Demirkoy

Demirkoy
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Basic data
Province (il) :	Kırklareli
Coordinates :	41 ° 55 '  N , 26 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 55 '0 "  N , 26 ° 40' 59"  E
Height :	302  m
Residents :	3,400 (2008)
Telephone code :	(+90) 288
Postal code :	39 xxx
License plate :	39
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Structure :	3 malls
Mayor :	Recep Gün ( AKP )
Demirköy County
Residents :	9,093 (2008)
Surface:	893 km²
Population density :	10 inhabitants per km²
Kaymakam :	Cafer Ekİncİ
Website (Kaymakam):	www.demirkoy.gov.tr

Demirköy ( Turkish for iron village ), ( Bulgarian Малък Самоков / Malak Samokow) is a Turkish town in eastern Thrace and the capital of the district of the same name in the province of Kırklareli . The place is located in the foothills of the Yıldız Mountains and used to be a Bulgarian-Greek village. Demirköy is located about 45 km east of the provincial town of Kırklareli on the D565 highway.

The district borders in the south on the district Vize , in the southwest on the district Pınarhisar and in the west on the central district ( Merkez ) Kırklareli. In the north is the border with Bulgaria .

The district is sparsely populated (10 inhabitants per km²) and, in addition to the district town (218: 27.4% of the district population), consists of another municipality (Belediye): İğneada with 2,694 inhabitants and 15 villages ( Köy ) with an average of 200 inhabitants. The population ranges from 509 ( Sivriler ) to 36 ( İncesırt ).

The region is very wooded and well suited for trekking . At 2720 m, the Dupnisa stalactite cave is one of the longest in Turkey.

Attractions

• Dupnisa cave
• Sivriler Castle
• Sislioba Castle
• Dolmen in Thrace
• Dökümhane, excavations
• Malapetra

Web links

Commons : Demirköy  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Photos

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Türkiye Nüfusu İl ilçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları , accessed on July 4, 2019