Nasrettinhoca Explained

Type:neighbourhood
Province:Eskişehir
District:Sivrihisar
Nasrettinhoca
Population Total:414
Population As Of:2022
Coordinates:39.5167°N 71°W
Elevation M:860
Postal Code:26600
Area Code:0222

Nasrettinhoca (formerly Hortu) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Sivrihisar, Eskişehir Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 414 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] [4] It is situated along a tributary of Sakarya River. The distance to Sivrihisar is and to Eskişehir is .

The town is a historical settlement and it is named after Nasrettin Hoca, the famous Turkish popular philosopher and satirist of the 13th century. The town municipality claims that he was born in a historical house of the town, (now under restoration) in 1208.[5] (However there are other claimants for Nasrettin Hoca's home like Akşehir) Like most other Central Anatolian towns, the town loses population because of migration to cities.

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. http://www.nasrettinhocabelediyesi.com/tarihce.html Mayor's page