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TORPA YDRE Latitude and Longitude:

57°57′43″N 15°08′38″E / 57.962°N 15.1438°E / 57.962; 15.1438
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Torpa
Torpa church
Torpa church
Torpa is located in Östergötland
Torpa
Torpa
Torpa is located in Sweden
Torpa
Torpa
Coordinates: 57°57′43″N 15°08′38″E / 57.962°N 15.1438°E / 57.962; 15.1438
Country Sweden
County Östergötland
Municipality Ydre
Time zone UTC+1 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+2 ( CEST)

Torpa is a village in Ydre Municipality, Östergötland County. It lies in the traditional province of Östergötland along the shores of Lake Sommen the in South Swedish highlands. According to Svenskt ortnamnslexikon the name of the locality is first attested in 1281 as Thorpum, possibly in reference as "new settlement". [1]

References

  1. ^ Wahlberg, Mats (2003). Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet. p. 323. ISBN  91-7229-020-X. Retrieved April 30, 2019.