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 UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
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. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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