Çakıllı
Çakıllı | |
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Town | |
Çakıllı Location in Turkey | |
Coordinates: 41°31′N 27°52′E / 41.517°N 27.867°ECoordinates: 41°31′N 27°52′E / 41.517°N 27.867°E | |
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 is situated on Turkish state highway 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
- ↑ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ Mayor's page (Turkish)