Torka
Sign in to saveTorka () 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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- Locality
- Torka
- Region
- Municipality of Železniki
- Country
- Slovenija
- 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.
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