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'''Karaağaç''' ({{Lang-el|Ορεστιάς}}), is a [[suburb]] of [[Edirne]] in northwestern [[Turkey]] at the [[border]] with [[Greece]]. Karaağaç is located 4 km southwest from the center of Edirne, across the [[river]] [[Maritsa]] and opposite the [[Greek]] village [[Kastanies]]. In 1890, the large [[Karaağaç railway station]]<ref>[http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/Stations/EdirneKaraagac Trains of Turkey]</ref> was built in the town, which also served Edirne, becoming the last train stop in Turkey to [[Europe]]. The [[Turkish State Railways]] (TCDD) constructed in 1971 a new [[railway station]] at the opposite side of the river, abandoning the former one which is now used as the administrative building of [[Trakya University]]. |
'''Karaağaç''' ({{Lang-el|Ορεστιάς}}), is a [[suburb]] of [[Edirne]] in northwestern [[Turkey]] at the [[border]] with [[Greece]]. Karaağaç is located 4 km southwest from the center of Edirne, across the [[river]] [[Maritsa]] and opposite the [[Greek]] village [[Kastanies]]. In 1890, the large [[Karaağaç railway station]]<ref>[http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/Stations/EdirneKaraagac Trains of Turkey]</ref> was built in the town, which also served Edirne, becoming the last train stop in Turkey to [[Europe]]. The [[Turkish State Railways]] (TCDD) constructed in 1971 a new [[railway station]] at the opposite side of the river, abandoning the former one which is now used as the administrative building of [[Trakya University]]. |
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When Greece held the town (1920-1923), Karaağaç was renamed [[Orestias]], in remembrance of the ancient [[Thracian]] town with the same name that |
When Greece held the town (1920-1923), Karaağaç was renamed [[Orestias]], in remembrance of the ancient [[Thracian]] town with the same name, that probably lay near or at the site of present day Edirne. Orestias or Orestia is thought to have been the same town as [[Uscudama]] (other variants: Uskudama, Uskadama, Uskodama) or [[Odrysa]] (other variants: Odrysia, Odrysos, Odrysus) which was the first [[Odrysian]] capital.<ref>Duridanov, Ivan. [http://www.kroraina.com/thrac_lang/thrac_4c.html The Language of the Thracians]</ref> Orestias took its name by the Greeks, at least from the time [[Philip II of Macedon]] took over the town. The [[Roman]] [[emperor]] [[Hadrian]] expanded the town into a [[city]], gave it a strong [[fortification]] and renamed it to [[Hadrianopolis]]. However the name Orestias for the city of Hadrian, was still used by many writers at the Byzantine era, along with [[Adrianoupolis]].<ref name="Anthon 1842">{{cite book|first=Charles |last=[[Charles Anthon|Anthon]] |year=1842|title=''A Classical Dictionary, containing an account of the principal proper names mentioned in ancient authors'', Harper and Brothers, New York. [http://books.google.com/books?id=kzEoAAAAYAAJ online]}}</ref> <ref name="Smith W.-1854">{{cite book|first=William |last=[[William Smith (lexicographer)|Smith]] |year=1854|title=''[[Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography]]'', London. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0064:id=hadrianopolis-geo online]}}</ref> <ref name="Mannert-1812">{{cite book|first=Konrad|last=[[Konrad Mannert|Mannert]] |year=1812|title=''Geographie der Griechen und Römer, Band 7'', Nuremberg. [http://books.google.gr/books/about/Geographie_der_Griechen_und_R%C3%B6mer.html?id=WDDzF7J3uJQC online]}}</ref> |
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- For other places named Qaraağac/Karaağaç/Karagatch, see Qaraağac (disambiguation).
Karaağaç | |
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| Country |  Turkey |
| Region | Marmara Region |
| Province | Edirne |
| District | Edirne |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 22050 |
| Area code | +(90)284 |
| Licence plate | 22 |
| Website | [1] |
Karaağaç (Greek: Ορεστιάς), is a suburb of Edirne in northwestern Turkey at the border with Greece. Karaağaç is located 4 km southwest from the center of Edirne, across the river Maritsa and opposite the Greek village Kastanies. In 1890, the large Karaağaç railway station[1] was built in the town, which also served Edirne, becoming the last train stop in Turkey to Europe. The Turkish State Railways (TCDD) constructed in 1971 a new railway station at the opposite side of the river, abandoning the former one which is now used as the administrative building of Trakya University.
When Greece held the town (1920-1923), Karaağaç was renamed Orestias, in remembrance of the ancient Thracian town with the same name, that probably lay near or at the site of present day Edirne. Orestias or Orestia is thought to have been the same town as Uscudama (other variants: Uskudama, Uskadama, Uskodama) or Odrysa (other variants: Odrysia, Odrysos, Odrysus) which was the first Odrysian capital.[2] Orestias took its name by the Greeks, at least from the time Philip II of Macedon took over the town. The Roman emperor Hadrian expanded the town into a city, gave it a strong fortification and renamed it to Hadrianopolis. However the name Orestias for the city of Hadrian, was still used by many writers at the Byzantine era, along with Adrianoupolis.[3] [4] [5]
References
- ^ Trains of Turkey
- ^ Duridanov, Ivan. The Language of the Thracians
- ^ Anthon, Charles (1842). A Classical Dictionary, containing an account of the principal proper names mentioned in ancient authors, Harper and Brothers, New York. online.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ Smith, William (1854). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, London. online.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ Mannert, Konrad (1812). Geographie der Griechen und Römer, Band 7, Nuremberg. online.
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