Cevizköy, Pınarhisar

Cevizköy
Çongara
Village
Cevizköy

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 41°33′N 27°35′E / 41.550°N 27.583°E / 41.550; 27.583Coordinates: 41°33′N 27°35′E / 41.550°N 27.583°E / 41.550; 27.583
Country  Turkey
Province Kırklareli Province
District Pınarhisar
Elevation 225 m (738 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 894
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 39300
Area code(s) 0288
Licence plate 39

Cevizköy is a village in Pınarhisar district of Kırklareli Province, Turkey, It is situated in the eastern Thrace (Trakya) plains. The distance to Pınarhisar is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) . The population of the village is 894 as of 2011.[1] The old name of this village is Çongara. It was a Bulgarian village during the Ottoman Empire era. But after the Second Balkan War the Bulgarian population was forced to leave the settlement.

References

  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2012.
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