Çakıllı

Çakıllı
Town
Çakıllı

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 41°31′N 27°52′E / 41.517°N 27.867°E / 41.517; 27.867Coordinates: 41°31′N 27°52′E / 41.517°N 27.867°E / 41.517; 27.867
Country  Turkey
Province Kırklareli Province
District Vize
Elevation 155 m (510 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 2,282
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 39410
Area code(s) 0288
Licence plate 39

Çakıllı (former Erenler and Çakalondon) is a belde (town) in Vize district of Kırklareli Province, Turkey. The town at 41°31′N 27°52′E / 41.517°N 27.867°E / 41.517; 27.867 is situated on Turkish state highway D-020 which connects İstanbul to Kırklareli. Distance to Vize is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) and to Kırklareli is 66 kilometres (41 mi).The population of Çakıllı is 2282[1] as of 2011. The earliest inhabitants around Çakıllı were Thracians of the ancient ages. In Middle Ages it was a part of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Turkish traveller Evliya Çelebi described the settlement as a settlement where Turks and Greeks lived together in the 17th century. After the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) Turkish refuges from Bulgaria were also settled in Çakıllı. Çakıllı was declared a seat of township in 1969 [2]

References

  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. Mayor's page (Turkish)
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