Fortochka

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Fortotschka (top left)

A fortotschka ( Russian : фо́рточка; [ ˈfortətɕkə ] from the German wicket via Polish fortka ) is a small ventilation flap within a window and can be opened separately from the rest of the window via a hinge . Fortotschkas ( Ukrainian : кватирка kwatyrka) are mainly used in Russia and other successor states of the Soviet Union, as well as in Finland ( Finnish : tuuletusikkuna).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.classes.ru/all-russian/russian-dictionary-Vasmer-term-14656.htm
  2. ↑ Eric Martinot: Investments to Improve the Energy Efficiency of Existing Residential Buildings in Countries of the Former Soviet Union , 1st print .. Edition, World Bank, Washington, DC 1997, ISBN 0-8213-4057-3 , p. 117 ( Retrieved February 19, 2013).