Olesko

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. Sources: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olesko#Historia and http://www.jurzak.pl

Oles'ko (Ukrainian: Олесько; Polish: Olesko; Yiddish: אלעסק Alesk) is an urban-type settlement in Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine.

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.^[1]

See also

• Olesko Castle

References

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Administrative divisions of Lviv Oblast Administrative center: Lviv Raions Brody Busk Drohobych Horodok Kamianka-Buzka Mostyska Mykolaiv Peremyshliany Pustomyty Radekhiv Sambir Skole Sokal Staryi Sambir Stryi Turka Yavoriv Zhovkva Zhydachiv Zolochiv Cities Regional Boryslav Chervonohrad Drohobych Lviv Morshyn Novyi Rozdil Sambir Stryi Truskavets District Belz Bibrka Brody Busk Dobromyl Dubliany Hlyniany Horodok Kamianka-Buzka Khodoriv Khyriv Komarno Mostyska Mykolaiv Novoiavorivsk Novyi Kalyniv Peremyshliany Pustomyty Radekhiv Rava-Ruska Rudky Skole Sokal Sosnivka Staryi Sambir Stebnyk Sudova Vyshnia Turka Uhniv Velyki Mosty Vynnyky Yavoriv Zhovkva Zhydachiv Zolochiv Urban-type settlements Category:Lviv Oblast

Coordinates: 49°57′47″N 24°53′38″E / 49.96306°N 24.89389°E / 49.96306; 24.89389