Fındıkpınarı Explained

Type:neighbourhood
Province:Mersin
District:Mezitli
Fındıkpınarı
Population Total:991
Population As Of:2022
Coordinates:36.9228°N 34.3681°W
Elevation M:1200
Postal Code:33170
Area Code:0324

Fındıkpınarı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mezitli, Mersin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 991 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] [4]

Fındıkpınarı is a mountain town with an altitude of . It is from Mersin. Situated among pine forests it is a popular summer resort. (Mountain resort towns are usually called yayla) Traditionally, people from Mersin used to spend their summer vacations in Fındıkpınarı.

Above and east of the town is a small garrison fortress consisting of three towers and a single wall which block access to the summit of an outcrop. The masonry and plan of this site date from the 12th or 13th century during the period of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The fortification was surveyed in 1981.[5] Directly below the outcrop are the traces of a medieval settlement.[6]

On 15 December 1954, Fındıkpınar was declared village [7] and in 1993 the village was declared township .[8]

References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 12 July 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. Web site: Law No. 6360. 6 December 2012 . Official Gazette. tr.
  4. Web site: Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units. 12 September 2010. Official Gazette. tr. DOC.
  5. https://charlvarchive.org/Site/103 Photographs and a plan of the fortification at Fındıkpınarı
  6. Book: Edwards. Robert W.. The Fortifications of Armenian Cilicia: Dumbarton Oaks Studies XXIII . 1987. Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University. Washington, D.C.. 0-88402-163-7. 122–124.
  7. Gündüz Artan: Mersin Tarih Kronolojisi, İçel sanat kulübü Yayınları, Mersin, 2003
  8. http://www.findikpinari.bel.tr/end_belediyemiz.php?git=beledie Mayor's page