Kızılpınar, Çerkezköy

Kızılpınar
Neighborhood

Hürriyet Street (2009)
Kızılpınar

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: TR 41°16′N 27°58′E / 41.267°N 27.967°E / 41.267; 27.967Coordinates: TR 41°16′N 27°58′E / 41.267°N 27.967°E / 41.267; 27.967
Country  Turkey
Region Marmara
Province Tekirdağ Province
District Çerkezköy
Elevation 150 m (490 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 25,213
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 59530
Area code 0282
Licence plate 59
Website www.cerkezkoy.bel.tr
Aerial view of Çerkezköy District's industrial area between the towns of Kapaklı (upper left), Karaağaç (lower left), Çerkezköy (right), and Kızılpınar (lower right) (October 2016)

Kızılpınar is a neighborhood in Çerkezköy district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey. At 41°16′N 27°58′E / 41.267°N 27.967°E / 41.267; 27.967 it is almost merged to Çerkezköy. Distance to Tekirdağ is about 55 kilometres (34 mi). The population of Kızılpınar is 25,213 [1] as of 2015. The neighborhood was founded by Muslim refugees from Bulgaria during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). According to Mayor’s page some members of Malkoçoğlu Family of the Ottoman Empire were among these refugees.

References

  1. ↑ "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)


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