Kurtbey
Appearance
Kurtbey | |
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Town | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Edirne Province |
District | Uzunköprü |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 1,506 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 22360 |
Area code | 0284 |
Licence plate | 22 |
Kurtbey is a town in Uzunköprü district of Edirne Province, Turkey, situated in the eastern Trakya (Thrace) plains at 41°09′N 26°35′E / 41.150°N 26.583°E. The distance to Uzunköprü is 25 kilometres (16 mi). The population of Kurtbey was 1506 [1] as of 2013. The settlement was founded during the Rise of the Ottoman Empire (14th-15th centuries) by an akıncı ( Ottoman milita the 14th to 16th centuries) chief named Kurtbey. In the 19th century, especially following the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), Muslim refugees from Bulgaria (mostly Pomaks) and Romania were also settled in Kurtbey. In 1954, Kurtbey was declared a seat of township. The town economy depends on agriculture. The crops are wheat, rice, sunflower, sugarbeet and watermelon.
References
- ^ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2015.
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