Zeytindağ Explained

Type:neighbourhood
Province:İzmir
District:Bergama
Zeytindağ
Population Total:2669
Population As Of:2022
Coordinates:38.9667°N 31°W
Elevation M:140
Postal Code:35700
Area Code:0232
Other Name:Kilisköy

Zeytindağ (literally "olive-mountain") is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bergama, İzmir Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,669 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] [4] It is situated 4km (02miles) east of Aegean Sea side and 5km (03miles) south of Bakırçay valley. The distance to Bergama is and to İzmir is .

History

Zeytindağ history dates back to ancient ages. There are ruins west of Zeytindağ center. These ruins are thought to be of the ancient port city of Elaea. This city was founded before the Ionians settled in Aegean coasts. But it flourished during the kingdom of Pergamon. After the sea shore receded because of the gradual accumulation of alluvial deposit, Elaea lost its former importance.

According to town page [5] the former name of the town in the Medieval ages was Kilisköy or Kiliseköy referring to calcareous soil around the town (Kilis means lime in Ottoman Turkish) In 1909, the town was renamed Reşadiye in the name of the new Ottoman sultan Mehmet V, (also called Reşat) and then Zeytindağ referring to Olive production of the town. (The name Elaea seems to mean olive grove and the present name of the town Zeytindağ means olive mountain.) In 1953, the village was declared a seat of township.

Notes and 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://zeytindag.net/?Lang=TR&SyfNmb=2 Zeytindağ history by M.Tokmak