Eskipazar Explained

Type:municipality
Eskipazar
Province:Karabük
District:Eskipazar
Leader Party:MHP
Leader Name:Hüseyin Dönmez
Elevation M:750
Population Total:6689
Population As Of:2022
Area Code:0370
Blank1 Name:Climate
Blank1 Info:Cfb

Eskipazar is a town in Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Eskipazar District.[1] Its population is 6,689 (2022).[2] The town lies at an elevation of 7500NaN0. It separated from Çerkeş district to become a district in its own right in 1945. It was a district in Çankırı Province until 1995. The Ankara-Zonguldak railway passes through the district.

History

The city was founded about 1300 BC by the Hittites. It became part of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC, and its name was changed to Hadrianopolis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ἁδριανούπολις), better known as Hadrianopolis in Paphlagonia, in the 2nd century AD.

The city was captured by Emir Karatekin, along with Çankırı, and named Viranşehir. The name was changed to Eskipazar during the Second Constitutional Era.[3] [4]

In 2018, during archaeological excavations discovered one of the earliest churches in Anatolia.[5] According to a member of Karabük University's archaeology department it dates back to the mid-5th century.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 13 March 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. Web site: Eskipazar Hakkında. 17 July 2013.
  4. Web site: Tarih. 17 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130718054921/http://www.eskipazar.gov.tr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=32. 18 July 2013.
  5. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/early-anatolian-church-found-in-karabuk-126828 Early Anatolian church found in Karabük
  6. https://ahvalnews.com/archaeology/turkish-archaeologists-find-1500-year-old-church Turkish archaeologists find 1,500-year-old church