Kılıçkaya Explained

Type:village
Province:Artvin
District:Yusufeli
Kılıçkaya
Other Name:Ersis
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:40.7167°N 70°W
Elevation M:1200
Postal Code:08820
Area Code:0466

Kılıçkaya (formerly: Ersis) is a village in the Yusufeli District, Artvin Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 806 (2021).[2] At south of Yusufeli it is one of the southernmost settlements of the province. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3]

In 1547, the town was incorporated into Ottoman Empire. After Russian occupation following the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) Kılıçkaya was returned to Turkey. In 1930, Sadiye Hanım became the mayor of the town as one of the first female town mayors of Turkey.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021. 12 January 2023 . TÜİK. tr . XLS.
  3. https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2012/12/20121206-1.htm Law No. 6360
  4. Web site: Town page . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426023146/http://www.kilickayalilardernegi.org.tr/web/Default.aspx?tabid=4574&language=tr-TR . 2012-04-26 . dead . tr.