Berestechko

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Берестечко Berestechko [Ukr, Rus], Beresteczko [Pol], Berestetchka [Yid], Brestetshke, Brestitski

Brockhaus-Efron Jewish Encyclopedia Beresteczko is a place that was part of the Lutsk district in the era of historical Poland. Formerly an

estate of the Princes of Pron, it was renamed a town in 1547; 2 annual fairs were established at the same time. In 1577 the Jews of B. paid

only 15 half zol. of per capita tax, and in the 17th century they already lived here in considerable numbers. In Khmelnitsky's days almost 200

Jewish families were killed in B.; in 1655 only 12 Jewish houses survived. According to official data, there were 632 Jews living here in 1765

(in the district of the Berestechi Haganah 872), in 1778 - 568 (536), in 1784 - 536 (756) and in 1787 - 569 (790). The number of Jewish

houses in the same year was 101. At the end of the 18th century the entire population of the locality, except for five people, died of the plague.

Now (1910) a locality of Dubensk uyezd, Volyn province; in 1847 the Jewish community of Berestecha consisted of 876 males, 1,051 females;

in 1897 it had 4,953 inhabitants, of whom 2,251 were Jews (Christ. 2,415).

Стшемильче Stremil'che [Ukr, Rus], Strzemilcze [Pol], Stremiltsh [Yid], Stshemil'che, Stremilts, Stremiltz

Миколаювъ Mikolayuv [Rus], Mikołajów [Pol], Mykolayiv [Ukr], Nikolayev, Nikolayev (near Radekhov)

Шуровице Shchurovychi [Ukr], Szczurowice [Pol], Shchurovichi [Rus], Shtervitz [Yid], Shchurovitse, Shtruvits

Демидовка Demydivka [Ukr], Demidovka [Rus, Yid], Demidówka [Pol], Demiduvka, Demidefke

Боремель Baremel' [Ukr], Boremel [Pol], Boromel [Yid], Boreml, Boremla, Beremelia, Mochalivka, Mikhailovka, Michałówka