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.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: historic site
- Also known as: “Городище ‘Торчеськ’” and “托尔切斯克”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Olshanytsia.
Olshanytsia
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ol’shanitsa and Bushevo.
Torchesk
- Categories: former settlement, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rokytnianska Terytorialna Hromada, Bila Tserkva Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Europe
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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.
- Chinese: “托奇斯克”
- Czech: “Torčesk”
- Italian: “Torčesk”
- Japanese: “トルチェスク”
- Lithuanian: “Torčeskas”
- Macedonian: “Торческ”
- Russian: “Торческ”
- Ukrainian: “Торчеськ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Церква Покрови Пресвятої Богородиці ПЦУ and Укрпошта.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Ольшаницька нафтобаза and Бушеве.
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