formerly also Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk , is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the city of Terespol, where the Bug River and Mukhavets rivers meet... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1460&letter=B |
בריסק | Brisk | 30,000 |
Belarus | Minsk Minsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=643&letter=M&search=minsk |
מינסק | Minsk | 90,000 |
Belarus | Pinsk Pinsk Pinsk , a town in Belarus, in the Polesia region, traversed by the river Pripyat, at the confluence of the Strumen and Pina rivers. The region was known as the Marsh of Pinsk. It is a fertile agricultural center. It lies south-west of Minsk. The population is about 130,000... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=338&letter=P&search=Pinsk |
פינסק | Pinsk | 20,200 |
Belarus | Vitebsk Vitebsk Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=94&letter=V&search=Vitebsk |
וויטעבסק | Vitebsk | 34,400 |
Czech Republic | Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=494&letter=P&search=Prague |
פּראָג | Prog | 56,000 |
Hungary | Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1561&letter=B&search=budapest |
בודאפעסט | Budapest | 184,000 |
Latvia | Daugavpils Daugavpils Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=540&letter=D&search=Dvinsk |
דענענבורג | Denenburg | 11,106 |
Latvia | Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.js?artid=291&letter=R |
ריגע | Rige | 43,672 |
Lithuania | Kaunas Kaunas Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=387&letter=K&search=kovno |
קאָװנע | Kovne | 38,000 |
Lithuania | Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=194&letter=W |
װילנע | Vilne | 55,000 |
Moldova | Chişinău Chisinau Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=247&letter=K&search=kishinev |
קעשענעװ | Keshenev | 70,000 |
Poland | Białystok http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=55&letter=D&search=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1636&letter=B&search=Byelostok | ביאַליסטאָק | Byalistok | 40,000 |
Poland | Gdańsk Gdansk Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=55&letter=D&search=gdansk |
דאַנציג | Dantsig | |
Poland | Kraków Kraków Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=848&letter=C&search=cracow |
קראָקע | Kroke | 60,000 |
Poland | Łódź http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=514&letter=L&search=lodz | לאָדז | Lodzh | 223,000 |
Poland | Lublin Lublin Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=602&letter=L&search=lublin |
לובלין | Lublin | 40,000 |
Poland | Poznań Poznan Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=.org/pages/t046/t04651.html |
פּױזן | Poyzn | |
Poland | Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=43&letter=W&search=warsaw |
װאַרשע | Varshe | 400,000 |
Poland | Wrocław http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=712&letter=S | ברעסלוי | Breslau | 10,309 |
Kingdom of Romania | Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1548&letter=B&search=bucharest |
בוקארעשט | Bukaresht | 100,000 |
Kingdom of Romania | Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=263&letter=K&search=Klausenburg |
קלויזענבורג | Klozenberg | 16,763 |
Kingdom of Romania | Iaşi Iasi Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=167&letter=J&search=Jassy |
יאַס | Yas | 51,000 |
Russia | Kaliningrad Kaliningrad Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea... |
קעניגסבערג | Kenigsberg | |
Slovakia | Bratislava Bratislava Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=512&letter=P&search=presburg |
פרעשבורג | Pressburg | 14,882 |
Ukraine | 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... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=961&letter=C&search=czernowitz |
טשערנאָוויץ | Chernowitz | 50,000 |
Ukraine | Dnipropetrovsk Dnipropetrovsk Dnipropetrovsk or Dnepropetrovsk formerly Yekaterinoslav is Ukraine's third largest city with one million inhabitants. It is located southeast of Ukraine's capital Kiev on the Dnieper River, in the south-central region of the country... |
קאַטערינעסלאַוו | Katerineslav | 100,000 |
Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk Ivano-Frankivsk Ivano-Frankivsk is a historic city located in the western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, municipality.... |
סטאַניסלאװ | Stanislav | 30,000 |
Ukraine | Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=211&letter=K&search=kiev |
קיִעװ | Kiev | 175,000 |
Ukraine | Kharkiv Kharkiv Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was... |
כאַרקעוו | Kharkev | 130,200 |
Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine Khmelnytskyi is a city in Ukraine in the region of Podillia. It is located on the Southern Buh River and about from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. The town's original name was Płoskirów, later Proskurov, but in 1954 was renamed Khmelnytskyi. It is the center of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=558&letter=P&search=proskurov |
פּראָסקערעוו | Proskerev | 13,500 |
Ukraine | L'viv http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=175&letter=L&search=lemberg | לעמבערג | Lemberg | 150,000 |
Ukraine | Odessa Odessa Odessa 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,... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=23&letter=O |
אַדעס | Ades | 180,000 |
Ukraine | Ternopil Ternopil Ternopil , is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical region of Galicia... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=68&letter=T&search=tarnopol |
טאַרנעפּאל | Tarnepol | 18,000 |
Ukraine | Vinnitsa http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=82&letter=V&search=vinnitsa | וויניצע | Vinitse | 21,812 |
Ukraine | Zhytomyr Zhytomyr Zhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion... http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=118&letter=Z&search=zhitomir |
זשיטאָמיר | Zhitomir | 30,000 |
Germany | Frankfurt Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010... |
Frankfurt | 26,158 | |