Çakıllı

Çakıllı
Town
Çakıllı Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°31′N 27°52′E / 41.517°N 27.867°E / 41.517; 27.867Coordinates: 41°31′N 27°52′E / 41.517°N 27.867°E / 41.517; 27.867
Country	Turkey
Province	Kırklareli Province
District	Vize
Elevation	155 m (510 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,282
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	39410
Area code(s)	0288
Licence plate	39

Çakıllı (former Erenler and Çakalondon) is a belde (town) in Vize district of Kırklareli Province, Turkey. The town at 41°31′N 27°52′E / 41.517°N 27.867°E / 41.517; 27.867 is situated on Turkish state highway which connects İstanbul to Kırklareli. Distance to Vize is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) and to Kırklareli is 66 kilometres (41 mi).The population of Çakıllı is 2282^[1] as of 2011. The earliest inhabitants around Çakıllı were Thracians of the ancient ages. In Middle Ages it was a part of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Turkish traveller Evliya Çelebi described the settlement as a settlement where Turks and Greeks lived together in the 17th century. After the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) Turkish refuges from Bulgaria were also settled in Çakıllı. Çakıllı was declared a seat of township in 1969 ^[2]

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