БОРОВКА, см. Бараука.
Borovka, see Barauka.
Barauka, a settlement in the Daugavpils District (Republic of Latvia). Since 1795, Barauka was part of the Russian Empire. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was known as the village of Borovka in the Ilūkste District of the Courland Governorate.
According to the 1897 census, Barauka had a Jewish population of 285, comprising 23% of the total residents.