Torka
Torka | |
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Coordinates: 46°13′50.2″N 14°4′50.42″E / 46.230611°N 14.0806722°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional Region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
Municipality | Železniki |
Elevation | 1,160.3 m (3,806.8 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | no permanent residents |
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Torka (pronounced [ˈtoːɾka]) is a small high-elevation settlement in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It no longer has any permanent residents.
Name
[edit]Torka was attested in historical sources in 1501 as Am Thorekh. The name is believed to be a compound of German origin, from Middle High German tor 'gate' + egge 'hill, peak', thus meaning 'mountain gate' and referring to access through the village to the Ratitovec Ridge.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 432.
External links
[edit]Media related to Torka at Wikimedia Commons
- Torka on Geopedia