Torka

Torka () 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.

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Place details

Locality: Torka
Region: Municipality of Železniki
Country: Slovenija
Population: 2

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Torka
Settlement.image_skyline: Torka Slovenia 1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Upper Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Upper Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Železniki
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: no permanent residents
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions

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Wikidata facts

Population: 6
Elevation: 1160.3
Image: Torka Slovenia 2.jpg

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Commons category: Torka
female population: 4
male population: 2

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Torka () 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== 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.