Kurtbey
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Kurtbey | |
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Coordinates: 41°09′N 26°35′E / 41.150°N 26.583°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Edirne |
District | Uzunköprü |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2022) | 1,128 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 22360 |
Area code | 0284 |
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Kurtbey is a village in the Uzunköprü District of Edirne Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 1,128 (2022).[2] It is situated in the eastern Trakya (Thrace) plains. The distance to Uzunköprü is 25 kilometres (16 mi). The settlement was founded during the Rise of the Ottoman Empire (14th-15th centuries) by an akıncı (Ottoman militia 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. Between 1954 and the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] The town economy depends on agriculture. The crops are wheat, rice, sunflower, sugarbeet and watermelon.
References
[edit]- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).