Torchesk
Torchesk was a medieval town, located between today's villages of Olshanytsia and Sharky in Kyiv Oblast of central Ukraine near Kaharlyk. Torchesk was first mentioned in a chronicle under the year of 1093 as the center of the Torks, who settled along the Ros River valley and served Kievan princes.
- Archaeological site
- …is also known as “Городище ‘Торчеськ’”
- Description: historic site
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Olshanytsia.
Olshanytsia
Olshanytsia is a railway station.
3 km south of Torchesk
Villages in the Area
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Torchesk
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Latitude
49.68431° or 49° 41′ 4″ north
Longitude
30.63906° or 30° 38′ 21″ east
Open location code
8GXGMJMQ+PJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Torchesk” goes by many names.
托奇斯克Chinese
托尔切斯克Chinese
TorčeskCzech
TorčeskItalian
トルチェスクJapanese
TorčeskasLithuanian
ТорческMacedonian
ТорческRussian
ТорчеськUkrainian
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