Çakıllı

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 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 refugees from Bulgaria were also settled in Çakıllı. Çakıllı was declared a seat of township in 1969 [2]

Çakıllı
Town
Çakıllı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°31′N 27°52′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceKırklareli Province
DistrictVize
Elevation
155 m (510 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,282
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
39410
Area code(s)0288
Licence plate39

References
  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. Mayor's page (in Turkish)


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