Torak

In 1829, peasants from the village of Panova filed a petition for the creation of a new village on the banks of the Peschanaya River, and several people arbitrarily “sowed a small portion of bread in a new place.” The application was refused, but in the autumn of that year it became known that the Panovs - Tikhon, Sylvester and Dmitry, as well as Philip Orlov, together with other residents of the village, left for the place of the new settlement. A chase was sent after them. People were returned, but Tikhon and Dmitry Panov with Philip Orlov fled. Later they found huts on the Tourak River, but the fugitives themselves were never found.

In 1830, the peasants filed a new petition for settlement on the Tourak River. And in October 1831 they were still allowed to settle there. In 1857, there were 44 male souls in the village of Tourak, in 1893 there were already 126 yards. According to the 1926 census, there were 1994 people registered, living in 409 yards ^[2] .

The relief of the village is foothill, the Peschanaya river flows through its territory ^[5] .

Street network

There are 7 streets in the village - Precepts of Ilyich, Lugovaya, Molodezhnaya, Peschanaya, Proletarskaya, Rodnichki and Tsentralnaya ^[6] .

Distance to ^[7]

• the district center the village of Altayskoy 48 km.
• The regional center of Barnaul is 216 km.

Nearest settlements

Kazanda 11 km, Kuyacha 11 km, Kuyagan 15 km, Ilyinka 16 km, Kazanka 18 km, Demino (Altai Territory) 18 km.

Climate

Moderately cold. The rainfall is significant. The average January temperature is −16 ° C, July +20 ° C ^[8] .

The MBOU “Touraka School of Public Education” is located in a building representing a sample of wooden architecture of the 19th century. The school building is 116 years old ^[9] . In the village there is a post office, library, club, shop, paramedic point ^[10] .

Transport

The village communicates with neighboring villages on a gravel road, a shuttle bus runs to the district center of Altayskoye village.

The tourist destination is underdeveloped, despite the picturesque area, the presence of natural monuments, archeology and favorable weather conditions. The main reasons: lack of roads, high-quality mobile communications, electricity ^[11] .

• Tourak ( No. 0152069M ) / Register of names of geographical objects on the territory of the Altai Territory as of 11/22/2018 // State catalog of geographical names. rosreestr.ru.
• Tourak ( No. 0152949N ) / Register of names of geographical objects on the territory of the Altai Territory as of November 22, 2018 // State Catalog of Geographical Names. rosreestr.ru.