Olesko

Olesko (Ukrainian: Олесько; Russian: Олеско, romanized: Olesko; Polish: Olesko; Yiddish: אַלעסק, romanized: Alesk; Hebrew: אולסקו, romanized: Olesko) is an urban-type settlement in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. It belongs to Busk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] Population: 1,442 (2021 est.)[4].

For other uses, see Olesko (disambiguation).
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
RaionZolochiv Raion
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,442

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.[5]

Until 18 July 2020, Olesko belonged to Busk Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Busk Raion was merged into Zolochiv Raion.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. http://www.jurzak.pl
  2. http://www.jurzak.pl
  3. "Буська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
  4. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  5. "Oles'ko Jewish cemetery". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
  6. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  7. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
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