Briceni

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Briceni (Yiddish Brichon, Russian Brichany) is a city in Moldova. It is the capital of the Briceni district.

The town is also called: Brichany, Berchan, Briceni, Briceni Sat, Briceni Târg, Bricheni, Bricheni Sat, Bricheni Târg, Britchan, Britchani, Britsiteni.

A village, around 30 miles (50 km) away to the east, is also known as Brichany or Briceni. Some sources appear to treat the two settlements as the same place. The village of Brichany/Briceni is at 48° 22´ north latitude and 27° 42´ east longitude, which put that town 108 miles (174 km) north northwest of Chişinău.

Jewish timeline

Maps

* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=48.3667&longitude=27.1000 Mapquest map of Brichany]

References

External links

* [http://www.briceni.at.ua briceni.at.ua]
* [http://www.briceni.com briceni.com]
* [http://www.briceni.md briceni.md]