Pasiene, a settlement in the Ludza District (Republic of Latvia). In the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was the village of Posinʹ in the Ludza County of the Vitebsk Governorate. From 1918 to 1940, it was part of the Republic of Latvia, and from 1940 to 1991 – of the Latvian SSR.
In 1897, Pasiene had a Jewish population of 1,375 (65.4%).
By the late 19th century, a synagogue was active in Pasiene. In 1906, the synagogue was attacked by dragoons; many Jews were injured.
The Jewish population of Pasiene was annihilated during the Holocaust.