Lalapaşa

Lalapaşa
Lalapaşa
Municipality
	The park and the mosque at the center of Lalapaşa.
	Lalapaşa Location in Turkey Lalapaşa Lalapaşa (Marmara)
	Coordinates: 41°50′20″N 26°44′05″E / 41.83889°N 26.73472°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Edirne
District	Lalapaşa
Government
• Mayor	Zafer Sezgin Geldi (CHP)
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population (2022)	1,560
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	22970
Area code	0284
Website	www.lalapasa.bel.tr

Lalapaşa (Greek: Δρογγύλιον^[2]) is a town in Edirne Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Lalapaşa District.^[3] Its population is 1,560 (2022).^[1] The mayor is Zafer Sezgin Geldi (CHP).

History

Lalapaşa was conquered by Lala Şahin Pasha in 1361. The town was named after him. Until the Balkan Wars, the town was known as Paşaköy (translated: Pashatown).

Geography

The town is located 22 kilometers from Edirne and around 260 kilometers from Istanbul. The district borders Bulgaria to the north and west, the Edirne district to the south-west, Süloğlu to the south-east and the Kırklareli province to the north-east.

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ "13. Η ΘΡΑΚΗ ΕΠΙ ΤΟΥΡΚΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ". Θρακική Εστία Θεσσαλονίκης (in Greek). 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

External links

Municipality's official website (in Turkish)

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[tuik-1] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

[2] "13. Η ΘΡΑΚΗ ΕΠΙ ΤΟΥΡΚΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ". Θρακική Εστία Θεσσαλονίκης (in Greek). 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2021-12-29.

[ilce-3] İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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v t e Lalapaşa District
Municipalities	Lalapaşa
Villages	Büyünlü Çallıdere Çatma Çömlek Çömlekakpınar Demirköy Doğanköy Dombay Hacıdanişment Hacılar Hamzabeyli Hanlıyenice Hüseyinpınar Kalkansöğüt Kavaklı Küçünlü Ömeroba Ortakçı Saksağan Sarıdanişment Sinanköy Süleymandanişment Taşlımüsellim Tuğlalık Uzunbayır Vaysal Yünlüce

Lalapaşa
Municipality
The park and the mosque at the center of Lalapaşa.
Lalapaşa Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey Lalapaşa Lalapaşa (Marmara) Show map of Marmara
Coordinates: 41°50′20″N 26°44′05″E / 41.83889°N 26.73472°E / 41.83889; 26.73472
Country	Turkey
Province	Edirne
District	Lalapaşa
Government
• Mayor	Zafer Sezgin Geldi (CHP)
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Population (2022)^[1]	1,560
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	22970
Area code	0284
Website	www.lalapasa.bel.tr