Çakıllı Explained

Type:municipality
Çakıllı
Coordinates:41.5167°N 79°W
Province:Kırklareli
District:Vize
Population Total:1981
Population As Of:2022
Elevation M:155
Postal Code:39410
Area Code:0288

Çakıllı (former Erenler and Çakalondon) is a town (belde) in the Vize District, Kırklareli Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,981 (2022).[2] The town is situated on Turkish state highway D.020 which connects İstanbul to Kırklareli. Distance to Vize is and to Kırklareli is . 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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Belde Belediyesi
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 13 March 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. http://cakilli.gov.tr/sayfa.asp?idx=77 Mayor's page