Yeşilyurt (Muğla)
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Muğla | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Muğla center | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 11 ' N , 28 ° 17' E | |||
| Residents : | 2,594 (2010) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 252 | |||
| Postal code : | 48 xxx | |||
| License plate : | 48 | |||
| Structure and administration (as of 2011) | ||||
| Mayor : | Mehmet Güven ( CHP ) | |||
Yeşilyurt ( Turkish for green home ) is a village in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is located in the province of Muğla and is about 15 km from the provincial capital of Muğla . The former name was Pisye and until 1961 Pisiköy. In 2009 the village had about 2500 inhabitants.
geography
Yeşilyurt is located in the southwest of Turkey, about 35 km from the coast of the Aegean Sea . The next larger city is Muğla , which is connected to the village via the Izmir-Muğla motorway with an access road. Yeşilyurt is 492 m above sea level.
history
The history of the village goes back to 1500 BC. When the ancient city of Pisye was founded. The word probably goes back to the Luwian term pissuwa . Until 1961 the official name was Pisiköy (Eng. Dirty village). However, this was changed to Yeşilyurt because of the incorrect meaning.
Economy, infrastructure and village life
Most of the inhabitants of the village work in agriculture. The proceeds are sold weekly either in the village market or in the city market in Muğla. The village also has a large number of tea houses and kiosks . If you are looking for other work, you have to move to the next larger city. Supermarket, ATM and other things of constant need are not available. A bus line that starts in the center of the village runs regularly to the center of Muğla.
Sightseeing and tourism
Every year around 2000 tourists visit the village to see the local sights such as the famous weaving mills. In addition, there is the village mosque and an approx. 600 year old tree in the center. On a tour around the village you can also see the houses of the locals.
Web links
- mugla-turizm.gov.tr ( Memento from July 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento from December 22, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) accessed May 2, 2011