Balcı, Bor

Balcı
Village
Balcı

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 37°58′N 34°27′E / 37.967°N 34.450°E / 37.967; 34.450Coordinates: 37°58′N 34°27′E / 37.967°N 34.450°E / 37.967; 34.450
Country  Turkey
Province Niğde Province
District Bor
Elevation 1,475 m (4,840 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 777
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 51700
Area code(s) 0388
Licence plate 51

Balcı (formerly Cücü) is a village in Bor district of Niğde Province, Turkey. At 37°58′N 34°27′E / 37.967°N 34.450°E / 37.967; 34.450 it is situated in the southern slopes of Melendiz Mountain. Distance to Bor is 17 kilometres (11 mi) to Niğde is 27 kilometres (17 mi). The population of Balcı is 777 as of 2011.[1] The village was founded in the Middle Ages by a rebellious commander of Karamanoğlu Beylik (a Turkmen principality between 13th-15thy centuries) in a remote valley of the mountain. But In 1940s the village was relocated following an earthquake. Main economic activities of the village are agriculture and beehiving. ( Bal means "honey") . Cerelas, sugar beet and fodder are the crops of the village.

References

  1. Statistical Institute page
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