Gülpınar, Ayvacık Explained

Type:village
Province:Çanakkale
District:Ayvacık
Gülpınar
Population Total:1232
Population As Of:2022

Gülpınar is a village in the Ayvacık District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,232 (2022).

The ruins of the ancient town of Hamaxitus with its Apollon Smintheion Sanctuary are within the village borders.

History

The name of the village is referred to as Hamaksitós in the records of 454 and Külahlı in the records of 1912.[2] The village has the same name since 1928.[2]

Gülpınar, which became a township in 1951, became a municipality on November 2, 1991.[3] The municipality status of the town ended at the 2013 reorganisation when its population fell below 2000 people.[4] The hamlet of Kızılkeçili is part of Gülpınar.[2]

Geography

The village is 100 km from Çanakkale city center and 43 km from Ayvacık town centre.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy
  2. Web site: Gülpınar . 10 October 2023 . Index-Anatolicus: Türkiye yerleşim birimleri envanteri . Turkish .
  3. Web site: Belediye Kurulmasına Dair Kararlar . 6 November 1991 . 12 May 2021 . Resmî Gazete . Turkish . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512062054/https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/arsiv/21043.pdf . 12 May 2021.
  4. https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2012/12/20121206-1.htm Law No. 6360