Olesko

Oles'ko (Ukrainian: Олесько; Russian: Олеско, romanized: Olesko; Polish: Olesko; Yiddish: אַלעקס‎, romanized: Oleks; Hebrew: אולסקו‎, romanized: Olesko) is an urban-type settlement in Busk Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. Population: 1,472 (2013 est.)[3].

Olesko

Олесько
urban-type settlement
Symbol of Olesko. 1 Sas, 2 Topór, 3 Herburt, 4 Korczak. Coat of arms of Jan Daniłowicz h. Sas (landowner in 1605), from his mother Katarzyna Tarło/wa h. Topór, and his grandmothers Katarzyna Odnowski/a h. Herburt, and Regina Malczycki/a h. Korczak.[2]
Olesko
Location of Olesko within Ukraine
Olesko
Olesko (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 49°57′47″N 24°53′38″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Lviv Oblast
RaionBusk Raion

It was the seat of the rebbes of Alesk, and also the birthplace of Jan III Sobieski, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.

The earliest mentioned Jewish community is in 1500. Oles'ko was the place of residence of tzadikim in the 19th century. In 1935 its Jewish population was 738.[4]

See also

References
  1. http://www.jurzak.pl
  2. http://www.jurzak.pl
  3. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. "Oles'ko Jewish cemetery". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-12.


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