Alternate names: Osveya and Освея [Rus], Aśvieja and Асьвея [Bel], Oświej [Pol], Osvei, Asveja, Asveya. 56°01' N, 28°06' E , In N Belarus, 16 miles NNE of Drissa (Vyerkhnyadzvinsk), near the borders with Latvia and Russia. Jewish population: 1,660 in 1897 and 350 in 1939.
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 954: "Osveya".
- Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), VII, pp. 743-744: "Oświej".
- JewishGen Belarus SIG
CEMETERY: exists.