Alternate names: Hoshcha [Ukr], Goshcha and Гоща [Rus], Hoszcza [Pol], Hoshtch and האשט [Yid], Gosca, Goschtscha, Hoshch, Hosht, Osht, ..50°36' N, 26°40' E. 18 miles E of Rivne (Rovno), 20 miles NE of Ostroh (Ostrog). Hoscha is an urban settlement in Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine and the administrative center of the Hoscha Raion (district) with a 2001 population of 5,121. Hoscha was founded in 1152. 1900 Jewish population: 884.
- Hoshtsh; sefer zikaron
(Tel Aviv, 1957) - Sefer Hoshtsh; yisker-bukh
(New York, Tel Aviv, 1957)
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 530: "Hoszcza".
- Pinkas HaKehilot, Poland, Vol. 5 (1990), p. 73-75: "Hoszcza"
- Shtetl Finder (1980), p. 30: "Hoshtch".
- Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), III, pp. 166-167: "Hoszcza".
- Virtual Shtetl at Museum of the History of Polish Jews
- Jewish Records Indexing - Poland
- JewishGen Ukraine SIG