Torchesk

Torchesk was a medieval town, located between today's villages of Olshanytsia and Sharky in of near . 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.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: historic site
  • Also known as: “Городище ‘Торчеськ’”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olshanytsia.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 3 km south of Torchesk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ol’shanitsa and Bushevo.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km south of Torchesk.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Torchesk.

Village
Photo: Kiyanka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Torchesk.

Torchesk

Latitude
49.68431° or 49° 41′ 4″ north
Longitude
30.63906° or 30° 38′ 21″ east
Open location code
8GXGMJMQ+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1392551871
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q4461376
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Torchesk” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “托奇斯克”
  • Chinese: “托尔切斯克”
  • Czech: “Torčesk”
  • Italian: “Torčesk”
  • Japanese: “トルチェスク”
  • Lithuanian: “Torčeskas”
  • Macedonian: “Торческ”
  • Russian: “Торческ”
  • Ukrainian: “Торчеськ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Церква Покрови Пресвятої Богородиці ПЦУ and Укрпошта.

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