wˌaɪl pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə pˈoʊlɪʃ lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniən kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ ɪt wʌz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə pˈɑːlɑːtsk vˈɔɪvoʊdʃˌɪp ʌvðə ɡɹˈænd dˈʌtʃi ʌv lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniə.
While part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth it was located in the Polotsk Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.